Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-25

WITHOUT THE CITY LIMITS.
The work which was begun last summer by
the engineer department OF the District gov
ernment in making surveys for the extension
Of city streets is being pushed forward rapidly.
The engineer IN charge, Mr.. ID. J. Howell is
occupied the greater part of the time in field
work and he finds that the requests for sur
veys constantly increasing in number.
Under the law of August, 1888, no subdivisions
Of land within the limits of the Dis
trict are permitted to be recorded IN
less the proposed streets conform not
only in width, but with the lines Of the city
streets. In order to make a subdivision in
cordance with the requirements of the
law it is necessary to obtain the correct lines
which the city streets will follow when extended
out beyond the bounds of the city. This is the
work that Is now being done under the direc-
tion of Mr.. Howell. Applications for the sur
vey of the lines of streets attended to in
regular order. 1t is necessary in some in
stances to extend the surveys for miles into the
country. The surveys for the lines of 18th
street east have been carried south across the
Eastern branch to the top of the hills above
UniCntown- The lines of the same street have
been surveyed to the north through Montello.
subdivision beyond the old wv City race
course. MontellO is one of the old subdivisions
of land in the District. but since the passage
changed and it now conforms to the plan of the
city. The surveys for the extension east of NJ
street south have been made to a point where it
lntersects with Massachusetts avenue. which
has also been extended by surveys. s street
south has been extended to a point where it
will intersect with 18th street extended. At
the intersection of these two streets a subdi-
vision of land Is being made by Weller i
Repetti. survey has also been made of the
country road from Uniontown to Bennings with
the view of Strengthening it out and making tia
part of the proposed system of new suburban
avenues. The surveys for the continuation of
18th street east have also been made to a point
where it will intersect with street north ex-
tended east
THE IVY CITY SUBDIVISION.
The place where these two streets intersect
is the infield of the Ivy City race course. This
property was recently purchased at public sale
by syndicate of Washington men and it is
their intention to make a subdivision and place
II upon the market at an early date. The lines
for the extension OF L street north have been
surveyed IN an easterly direction about a mile
beyond where 1t crosses the Bladensburg road
Applications are nile for the survey of the
lines OF 4th street east beyond the grounds of
the new Catholic university. This survey will
continue 18th street to within a short distance of
Takoma Park. AS an indication of the activity
IN the work of suburban development it
may also be stated that applications are
on file for surveys of streets just south
Stotts, on the Metropolitan branch
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and for
those north of Brookland. Other streets and
avenues have already been extended. by sur
veys at least. and the above enumeration only
includes those streets in sections of the District
where there were no lines which could be used
in laying out a subdivision in conformity with
the plan of the city. In the event that the bill
now before Congress to provide for the acquir
ing of the land needed for the uniform extern
sion of the city streets becomes a law it will
make general what is now being done in detail
by authority of Congress. In addition to
the provision made for the surveys of
the lines of streets preparations were made
at the last session OF Congress for the extension
of such streets as 4th street east and LIST street
west, the land being donated to the District by
the owners for this purpose. The former has
already been extended to the Bunker Hill road
and the tracks of the lexington electric road
are laid down on this street. The work on other
streets is in progress. In some of the recent
subdivisions of land at a distance from the city
the names of the new streets indicate to what
extent the extension of the city streets has
been carried. In the numbered streets there is
now SD street and in the lettered streets
there Is a Joliet street. The system adopted In
naming the latter streets follows the alphabet
ical plan, but as the alphabet is exhausted in
designating the city streets the new streets will
be given the names of the large cities of the
country, beginning with Albany and proceeding
In alphabetical order.
MR.. sHEHAN's NEW HOUSE.
The fine building site at the southeast
corner of 18th and Il streets has recently been
purchased by Mr.. Geo. A. Shehan through
X. o. Hoffman. The lot adjoins the residence
of Naval Constructor Wilson. The new owner
intends in the spring to erect there handsome
residence for his Use. The lot has frontage
OF twenty-five feet. Plans now beng pre-
pared and Mr.. Shehan expects to begin build
ing operations early in the spring.
MR. MONKEYS RESIDENCE.
Mr.. Lloyd Monkey, who recently purchased
the residence 1915 L street. which was the
home of the late Admiral Goldsborough is
having it remodeled' and fitted up for his use
The present front will be torn out and a new
one built that will be more modern in its de-
sign as well as more suited to the interior ar
rangements OF a city house of the present dav
The location III the Older residence portion of
the city Is an attractive one and a number of
improvements have been made in the neigh
borhood-
THE PAST AND THE PRESENT.
One of the enterprising. pushing real estate
agents, who has, in common with others en-
gagged in the same business, been active in pro-
noting the interests of the city, is of the
opinion that there are Just good chances
now for making money in real estate operations
within the city limits a. ever. In his graphic
way OF putting things he said: Years ago il
required very little money to make invest
ments-but little money Now t.laS