Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-25

public highway. Through the efforts of Mr.. C.
c. Glover mainly. the property owners have
consented to dedicate for this purpose a strip
of land 100 feet wide The line of the new
road begins a the Loughborough road, short
distance west Of the len evtown road. and runs
south following substantially the line of Foundr:
branch. and ends at the Conduit road. The DIS
lance Is nearly three miles and the new road
viii penetrate region Of country which lies
about milo way between the Tenievtown and
Ridge roads. It is stated 20 be the ultimate
purpose Of the District authorities TO urn the
foundry branch into sewer. and that it is
mainly OF account OF the natural advana ages
OF the valley for drainage purposes that i has
been selected the site OF sewer. In this
view the roadway IS seconGar~ matter. The
surveys Tor the road were made By the District
al ,horities ut the public expense, and 1t is
thought 10 be an advantage TO secure gift
from tine property owners the ground where the
future sewer can be butt.
NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLAN.
The survey was made prior to tie passage Of
the street extension Land while the proposed
new road neither conforms IN width nor in line
with the streets in the city. yet it is claimed
that the opening OF this road will be one OF the
exceptions which the law permits in the dis
erection Oh the Commissioners. The after how
ever. have not as Vet decided UDon the general
plan which will be followed in carving ont the
street extension bill. and so it is impossible to
tell whether this proposed road cali be made q
part OF tie new system OF hiShways 1t is
probable. therefore. that the acceptance Of the
Proposed dedication CT the ground for this new
highway will be de erred, 20 that the future
action OF the Commissioners will not he en-
barrassed by any more complications than are
found in the system Of streets which are already
public highways.
THE SANDY SPRINGS RAILROAD.
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Springs Railroad Company 10 build line in
the District of Columbia NOT signed by the
President. and there fore did no: become g law.
Inc line OF the proposed road has been SUI
veyed and the company, with Its MARYLAND
charter. can build the road to the District
bounds. 1t is not probable that any active m cas-
ures Will be adopted until it is definitely settled
by Congress as to the rights OF the com pany TO
enter the District The bill, which failed to
become a law. authorized the building of the
road from the District line at or near the
sargent road. and it was proposed to follow
nearly straight course to the station ut Brook
lano. The proposed line from sandy Springs
~ss ,.oariv straight, und its importance arose
n mi from the fact that it would pass through
region OF country about midway be tween
Laurel and Rockville. The country 10 q rich
agricultural region practically without railroad
facilities, and IL IS believed that the new road
would be OF great value in developing the
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eiapse before he roud is built
GROWING PUBLIC TASTE.
The growing tas:s in architecture finds an
illustration in the bill which was passed at the
last session OF Congress authorizing the sec-e-
tary of the Treasury to invite from architects
designs and plans for tho erection of public
buildings In various parts Of the country The
purpose OF the bill was evidently to secure in
The design OF the government buildings the best
sxlll OF the country, although there were not
wanting those VINO claimed tina: it was merely
scheme on the part OF architects to get work.
No doubt that will be one of the results but at
, the same time there is strong hore that the
Character OF our public buildings will show a
decided improvement. in all this there is no
reflection intended on the able architects and
saeir assistants n the Office of the supervising
architect OF the treasury. where all work of
this kind has heretofore been done. II has
been admitted for some time that the super-
VlslnS architect was unable, owing to the pres
sure OF other duties. to give much time or at
tentlon to the purely professional part of his
duties, and that therefore. however able ne
might be, his skill and training was not avail
able in the creation Of appropriate and artistic
designs The style OF the public buildings
erected in recea. years has been severely criti-
cised, and under the method which is now pro-
posed it will be possible to engage the best
talent Of the country in preparing designs.
good examples of architecture as adapted to
modern needs can hardly be estimated and il
the plan Is fairly tried no doubt the taste and
the ideas of the people generally as to what is
good will be very materially affected.
TWO OFFICE BUILDINGS.
Plans for an Office building to be erected at
1921 F street have been prepared by Leon E.
Dessez. architect 1t is designed on the Italian
renaissance style, and will be three stories with
basement. The front will be constructed of
dressed Indiana lime stone to the second story
slls. and buff brick and terra Gotta will also be
used. The house will have frontage of thirty
one feet and depth of sixty feet. Fire-Droof
! vaults will be used on the first and second
stories, and the entire building will be finished
in natural woods.
W. ]. Palmer. architect, is preparing plans
for business and Office building to be located
on the north side of Pennsylvania avenue near
nth street for Washington Major. 1t will be
twenty feet front and ninety feet deep. The
entire front is to be of Indiana lime stone,
broken by an oriel bay from second and third
stories. There will be an overhanging cornice
surmounted by balustrade.
HANDSOME ROW.
c. B. Keperstein, architect, has in prepare
tion plans for five handsome houses that will
be erected on the northeast corner of 18th and
Il streets. The three houses on r street will be
three stories and basement high. three rooms
deep, having parlor. stair hall, dining room
and pantry on the first story, three bed rooms
and bath on the second and three bed rooms
on the third. Basement will have kitchen PAN
tries, furnace and servants room. The exterior
OF the house will be buff brick with stone base
and trimmings, finished with Spanish tile roof.
The two houses on 18th street will be English
Easements, having on the ground floor recep-
ton hall, den, stair hall, kitchen and pantries
On the principal floor psrlor stair hall. dining
room and pantries with bed rooms, bath, linen
and servants rooms above. The exterior will
be Of press brick, with stone trimmings. The
interior finish OF the five houses will be first
class in every par:icular-hard wood for the
principal rooms, tiled bath rooms with porce-
lain tub, electric bell and lighting, speaking
tubes, furnace, cabinet mantels, &c., complete.
ROWS OF HOUSES.
block Of six dwellings il to be erected on
Madison street between 18th and 18th. They
will be three stories, with Easements, and will
! be IS feet inches by So feet with two-story
back buildings The fronts will be constructed
Of . combination Of Hummalstown brown
stone and pressed brick, broken by square and
octagonal bay windows ending in towers. The
roofs will be Laansard and covered with gal
vanized iron, tin and copper.
Twelve houses are TO be erected at 4th add r
streets northeast from plans by b Stanley Sim
mons, architect. They will bs three stories,
with spacious cellars, and each will contain nine