Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-03

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or three years past
several Of the largest
business establishments
have adopted for the summer season the
Saturday half holiday custom. 1t is likely that
this holiday will be very generally observed in
this city just as is the case now in New York
and in other large cities throughout the country.
The young men who are said to do the work
in the real estate offices, so that the bosses may
have time for reflection, have made several at
tempts to get earlier hours for closing, es-
pecially during the warm weather. But for
one reason or another they have never quite
succeeded As they remain in the offices, the
dignided representatives Of the firms during
the greater part of the warm weather period it
would seem that they could use their own
judgment as to how long they should keep the
offices open. But they never exercised their
judgment in this direction. but kept it applied
in the regular business channels, and now their
reward has come, and instead of securing re-
lease from work one hour earlier they have q
whole half day. These bright young men no
doubt feel that somehow virtue is its own re-
ward, and a steady attention to business yields
not only an ample return in dollars and cents,
as the copy books maintain, but in this case
weekly holiday season. which viii no doubt be
thoroughly appreciated.
AUCTION SALES OF PROPERTY.
Some valuable property fronting on F street
was offered at public auction this week. A
large crowd attended and considerable interest
was manifested. The property was offered in
lots. each having frontage Of sixteen and
twenty-five feet The auctioneer was Mr..
Thomas E. Waggaman. the well-known real
estate broker, who continues tho custom. which
useo 10 De more general imam IL now Is OF. sell
ing properly NJ puDhc sale as wen as AT private
saio. Dr. "aegaman inethous as an auction-
9er resem1ies tnose employed IN DOCK sales IN
europe, "nere tnere !, no attempt mace 10
sE ne s'ous, aS ~ 'ne Prac.lce mere; Inc
oe soio SIMPLY onereu,
anu sne wou,a-oe ou!ers are eNpected
W w 'n1 rest mr. "aE9amah INFORMED tne
s.S"I VA Nc uau ioi naie anu a'Aeo iur oiu.
Sas "neh NC oiu u.a nv teacn tue liihi' uo
IN. .vs " oisiu VIC ne, peoe vi popoi!'
t;oUaariI ~ haa :. ". a. 'n,s s.i0 u "u
80 a. - 49, 20 40 Ia VIC poP'o W." ~
sonu VIC 'ae NOV tne .aiue vi lne arucHe OF
and thar AZ ,,ot ,aad .ho ,,ars,,"ina w s
So. ,ey y w nv. neeu 'ne pe,sue VI eAoiihs
s'' VI '"' "u'''oneef " s''inu'A'e "ou0h
The offEHs NUT ACCEPTED
ho"e'er' AL 'his case no olu was accepteo.
.ne 'isnes' prioe onereu was "a per square
,oo' ior one piece On street. AS Is Wen
nm s1e Proper's pc,onseu 70 inc estate OF
s sNo .a'o MS SUM nc ,esioehoe orouPieu
~ - US. n'o"o IN I'M s'iee.
Jus. nT' VI VI = Si1e'' Ioselner WIN Tue vacant
s.o0nu ga can siue; was oneieo VI 'ne same
N~'' Wv was nv 'o'U
THE NEW ASSESSMENT.
During the past week the board Of assessors
completed their work Of placing a taxable wilma
IN thu ro., ast.ta !, ,ba D;st,;.. 49,, -,
-. -, M 'AT anu 'ea'ea
iahnr. 10 nnr j., tna heras ~ 81, -, oi 'n .l
nt,;oa - tho ne. .oa y, .ns oerA IN .ne
p.o " VIZ D,,io. assessor, anu next NOVem-
ueI' usn .no eoiec'or Issues the TAX oiiis ior
,r;I, ~ Al 80 x uAP,.s, .nese saiunlions
owners of the District will be called mon 10
pay. While the details of their work is not
known, yet 1T Is understood that the valuations
are mucr oelow .hose nxed oy the former
,be nn;r;on The, tba;, ossSn. ~, ~ are VI
srs,iy accanteJ as Tow aad an,; tt ~,
ooncirs,ou Z ~, h,saa ~ IaI .n
infaII;hIs chsrac,.r - tha;r 80. S.,t AZ VIC
ON the exnressions % ci,;,ans r. - $500
"a 10 The asseSsment nn nor,;criar III. %
nronertv and cYnrsssed tba;r sot;stao;,,.n 1,;,h
The valnot;ons fraa he a. - "oA "''A
~ 'A' '0
THE BRooKLANp TOWN HALL.
The suburban settlement Of Brookland is
growing SO RAPIDLY in population that the neces-
e., Co. Lii, IN - CO.. A. -. :.,|1
'''y ~, puo.,' naii was iei' 70 oe imperative.
Ing and progressive, some time ago organized
a stock company for the purpose Of erecting a
suitable building OF this Character. The hall is
now completed and is structure OF brick,
three stories high. occupying site near the
nnblic sn;rit ot The c;t;zons 10 th; aonr;h;
suburban center can be seen by that section Of
the world which travels on the Metropolitan
,,,'iS; "a .ne Da.oie anu ONO rai,roao. me
lie hall The lower storv has been ,iarnad 20
be used for stores. The hall occnn;es The sec0
ond story. and the third story will he nsed for
lodge rooms FOR society meetings. &c.
p,rpo,n coyp.xv,s, r,,n,v,
The new bn;ld;np for the Atlantic Goes, 1;r.
Offices. situated at the corner Of 9Th and Pen.
svlvania .venus north west has beer cor,nI.toa
-.
anu a'Senser Asen' a. y. neeo III mas taken pos
eee'Aon u 'ne ne" tu"o; Inc puiiolhs Is
a.I M noisu' "iiu n1s iIonnse OF
20 iees on ehnsy Naiia s'enue eho 90 rect on
o'n s'ree' ~ is nre PROOF anu htteu Win all
building 10 heated by steam and provided with
electric elevator service. The exterior Of the
t;on \. oJ i"eper pressing comolna,
yellow bricL. The two lower stories are ., red
Potomac stone, showing quarry face. while
above the general facing is Of yellow brick. re-
heveo Dy ornamentsi WORK IN yellow terra
,o,.ar a.. to- roh;sos. o WI. Oooupy n sne
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