The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-04-20


Thirty dollars per foot was offered by syn
dicate last week for the Masonic Temple prop
erty on the northwest corner of Ninth and +
streets, but it was declined. 1t is held at $40,
and there seems to be no weakening in the
price. About $33 per foot was paid for the op-
posite and more desirable corner by the Wash
ington Loan and Trust Company short time
since, but the Masonic building has frontage
of 131 feet on street. while the old st. Cloud
has only 52 feet 'front.' and for this reason, of
course, the former is more valuable and will
command a greater price, The highest figure
ever paid for F-street ground was for the north
east corner OF Thirteenth and Streets which
was included in Mr.. John w. Thompson's large
purchase a week ago. This property, fronting
25 feet on street and 65 feet on Thirteenth
street, brought $39 per square foot
Senator Harris is active and earnest in his eff
forts to have the lexington Railroad bill, allow
ing that road to run from New York avenue
along Fifth to Ninth street and alongG street
to Fifteenth street, pass the Senate. This
branch, if built. will be of great service, giving,
as it will, direct transportation from the centre
of the city to two fourshing suburban villages.
The lexington Road has given its patrons good
service, its management has been conservative
and successful, and there is no road more de-
serving the privilege of this valuable franchise.
A petition signed by 159 real estate owners and
residents on G street from Fifth to Fifteenth
street, by the president and board of directors
of the Equitable Building Association; by
seventy-five employees at the Census Bureau,
headed by Superintendent Porter by Commits
sioner Raum and 115 employees at the Pension
Office, and by Rev. James A. Buck, Chaplain
Soldiers Home, praying for the passage of the
bill, was introduced by Senator Harris Wednes-
day last.
SUBURBAN NOTES
The bill authorizing the Brightwood Railroad
Company to construct branch line to Takoma
Park was passed in the Senate Saturday last,
| subject to an amendment offered by Senator
| German, providing clear roadway of at least
| thirty feet. The bill was passed in the House
| two months ago, and there is no fear that this
provision will be objected to when the bill is
referred back TO that body for repassage. This
| will give direct communication between Takoma
and the heart of Washington by street railway,
and, notwithstanding its excellent accommoda-
| tions by steam road, it will be of great con-
| venence to the dwellers in that town, for town
| it is now, incorporation having been granted
| few weeks past, and general election of mayor,
| board of council, etc, will take place early in
| May.
Rockville real estate is quite active, while
| the distance from our city places it practically
| beyond a Washington suburb, yet many of our
! citizens have invested there. The two recent
| subdivisions have been a success, at least so
| far as the sale of lots is concerned Their i'm
| prOVeHenC is Il ulaJIef LOT Ine Inc
land recently purchased by Mesrss Ahern and
| Cummn, of Washington, will shortly be sub
| divided and placed upon the market Mr.. B.
| II. Warner recently bought ninety acres near
| the station for $4,000, but it is not thought
| that he will develop the property for the
present.
The petition presented by the Montgomery
| County commissioners to the property-hoders
! on the old Rockville and GEORGETOWN pike, in
which the Rockville and Tenleytown Railroad
| Company is to have 10foot right of way
along that road, has been signed complete, and
| the right of way will now be granted by the
commissioners
PROMINENT SALES
b. K. Plain has sold for S62, ,S45 all of square
735, bounded by North Carolina avenue, Second
and streets southeast to j. T. Waggaman.
Sub-lots to 27, "a to 45, and 53 to 81, square
SS, fronting on b, G, and Eldridge streets, be-
| tween Twentieth and Twenty-first streets north
west, have been sold by Maggie f. Riley to F.
| Aigeltinger for S3S, 400.
The Great Falls Ice Company has secured at
a cost of $4,000 the'Bradley, Gunnell's, and
Palmer wharves, located between Tenth and
Eleventh and 6 and Water streets.
| An improved frontage of l6 feet inches on
E street near Thirteenth, being No. 1919, brought
SS per foot at auction Monday last. Mrs. e.
Witthaft was the purchaser.
A. p. Glover has sold undivided fifth in
| terest in the Dumblane tract part of Friend
ship, of F. G. Newands, for 5,915.
Woodward y Lothrop have purchased a
f and q, of Alice T. Mcbride, for S37, 800
b. f. Gilbert & Co. have sold to H. P. Wagga-
man portion of Widows Mite, fronting 1877
feet on Woodley Lane road for $780, 900.
BUILDING PROJECTS.
Mr.. f. Francis Riggs has plans for an apart
ment-house, which he will build at the corner
of Seventeenth and Ill streets northwest. The
structure will be six stories and basement, with
a frontage of so feet on ii street and 30 feet on
Seventeenth street; cost, $4,000.
DIR. Ralph Walsh's late residence and adioin-
ing buildings on New York avenue will be re-
constructed into flat. When completed the
building will be five stories high and contain
steam heat and passenger elevator. The i'm.
provements will cost $4,000.
Senator Sherman is building fifteen brick
dwellings on Third street. between and II
streets northeast, at an aggregate cost of $780,
| 900.
Baldwin & Pennington have completed plans
for the st. Mary's Church, on Fifth street north
west, to cost S62, 600, and operations will at one,
be commenced for its construction
DR.. l.. /. Frederick will erect handsom,
dwelling on the southwest corner of Fourtl
and East Capitol streets, at a cost of ,0OO
Permits have been issued to the Capital In
Vestment Company to erect six brick dwelling
on Tenth street, between aud E streets south
east. A. NJ. GoRMAN,
625 f street northwest
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