Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-26

streets. The lease includes the option Of pur-
chasing atany time within the first year at SS3,-
600. The option holds with certain restrictions
for the other two years The owner is to make
considerable improvements and the club expects
to take possession Of its new home on Deem
Der /.
1t would be hard to find q better location or
building for club purposes and the members Of
the University feel very much elated at q
growth that demands such an ambitious move
on their part There is every probability that
the purchase will be made within q year, and
In that case the house will be improved and
considerable additions made.
GROWTH OF REALTY VALUES.
recent statement Of the collector Of taxes
is Of interest as showing in q way the activity
and growth Of values in real estate in this city.
This statement shows that in the year past the
assessment upon which he made his collections
was AZ follows: Realty, e. 104 645.09; person
atty, els. 464.75; total, o., 2S0, 109.S4, upon
which g, OSS, 046 sc realty tax and S169. 51408,
or total Of q, 2O7 500. "a, was collected.
During the year the collector also received
81 l6, taxes of the old corporation Of WASH
inston. During that period the collector also
received S268 O03 As water rent; O. 1853 OF water
main taxes; 81, 630.H interest on Waterman
taxes; s65, $50. 81 penalty on arrears Of realty
atty taxes and s54. 9O9. q in drawback certif-
Gates S27, 4546 60 of which u credited a. cash to
the District revenue.
BUILDING PERMITS LAST wEKK.
During the week which ended yesterday .
marked Improvement in building operations
was noticeable. In that period ffty-seven per-
mits were issued for the construction Of new
buildings aggregating in cost s127 900. There
was greater activity in the county than in any
other section and the nineteen permits which
were issued for the erection Of dwellings aggre-
gated an estimated cost Of ISL 900. The north
east took big jump and the twelve permits
issued aggregated an estimated cost Of as, 100.
Ten small houses for which permits were issued
aggregate cost of s2l, 800. The northwest
and the southeast were last. The former with
ten permits at a value Of Sl2, 800 and the latter
with six permits aggregating S12, 800.
ID. Birtwell Ii building neat two-story and
cellar brick dwelling at 23S Maryland avenue
northeast The house when completed will
have frontage Of rs feet and depth Of Sc
feet
A row Of six two-story and basement brick
dwellings is being built from 700 to 7OS 7th
street northeast by W. H. and J. T. West. Each
house will have neat bay window alternating
in shape.
G. T. Emmons is building for b H. warder .
two-story brick store and dwelling at the south
west corner of 9Th and L streets south west
Ground has been broken for the erection of
four two-story brick dwellings on 18th street
northeast, county.
will shortly be erected on Princeton street be-
tween 18th and 14th streets, Columbia Heights,
by N. E. htney. The house will be Of brick, two
stories high and have q tasty front of red brick
and shingles 1t win have a frontage Of twenty
six feet and q depth Of fitty-five feet.
Geo s. Cooper ia building two brick dwell
ings, from eS3 TO 635 It'll street northeast.
Each house will have q frontage of fifteen feat
by depth of thirty-five feet six inches with
pressed-b brick fronts and square bay windows.
Ground has been broken for the erection of
three two-story and cellar brick stores at 500
New Jersey avenue and IS and 81 street
northwest. T. W. Smith 10 the owner.
erection OF handsome row Of six dwellings,
from 1915 to 3325 o street northwest. These
houses, when completed, will be q great i'm
provement 20 Georgetown A frontage of
nineteen feet four inches BY depth Of 100 feet
insures plenty Of room.
Two frame dwellings have been commenced
In the Trinidad subdivision by 7. ]. Staley.
East Capitol street il about TO have nice
improvement in the shape Of . handsome two
story and basement brick dwelling. which O. G.
Meads proposes to erect at No. 200 that street
Fred. h Saunders has commenced the erec-
ton OF three-story and cellar brick dwelling
on street extended. w. j. Marsh IL the archi-
tect
Three handsome brick dwellings three stories
high are about 10 be erected ct Noa M, 229 and
81 18th street southwest by II. p. and 9. d.
Moore. Geo. s. Cooper 10 the architect and
Theo. A. Harding Ia the builder.
One OF the best improvements Of the reason
y the erection OF . row Of six handsome three
story and cellar brick dwellings nov under
construction, from Sol 70 81 Maple avenue. n
Droit Park. Barnes 4 Weaver are the owners,
q. 3 Cooper the architect and J. w. LAmdsn
the builder.