The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-04-27

The highest price ever paid for Washington
residence property was for that portion Of the
Corcoran estate lying on the southeast corner
of Connecticut avenue and [ street, which was
purchased on Tuesday last by the United Serv-
ice Club at $40 per square foot. The lot has
frontage of 80 feet on Connecticut avenue and
121 feet on l street. 1t is the purpose of the
purchasers to erect handsome clubhouse on
the ground. The figure paid appears high, but
when compared with like property in other
cities the prices are moderate. The average
Washingtonian does not comprehend the value
of Washington real estate. 1t is the outsider
who, knowing the values in other cities, can
distinguish the reasonableness of Washington
prices.
No new developments have taken place in
Masonic Temple property. The syndicate re-
ferred to Sunday last has not increased its offer
nor has the property declined in price. On the
contrary, there is a decided bullish tendency on
| the part Of the corporate owners, and they now
refuse to fix selling figure. 1t is not denied,
| however, that sale can be consummated at a
| proper sum.
SUBURBAN MATTERS.
| syndicate of ladies, composed of Mrs.
! Hoyt, Mrs. Caldwell, and Mrs Crandell has
bought the place of George Mccormick, near
Bethesda, containing 1876 acres, for IS 500.
| An order allowing the Tenleytown and Rock
| vile Railroad to use sixteen feet of the old
| Georgetown road was passed by the Mont
| gomery County Commissioners last week. The
| order further provides that the road shall be
| completed to Cedar Lane in one year. and the
entire route to Rockville be finished in three
| years.
| 1t is rumored that real estate title insurance
| company will be organized by prominent Wash
ington and Baltimore attorneys to operate in
| Prince George County and in Washington.
| 5. NJ. Golden has sold to H. A. Lnger 100
acres of the Perry farm and "Discovery," lying
near Good Hope, in the county.
The Cropley farm, near Mitchels X-roads, on
| the Seventh-street pike, has been bought by
Mr.. August Burgd0rf for $1,000 The property
adjoins a large estate recently purchased by Mr..
Burgdorf.
Mr.. H. Rider has bought the Lodge farm,
near Cabin Johns, for $4,000.
STREET RAILROADS.
The Senate amendment to the charter of the
lexington and Soldiers Home Railroad was
passed by the House on Thursday. The amend
ment provides that the authority of this com
pany to erect or use overhead wires in its oper;
ations within the city of Washington shall cease
| on July l. 1898.
Many protests were made to the House bill
authorizing the extension of the Columbia
| Railroad during the hearing given by the Com
missioners on Tuesday to those interested in the
bill. President Hurt seriously objected to the
road using the Washington and Georgetown
| Company's tracks. Mr.. NJ. /. Wellin objected
to the time allowed for the completion of the
| road. lie considered year and one-half
ample, and Gen. Woodruff, who represented
the G-street property-owners, presented nu-
merous objections. First, that the new road
would destroy the Herdic line, which, in his
opinion was in every way satisfactory second,
that it would be of little value to his section of
the city, inasmuch as it would only convey pas
sengers to Fifteenth street, and thence to the
| Government Printing Office; third, that no
transfers would be given at the junction at
| Fourteenth street and New York avenue, or
Fifteenth street on the Washington and
| Georgetown line.
SALES.
Mr. Sidney A. Kent, of Chicago has pur-
chased the northeast corner of Twelfth and
# streets Of Mr.. William Scherger, at $31. .46 per
foot. The property has a frontage of 20 feet
10 inches on f street and 80 feet on Twelfth
street.
Part of lot 8, square 2ss, fronting IS feet on
G street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth
den to Ii. w, McLanahan for Sl6,500.
Mr. John L. Beall has bought "Lafine
Heights' of Mrs Emma Starkweather for S21,-
000 This is a tract of 13 acres lying on
Linnean Hill road, between "Argyle" and
"Ingleside"
A frontage of % feet on the south side of
Pennsylvania avenue, between Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets, brought $4,000 ON Tuesday
last Mr. H. L. Pellew was the purchaser
Sixteen hundred dollars We're paid by d. Rit-
tenhouse for so feet front on Montgomery street,
West Washington, on Monday last.
A. NJ. GoRMAN,
| G25 street northwest.