Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-29

permanent highways outside the city limits i'm
poses on the Commissioners That this WORK
is important goes. OF course. without saving,
especially when it is considered that the law
passed at the last session Of Congress contem-
plates the fixing o. the lines OF the streets for
the greater WashingSo ION which is to be butt I'D
IN the futuTe outside the presen. munich pal
limits. The law authorizes the extension of the
CITY p.6n beyond the present urban bounds.
TINS Is the second law which in recent years
mas sci me seal o. approval upon the city plan.
Tor III 1883 Congress directed tha. al! suburban
SUBDIVISIONS made thereafter should DE IL ac-
co-GaCce with she plan of the cILy. The Com
missIoners are directed 20 make the new sys-
lem oi highways Is nearly In CONFORMITY with
the street plan OF the city as thev NAV deem
advisable and practicable. The map which has
Deen reproduced In the STAR provides al ex-
tension OF the streets adapted TO -:rye extent
70 the lines OF existing streets IN subdivisions
which were made years ago. In this plan some
of the city stress are necessarily not extended
al all. and in otte- cases the extension IS some
what reg
e FINAL APPROVAL
line Co.l-.-.lssiOners will examine thoroughly
into the -nerIIs OF all questions which vii! arise
relative to the numerous Details and wner
they haze finally approved plan then il aIi
be submitted, the law requires 10 "A boa-d
consisting % tine Secretar- OF War. the Secre-
tary O. the Iu,erior and the ccief o: engineers
Of the amy TO- approval. The plan finally au-
proved by this board will lie he plan os the greater
Nasn-rgion. III securing the right o. way TO-
tine streets BY condemnation the cost is 10 be
assessed eIthe- wholly upon the land beneIiIed
or upon Ji:e LAND ard tine District o. Co.umu4a
and the amount charged against the DIS
tri" = - be paid exclusively from the
LBtrct revenues. The Commissioners
are aIreaGv beginning To have Geer
realization of the fact that tine owners
OF property lying along the bourGs of the city
nave ve-v decided views as to what the law
terms advisable and practicable IN applying
the city plan TO the suburbs. 1t is hardly pos
sib.e thar plan can be devised that will be
pleasing 20 every one, 5u: 1t may happen tina.
what NAV seem 20 &c unnecessary Just now will
wear a different asCect wEen the contiguous
sections OF the suburbs become thickly built uv
as Ii is now NANTES: that thew will be. Gov
Sher herds plan of reducing the streets in the
city 20 grade looked upon Dv many as a
death blow to property owners. in the course
OF few years the effect was found TO be an
enhancement of values bevond the expectations
of all
SENATOR LODGE RESIDENCE
1t seems that Senator Lodge does not pur-
pose, as stated recently. to erect house on the
lot he purchased on the north side of Massa-
chusetts avenue between 18th and 18th streets
As the lot ad joins the residence of the late
Judge Adds. which the Senator row owns. he
bought = so as to have it in his control The
lot has frontage of So feet and a depth of
about 100 feet. Tie price is said to have been
nearly IS per foot.
SOME INTERESTING SALES
There seems to be some interest recently in
property in the section between 18th and 18th and
L and New York avenue and / streets Several
t7ansac ons have. perhaps. served 20 call atten-
tol to II. One OF these was the sale at public
auction, by direction of Mr.. John b. Wight.
real estate dealer, for Mr.. James Denison, Of a
lot on II st:eet between 18th and 13tn streets.
The dimensions OF the lot are 27xS6 feet and
Mr.. Charles q. Thorn became tee purchaser
Tor $3.50 per square foot. There was another
sale made by which the tile in a lot 25xsO feet
on the north SIDE Of H street between 18Th and
l4th streets was transferred from Mr. Titan J.
Cohey to MIR. John 7. Arms. The considera-
tlon was eli 200. which is al the rate OF nearly
80 per square foot. The los. however. is a