Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-21
GEORGETOWN.

EATENSlNE BUILDING 1MPR0T ENENTS.-The
IoiloWlng building Improvements have been
completed during this year or are at present in
progress In this place:-Op West street north
sue, below Mill street, six two-story and base
ment brick houses; Henry c. Dean owner: Gors
& McAfee, builders; cost 5000 each. Same
street, further west, a two-story brick house
George $. Washington; cost $3.50. SAME
street, near Congress, Improvements, consisting
house OF Mr.. Joseph Libbey; j. Dyer, builder
cost $1,000. On Stoddard street, general in
provements upon three-stoTy brick at corner Of
Green street, and adjoining frame school house
Mr.. Henry Dickson owner; l.. 7. Cartwright
builder; cost 81 500. On Road street, Boise
property; improvement cost 81 600: W. T
Keenan,, builder. 'The Little Estate or kalo
rama has been also extensively improved and
altered, 10 the cost OF $500; w. Il. keenan, q
DOS +. FarSOn, builders. On Congress, neal
Road street. two-story brick; belonging to Mr.
A. Jackson; cost $4,000; Frey Bros. w. A
HutchinS, builders Also, adjoining, tw0-StOTy
bflck; cost $1,000; belonging to Mr.. King, OF
Washington; Talburg, carpenter. On High
street, above West, three bricks, two-story, fol
Dennis Haggerty: cost s3,SOO In all; builder
X. Dyer. ON Fayette street, above Road. two
two-story frames, built by Mr.. T. P. Hess; cost
High streets, a three-Story brick store and ware.
house; G. I. Dunlop cost $500; C. Thomas
builder. On DunbartOn, between High and
Congress streets, a three-story brick; c. II
Crag1n, jr.; cost $1,000; James Young, builder
New market house ON High street, $1,000; j.
Dyer, builder; Eight small brick houses on
A
H. Herr; cost $4,000 in all; c. Thomas Lewis
Hess, builders. Repairs TO old market house
$4,000; Thomas Lewis, builder. Repairs to
house corner Green and West streets: Jos. F.
and basement brick; T. Birch; cost s. 500;
Sebastian, builder. Three two-story bricks on
Bridge street. between Green and Washington
streets; James Goddard; cost $780, W. A.
Hutchfns, builder. Warehouse on Water street:
George Hill; improvements, 49,
The Ner Georgetown College Building.-The
new structure for Georgetown University, now
being erected unites at the east the two old
buildings. making with them three sides of a
quadrangle. the west side being left open. The
new structure is 315 feet long, and 95 feet wide
at the north and south ends, called the pavil-
ionS) and is four-storieS high. The building be-
tween the paviliOns connects on each floor of
apartments, opening upon $40 foot corridor.
The style OF tie building is Romanesolle: ma
terials. stone and brick The main entrance
VIII be in the north corridor or wing inlmedi-
ately facing the College gate, and about $50
feet from it. In this wing will be the parlors
and the presidents and treaSurer'S rooms: the
museum, the commencement hall. (Which is in
mphitheatrical form, G0XS0.) with galleries upon
three sides, and will accommodate /, 800 persons
IL occupies tWo-storieS, being 80 feet in height.
The south pavilion OF wing viii have in the
basement. Which IS u feet high the chemical
laboratory, 40X6D feet, above which is the phy-
SIco' classroom Of same dimensions, in aliphi-
theatrical form and 80 feet in height The
library will occupy the floor above two stories)
SkSIight in roof and viii hold 100000 Volumes
arranged with galleries and alcOyeS The stone
stairway TO it will OCCUPY IL tower at the SOUTH
west corner ana from the upper part viii COM
mand a line view OF the Potomac and surround
ing country. The students entrance viii be at
the center, with claSS-rOOmS on each side
Above the entrance viii be the clock tower
which Will contain a water tank and be used
also as Nentiating shaft. All the StarWayS
are or stone and brick, and no iron viii be used
IN ff bv e9nuc Pona The building VIII be
between the buildings from the gate both north
and south. The old buildings will be used
chiefly as residences and dormitorie5 for stu
dents and priests, and also as the dining court
MeSSrS. j. T. Smith, Myer d Co., OF Mass are
the architects and Mr.. Shipley the general S,l-
perintendent. As the WORK is not done by con-
tract. the cost cannot be very accurately eSfi-
mated, but is put down at about S400,O01 The
masonry work is complete into the third story.
About 200 men are now engaged upon the work
Tie Ne,9 Railroad Buildings-Another extern
siye building enterprise under way at present
are The mammoth structures of the Washing
Ton and Georgetown Railroad Company. Tie
brlck work OF the officers fronting on Bridge
street Is completed, as also the blacksmith shop
at the extreme southwest corner The car
house is rooted in, the brick work being COM
pleted except at the south, which is waiting for
the stone wall to be finished, and will be built
upon 1t. The cupola has been put upon the
roof. The work on the stables is progressing
rapidly, nearly all the walls being up The
stable VIII accommodate 500 horses, aud the car
house - cars. No work has been vet commenced
on the property opposite, between the canal and
Grace street, except the construction OF the
cofferdam, which is about finished, and the ma
sonny work will be begun at once, upon which
one wall OF the mill is to grind horse feed and
the repair shops will be built About 800 men
are employed daily upon the work MI Samuel
/. Hawk. the head mechanic OF the company.
has the work under his superintendent About
i9rty-ae'en carpenters are employed-above The
800 WOrkmen. The construction OF the buildings
will cost about S260,0G0.
The FUNERAL OF the late Bartholomew Oertly.
IL.
TOOK place rom the West street Presbyterian
church yesterday afternoon, a large c0ncOurse
OF friends OF the family and many prominent
citizens OF The District being present among
them great many officials OF the District gov
eminent. The remains were in walnut
casket With silver mountingS; with the name,
dale OF bli n; and death OF deceased on a silver
plate on the lid. On the coffin was IL pressed
white flower brought from Berne. Switzerland.
the native place OF Mr.. Oertly. The procession
went from the family residence TO tie church,
which was filled with the friends OF the de-
ceased. Rev. George B. Patch conducted The
services both at the church and chapel in Oak
Hill cemetery. The pail bearers We're Messrs.
John Ilitz, Col: Won Kober, J. c. Rock, 4. j.
Marsh, ". o. Roome, T. D. Winter, Th,os. c.
COX and Geo. W. Beall The floral decorations
on the coffin were cross and a pyramid of
beautiful white flowers.
DEAD.-Mr. John NJ. May, who was severely
injured by fan from a ladder last week. as
mentioned in THE STAR at the time, died from
the effects OF his Injuries Saturday. His fune-
III tOOh pace from. trinity Cnurcl this morn
ing, Father Ciampi officiating Mr.. May was
- years OF age, and has resided here for thirty
five years.
REAL ESTATE SALES,-ThOmas Bowling alc-
IloneefS, sold saturday. for w. ID. Cassfn and
James /. Davis, trustees, an unmproved lot on
the corner OF Fayette and 9th streets. to Mr..
Joseph Davis, at $40 per front foot The prop
erty was bought, it is said, for Mr.. James s.
WEIGH. The same auctioneer offered at O'Clock
the same day, the foul-Story brick warehouse
corner High and Prospect streets, for Mr.. Jas.
L. Davis, agent. The property was withdrawn
at s. goo.
BUILDING ASSOCIAIIoN.-See advertisement of
new building association tonight
u Isaac D. Webster has been arrested il.
DelaMare county. Y. y. CHARGED with forcing