Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-28
REAL EsrArE GOSSIP.


GRADING OPERATIONS IN TEE su1uRDs-nrroH-
TANT nfnovBhRx1 UNDER coNTxMYIATIoN-
NEW Housns, ZIG.
An advertiser In Tm star not long ago offered
for sale some small houses His terms were made
70 SUIT the pockets OF persons having small in
comes. He asked cash payment OF 500. and the
oaiance In monthly installments. The payments
were nxed at fgure which was only slightly in
excess OF the usual monthly rent OF houses Of
THIS character. The idea Of the advertiser, as he
toio STAR reporter, was to place the houses
WITHIN the means OF people who were anxious to
secure homes for themselves.
snow, have taken the Advertisement out OF
The STAR" he added "During the few days that
IL appeared received some nifty calls from people
VINO wanted to know about the houses did not
mentlon the location In the advertisement but as
houses were not In the northwest; or some FASH
io neigh6orhood, they los: their In
t Wsss .d It is s,., true. that the houses
east section Of the city, but they were within a
SNORT distance OF car-line and were new with all
nice iSr They woGd %s5s
ana ought to satisfy any young couple who were
starting out In the world to make their fortunes.
not one OF the nifty who came to inquire about the
HOUSES onered TO buy one The location was
70 convince them that they dd not want
lure OF the location was the distance from the
center OF the city and the fact that It was not q
and offered them upon terms which would have
gwen me considerable trouble. Since have found
sa. tnere Is lack OF appreciation for what con-
siuer good thing have withdrawn the offer and
now VIII only sell them In the regular way. It
seems TO me he went on, 'that the complaints
you see sometimes about the impossibility Of peo-
pie In moderate circumstances owning their own
homes In this city is mainly their own fault. They
are NOT willing to live within their means and to
MT fOan nv,i0 pDaN
sake OF future advantages"
NEW APARTMENT HOUSES.
An apartment building is to be erected at the
southeast corner OF 9th street and New York avenue
by Mr.. Jno. r. Mclean. win be four stories high
and on each floor there will be three suites of four
rooms each; The father OF MI. Mclean, Mr.. WASH
ington Mclean, is now building an apartment
house or private hotel at the corner OF 18th and
streets This latter building will be one or two
stories higher and the suites will be larger 1t is
evident from the number OF apartment buildings
now Delng erected In this city that there Is de-
mana Ior accommodations OF this character The
large buildings at the corner or 18th and streets
anu at the corner OF street and New Jersey ave-
nue. on Capitol HILL will be finished some time
the tbe IN ana
other smaller structures will ofier considerable
variety, both In point OF price and accommoda-
In apartments offer number OF advantages, such
as freedom from the annoyance OF the servant
question and better location for the price than is
m
likely to become popular here.
EXTENSIVE GRADING OPERATIONS.
The steam shovel continues to work night and
day at the head OF 18th street. 1t is gradually
cutting Its way through the hill that crowns the
Little tract AS fast as the earth is shoveed up 1t
Is carried away In little cars to the portions OF the
ground below the new grade and dumped. It is
stated that the work goes on as rapidly at night
as In the day time. There are some two hundred
thousand cubic yards Of earth TO be moved before
the work OF grading Is completed. Similar work IL
Delng done on kalorama, although the steam
hills however, are gradually melting away ana
the hollows are being filled up. Gangs OF men are
also at work grading the land on the west side Of
ROCK Greek, and It Is proposed, after a while, TO
erect bridge over the creek, 80 that those driving
out Massachusetts avenue extended can continue
across the creek and out the new road to the
WOodley Lane road.
SOME PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS.
Several improvements OF an important character
are under contemplation. The Richmond and
Danville Railroad CO. propose to continue the an
mex Of their building at the corner OF 18th street
main building. Similar material will be used and
the same architectural design Will be preserved.
Inc annex Is now but two stories in height, and
the additional three stories will complete OF the
most substantial Office buildings In the CITY, Tho
owners OF the National Hotel are considering plans
ISr quite extensive improvements in the interior
OF the hotel. which Will further increase the
attractfveness OF this popular resort. The growth
OF the city Is shown by the increase In the hotel
ld.iheico. OOuuSOu new nOVel, AT the corner OF
18th and Z streets, has been completed and has
been opened to the public, The talk about build
ing an addition to the Arlington Hotel has been
revived, and the owners OF the property at the
southeast corner OF 18th street and Pennsylvania
avenue nave been thinking about making altera-
lions In that building with the view OF turning It
into a hotel Then there is q scheme for building
grand hotel, occupying an entire square, which
no doubt Will be realized In the near future.
SOME NEW HOUSES IN THE NORTHEAST.
Mr.. Z j. Hill is completing two houses on %
street, between and G streets northeast. They
form part OF q block Of thirteen houses which
Mr.. Hill has recently erected, and which provide
comfortable homes. During the past three years
houses have been built on this square and
OF tnls NUMBER Mr. Hill has erected twenty three.
CONNECTICUT AVENUE IMPROVEMENT.
new residence will be started In few days on
the east side OF Connecticut avenue, between R
and streets, for Miss Miranda Frazier. It Will
have frontage Of 20 feet and will be three stories
high, with basement and slate roof The front Will
be OF pressed brick and stone trimmings. and at
the entrance there will be stone porch with the
steps running up on one side, with heavy stone
newels at the start. A swell bay window will ex.
tend TO the third floor, terminating with an open
balcony. The design OF the front Is very pretty
and gives an Impression OF the comfort and ele.
gance OF the interior. The entrance hall Will be
pomelled in oak, and an oak screen will separate
1t from the handsome oak staircase. The parlor
and library Will be finished in cherry, and the
dining room in oak. The long windows in the end
OF the dining-roOm will open into a conservatory
making pretty vista from both the parlor and
entrance hall. There will be eight chambers on
the upper nOOrS with large closets. MIR. Il. f.