Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-27

| With goOd-siZed yeutilatOrs in the brick
wall at both ends of the house. would do much
| toward lesseniug the tiscomforts of a ton story
| room In the average house There IL another
mistake which house builders make and which
| the hot weather brings ont. and that is shut
ting off the rear of the bouse INV the erection os
| a wide back building. This gives one window in
| the back parlor or dining room os the case NAV
! be, opening ON narrow areaway. The back he'd
| room in the second story has onlv one insufi
Gent window while the room in the rear
building over the kitchen ia rendered practi-
| cally uninbabit,ble in the summer hecanse NJ
the heat from the domestic Are II tbo ha.L
buidino stonned NJ tbe r.t story A. r.ar ro,m.
in the main buil,jing would have nIentv ~ Iigbt
and air ali the wear around and The only loss
would he one room which con- omlv hs occnn lid
with comfort for abont DIV ,,nnthS i, a. -,
In bonse so Arranged that tber. :. no See
ruption to the circnlation of air from, ono and
to the other and where there T.. oi.ntv ~ a;r
space in the roof as much comfort can he found
in this city in summer an at tbe AVERAGE Snn,-
mer resort. The wide streets and Abundance Of
shade trees render life even in the hottest sea-
son not only endurable but sorees HE and
healthful A house however. can be AZ con-
structed to practically neutralize the hot
weather advantages which this city possesses.
THE MAPMAKERs KEPT BUSY.
The growing Importance OF the suburbs finds
an illustration in the changed policy Of the
mapmakers few vears aoo a man ri Tho c;t,.
shaving a rortion nj The co5ntrv cn,t;.nn,,. ~
the bounds of tbe citv in tha n;str;ct Sas go
si1ered 10 Inc all that WAC needed Nov -
ever when a man ~ gotten ont - sho,,. Nv.
onIv the citv hmf tho ent;ro str.toh ~ nn,,,.'.
incipded within The e;xtv so,,ara -. Ely
constitute the district Of i,ol,Sni. WE, ' t%s
comuletion of the Eoct CrasL ra;iroaI .ha.s
will be two lines of electric ra;lroad nomnsnt;ne,
the CITY with the bounds of tbe D;strict Othao1
railroads will be built in the course Of time
houses will be erected and the extenS;on ~ ,h.
CITY over the District j. now one uf tha " ,on;
bilities of the near future A Glance at ~ 81
the new mans will demonstrates that fact II
shows as one OF the new features the large arao
of land which has been obsorhei NV tba 1noin,,;
cal and Rock Creek parks. Amounting in ali To
about / 100 acres it shows that land four on1
five miles from the bounds Of the CITY has benn
brought within EASY distance of the citv Nv,
means of railroads and that large tracts of snE'
urban land have been subdivided into hn;iJ
ing lots The sites of two orent r,.;S..S;.;N.
with a noble area of lan6 are in,,cataS ,,I,,il
in every direction NAV he seen tbe hso;,m "n,s
of the extension of the Man of Tire 90, .hii5st
will one day make the siburbs as .elsLr.tsd Co.
its beauty as the CITY now il. "'0A A0i
ALAMO srvrxru srpvr-,o.n
The District authorities bav. ha,,,,, th. u,.
of laying a brick Sidewalk from the Pei, G..
Cburcb roa,; ~, ,b. coat 81 - a.. IA. 49,.
road all the wav ont TO RrebtwooJ Ths si IanS
| for the widening of the roaS TO ninety fset has
| been donated m the District NV thn orn.r. 10. -
property on that side of the road A. th'. loo,
| session of Congress- an annro,ri,t;on ,rns
made for curbine and n sidewalk and rba u"rr
| il now being carried ont. When ,hs hr;otS
are laid the citizens of Briebtwood viii, have a
| good walk practically all the way 10 tba hnnnds
of the city. although there is n ,onsiderable sac'
tion between Boundary and the Rock Cr,.el road
| where a rather primitive hoard w,ik or,,o ~
keen the feet of the pedestrian ont ~ ths ,nn NJ
| nf H. unnaved street RrioLtwonS - ~, n'D'
billions town and II is the intention ~ The ";t;-
zens to establish commnnicatior VIC v;th
e. o;,v .v. ~ thax - III. .t! WIN
ieos to denend nm. The hone Il aMtarta;naS
that the street ear facilities vii ;,rn' "a .t
near futnre and in ant;c;nat;or in Iasto. s.o
| bepun the erection of a nrmber Of bonsas ~
Briphtwood PARK which tLev intend aS tSa ha ~
ginning. only of an extensive line of imnrove-
| ments' Since the PASSAGE of the Snf,i;.rS,
Home prohibition law pronertv ownerS aIon.
the ian street road are confident that th.ra ,;ii
be a great change in the character of that sec
ton OF the suburbs, and they are inclined to
neip Mons oy making improvements and pro.
incaI;,u ""'"'"'se' " Pioporv IN tnat
-0'SA
ENLAhdiSa AN ELECTRIC PLANT
The building Of the Electric Lighting Com
pany at 1917 and b streets now ouly occupies a
| norton of the ON feet frontaoo which ,ho -
panv owns Tho ertirs rrnra,,' :. ~ L VIC ooua,
Will hm;ld;no viii, I'll, M 49, =. $. =
size Of the one now in nsa III. a~ stra, 'ne
will bava inor smoca ns oor,a as nnn s.r %
md xi,, ho %,,itp u; VI ,S SQUARE Iees
%r;at atono o U 49,, Wsio ts I'M; nahner OF
SnnhoS =; anu aina WINE .ne pu,,iding WIN De
n .ba, tha 5000 .aa wa % tripiea,
.ms VIC MI Iapaty aor lurhishlng the electric
present The comnonv has nnfar%ro~ni ,. ~
laid along Connecticut avenue, Massach a.
sets avenue, street and along other streets.
Inc company, under contract with the Dis
trict, now supplies the arc hight In number OF
streets, which taxes the place OF the familiar
gas street lamp. pennsylvania avenue, + street,
streets are now lighted by electricity. With