Evening star., 1895-02-02
A Business improvement on Ninth
Street and Its Character.
AN IMPORTANT PROPERTY NEGOTIATION
The Bond Issue Bill From Subur-
ban Standpoint.
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quite an addition to the business facilities
of that thoroughfare. The building on the
west side of the street between D and E
streets, which was for a number of years
occupied as a residence by Mr.. Lambert
Tree, now of Chicago is to be torn down.
OF late years the building has been used
for business purposes, and the new struc-
ture which will be erected from plans pre-
pared by w. NJ. Poindexter, architect, will
| be designed for the same use. 1t will oc-
cupy the entire area of the ground, which
has a frontage of % feet inches and a
depth Of 107 feet The front, which will
he Of brick ard stone and iron, will be
continued to the height Of three stories.
| There will be one large store room on the
ground floor, and the upper floors will be
used in connection with the first floor or
| separately as offices.
| The new buildib" Will be constructed ac-
| cording to the slow burning system and
will be substantial structure. Replac-
| ing, as it does, the old building, which was
erected for residence purposes the change
| is OF no special consequence, for the rea-
son that its use as a dwelling ceased a
number OF years ago, and it can hardly be
| said to be within the recollection OF the
| rising generation when 9Th street was
given up to residence purposes. However,
| the older citizens recall the time very dis
| tinctly, and it is not SO many years ago.
| The same can be said OF F street, and OF
| all the other streets in the section north OF
| PENNSYLVANIA avenue, which is row one OF
| the principal business centers OF theS city
| Proposed Mclean House Purchase.
| Negotiations were in progress during the
past week for the purchase OF the large
residence on the west side of Lafayette
square, which was formerly the home OF
! tie late Washington Mclean. 1t is now
the property of John r. Mclean, and 1t is
understood that a part of the considera-
| tcn which was offered consisted Of city
property. The transaction, therefore, was
| regarded in the nature of a trade. 1t is
| stated that the price which was named
| as the value of the property was about
| $4,000. AS the property has frontage OF
| - feet and a depth of 1i5 feet, with al
| leys on the north side and rear, the price
| per square foot on this basis was about
! SO.
| 1t is presumed, however, that the build
| ing is of no value, which it is said is not the
case, and that being so. the per foot value,
! as indicated from the consideration named,
| must be placed at a somewhat lower nSure.
| 1t is stated that the purpose of the pro
posed purchaser was merely to hold the
| property until he could dispose of it to
| the best advantage. The house is one
| of the historic residences in that section,
as it was once the home of Schuyler Col
fax as well as of many other people proni-
nent III the social and political life of the
country. During the years that have
elapsed since this building was erected
many notable changes have taken place in
this locality. The present seems to be
period of transition, which is made the
more prominent just now by the active
work going on in preparing for the cree
ton of theater building on the site OF
the Blaine house, just across the square.
At the corner of the square and Penn
sylvania avenue, just south of the Nc
Lean house, however, stands one of the
old-tme residences, which is occupied by
government offices. Between the corner
hnlSR
private residences are now boarding
house
Suburban Standpoint.
In addition to the general benefit which
will result from the passage of the pro-
posed bond issue bill, the residents of the
suburbs, it is stated, are especially inter-
ested in this measure, as it will afford an
opportunity for securing the sewer connec-
tons which are so greatly needed, and Will
settle the veXatious questions relative to
the lines of the projected streets. " lille in
scne sections of the city the sewer facili-
ties are unqueStionably defective, the Situ-
alton threatens soon to be quite as bad, it
is said. in the suburbs, where the popuia-
tion is rapidly increasing. The change from
country to city conditions has been made
so rapidly III many localities that the faciii-
ties for carrying away the sewage are
radically defective. When the great trunk
sewers are constructed then the connect
ing lines can be built, and the sewer sys-
population require.
The disadvantages which the owners of
Pre- perty lying beyond the bounds of the
city have endured and are enduring be-
cause of the uncertainty attending the eX-
tension of the city streets is generally rec
ognized. Now that the plan of the street
extension is practically decided upon, the
property owners would suffer- it is thought,
great injustice if there no provision
made by which the District could acquire
the land necessary for street extension and
enable the adjustment of property inter-
ests to be pushed forward rapidly.
The Building Record.
The building inspectors record for the
past week erding yesterday shows that
seven permits We're taken out for the cree
ticn of new buildings, aggregating in cost
5000. This was divided among The sew
eral sections of the city as follows: North
esst three permits, $500; southeast, one
permit, $1,000. and the county. three per-
mits, S1,1Jo. During the first half of the
present fiscal year G11 permits nave bee1
taken out for the erection of new build
ings with valuation of S2,S43,9i5 while
75S permits for repairs were taken out.
with 4 valuation cf $...SS, ,519, making Il total
vGluation of $3,132,464.
Some improvements.
j. E. Horning has planned the erection OF
a brick dwelling at 1403 F street northeast
1t will be two stories III height and with
mansard roof, 16x52 feet, and will be heat
eG throughout by furnace. r. w. Woltz
is the architect and builder.
George X. Jenvey has planned the erec-
ton of q two-story aud basement brick
dwelling at No. IA Maryland avenue north
cast. 1t is to be 1GX't2 IL feet and Will BE
heated by furnace. K. w. Wol.z is the
architect ana builder
D. T. Foley is building frame dwelling
on River road. Barry Farm. 1t will be
two stories in height, 16X2I feet.
Jerry Meyers has planned the erection Of
a two-story frame dwelling on Sheridan
avenue, Barry Farm. 1t is to be 1iN2S feet
and built by J. Hall.
Henrietta Peyton IS erecting a frame
d,, cling on Sheridan avenue, Barry Farm,
tc be 12x2l feet. II VIII be built by j. II.
Anderson.
The inspector of buildings has granted
permit to William G Nicholson for the
erection of q two-story and cellar brick
dv cling at 1920 G street southeast. 1t is
to be 16Xi5 feet.
History of Trinity Parish.
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