Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Business Interests and the Excite
ment Of a Political Campaign.
NC0URAGING HOME BUYERS
Strips of Lawn Space Bordering
the New Sidewalks.
SOME IMPROV EMEN T s

On the eve Of another presidential cam
paign it is a source of satisfaction from a
business standpoint to know that political
changes when they come do not have that
far-reacning local influence which was for
| merly the case. In the years gone by
change of party meant also a withdrawal
of considerable element of the population
| here and the substitution of a new set of
people. The gradual extension of the civil
service law has taken away the main rea
son for making political changes, for there
Is little object in creating vacancy unless
the person responsible for such action can
select the man to fill it.
These Quadrennial changes always had
| Il more or less depressing effect locally on
business interests. and tended to discourage
the kind of investment in real estate which
contributes largely to the stability Of the
| market, namely. the purchase Of homes by
people of limited means. Those who are
familiar with real estate values appreciate
fully the Importance of encouraging per-
sons of limited incomes to invest their saw
ings in homes. People who own their own
homes are apt to be thrifty and saving, and
| 1t is the ratio of such a class to the entire
community which is important In making
any estimate of the material prospects OF
a city.
The civil service law has now been so ex-
tended that practically no one in the large
army of government employees Is exempt.
The excitement of the coming campaign
and the result will have an effect in a bust
| ness wiy in this city as 1t does in all other
| communities. but it is gratifying to know
that Washingtons situation in this particu-
lar will not be peculiar.
Attractive New Sidewalks
Good progress is being made in the work
OF replacing the old sidewalks throughout
the city with the modern granolithic pave
ment. A good deal of money has been
spent in this direction. and no doubt it will
be generally recognized that the expendi-
ture has been wise one: In the residence
sections of the city the plan has been adopt
ed of leaving space between the walk
and the curb. where grass may be grown
The District authorities do not attempt
however, to supply the necessary verdure
for this strip of clay, which is left In all
It's native ugliness and In striking contrast
with the new sidewalk which it borders.
property holders are expected to improve
ana beautify this section Of the public
thoroughfare just as they do the parking
IN front of their Residences. This new
style OF sidewalk has only lately been in
trodueea. but ii must be gratifying to those
VINO believe that ii contributes to the beau
~ and attraotiveness of the city to find
that quite generally property owners are
cooperating with the District authorities
10 the extent of giving these places an in
VltlnS appearance. OF course in some
cases as little attention is paid to what
might be termed this addition to the park
ing as to the parking itself
Along some of the business streets where
the new sidewalk has been laid and only
space has been reserved about the trees
NUMBER OF the property owners have sod
transferred with admirable effect a Bit If
the. country to the hot and crowded city
streets
Suburban Residence.
cl< v{.fr
&C mpleted plans for a semi-colonial cot
uge to he built at the northeast corner Of
sd ard Newark streets. Cleveland Park.
for Mr.. JOHN Sherman Operations will
commence Immediately. This is the third
cottage Architect Pyle has planned for
this growing suburb and will be known as
cottage HI" 1t will be three stories, with
Cellar thirty-three by fcrty feet. The
ground floor will contain large reception
hall dining room. parlor and pantry There
Will be five bed chambers, with baths. on
the floors above. The house will be lighted
throughout by electric lights and finished
eAteriorly with spacious verandas and bal
comics, with every interior modern device
Tor convenience and comfort.
Some improvements.
George keithley will erect two-story
house G street between 9th and 1th
streets southeast for Nelson Tippitt. The
front will be of pressed brick, with a
square bay window.
Plans have been prepared by b. Stanley
Simmons, architect, for a row of nineteen
brick dwellings to be erected on 9th street
between and G streets northeast, and to
be built for Charles r. Pickford. The row
will have a frontage of 323 feet and a
depth of thirtytwo feet. and the houses
will be two stories in height. with cellar,
and with fronts of notified brick and stone.
Appleton p. Clarke, architect, has pre-
pared plans for two-story carriage house
and stable to be erected for Mr.. Charles
G. Dulin, in rear Of 173O 10th street, the
residence which he recently purchased.
Plans have been prepared by A. r. Null
lett & Company, architects, for a three
story house to be built on 9th street be-
tween H and l streets northwest, for Ber-
nard Schlosberg. The house will be three
stories in height, with front Of pressed
brick and stone.
An apartment house is to be erected on
New York avenue near 18th street north
west, for the Misses Burr. Plans are in
preparation by Appleton P. Clarke, jr.
The structure will be either three or four
stories in height and fifty-eight feet wide
by 100 feet deep. The cost Will be between
$4,000 and $4,000.
The houses at 421 and 423 New Jersey
avenue to be remodeled and improved
by the addition of q new front and interior