Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-26

reporter.
"Well. III had could have obtained lots in
most any part of the city. for the General owned
| the greater part. but l told him that could
never make anything out Of such investments
unless could give'my time to it. could not
DO that for my time belonged to the govern
ment"
"Land sold very cheap then" resumed the old
gentleman after this personal DEPRESSION. II re-
member that Sanders and Caden bought the
land which Mr.. Kendall afterwards purchased,
| and erected upon 1t the fine house at the corner
of 9th and streets for few mills foot. This
was. however. about 1884, think. remember
that Dr. J. G. Hall told me q snort time before
he died that he sold the land on the opposite
side OF the street for ten cents a foot. But this
was some years afterwards There was Mr..
kingman," he continued, "who bought some
land up on 14th for three or four thousand dol
lars. Some time ago he sold the northern por-
tlon OF 1t for $45, 600, and see that recently
| the remainder has been sold for q large sum-"
AN ELEGANT STONE MANSION.
The architects Messrs. Gray & Page. have
| completed the plans, and the work Of erection
Will soon begin. for an elegant private residence
for the use Of Mr.. C. E. Hawley, q gentleman Of
means from Binghamton, n. 7. This house
will form an exception both In the style Of arch
| itecture that prevails here and In the material
used Instead Of the red brick or the green
| stone. the building will present front of neu-
tral color, being composed Of Indiana limestone,
which Is Of light gray color: The style OF
architecture will harm onize with this material
| and the residence will present a pleasing and
attractive appearance. 1t Will be situated on
the east side OF Connecticut aveuue just south Of
Dupont Circle and will be three stories and q
basement high. The front will be OF . very
elaborate design and one of the handsomest IN
the city. Its most striking feature is Q hand
some 0riole window In the second story sup
ported on corbel of one stone 14x6 feet. 1t
will have frontage Of 26 feet and depth Of 81
The roof will be of slate, high pitched. In the
interior there will be large and elegant hall,
separated from the staircase by a screen. and
the parlOr and dining room opening from 1t.
The wood work on the first floor will be Of ma
hogany and oak the sideb0ard and mantels
being built In the house. These latter will be
elegant specimens of the wood-carver's art. The
upper stories will be finished in poplar and all
through the house there will be the latest mod
ern Improvements and conveniences The cost
will be S15, 000 This is the first house built of
this material In the city.
ROW OF SIX NEW HOUSES,
Three new houses have been Just begun by
Mr.. j. c, Hillyer, on Hillyer avenue, between
21st and 22d and and R streets. Thesehouses
are to be three stories high, with basement,
and will have press-brick ornamental front,
and will present a very elegant appearance.
The trimming will be Of brick. and the houses
will be finished with ornamental gables and with
iron balconies on the second story of one and
the third story of another. Each house has a
frontage of 20 feet. The one on the west end
will have tower and depth of IS feet, the
others being 40 feet deep. The windows will
have loaded cathedral glass. The interiors
will be handsomely finished. On the first floor
will be parlor, library and dining rooms. The
interior finish will be natural woods with hard
wood manteis, open fire places, and platform
nf nok he will I,aA IT
architects are Gray d Page. The builders are
Langley Gettinger.
Plans have also been prepared for three houses
tust east Of this row which will be erected by
Mr. Hillyer, making a row Of six houses These
houses are to be of a different style OF arch,tec.
ture. They Will have press-brlck fronts, the mid
die house having tower, one pediment and
another French roof. The trimmings will be
OF stone, with ornamental brick belts and bay
windows one story high. The interior finish
completed In drst-class style. They are each 20
feet front. The cost will be S16 300. Messrs.
Cluss Schultze are the architects, and Langley
Gettinger the builders.
NEW WAREHOUSE TO BE BUILT
Mr.. George W. Knox, the enterprising express
man, has concluded to erect on the corner of his
square, at I'd and B streets northwest, q large
four-story warehouse for the storage of furni-
ture and other goods. This is to be 81 by 100
feet. and 50 feet high, with high rooms suitable
for the business
THE MASTER BUILDERS AND JoURNEYMEN.
Some OF the master builders are positively
averse to being interviewed on the building and
wage question. They admit that there has
never before been such boom In the building
business, but say that if they advertise the fact
that they are overrun with work the Journey
men and employees generally will take advantage
OF IL TO demand more wages. These builders
say the wage question is unsettled, and they do
not care to encourage the agitation; that any
admission on their part that they are doing a
better business than In the past would furnish
employees with another reason, to their minds
for insisting upon better wages The master
builders do not consider it good policy to openly
declare that journeymen do not deserve any
better Day, as that would render them unpop.
ular with the class upon whom they must de-
pend for aid. In short, the masters prefer, or
at least some Of them do, to say as little about
their business as possible. In talking among
the journeymen carpenters OF several shops q
STAR reporter ascertained that they are not sat
listed with their present wages. They get now
selves with tools. The carpenters contend that
they ought to receive higher wages than Jour
neymen brcklayers and painters and as they
have the sympathy Of some Of the master build
ers. it Is probable they will make demand tor
1925.
A Good Word for Brick Sidewalks
To the Editor Of The EVENING STAR:
In a recent article in The STAR praising the
parks. the smoothly-paved tree-llned streets