Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-09


inspector appeared before the Commissioners
early in the week and laid the matter of the
rush for permits for houses in alleys less than
forty feet before them The discussion by the
board was long and earnest and they decided
to put q stop to the matter at once. Accord
ingiy they passed an order amending the
building regulations BY adding 70 section IA
| the following:
"No room in any building intended for hu-
man habitatiou or sleeping shall have lees than
eight feet clear height nor shall permits be is
sued for any such building that is less than
twelve feet in width. No such building shall
be erected within the District Of Columbia on
| any alley that is less than forty feet wide its
entire length directly through the square in
which 1t Is located, 90 as TO open into the
streets on opposite sides Of the square. No
permit for the erection Of dwelling on any
alley In said District shall be granted until such
alley Is extended 10 the aforesaid dimensions
and not until provision satisfactory to the Com
missloners shall have been made for the sewer
therein"
The question at once arose whether or not
the new order could 60 into operation at once
II was thought by one of the Commissioners
that It would be necessary to advertise the
amendments for thirty days before it could be
enforced, and the attorney was called upon for
an opinion on the subject In the meantime
the building inspector has suspend the issu-
ance Of permits for alley houses
OPPOSED BI sPEcULAroRs
"A great cry has gone up from the spectators
VINO are hustling for alley property to build
upon before the bill now before Congress pro-
hibiting the erection Of houses in alleys less
than forty feet wide becomes law. They are
as mad as the tabled March hare and declare
they Will do all sorts of things II the Commits
soners refuse to advertise the new order for
thirty days.
In conversation with STAR reporter today
upon the new order Building Inspector En-
IF the attorney rules that we must advertise
the amendment for thirty DAYS the result will
De that every available foot of alley property in
the District will be built upon. / think the
order is good one and has the same effect rs
IL passed by Congress"
ALONG 7TH STREET ROAD.
Many improvements are contemplated along
Brightwood avenue. During the past nine
months nearly dozen houses were erected in
Brlghtwood Park. and Is many more will be
oulit during the next ninety days.
Within the past week negotiations have been
| conducted looking to the transfer Of the Mar
snali browr tract, comprising about 1888 acres
OF land, to syndicate. The price 10 be paid
Is SAID to be about 900. coo. This syndicate
VIII take a hand In the improvements along the
hne OF Brightwood avenue, and it is stated that
one OF their objects is to procure from Con-
sress at an early date a charter to construct
anu operate an overhead electric road from
boundary or Florida avenue AS far north as
Brightwood, and possibly to the District line
| and Takoma Park
COL FRANCIS coLToS's NEW RESIDENCE
Col Francis Cotton, who recently purchased
the eligible building site at the intersection of
2oth street and Connecticut avenue will soon
improve it by the erection of a commodious
| residence, which he will make his home The
| ample frontage of fifty feet will afford the
architect. Mr.. II. +. Schneider an opportunity
OF displaying his taste in the design Of an
Engllsh basement house four stories in height
The front will be of pressed brick with the ex-
| cepuon OF the first story, which will be brown
4 or red stone. At the request of MIR. Cotton the
design Is to be semi-Spanish, with overhanging
caves and tiled roof. In addition to the four
stories there will also be a cellar and an attic
story. An elevator will be provided and the
building will be heated by steam All the
interior arrangements have been carefully
STUDIED out by both the owner and architect
MR.. PAINE's HOME
Mr.. John W. Paine, at one time Q resident
Of this city and still one Of the largest property
owners here and the owner of the triangular
block OF houses just north of Washington
Circle on New Hampshire avenue is having
MIR. I. F. Schneider, the architect, prepare
plans for an elegant residence, which he will
build at Troy, ny. his present home. 1t will
| be fifty feet wide. with ample ground and
nearly 100 feet Deep and will be one Of the
| most costly and elegant residences in TROY Ii
VIII be built of Indiana lime stone will be three
| stories, basement and attic in height and will
be finished as the best modern taste dictates
1t Is OF local interest. as Mr.. Schneider will
have most of the different branches of the work
done by Washington firms and will personally
supervise the work. 1t will cost over 500 600
| SOME NEW BuIIpISes
Plans have been prepared by Architect c. A.
Didden to erect q handsome three-story and
basement brick dwelling at 1873 18th stree,
southeast for Mr.. Albert Carry. The house il
to have frontage of 40feet by a depth of 4l
feet. Its front is to be of pressed brick, with a
| square hay window running its entire height
Chas. Naland is the builder
+. Il. NARROW is about to erect n neat three.
story brick dwelling at 142O Stoughton street
Joseph {. johnson is the architect and builder
Ground has been broken for the erection OF
two tasty brick dwellings at 2l36 street nsrth.
west. Il. f. Schneider ID the architect and f.
Ii. Duhay the builder John F. vogt is the
| owner.
Frank Baldwin is building for himself row
| of four two-story brick dwellings from PIG "a
225 10th street northeast.
line Improvement Is about to be made on
2lst street northwest; W. F. HELEN and W. +.
Kirby are about to build a row of fine hand
some three-storv and basement brick dwelling,
| from 1927 to 1885. The houses will each baYf
a frontage of II feet inches have pressed
brick fronts, with bay windows. Graham A
Son are the architects and Kirby & Bro the
| builders.
w. c. Whittemore is preparing to erect =
handsome two-story basement and attic brick
dwelling at 1926 New Hampshire avenue north
west. The house will have frontage of ~ fee,
| by depth Of "a feet, and will be faced with
Pompeiian brick and crowned with a steep
slated roof. Harvey i. Page is the architect
and Chas. L. Langley the builder.
Mr.. j. j. West is building a three-story and
basement residence on Maryland avenue be-
tween 9th and 18th streets northeast The front
will be built of brown stone up to the stills of
| the first story and the remainder of press brick
with stone trimmings. The feature of the
front will be square projection. The interior
| will be finished In hard wood and white nine.
| The house will be heated by hot water. Geo.
Emmert, jr., is the architect and A. Getz the
| builder.
Two three-story and basement houses will he
| built on the same block as above BY IF Horn
| ing. The fronts will be broken by square pro
| jections extending the entire height in one of
| the houses, where it will be finished with
| tower andlin the other to the third story, with
| a balcony finish. The material will be press
brick with stone trimmings. George Emmert
| IT,, is the architect.
-Four three-story and cellar houses are beinc
built on Sd street between Massachusetts ave.
nue. and G street northwest for Geo Emmert
These houses are to be built Of press brick and
brown-stone trimmings. The base of the
houses to the stills of first-story Window will hs