Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-15

come under the head of new roads. As the
sO-caIled Philadelphia syndicate has acquired
the control os two citv roads and rumor mas it
that two more are within their grasp, the con-
structiOa os a road to Baltimore. as is proposed
may properly be ciassei a. an extension or
feeder of the c:tv system. The route for this
road has been sl;rves Ell from :-h street eGst long
the line o. Rhode Island avenue extended to
the bounds U! the H.stric. and then beyond to
HyattSyIiic. IL l. intended 10 construct this
Sc tior of the road during the prssen. season.
and as nav be seen :: i really an extension OF
the city road<. to= tn lexington .ine runs
along 4th stree. east. Then the charter u the
lexington cOm-sa1v authorizes an extension
through the eastern section q the city ana out
North Garlic. street. so .h.I: there Is good deal
OF roId build ne tha. can be done by this
syndicate IN extending, tIe lines o. oniy one
OF theI- roads. 1t i stated TO be The intention
of the new management to buiid these extern
siOns at once
-HE SASDY SPRINGS ROAD.
There Is another road which viii have an i'm
por.an: influence upon a valuable section of
the suburbs when /: - built. ard that is the
pro,o,ed Sandy Springs road. Unfortunately
the bill altno.izing tEe company to extend its
road into thu District. with = terminus at
Brooks station o:i tie Metropolitan branch.
did not receive the Presidents signature. and
hence did not become a law. There is how
some of those interested say that the Maryland
part of il will be constructed at once. and then
when Congress meets authority VIII be OBJ
tanned to- cOn.in1e the road into the District.
This section of the country is going to get the
benefit OF RAPID transit. and further to the
west the entire region o: country in the sicin-
itv of the Ith street road Eas already begun to
feel the stimulus that railroads generally bring.
The 7th street railroad. or the B-iahIwood, ~ it
Is generally known. seems destined 10 become a
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stems of the road from the bounds of the city
to the District line The one hand and 20 Ts-
kOma Park on :hs o-ne- now III operation, but
extensions are proposed which VII carry the
tracks through Takoma Park to join with a road
that the residents con -empis.te buIltilng from
Sandy Springs. There axe also scnenIes Tor the
extension OF this road along TIE 1th street road
into Montgomery county. tapping region OF
country that has been without railroad faclli-
ties except such as hare been afforded by the
Metropolitan branch OF tins Baltimore and
Ohio.
TIE BRIGErwooD Road EXTENSIONS.
Work on two important extensions Of the
Brightwood railway is now in progress One
Of these extensions VIII run vest along Mar
snail and KENYON streets from the It'll street
road TO the power house of the cable road on
14th street. while the Other VIII run east along
Richmond street in the fetworth subdivision
TO the eagle gate OF the Soldiers Home. When
these lines are completed peonie who want to
90 to the Soldiers Home. E-ightwood, Ia
korna PARK and way stations caa leave the city
either by the 14th stree. road or b. the It'll or
9Th street and reach thei- destination,
through cas- viii be run
The street branch OF the Rock Creek rail-
road is nearly comDieted to It'll street, and il is
said that the underground electric wires are
working nicely and no iiffculty is experienced
in changing the cars coming in from Chevy
Chase and the Zoo from the overhead trolley to
the underground trolley.
Ii the plans OF the managers Of the Glen
Echo railroad are carried out that read will be
extended east to effect q connection with the
Rock Creek road at Chevy Chase. The Glen
Echo company also propose to extend their
road from the present terminus to the Chau-
tauqus grounds, and during the coming sum-
mer thew announce their intention OF giving a
sort Of abridged edition Of the Chautauaua of
two summers ago. having attractions sufficient
to attract a crowd that can be handled with the
present facilities. There il to be . bridge built
across the Potomac, so 1t Is claimed. and the
cars Of the Arlington railroad will run over 1t
and then continue along route through
Georgetown and this city to the Center market.
Ths bridge however, under the terms OF the
charter is to be built before the city portion of
the road can be constructed.
TEE LOCALITY OF Mr. cLEvEIASDs HONE.
II seems to be generally conceded that Mr..
Cleveand's Q. selection OF q country home will
have no particular effect the value of property
in that section. In other words there will be
no active movement in property due to this
special cause was the case seven years ago
when he became the owner Of Oak View. Con-
ditions have changed In that locality and prop
srty values are not at the low figures that then
prevailed At the same time there is not SO
much property on the market although Of
course the property owners, perhaps without
exception could be induced TO part with their
III h. on uaa aa+i zfa
It is probable that the day Of acreage property
in that section is over and in the future the
holdings will be sold BY the lot rather than by
the acre. 1t il not probable. however. that
the growth of the city in that direction will be
SO rapid - 10 cause the country 10 be closely
built up at least for some years yet With
the exception Of some localities the prevailing
style Of improvements viii be most probably in
the line Of large suburban residences with more
or less generous grounds surrounding them.
When Massachusetts, avenue, Connecticut ave-
nue and other leading thoroughfares ex-
tended the growth in population will largely
follow these lines. Then with the determine
ton Of the direction of other streets and their
extension stree. railways will be built and the
movement in settlement will go rapidly on.
What is true of this section Of the suburbs also
applies to other sections some distance away
from the present limits Of tho city. 1t il
evident that all the region bordering on the
city as now defined will IN the course of . few
within the urban Emitsl
MR- HErRIcHs COSTLY RESIDENCE.
It is always . distinction when it Is said Of .
private residence that is the most costly in the
CITY. The residence which Mr.. C. Heinrich is
building at the corner OF New Hampshire ave-
nue. and sunderisnd place vii be thus known.
The mere cost II not its only claim TO be ranked
as . notable house. There are several features
which make it unique. 1t has cost and will
cost all told more money TO build than perhaps
sny other private residence, bat tits also prob
ably the largest house In the city, and the con-
ytruction Is freproof throughout There are no
wooden beams and joists in the house. The floors
are supported on iron joists which are flled in
with Portland cement device which was in
vented BY the architect. Mr.. J. G. Meyers.
The cement, that is, the pure article, when it
hardens becomes Ike stone.
ROOF GARDEN.
The roof Is fat, covered with Neuchatel
paving and is surmounted with . parapet 1t
10 proposed to have growing plants there and to
make the place a garden, although high in the
air. As there is a passenger elevator this latter
feature will not involve the laborious climbing
of stairs The twenty-five or more rooms In
the house will be deliberately finished in hard
woods and decorated 1t is said that about
$50 900 will be expended in the decorations Of
the walls alone. The house, winch 10 built Of
stone and brick. has a frontage Of IS feet on