Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-05
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
The Steady Growth Of the City Be-
yond Its Boundaries.
THE OLD CLOTHES ENTIRELY TOO SMALL
A Method Of House Enlargement
in a New Application.
ABOUT PRIVATE ST B L E S
The old CLOTHES ENTIRELY TOO SMALL
ABOUT PRIVATE STAB LIE S

The disappearance Of the hill which has
closed the northern vista Of Connecticut
avenue for SO many years Is a noticeable
change in that section Of the city. The pile
Of dirt seemed to have immense proportions
ut least to those who are not familiar with
,Se way that mountains are leveled ano
valleys are filled up to make smooth and
plain tho pathway of the progress of a
modern city. However, when the shovel
and the pick, welded by q gang Of men.
begin work, II new worlds are not created
at least the face Of nature is materially al
tered. and entirely new landscape effects
are produced. In former years the brow of
this hill was crowned by a residence. which
was the home of wealth, comfort and the
sloping lawn shaded by large forest trees
came down to the edge Of the city. For years
II seemed to present an insurmountable bar
rier to the further progress of the city's
streets; In fact. the extension Of Connect
cut avenue has turned slightly in order to
avoid this ground. but that deviation from
the straight line Of the avenue was only re-
Gently determined upon by the city authori-
ties. and the motive did not lay in the
topography Of the country as much as il
did in the per foot value Of the land which 1t
would be necessary to condemn for the use
Of the public.
There used to be a good deal Of talk
about the barrier presented by the range of
hills which borders the northern boundary
OF the city, but so many barriers of the
same character. both within and without
the city. have been removed, that the OBJ
lection OF engineering difficulties is now sell
dom heard. In connection with the plan Of
street extension. which Is about completed
by the District Commissioners. objection
has been urged to the direct street extern
sion. and II has been advocated that a sys-
tenn Of streets be laid out which will con-
form to the topography of the land. Those
In favor OF this plan have dwelt upon the
beauty of retaining these elevations and of
the diversity which would be the result of
such plan. The method adopted by the
owners OF nearly all the property adjoining
the borders of the city shows that this pic
turesQue idea is not very practical one
1t Is evident even to the casual observer
reached the old municipal limits, has. in
fact, In many places, pressed over the bor-
der line. and If the old lines are regarded,
what Is considered as a part Of the suburbs
Is now being built up with rows of city
houses. II the extension of the city Is to
follow these lines, 1t Is evident that there
is no place for ungraded streets as in a
residence section that Is not very closely
built up.
Not Alone in Name.
It Is pretty well settled that in q city
public convenience demands uniform grades
Of street. Kalorama Heights, the residence
of Joel Barlow and of other notables In the
early history Of the country. with its
stretch Of swelling lawn and wooded heights.
some time ago fell into the hands OF the
civil engineer and Of the contractor. md