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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-25

HE science of to-day is fast
dispelling the fetichism of yes
terday; the march of medical
progress to-day causes one to
stop and hesitate what to pre-
dict for the morrow.
Hygiene and improved Their
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-16
LOW CEILINGS rHE srYnE-

Reasons In Favor of Them Are now ouito
Numerous.
Contractor and Builder.
A reaction has lately taken place in favor OF
low ceilings. Not very long ago architects.
sanitary engineers and physicians were almost
unanimous in favor of high ceilings for rooms
in dwellings. The arguments In support of
lofty ceilings were numerous, some OF them
based upon the superior bealthfulness of such
rooms, and others upon the architectural
effects claimed With the introduction OF
the cottage style Of architecture ceilings have.
gradually become lower and the fashion hay-
ing been set, reasons, scientific and hygienjc.
have not been lacking in support Of low,
cellinged rooms. Low walls to rooms IT. is
said, are being advocated In England as really
aHording better ventilation throughout in
prevenung the formation of upper strata Of
all but immovable foul air, and tending to
prevent draft. This idea is very gladly taken
up by some of the art journals, who rejoice
that we have probably gone to the extreme in
the height OF apartments, which has the dis
advantage Of dwarfing the furniture which ia
placed in them aud which also fails to secure
the most pleasing proportions to rooms not
having large area. There is cosness in n
low-ceilinged room which in high-ceilinged
room is sacrificed to emptiness. In discuss
ing this point reference is often made to the
time OF Queen Elizabeth and the low wains-
coted rooms that prevailed at that period.
Low ceilings were the rule, and comfortable
interiors rather than imposing extariors were
studied. Regarding high ceilings the New York
Tribune says: In furnishing New York houses,
one difficulty almost invariably contronts
the decorator-the disproportonate height
OF the ceilings with the size of the rooms In
the Astor houses, for instance, the ceilings
are thirteen feet in height and the rooms are
of very moderate size. This, to an artistic
person, gives feeling of Encouragement at
the outset. OF course the effect may be greatly
obviated by deep frieze; and the wall
hangers have made quite speciality in papers
that will lower or heiehten the effect of a
room. There is another way of bringing
ceiling down to the required height which is
very pretty and is not difficult to arrange.
This is done by lowering square of canvas.
which can he decorated in any way you like,
from the four corners of the room. One room,
managed ih this way had light gray linen
square on which were painted very boldly
wild roses OF a delicate shade of pink 4
deep frieze of the same design was placed a
couple OF feet from the ceiling, and the rest,
OF the wall was hung with harmoniously
tinted japanese chintz, meeting wooden
wainscoting painted in white enamel The
furniture was covered with gray cretonne,
over which the wild roses ran rampant,
and the whole effect was exceedingly pretty.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-16
Lumber Inspector Riley Replies.

At the time Lumber Inspector Thomas R.
Riley submitted his annual report some citi-
zens complained that he was in the habit of
employing an assistant to do most of his work.
The matter was referred to the Attorney for
the District who rendered an opinion that the
lumber inspector was not at liberty to en-
ploy an assistant and at the same time con-
sistently attend to the spirit of the law as to
his duties. This was referred to Mr.. Riley who
sent his reply to the Commissioners last
Thursday. In 1t he stated that he does not
habitually employ an assistant to attend to
his official duties, but gives them his personal
attention. He admitted that he has an assist
ant who, he said, is practical and expert
enced lumberman, to mark lumber for him,
but he does 1t under his personal supervision
and attention. Mr.. Riley stated that under
pressure OF work his assistant has marked and
Tailed lumber, but that it amounted really to
his inspection, as he was responsible for it.
Mr.. Riley asks, If under pressure Of work
he has the right to employ an assistant.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-16
Auction Sales of Real Estate.

On account Of the excessive heat and gen.
eral dullness in real estate matters, the auc-
tioneers appear to be those who make the
most sales. Among recent transactions Rat
cliffe, Darr & Co. report the following sales:
To James l.. Barbour for James L. Norris,
executor, brick house No. 225 street north
west, lot 2Ox1O0, $1,000; to Smith Petit for
Swormstedt & Bradley, trustees, three-story
brick house, corner Fifth and streets north
east, lot 15.Sx65, $3,525; to A. Hudh lot 8,
square S35, fronting so feet on street north
east by depth of 100 feet, for rs cents square
foot; to Armat Stoddart three-story and man
sard roof brick house No. S26 Fifth street
northeast, lot 165x9O feet, $4,4OO; to R. B.
Peters for M. NJ Parker and H. K. Willard,
trustees, frame cottage on Scott avenue near
Seventh street northwest, lot 5Ox100, 81, $50;
to Calvin Payne for H. l. Meador, executor,
one brick house No. 9l6 M street southeast
lot 16x75.6, S1,100.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-16
THE ACTIVITY IN BUILDING.
More New Structures Going Up This
Year Than Last.

More New Structures Going Up This
Year Than Last.
~ find building operations just about as
active this season as they were last" said Mr.
Charles a. Langley in conversation with
HERALD reporter, "but the total number of
buildings, think, will be in excess of that of
last year. This will be due to the large num-
Der OF small houses which are being erected
in the northeast and southeast sections of the
city. The readiness with which small, com
Portable and well-built houses are rented has
led many builders 10 construct row after row
Of houses of this character. There are not
many large residences building here now,
though have several large contracts on hand.
The most important is that of the United
Service Club, the construction of which, at
the corner of Connecticut avenue and 1 street,
| am rapidly pushing to completion. The
next house which will erect will be that
which Mr.. FL. r. Dulaney, of Dulaney &
Whiting, will build on Washington Heights.
1t will be very handsome house, and will
cost in the neighborhood of $4,000. Another
element which is largely increasing the build
ing trade of the city is the suburban. Not
only are many houses building upon all the
wellknown suburban subdivisions, but many
of them are large and handsome and cost
many thousands of dollars. The materials
which are used in construction change but
little, varying now and then in interior finish
ings, but mainly they are OF the same general
kind. The price, too, has remained about the
same except in bricks. Not so many years
ago the demand for bricks was much greater
than the supply, and consequently the dealers
took advantage OF the situation and run up
the price Other firms, however, entered the
field, so that now competition is so great that
bricks can be obtained at prices from SO to
$3.50 cheaper thousand than formerly.
"Yes, believe that the operations In build
ing are so active that but few laborers are out
OF work, and l believe, too, that the Eight
hour law had the effect which was claimed for
it-of giving more men employment-as under
the new law the shorter time makes it neces-
sary TO employ one more man in every eight"
''If one can judge by the amount of supplies
we are providing local plumbers with" said
Mr.. Charles McCubben, the Washington man
ager Of Henry McShane & Co., dealers in
plumbing, steam and gas fitting supplies, "the
plumbers of this city must have plenty of
work on their hands. Our business has more
than doubled itself in the past year and now
that we have gotten into our new quarters we
can better supply our patrons"
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-16
DISTRICT BUILDING NOTES.

Mr.. L. d. Wine has accepted his appoint
ment as member Of the visiting committee
of the Washington Asylum.
Commissioner Ross, accompanied by his
family, left for Orkney Springs yesterday
morning at IL o'clock. He will return next
Thursday.
A new sewer fifteen inches In diameter will
be laid on Eleventh street, between and
Pennsylvania avenue, to replace the old one,
Which is in such bad condition that 1t will be
filled in. The estimated cost of the work is
81 400.
Mr.. Philip Young, of Georgetown, has
written a communication to the Commission
ers requesting that the Tennallytown road be
sprinkled once day. He states that the road
is in dusty and disagreeable condition. The
matter was referred to Mr.. Arnold, superin-
tendent OF street cleaning.
The Commissioners have approved recon-
mendation recently made by Captain Luck
that the Washington and Georgetown Gaslight
Company be requested to forward each week
to the Engineer Department the location of all
cuts that have been made in the pavement by
their employees In making repairs. This is
done in order that the accounts of street re-
pairing can be more accurately kept.
The Commissioners have approved the ap-
plications for liquor licenses of John C.
oDonoghue, 1900: Thirty,ffth street north
west, wholesale; Philip Maloney, 2063 street
northwest, wholesale, and Thomas P. Ryan,
627 Twenty-fourth street northwest, retail.
They have rejected the applications for whole
sale licenses made by John G. Clark, 2030 New
York avenue; Markus r. King, 1893 Third
street northwest, and Patrick Mccormick
Seventh and streets southeast.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-16

work in this city. than 1 have known for a
long time. The men travel in pairs as you
just saw those two, going from shop to shop
seeking employment l can not estimate how
many painters are out of work In the city at
present, as our relations with the journeyme n
since the strike for eight hours was inaugu-
rated has not been such that l could tell.
This strike had bad effect on business. By
the way, on last Friday night the strike was
declared off as failure. But there are more
painters in the city than were before. The
spring is usually our dull season in Washing
ton, and at that time many of our painters go
North. The busy season there ends in May or
June and then they return. This year, how
ever, they can find very little to do here.
What the reasons are for the dullness
in our trade this season l cannot say.
There are number of apparent causes
but they don't seem satisfactory to me. Wash
ington has its periods of activity and dullness,
and this is one of the latter. We do great
deal of work in all the large business houses
in the city, and the dullness in their lines o.
business has its effect upon US. Then, too,
most of the building which is being done now
consists of rows OF small houses in which but
little painting is done.
Inc cnanSe IN the sCyle Oh interior uecora-
ton has aided our business not little. The
days of the wall paper are coming to close,
and that is why SO many paper dealers and
paper-hangers now have added to their signs
the word decorator Everything now tends
toward an appearance of planness and homli-
ness in wall decoration rather than gaudi-
ness. Elaborate frescoing and frieze work
have gone out Of date while plain walls
painted in soft, subdued colors have su-
perceded them. L do not know of but
one piece of fresco work that is being
done in this city. That is at the Capitol, and
1t would not surprise me If this was the only
work of this kind that is being done. in the
country. The eiaborateness in interior decora-
tion is now accomplished in the furnishing of
the house and not in the decoration of the
Wallsii
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-16
REAL ESTATE NOTES.

Moss Gunnell has bought for $12, 300 from
John +. Waggaman part OF lot 90 in square 10.
Jean M. d. Lander has purchased from
benjamin A. Colonna part of original lot Is,
in square 732, for S4,S0O.
Richard Robinson has purchased from John
s. jerks ct ux for $4,000, lot 208 in square
l32, OF Jenks' subdivision.
John y. Swormstedt has purchased from
Grenv1lle A. Whitaker for So, 800 lots AZ and 40,
IN Barker ct al.'s sub. of square 1888.
Isaac e. Rubenstein has purchased from
George e. Emmons, for 1900, part of lot s,
In Taylors subdivision of square SIS.
Frederick A. Stier has purchased from
Harry w. Schneider for $500, lot 239 in
square 1852, of Schneder's subdivision.
A. M. McLachlen and r. White have sold
TO solomon Carr, lots 73 to 70, inclusive, In
square lO2s The price paid was $3.50.
John lyman has purchased from Thomas
Joyce for $1,000 part of lot in square l4O.
Inc lot fronts 373 feet on l. street northwest.
Hanora A. Rundlett has purchased from
James H. Doty and Sherman A. johnson east
IS feet OF original lot @, in square 1873, for
$9,950.
The United States has purchased from
William j. w. Cowden parcel No. "a, con-
tanned within the limits of Rock Creek Park,
for $43,232.
The United States has purchased from Mary
Landers Beall parcel so, containing 2. .O57 acres,
within the limits of Rock Creek Park for
$4,2l4. This property is on the Pierce Mil
Road.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-16
DISTRICT SUBDIVISIONS.
An Interesting Report Submitted by AS
sistant Engineer Spa1dinR.


Assistant Engineer Fred. 2. Spslding, I'm
charge of the subdivision of lands by the En-
gineer Department OF the District in his an
nual report states some facts OF interest to
those engaged In real estate transactions
Sixteen subdivisions were approved and sur
veys made and plsts prepared showing the
positions OF streets in fifteen cases where no
subdivision has been made as yet. In the
subdivisions approved during the year devia-
tions from the direct extension of the streets
as laid out in the city was allowed in three
instances. In the Palisades of the Potomac
the situation of the property was such that
the streets running east and west had to be
DETECTED so as to run almost perpendicular
to the Conduit road. At Ingeside the to-
pogrsphy made 1t impossible to subdivide the
land in accordance with the regular system.
In the case Of Brightwood Park it was de-
cided to continue the Petworth plan as far as
Shepherds road and there change to the city
system. The report urges the immediate
necessity Of some definite action regarding
the subdivisions, and especially those near the
city, whose streets are now laid out irregu-
larly. The element of uncertainty in this
matter which now exists renders it impossible
to form rational plans for new subdivisions in
the vicinity Of these IRE gular ones.
The law, Mr.. Spalding says, which now reg
ulates the subdivision of land in the District
has been in operation two years, and has not
only been succ cessful but very beneficial Mr.
Spalding states that should the amount of his
work continue as great as it is at present his
department will suffer from too small force
OF employees. The report calls attention to
the necessity of some means of permanently
marking the lines of streets in new subdivis-
ions, and provision should be made by which
this department should establish such marks
In each case as might seem necessary to pre-
vent the loss of the line of the new streets
Mr. Spalding considers it of first importance
that the work of diagonal avenues should be
extended and that new avenues should be laid
out upon the most available lines to facilitate
communication in all directions throughout
the District.
The report concludes with the statement
that the subdivision of the outlying parts of
the District is now progressing at very rapid
rate, and whether or not the improvement
and occupation by residence of these new
subdivisions will be as rapid as is predicted
by their promoters, the fact remains that this
development when it does come is to be upon
the lines now being laid down, and a proper
regard for economy as well as for the SYM
metry and beauty of this great city of the
future suggests a careful consideration now
of the best means of controlling that most i'm
portant factor In its well being-the plan
upon which it is to be built.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-16
The Extreme Hot Weather Causes Lull
All Around.
FEW PERMITS FOR NEW HOUSES TAKEN OUT.
Grad Paint out
Employment.

The summer dullness which for the past
month has made the real estate market prac-
tically inactive seems finally to have struck
building operations, as evidenced by the num-
Der Of permits issued during the past week.
This condition is probably indirectly due to
the intense heat of few days of last week.
1t is not unusual, however, at this time of
the year for the number of permits issued to
drop considerably for about month. The
inactivity will last no longer than a month, if
1t does continue, as most of the business men
of Washington will have returned by the
middle of September and operations begin to
pick up again.
The total number of permits issued week
before last contrast strongly with those of the
past week. During the former period 81 per-
mits were issued, covering the erection of 1O3
houses, to cost $196,SO0 Last week there
were but IL permits issued for the construc-
tion Of but So houses, at a total cost of S7S,-
200. The difference is very marked. pc
culiar fact is the absence of single permit to
build in the southwest section, where building
has been so active during this spring and
summer. The houses for which permits were
taken out are all small ones, the most ex-
pensiye being that of Mrs. F. j. Tilford, at
1886 New Hampshire avenue, to cost $4,000.
The permits issued covered the erection of
13 buildings in the northwest section, to cost
$4S,l00; in the northeast section, to cost
$4,000; 10 in the southeast section, to cost
S., 400, and in the county, to cost $11, 700.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-16
MANY PAINTERS IDLE.
MT. Macnichol Advances Some Reasons
for the Dizziness in His Trade.

1or the Dullness in His Trade.
"haVeyou all the men you need p" asked two
journeymen painters of Mr.. G. Macnichol, jr.,
OF the firm OF Macnichol & Son, as he stood in
front of his office at 415 Tenth street north
west, few days ago. They had their work.
ing outfits under their arms and were evidently
prepared TO go to work at once.
sim sorry to say | haven't work for any
more," replied Mr.. Macnichol, and the two
men turned away to ask the same question at
the next paint shop. "That is an Incident
said Mr.. Macnichol to HEBALD reporter,
(which occurs here dozen times a day."
Mr. Macnichol is one Of the best informed
men in the painting business in the city, and
is Secretary Of the Master Painters Associa-
tioD. This season" he continued, '1has been
an unusually dull one for our business.
There are larger number Of painters out of
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-16
BUILDING PERMITS. .

Permits to build to the following were
issued by Inspector Entwisle for the week
ending Friday, August II.
at Nos. 409 to 42l in alley in square 1918, for
John Il. Duvall, to cost $4,000.
One three-story and cellar brick dwelling,
2Ox36 feet, No. 212 Eighth street northeast,
for E. N. Waters, to cost $4,000.
One two-story brick private stable. l6Y32
feet, in rear No. Ills K street northwest, for
Thomas T. Williams, to cost $3.50.
Five two-story and basement brick dwelling,
17x32, Nos. 13 to 81 @ street northwest, for i.
Simmons, to cost Sic, 800
One two-story frame dwelling, 16x32 feet,
corner Twenty-second and Cincinnati street,
Langdon Park, for Mr.. Page, to cost 81 200.
One two-story brick stable, 25x22 feet, In
rear of 412 Maple avenue, lie Droit Psrk for
James l.. Weaver, to cost 81 ,000
Two three-story and basement brick dwell
ings, 20x35 feet. Nos. 923 and 925 s street
northwest, for II. A. Willard and r. L. Parry,
to cost $1,000.
Two two-story and cellar brick and stone
dwellings, 2Ox3l feet, Nos. 105 and 11S r
street West lexington, for j. III. Lane, to
cost $4,000.
One two-story and basement brick dwelling.
DO-~OSi ASSO
west, for Mrs. F. j. Tilford, to cost $4,000.
One two-story and cellar brick dwelling,
lSx45, No. $50 Spruce street, lie Droit Park,
for John f. Wsggaman, to cost $4,000.
Two two-story brick dwellings,, 12x2S, Nos.
745 and TAT alley in square $50 southeast, for
Joseph Gillot, to cost 500.
One two-story and cellar brick dwelling,
2oxo3, No. 100 Thirty-fifth street northwest,
Tor l.. G. Rosenbush, to cost $1,000.
Two two-story frame dwellings, 15x32,
Washington near Pierce street, Anacostia, for
b. Dawney, to cost 81 900.
Five two-story and cellar brick dwellings,
l6x32, Nos. 7l5 to 723 Third street northeast,
for NJ. M. Parker, to cost ,000
One twostory brick stable, 19x23, rear of
512 Twenty-frst street northwest, for DIR.
Robert Reyburn, to cost $780,
One frame dwelling, 16x24 feet, No. 1921 e
street southeast, for II. F. Getz, to cost $500.
Two 2story brick dwellings, l2x25 feet,
Nos 1881 and 1888 ID street northwest, for
Edward Temple, to cost $1,000.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-16
The Districts Revenues.

The annual report of Collector OF Taxes z.
q. Davis which was submitted to the Com
missioners on Friday shows that during the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1891, taxes to the
amount OF s., ,S74 ,232, were collected. OF this
amount the realty tax was $2,O94, ,492. GO;
personal tax, $l69, 9,624 70; penalties, $67 1879;
miscellaneous items, 1912, 1OO.SO; water fund
$270, ,66647. Amount OF reduction In assess
ments, $73S4.O9; amount OF uncollected taxes,
$736, ,564.42; making grand total OF $3,6ls,-
1902.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-16

William Wheatley has bought an undivided
one-eighth interest in part of LOT 3, B. and Il.
addition to Georgetown, from Rein w.
Darby, for $4,000. The lot is subject to a
trust OF $4,000. 1t fronts AS feet on High
street.
William b. Matthew and Carlton spaids
have purchased for 9,4OO, from David G.
Swain, half interest in part of lot 25, IN
sherman's sub. OF land on Fourteenth street.
The lot fronts so feet on that street.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-16

Mrs. p. p. Mullett has sold through Ken
nedy & Ficklen three lots on the corner OF M
and Twenty-ffth streets northwest for $40, 900.
This property is in the rear of Mrs. Mullett's
residence. and fronts "a feet on Twenty-ffth
street and 100 on Nj.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-07-23
Newspaper. and other People.

Sometimes an item will get into the
columns OF the best regulated paper.
that somebody will take exceptions TO.
This Is not strange considering the
great diversity OF minds TO be reached.
It is so ordered by nature that few peo-
pie get through life without doing some
things that other people find fault with.
Newspapers, being conducted for the
most part by mortal men, and read to
the same extent by persons now exist
ing on this mundane sphere, conse-
quently partake OF the frailties OF
those who conduct them. IL Is not al.
ways easy TO guess with great accuracy
whom one may hit when
he throws a rock over a house.
even II the rock is thrown without
malice aforethought. But those who
feel aggrievcd should not jump at the
conclusion when a remark is made that
they can make apply TO themselves that
II was made 10 apply 10 them. News
papers are not more anxious to pick IN
quarrels with people, or make dis
Daraging remarks about them, than arc
individuals. The manner Of a news
paper is but a reflection OF the manner
Of those responsible for What is in IL in
their private capacities: and an allow
ance would be made them for
their words according to their
known characteristics. 50 It
should be done toward the paper
Those who take remarks as reflections
upon themselves, because Of certain cir
cumstances surrounding them, should
remember. too, that others outside those
environments will be like the men con-
Quoting the paper-they will not see
the application Of the remarks to the
aggrieved parties unless the latter call
their attention to them.