Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-14

pecu ereCVeu anu property HISS au'aiCSu II
value, while along the lines Of the steam rail-
roads in the suburbs the tide Of population
has swept out with a resistless impulse that ever
the selfish short-sighted policy of the railroad:
could not check. The city has grown
IN spite of and in the face Of
these disadvantages. This movement
might have been helped by more liberal policy
of the railroads. But that is past 1t is suf.
hcient for property owners to know that the
railroad companies have at last siguified their
willingness TO abate and modify the distinctions
which have in the past seriously retarded the
progress of the city. The Pennsylvania Rail.
road Company Is the last TO fall in line, and il
has indicated to Senator Mcmillan its willing.
ness to sink its tracks within the limits of the
city west of New Jersey avenue. and to allow
9th street to be used again a thOroughfare.
No doubt some improvement will be made
In the Long bridge. At any rate
the carrying out of such plan will serve to
unite South Washington with the center Of the
city and lessen the daily danger to life. The
railroad con, e.n will need additional land for
freight yard' and altogether the proposed
change will d., much to brighten the prospects
OF real estate as well as to improve the eondi-
lions of life Ia that locality.
Il EAST WASHINGTON.
Some tins ago the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road announced willingness to combine their
two branches into one road. running from the
bounds of the city and occupying only one
street-Deiaware ayenue-from that point to
the location of their present depot. At first
they proposed to depress and bridge their tracks
Oh this street. The present plan Is TO build an
arched masonry viaduet upon it. As the freight
yard will be outside of the city limits the tracks
within the city will be used mainly for
passenger trains. Both of these plans
open up prospect which is in strik-
H. Ia.
and IL they become enacted into laws the effect
viii be OF the greatest benefit to property all
through these sections of the city. No doubt
the growth of population and the development
of these localities would continue in spite of
railroad obstruction, but the progress will be
more rapid and the comfort and safety of the
public will be greatly enhanced if these propo-
sitiOns from the railroad corporations, with
such notifications the public interests would
seem to demand, are reduced to practical form
and shape.
SIXTEENTH STREET CORNER.
One of the important transactions during the
past week was the sale by Gurley 4 Stevens
of the ground at the southwest corner of 10th
and COrcoran streets. having frontage of 65. 8
feet on 10th street and ITO feet on Corcoran
street To an alley The purchaser was ex-Rep-
resentatiye Robert S. Stevens of Attica. n.
l.. and the prize paid was S2s 900 cash.
which Is at the rate Of nearly "a per square
foot. 1t Is stated to be the intention of the
new owner To improve this site by the erection
Of "a tine residence.
PROPOSED CHURCH KDrFrcEs
The corner on the opposite side of the street,
the southeast corner of 10th and Corcoran
streets. is owned by the Swedenborgian con-
gregation. II has fine frontage of some
lightweight feet and a good depth and is now
practically owned free from debt. Ii ia the
purpose to erect here splendid church edifce.
which shall be the national church of that de
nomination. 1t is expected that con-
trlbutlOns viii come in from all parts of the
country 10 ard in the erection of a building
which shall be worthy representative at the
nations capital of the enterprise and zeal of
that sect
Some similar idea has been suggested in con-
nectiOn with the Hebrews and several leading
men favor the plan of erecting here a national
synagogue just n0w this proposition has come
10 the front owing To the movement which has
taken shape m the Washington Hebrew Congre-
Cation. WHICH, wOr-hlps IN the oth street temple
looking toward the erection of a new syna-
gogue- 1t IL probable. however. that the
Hebrews Of this city will erect new temple
without asking the aid Of their brethren in other
rarts OF the cOuE nv. There are two plans that
have been sugge ted One Is To sell TIE prop-
erty ON sth II =. nd secure "A location in an
other part OF ne city and erect n building Ii
j also proposed 10 remove the present building
ton Of a rev editice. The congregation has
appointed building committee and the SUBJ
ject Is bein considered
i L-% CHE FOR GoasUCH
The co;'i,.sgatiou of Gorsueh VI. T. Church.
which wOrships ir "a church edifce ON AZ and
/ streets southwest, intends 10 erect a building
that viii be suitable for its needs than the
one they now occupy. In fact. the present
building Ii entirely Inadequate and the necessity
fnF nFatr -
active steps have been taken toward erecting a
new building II Is proposed to occupy the
present site and to erect there as good build
ing as the funds viii permit.
A. NEW HoTEI. ENTERPRISE
> Takoma Park is going 10 have a fine hotel
building. rather il will be located in North
iakoina, which Is a new subdivision adjoining
the Park on the north This property is owned
by the 1akOma Loan and Trust Company IL
p Gilbert. president. and some 100 acres have
been subdiyided- Streets have been opened ND
and houses Ell cted. and a railroad station has
been built Now the company has begun the
erection of hotel building. which will be an
attractive structure four stories in height. Az
present the building will have frontage of lbs
future TO adj ali additional seventy
i've feet to the frontage and 20 build at each
end two wings. When the hotel is opened this
year II viii have seventy five rooms and will
ouer accommodations for those who desire To
spend few weeks during the heated term in
this attrs -; section OF the suburbs The
new hote, III be short distance from the
railroad staSsl and will have handsome, we'll
shaded grounl> about it,
SOME NEW HOUSES
A fine residence Is 10 be built by Gen Flagler
Ell California avenue, Washington Heights. The
material used will be brick and stone.
Charles W. Handy is building three houses on
18th street just south of : street The fronts
Nin be of press brick. with stone trimuing..
Mr. Palmer is the architect
The old mansion at lexington is being re-
modelled and supplied with modern conyeu-
fences. This season it viii be opened as a hotel
or large boarding house.
VIM Lawson & Bro. have commenced the
erection of a row Of six neat three-storv brick
dwellings from 1909 TO 1919 18th street north
west These houses will each have n FRONTAGE
of Is feet inches and a depth of "a feet They
viii have press-brick fronts and each a sauar,
bay window.
handsome Improvement Is to be added &c
18th street IN the shape Of q three-story and
basement brick dwelling. Robert W. McPher.
son Is the owner and A. j. Fisher is doing the
building from plans prepared by A. b. Bib.
1heo. A. Harding and C. S. Baker are build
Ing four stone and brick dwellings, from I7O7 Il
Ills street northwest. Each house will hay,
sfrontage Of Is fee; and circular bay window
" Mndeieff Is the architect
Ground has basn broken the arartio, q,