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Construction Departmenst Comisfriocton Moderniation Repairs Service 140 CUNTER STRIéT WIlNnuTMnu5 LOANS No commissiON 5% INTEREST Resideniiel prop"etwnstricted amm. Kvamstm and Norths INC. 1 N. La Salle St., Chicagp Central 022.7* 1571Sheran Ave., Evanston University 2600 4 Shennas Ave. Evanston, 111 rai OM -Wil.2486 -Iog.Pk. 0271 Joe Clayton, caretaker at the Lin- dën Manor. Apartment. building in Hubbard Woods, recently subrnitted this essay :on the 'subjet to. the janîtors' union, where it is receiving mnuch favorable comment, and, whicb is printed.herewith, in the hope th at it may prove 1of benefit Îte-operators, of beatintg planitsiii private, homes: "During the wintry montbs, 'many people find, it difficult to obtain, enougb heat'from their boilers. These people ire, their boilers to the utrnost, only to find that the bouse will not. get any warmer. There are rnany reasons why a raginglire in the boiler will flnot produce more heat than it ordinarily -does. "'One of the mainreasons for homes losing"beat, is because radiatôrs are covered by such tbings as books, magazines and radiator covers. It 4# estimatedý that 30 per cent of lost beat is due to this, so -by rernoving these things, you will flnd that you get more heat f rom your radiators. "You will save a large amount of fuel -by checking your furnace a little less at night, for, if you check it too much, it will take twice as much fuel to get your house back to its normal temperature in the morning. "Do not let your chimnev ifet too the heat in your uoïler. ..Cover aIl heating pipes in the basement. By doing s0 you transfer the heat directly to the radiator.s witbout any Ioss." Plans to Construct, Fine Wilniette, Ernest Kuhn, manager of ern club, 333 Nortb Michigan bas had plans drawn by An I 0 OLI1V Home the Tas'- n avenue, idrew N. whiIe record sub-zero w e a t n e r prevailed, a total of, live building permits was issued in Winnetka for improvements totaling, $29,350. One peërmit was for, a new, two- storyi,nine-room brick veneer' resi- dence, wbich Mrs. Clare B. Lippin- cott is, building- at- 744 Lincoln avenue,. at a cost of $20,00à.- The D'Acy comipany. of 2738 .Raiiroad avenue, Evan stonr, are the architects and builders., Two.other permits Were taken out by Mrs. Lippincott one 'being for a two-car brick garage, to be erected at tbe foregoing number, and the oth- e r for an alteration job on the. two and one-baîf story frame residence-at 738 Lincoîn- avenue. The. garage will cost, $1,000 and-thë alt eration 1 work, $2,00. The D'Acy company also has this contract. A permit w:sisstfed to Edward H. Bail for making interior alterations tô the residence at 487 Asli street, costing. $2,000. Ames Brothers and Karl Rabig are the architects and> Hierman Meier, the builder. The First Church of Christ, Sci- entist, took out a permit for comn- pleting tbe interior of the cburch at 440 Ridge avenue. The estirnated cost of this improvement is $4,350. S., S. Beman is the architect, and William S. Ahern, the builder. Thomas D. Singleton to Build Glencoe Residence Tbree building permits for improve-i ments totaling $19,000 were issued in Glencoe during the first fifteen days.1 of IFcbruary.ý 1 One of the permits was for a two- story, brick-veneer residence, wbich Thomas D. Singleton will erect at 365 Green Bay road, at a cost' of $13,0w0. The Evanston Construction company1 is the contracting firm. Melile Rthscthi1~nld nidout aPr-1 DgyoNwlt ANSEN ýDUZUîT1g tpt&T -fi, "T here are several highly encour- aging signs that show there-.will be a, marked increase in residential build- itlg and borne modernization in the northern Illinois communities served by the Public Service company," says Britton Ii Budd, president of the company. Mr. Budd's . opinion wa.s given in connectïôîn wiîtl the launcb- ing of an extensive programn by the company to stimulate' building, of modem,à well-equipped homes in tbe communities it serves. "'In the first. place," said. Mr. Budd, "northern Illinois bas a 'variety: of -fine home locations, offering ev ery attrac-. tion appealing to the bome-seeker. lu suburbs bordering the city, along the co untryside. or in smaller towns more ýremoved from the city but wtvthin easy reach by fast transporta- tion, this area includes an almost un- equaled selection for home require- met.Indications Favorab>le "National authorities are cailing attention to the. substan'tial increase in new bornes Iast. year With. every indication that this.uptrend will, con- tinue m ore rapidiy- in -1936.. Local county and - city officiais, real estate organizations,' builders, architects, building. and boan associations and> our oWn records agree that tbe sig- nificant indices for building in .1936 are more favorable than for many years past.1« "In March 1935' occurr'ed the first important increase in building volume apparent for many years, and since that time there bas béen a steady improvement. Greater building, vol-'1_ ume, high per cent of. occupancy pointing to an imminent housing sbortage, opportunity for easy finan-. cing, purchase of vacant property by, business interests and the six or seven years of ,pent up dernand forborne make, it safe -to say, "1936 is the time to build." Stimulus t. Business "In determining how we could do -I HEARTHS IIf concrete or stone is to be used Ii n building the heartb of a ireplace,ý itQise:ell to inake the hearth in two pee:a back hearth, wbere the fire actually is, and a front bearth.