Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-02
THERE Is ONE ANNOYANCE COMMON IN

THERE Is ONE ANNOYANCE COMMON IN
Il most cities at this time Of the year which
the residents Of the capital escape 1t is the
annual moving day which occurs May l. OF
course househOlders do change their places Of
residence. perhaps. as frequently as is the case
in other cities. But there is one day set apart
devoted to the removal Of the household gods
from one house and setting them up in some
other house Moving day here is rather equita-
bly, distributed over the entire year, although
there is more Of it done in the fall than in any
other season of the year. The annual lease of
q house Is more apt to date from
the lst OF September than the LIST Of May.
and so the appearance of loaded furniture vans
on the streets Is not such q common feature OF
spring in this city as II is apt to be elsewhere.
Moving time Is period of discomfort when
ever It happens. and to the average house
holder there i hardly anything that IL quite so
dissgreeable. But just now housekeepers are
occupied With preparing for the summer and
fortifying their effects against the attacks of
the moths. These little animals have made
themselves Of sufficient consequence to be con-
sidered nv architects when they design plans for
houses. and quite a common feature OF houses
are the cedar closets, which are supposed 70 be
moth proof.
LABOR AND MATERIALS
AAcAc Is A. WIN AuiiH
expresses it, which those who are interested in
building houses and making improvements
liable to encounter about the LIST of May. and
that is the labor strikes. In some of the cities
of the country those of the building trades
that have not secured the eight-hour day
making an effort to bring this change about
during the present season. Here il IL said by
those well informed that there will be no in
terruDtiou in building operations from this
cause. Nearly all of the trades are now enjoy
ing q nine-hOur day and some of the painters
work eight hours. II is not likely. in any
event, that there will be a contest between the
employers and the employed. as neither rel
ishes the experiences of the past
in this particular. While there is
considerable building now in progress
rs there generally is during the building sea-
son each year. there is not that activity which
h considered a necessary condition fer success
in a movement for higher wages With no
change in the cost of labor and lower prices
for materials. as far As bricks are concerned,
which Is the main item IL tho expense Of build
ing, il IS argued that there will be good deal
Of building done before the season closes. just
now there Is great activity, because the bad
weather of the past few months delayed the
building which wOuld naturally have begun
in the middle of February until few weeks
ego, when il was possible to DO some outside
work.
THE EXTENSION OF CONNECTICUT AVENUE.
An interesting question will come before the
District Commissioners when the plat of the
subdivision OF the land lying at the head of
Connection. avenue and known Phelps lark
10 submitted for their approval The sub
division which IL being prepared by Mr.. III. II.
Niele, the civil engineer, does not provide for
the extension of Connecticut ayenue. As Is
well known the law regulating subdivisions
requires that the streets must conform to the
plan of the city. Under the regulations
adopted by the Commissioners streets and
4,
exact alignment with those in the same city and
OF equal width whenever practicable. The
question that the Commissioners must decide
Is whether they will approve this subdivision,
which does not contain Connecticut avenue car
NED through on the same lines as that of the
avenue within the city limits. Ii is argued that
Columbia road, which IL separated only a
short distance from the line of Connections
avenue, when EXTENDED is really a continuation
Of that avenue, and that there is no wav of
continuing ths avenue north of the Phelps
property except by condemnation as to ac-
quire the necessary land through Washington
Heights, Congress would probably never au-
thorize its extension. The ayepue is now
opened mp from Woodley Park north to the
Distric. bounds IL conformity with the line of
the avenue in the citv. The Rock Greek Rail-
road Company is baIlding electric railroad
along this portion vi the avenue, having
opened 1t and graded 1t at their own expense.
In case the avenue IS not continued through
Washington Heights the connection between
the city portion and the section beyond Rock
creek would be made by detour along Column
bis road and the Woodley road
IN EAST WASHINGTON.
Real estate brokers, a rule, make it their
business to keep posted in regard to property
In al sections of the city and the suburbs
Their customers naturally have preferences,
and some favor one section of the city or
suburbs for Investments over others. In order
20 meet the calls made upon them the brokers
are obliged TO know about all sections. There
are. however. certain features of the real estate
market which oeeome prominent in the minds
OF brokers, as a STAR HAN learned while talk
ing with q number recently. For instance
Mr.. Chas. A. Shields sail
Real estate values In the east keen mace II
they do not exceed the advances of the north
west The concretlng OF Maryland avenue
from the Capitol to the boundary or Florid,
avenue, coupled with the selection Of this
avenue as q part of the route of a line OF
earettes, has opened up TO travel one Of the
prettiest bOuleYards IN the whole city With
the building of the new bridge on the Benaiup
road, for which 100000 WAS appropriated BY
Congress, and the easy access to the center Of
the town that this broad avenue affords to the
Baltimore turnpike aud Benning road the
building Of homes will be greatly stimulated
Already shrewd buyers are taxing the I'D vantage
which the situation presents. Ground at the
corner of Maryland avenue ard 9th street
recently sold at IS per foot; at 9TH and Mary-
land avenue, sl-I7 per foot and at 10th and
Maryland avenue, Sl-Ij per foot was refused
Tor q corner lot.
ACTIVITY IN THE Eastern SECTION.
"An inspection OF the record of salts for the
past ninety days continued Mr. Shields, will
show that the largest percentage Of sales were
made in the east Values have so increased in
the northwest IN the inner residence localitie.
that IL is impossible for family to secure a
neat modern home in which one would wish
u live at less than from O. 900 NJ $4,000
while similar surroundings ara, "a Med a
much less figure in the sectIut aA6 a III,
Capitol Buildings far east as 10 "a street
which it would not paw to build few years ag,
costing from $500 TO $1,000, are now readil,
sold and the supply is not equal to tn,
demand Builders see this and pre-
pairing 70 meet the dema nd Ont
Is now erecting thirteen houses on 9th stree
between Maryland avenue and ID streets north
east; another is to build eleven houses on l0tl
and u streets northeast; another is to builC
eleven on 9Th between and ID streets, and still
another 10 70 build nine on 9Th between B ans
@ streets. Building operations on smalle
scale are very active and there ID hardly I
square west Of 11th street east, convenient I,
enss Of travel between Maryland avenue ans
PsnnsyivaniA avenue, thst building Is not 60
II - e. n contemplation In the tsEriter,