Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-16

As FIXED By THE ASSESSORS IN THE NORTHWEST SEC
TI0N-THE METHOD OF GRADING the PROPERTY.

TION-THE METHOD OF GRADING The PROPERTY.
The price Of land in the northwest has
appreciated to such extent OF late that there Is
an exaggerated impression abroad as to the
character OF this increase. Fancy prices are re-
garded Us prevailing to a largo degree in that
| section, and sales of land at 81 and s. O foot
are sometimes reported While there has been an
increase in valuations in that section it has been
an entirely healthy movement, ana what Is
seldom been obtained. The work of the assessors,
Messrs- E. B. Cottrell and F. B. Hackney, who had
street. comprising the entire portion where the re-
cent activity In real estate, has been most mani
fest In grading the assessment they have taken
Tor cen;eTS dupont circle, Scott circle and Far
ragut square, the adjacent streets icing rated to
core ,pond According to this assessment the
avenue. Rhode Island avenue, Connecticut ave-
nue. and New Hampshire avenue. South OF
Pennsylvania avenue the rates have been left at
about the old figure.
THE PRINCIPLE OF ASSESSMENT.
In making the assessments the depth and siza Of
the lot was taken into consideration, as well as
the surroundings. The highest assessment made
on property used for residence purposes in this
seton was g per foot these being the corner lots
is IN Scott and Dupont Circles, which are grd- II
the same, the rate being So per foot. Running out
10th street from Scott Circle, the rates decrease
gradually on each square until the lowest rate OF
50 cents per foot Is reached on lots at the Bound
airy: on Massachusetts avenue, between Dupont
anu Scott Circles, the rate Is an average OF $780,
From the circle to Boundary the rate is from Sc to
$3.50. On Rhode Island avenue, from Scott Circle
to Connecticut avenue, the rate OF assessment Is
about the same.
ON CONNECTICUT AVENUE,
from Farragut square to dupont circle, the aver
age rate is $165 On New Hampshire avenue the
rate decreases from Dupont circle to Boundary
from 50 to 80 cents. From Dupont circle to Wash
tngton circle, on New Hampshire avenue, the rate
decreases from 81 to 60 cents. From Dupont circle
to Boundary, on Connecticut avenue, the rate de-
creases from s. to IS cents.
on 18th street from Dupont circle north to
Boundary street the rate decreases from Sc to 25
cents. On 18th street from Dupont circle south to
street the rate decreases from 81 to Is cents. In
some locations in this stretch the land is put as
low as 40 cents, on account of the surroundings.
increasing from street to Pennsylvania avenue,
the rate ranges from Is cents to g.
ON PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
between 18th and 15H Streets the rate from ST. so
to S.; from 1611 street to the Washington circle,
from 81. 50 to Is cents On street from 18th to
Washington circle there is gradual decrease
from S2.50 to 60 cents, with the exception of the
lots fronting on Farragut square, which ranges
from 50 to s. 50. On street from Farragut square
to its intersection with Pennsylvania avenue the
rate decreases from s3 to ST.
These rates represent considerable increase in
the former figures and the Increase Is greater in
THIS section than IN any other.