Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-24

| %S lnere Is no uouot YOU
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! nv can see q town grow.
| ,)N, / ~ but most people have
| AAA \ WI something else to do,
AZ NM-! such az watching their
| VI Mr-T own fortunes and pros
| M W lF' poets expanding and
helping on the process
| As a rule, therefore, the residents Of a city
don't notice its growth as much as the occasional
visitor. 1t therefore may be surprising TO the
average citizen to hear any talk about the neees-
sity OF sewers and a water supply in the suburbs
| However that may be the Commissioners have
recommended an appropriation this year for
the construction OF the Piney branch sewer and
petition is being prepared to present to Con-
! gress, asking for further appropriation to
continue the system. Unless something is
done IN this direction pretty soon some sec
tons Of the suburbs will not be very desirable
places of residence. good MANY houses
erected in what is commonly regarded as the
country are supplied with complete plumbing
equipment. There are sewer pipes running out
OF the house, but exactly where these pipes
empty does not seem to have concerned the ay
erage householder very much. 1t is possible
that some one connected with the District gov
erntneut has authority iii regard to the DISPOSE
ton Of sewage matter. But if so no very strict
| supervision has been exercised, for sewage
matter lis emptied into gulleys or ravines, and
when there is d good supply Of water from sur
! face drainage the sewage is absorbed and car
RED away. Otherwise it is left exposed to the
sun. 1t Is possible that before long some uni
form plan OF sewerage for the suburbs will be
! adopted, but it is hoped that 1t wont be in
duced by an epidemic. The rapid increase in
the population Of the suburbs is shown by the
census statistics. In 1880 the population OF the
county was 2z,4l4. and according to the last
| police census it was 1923. The percentage of
| ,,,ar tva. ,l.%,x
according to the census, was "a. AZ per cent,
while the percentage of increase in the city was
| but % u per cent
| This population live in houses that are much
the same as those in the city. In fact, as has
been stated in this column from time to time,
1t has become the custom now, especially IL the
section OF the suburbs near the city, to build
houses In rows, rather than detached with
lawns about them. There are some houses that
are built with party walls.
| oIrY STYLES IN THE COUNTRY.
Recently piece of ground was purchased by
j. B. Winner and lie Roy Tuttle on Columbia
road, just east OF the latters residence 1t is
the intention of the purchasers to erect a row
| OF brick houses on portion of this ground. 1t
| will be the first row OF houses built On Wash
| ington Heights, but this is only the beginning
III sewers are needed so is a water supply. and
no doubt before long something will have to be
done toward utilizing the abandoned aqusduct
| tunnel There is a reservoir Just east of How
ard University which was to be the outlet of
| this tunnel, but it has. of course. never been
used and tangled vegetation hourishes along its
sides and on the bottom. When the street ex-
tension bill becomes u law, as is hoped will be
| the case at the present sesnsn of Congress-
| then the future progress of the suburbs will be
cleared from many difficulties that now OBJ
struct Improvements. As soon as it is definitely
known that the streets are to be extended on
lines similar to those in the city then property
owners will know where they 'are at" SO as to
speak. Of course some property owners are
oppo-ed to this measure, us they think
that slxty-foot streets are better than
| ninety-foot streets, especially when they
get the benefit Of the difference at SO much per
| square foot. But after all the argument for the
street extension bill is founded on the acknowl-
edged success of the plan of the city which has
| contributed, perhaps. more than any other one
| thing to make this city the most beautiful resi-
dence place in the world. In other words the
public interests demand that the plan Of the
city should be extended to the suburbs as far
as practicable and indi vidual preferences will
have to give way.
| THE EVIL or THE UNCERTAINTY.
In connection with this interest the Building
Register this week has the folio wing:
"No measure now before Congress concern
ing District affairs has greater interest for our
building business than the bill for the extension
OF the streets. As we have repeatedly stated.
| the uncertainty as to what plan will be adopted
IN carrying out the objects Of this measure
deters many from purchasing suburban
property and many others from building upon
county property they have already bought.
Many of the most desirable building lots in the
| District are thus kept unimprored. The estab-
| hshment OF permanent street plan for that
| section would be Immediately followed by an
extraordinary activity in the construction Of
buildings there, we'll as in the transfers Of
real estate. IL the bill is to be passed at all it
should be done speedily and the active in
fuence of the building trades of the District
| with Congress would 60 far toward securing q
prompt decision of this matter, which is of such
special Importance to them. The real estate
interest has been alive to the necessities Of the
situation and has theoretically furthered the
| progress of the measure in every proper way
but the building interest should share the
honor of securing the enactment Of this iegisla-
| ton az well as the profits they will derive from
| 1t.
| ONE HOTEL PROJECT.
| Mr.. Waggaman. the owner of the ground at
the corner Of 10th street and Florida avenue.
where it was proposed to erect fine hotel
building, is having it plated into building lots
| This looks very much as II the proposed hotel
project as far this site is concerned at any
rate, has been abandoned and now it is in order
to get up some other scheme. There is no
doubt that grand hotel will be built here
some time, but evidently not just yet
NIB. CLEVELAND AS A REAL ESTATE BOOM
1t would make mighty interesting reading if
some idea could be given of the contents of
the letters received by President-elect Cleve-
land relative to a home for himself in this city.
There is no doubt that this section of his mail
is large one. There are any number of men
who would be pleased to have Mr.. Cleveland
start G little boom in the vicinity of their prop
erty by locating his residence in their locality
He could have his former house no doubt if he
desired it, but itwould be looked upon, to put it
mildly, as unfair if Mr.. Cleveland should
again favor that locality. In fact, some men
are inclined to look upon Mr.. Cleveland in
much the same way the proprietor of re-
sort down the river, who put in a bid in favor
Of his place when the ate Of the tomb of Gen
Grant was being discussed. Some one said to
him that they didn't see why his place should
be chosen.
"Why not" he retorted with genuine indig-
nation. Il would like to knew if they did not
give Gen. Washington TO Blake?'
An able-bodied rumor was abroad during the
week to the effect that Mr.. Cleveland had de-
cided to buy the country residence of ex-Gov.
Shepherd on the 7th street road. This selection
ia cfoA. FOL. tyos hat