Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-16

LONE OF THE HANDsoMEsT IMPROVE
| ~ ments made In the northwest section of the
city Tor some time was recently completed bv
Mr.John Il. Mclean. TWAS comparatively mex
pensive, which is another evidence that man
who knows how to make money is also master
OF perhaps the more dihicult accomplishment
OF knowing how to spend it. Several years ago
Mr. Mclean bought the square lying between
| 18th, 10th, and T streets. II was unfenced
and neglected and the residents Of that locality
marked out q well-worn pathway through II
and thereby saved themselves a good many
extra steps. twas not a slightly place, although
Its practical utility as affordng q short cut was
no doubt appreciated by those who had occa-
sion to use it. Recently. however, Mr.. Mclean
had high fence built around his property and
another fence to inclose the parking. Trees
and shrubbery were planted in the Enclosure,
grass was allowed to grow and then cut
close, until now 1t is quite handsome park.
| de sent to New York and had a ready
made house shipped to this city and
| directed his builder, Mr.. John s. Larcombe to
put It up in the middle Of the park. 1t is one
| OF those picturesque summer houses with wide
porches, and it looks very pretty in its present
posluon. This latter addition was a surprise
10 MS wife. as well as the other changes which
ne made in the appearance of his property.
Mrs Mclean rode out there the other evening
and was amazed to find number of her friends,
VINO had been invited to take tea. The sur
| Mclean as well as the guests who had been
| asked to share with her in this novel social
| atalr. The park Is a very handsome improve
ment In that locality and is appreciated by
| those whose residences overlook it.
MIR. j. Fairfield Carpenter, who owns the
large lot at the southeast corner of Scott circle
ana 10th street, has done some thing in the same
lne: inns property was part of the grounds
OF the Louise Home until Mr.. Carpenter bought
1t. He has had the high fence moved back and
| low iron fence built around the front of the
lot; The well-kept lawn, with its winding
walks shaded from the sun by the tall trees and
shrubbery, is a favorite resort for his children
ana their friends. 1t is not common for indi-
xlduais to own private parks in o city, but
Washington has at least two citizens who can
| AFFORD such luxuries, and the large number of
their friends who share in the pleasure of these
possessions appreciate the generous thought
Iulness which suggested the idea.
ENJOYING THE BEAUTY OF THE SUBURBS.
AS the season advances outdoor pleasures
and pursuits become popular, and the result is
that good proportion of the population of
the city find time to enjoy the picturesque
suburbs which surround the city. The various
| country roads are thronged with carriages and
WIN people, on foot and on horseback. Now
that suburban street railroads are available
those who neither own carriages nor are able
W my 'neHi nave chance to go out into the
| country as well as their wealthy neighbors. In
this way people can visit Soldiers Home BY
means OF the lexington road and also go to
| Glenwood cemetery. The lexington Company
Is also constructing branch line out North
| Oapltoi street, which is to be extended to the
southern line of the Soldiers Home. Cars on
| the 7th street road run out to Brightwood.
although the residents in that locality are of
| the opinion that the speed as well
as the frequency of the trips. is sus-
cePtibie OF great improvement Then there
| Is the Rock Creek electric road, which in
to follow the line of Connecticut avenue ex-
| tended from the bounds of the city to the Dis
trict line, and for two miles beyond the latter
into montgomery county. A road that Is prac-
ucaIiy parallel Is the Georgetown and Tenley-
Town road, which is now operated the full ex-
tent OF Its line. With the southern terminus
| In Georgetown cars 60 all the way out the Ten
ieytown road to the District line The ter
minus OF the road at this latter point is to be
.ne center enter OF three electric railroads. One is
| TO be built across the country to the Conduit
| road at Glen Echo. The other road is to
be operated by the Tenleytown and Rockville
Company, and the roadbed for three miles
has been constructed This road passes through
Bethesda and extends for two miles beyond.
Surveyors are now in the field in the in
terests OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
| company, which proposes to construct
a branch OF the Metropolitan road from Lin
den station across the county, interesting the
|
| Tenleytown and Rockville railroad, the latter
at Bethesda. Some arrangement has been
| made by the purchase of an old charter to con-
| tinue the line of the southern branch along the
| Potomac to Georgetown.
| BETWEEN BETHESDA AND ROCKVILLE.
| continuation of the Tenleytown and Rock
vile road is proposed to be made by a syndi.
cate, which has recently purchased about 1. 200
acres between Bethesda and Rockville This
IG NJ LII,
NJ. Barrick, George F. Graham, Herbert s.
Owen. Julian H. Miller and Daniel BirtweIl.
They have purchased the following properties:
The Wadsworth farm, of ZIG acres; the Bur-
rows farm, 2ol acres; Dawson farm, 1G4 acres;
the Lyddame farm, 100 acres; Baumgarten
farm. 442 acres, and the Beall's mill tract, 80
acres The syndicate propose to build q con-
| tinuation of the electric road to their prop
erty, which will be offered for sale in
tracts of five acres and more. When ali the
railroad enterprises now in progress or about
to be begun are completed this section of the
suburbs will be supplied with facilities of rapid
and easy communication with the city. These
new electric roads not only will run parallel
with each other, but with the Metropolitan
branch of the Baltimore and Ohio, and if the
| competition becomes what it is expected It will
result, no doubt, in the Baltimore and Ohio
management waking up to some kind of appre-
citation OF the fact that Washington is city
that has passed beyond the stage when SINGLE
| track railroad is sufficient to supply the needs
| OF this section of the suburbs.
1t is probable that the next suburban street
| railway enterprise will be the building of
road out to Hyattsville or across the Eastern
branch, where much property has been
bought up with the view of subdivision.
| NEW EPISCOPAL CHURCH
The residents of Washington Heights, and
especially those Of the Episcopal persuasion,
are SO much in love with the locality in which
| they live that they propose to spend Sunday in
the heights instead Of coming down into the
| city to attend church. movement has been
started to build an Episcopal church, and it has
received a great impulse by the generosity of
| Miss Little, who has offered to donate the land.
The lot, which has ample frontage of eighty
| feet, is located on the east side Of Columbia
| road, opposite the entrance to the Woodley
Lane road. The other evening a meeting of
| those interested was held at the residence of
Mr.. George Truesdell and subscriptions
| amounting to 5000 were made to the build
ing fund It is proposed to erect a suitable
ediice Of white stone, and it is probable thai
building operations will be begun before the.
| close of the present season.
SOME RECENT PRICES ron LAND
The purchase Of the Eslin tract of ten acres
on the west side Of Columbia road between 10th
and 18th streets extended is an investment
made by Mr.. ]. M. Clapp, wealthy man who
was until quite recently citizen of Pennsyl-