Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-21
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Division of the Old Beale Farm Into
Home Sites.
FEATURE OF STREET EXTENSION Law
A Decided Improvement Noted in
the Rental Market.
SOME PROvEMENTS

One of the well-known places near wash-
irgton is the farm of the late Gen. e. F.
| Eeale, which is located north of Hyatts-
| Vile. 1t was one of the places that Gen.
| Grant loved to visit, and those who were
| fond of fine horses were found there in
specting the fine stock which Gen. Beale
kept. 1t is one of the large farms in this
| vicinity, comprising some 500 acres, the
greater portion of which is under cultiva-
ton. Recently 1t was decided to dispose Of
this portion of the estate of Gen. Beale. tut
1t was found that owing to the growth Of
the city the character of the property had
changed, and that it could no longer be
regarded farm in its entirety.
1t was thereupon concluded to offer the
property in suitable sections. and the agents.
| Davidson & Davidson, real estate brokers.
| have during the past few months disposed
| of quite large proportion Of the original
| acreage. Capt. Thomas Of the navy pur-
chased the house and twenty acres of the
land Immediately about 1t. He intends to
we're sold to Mr.. Frank Tilford. and it is
stated that 1t is his intention to erect
residence on this site. Mr.. L. NJ. Black
| ford Of the High School. Alexandria. has
purchased a tract of twenty acres. while
| Mr.. George Somerville of Virginia has &C.
quired a title to twenty-five acres.
Street Extension Law.
In discussing the street extension Inv.
especially that feature Of 1t that provides
fer the payment of the land, Mr.. J. B.
Winner said that section 10 Of the law ''spe-
officially provides that. upon the courts
confirmation of the jury's verdict, which
would very properly constitute an absolute
|. this debt, in effect, judgment for the pay
ment of which money is to be appropriated
within the period fixed in section IL. and II
proper provision is not made by Congress
ty such appropriation within the time pre-
| scribed all proceedings are rendered void
end the land SO condemned shall ut once
revert to the owners from whoin it MAS to
have been taken. 1t Is true only the plat
for the first section is ready for filing TIP to
tEis time, but the others ara bein; ACT ed
uron as rapidly as may De possible Icy tho
Commissioners, who fully realiz, the great
importance to property owners of most
speedily completing the whole matter. no
time will be lost by them In effeeting tho
sIeediest possible cqnsummation.
1.-The call once before Congress devolyes
upon that body the bounden duty, under
their own act. morally and legally. to act,
within the time named as to providing for
the payment OF the condemned property,
or to lose to the District and to the country
that which would be a great public mis-
fortune. and which 1t would, in all .ikeli-
hood: be utterly impossible to ever recover.
1t will have been acquired after years Of
most assiduous labor. 1t is therefore not
reasonable to assume that the adjustment
OF awards is going to be delayed for want
of legislation supplying the moneys, which
are to come out of the District. Moneys
appropriated by Congress to pay the debts,
for properties taken under a jury's award.
shall be appropriated. to be paid out Of the
revenues of the District. What object,
then, can Congress have in permitting de-
lay in a matter SO palpably OF interest Of
the greatest magnitude to the people Of the
country, interested in the future of it's
beautiful capital? No public expenditure
other than that which is taxed upon the
District Of Columbia is to be made. Our
people have accepted this situation, feeling
that it is a burden. but light as compared
with the immense benefit to accrue to US
from 1t in the not far future by the expe-
ditious carrying out of the act and vig3rs
ously pushing to results" Il
The Rental Market
A decided Improvement is reported by
real estate dealers in the demand for
houses to rent and in some cases the lists
show a gratifying reduction. The season
is by no means over and one Of the causes
which will probably result in prolonging
1t is the continued warm weather. The
meteorological conditions no doubt retard
the carrying out of plans for domestic ar
rangements for the winter: The usual sea-
son for renting furnished houses is ape
preaching. and 1t Is expected by dealers
that there will be more done in this direc-
ton during the present year than was the
case last year TeOpie are COHilLS bdck "
the city, and in carrying out their plans
for the winter real estate dealers find the
volume Of business is growing.
Some improvements.
An addition is to be made to the resis
dence of George N. Saegmuller. on Mary.
land avenue near I'd street southwest, from
plans prepared by A. Goenner, architect
The front will be of press brick, with a bay
window finished with a balcony at the seq
ond story.
Thomas Blagden is building at the corner
of 10th and Albemarle streets a stone and
frame dwelling. Native blue stone will be
used. Glenn Brown is the architect and G. !
w. Corbett the builder
A permit has been taken out by Charles
Rauscher for the erection of a store building
at Connecticut avenue and NJ street 1t will
be two stories with cellar and have a 'front.'
age of fifty-one feet three inches by depth
of 100 feet. James F. benson is the archie
tect and H. T. Getz the builder.
The Weeks Record.
The building record for the week shows Q
total of sixteen new buildings at an aggre- !
gate estimated cost of So $50. This is some-
what of falling off from last weeks record.
but the continued hot weather. 1t is thought
is largely responsible.
The northwest leads this week, with six
permits, at So, 600: the southwest, three per-
mits, at S4.425; the northeast, two permits,
at $500; the southeast, two permits, at
5000. and the county, three permits, at
Sll25