Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-31
AVENUE EXTENDED.
What the Tenants Of the Houses 10 II
Proposed to Remove Have to Say.

Prospect avenue Il to be extended 20 shat Il
may connect with the Conduit road, and to &C
complish this 1t will be necessary to remove
the three frame houses now on the line Of the
extension near S7th street, Is mentioned in
yesterdays STAR. Three notices have been
served upon the occupants Of these houses,
but they were found at home by srAn re-
porter this morning. Many feet below the
grade Of Prospect avenue Q brick addition 10
PATRICK HoaAS's FRAME HOUSE
had been but recently built, and at Q cost of
several hundred dollars. Mr.. Hogan claim ed
that his house was on the building line, and
showed the reporter the surveyors peg, driven
about three months ago, and it appeared to be
on line with the house which il has been
represented it is necessary to remove for the
extension OF Prospect avenue. Earth is being
deposited in the ravine around Mr. Hogan'a
house, and in day or two the ground door
will be hidden from view.
MR. AND MRS. DRIsCoLL NEARLY READY 10 MOVE.
The reporter next visited the residence OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Driscoll, who have been in
their present abode for many years. The house
is q small frame structure containing only few
rooms, and is down in the ravine. Mrs. Dris-
coll was seen and stated to The STAR reporter
that she would not move until the dirt was
nearly upon her house, but that she and her
husband were willing to move, and that they
had displayed their willingness to do so by
building q comfortable little home on 37th
street, which was not quite ready to receive
them.
tMRs. MARGARET suLLrvAN's HoMK
was the next one visited. 1t is unlike the Dris-
coils homestead, for it is situated high upon Q
mound OF earth. Mrs. Sullivan informed the
representative of TIE STAR that her husband
had been dead for some years and had left
her destitute, and that she was living on
charity. She was alone in the world, without
means or support, and she could not move even
when the time came for her to do So Mrs. Sui
Ivan also stated that she told one of the Off
GERS OF the Prospect avenue improvement COM
pany that II the company found her any place
TO move to they could move her. Her house,
she said, was in the way Of extending Prospect
avenue.
VENERABLE JOHN DONOVAN.
Through dense growth Of small trees and
bushes John Donovan's two-story frame house
could be seen, and to that place The STAR man
directed bis footsteps Mr.. Donovan is fully
eighty years OF age. He was shaving himself
when the reporter called, and between strokes
OF the razor told his tale to the effect that he
had been served notices to remove his house,
but for the life of him he could not see where
ne was TO move, as he was almost penniless and
could not buy ground like some of his neigh
bors who were forced to move on account of
the avenue being extended. Mr.. Donovan
resides in this house all by himself He built
it and around it he had planted shade trees,
which he stated had been damaged or re-
moved by the erection OF row OF houses re-
Gently by the company who desire Prospect
avenue to be extended Mr.. Donovan had
other grievances, yet he worked upon the
subject philosophically by remarking that the
avenue has to be opened and the Objectionable
houses will be removed