Evening star., 1898-01-13

bic homes for a..S or s5oa which two
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To this suggestion hear Il Objected
.na, sner rfnah avenue Is too low to he de-
sirsihlH for residence Nothing could no
more erroneous than such an ohioction
The photographic map shows that iho
lowest point on Sherman avenue is mo-.
than one hun dred feet above the level of
fennsylHania avenue the crossing of
'th street. IL is more than forty feet above
the level Of East Capitol street. Standing
al the intersection OF sherman avenue ana
Irving street. one can look down upon the
roofs OF the houses in lie Droit Park
surely neither East Capitol street nor L.
Drot Park is accounted loS ground
Here then. are hundreds OF eligible lots
on nigh ground held at moderate prices
and may add. with a complete system of
streets opened to travel. and upon all of
whicn more or less adequate approptia-
uons Tor grading, etc, have already been
eNpendei. These appropriations in most
cases have paid for curb gutter and gray
cling Besides this. the moderate size OF
the lots renders them peculiarly desira ble
for dwelling houses. either singly or in
blocks. dnd adapts them TO 4 dense popuia-
ticn- All these advantages combined are
in marked contrast with other sections
sometimes spoken of more desirable. and
certainly held al higher prices
These considerations must he taken into
the account i'm estimating the revenue
producing resources of this route.
But says the company. there is A lack
Of populatio along this route. A glance az
the map OF the city in connection with A
review of the history of the development
which has taken place or the line of IAN
street. Will show this objection to he spe-
cicrs and superficial. Let us make the r,.-
view first. bat ha stiiy and impcrfactly. OF
all the hundreds Of buildings along 1ith
street north of FlcriIa avenue, not thirty
wcr" IN existence fiN. Years ago when he
cable road was started. AT first travel on
tt.rh httg hss
crowded, AID mornr gs and evenings their
capacity * entirely mdd"quat" for tn,
public needs. Sunday afternoons IAN
street. 1T The crossing of Columbia road
where visitors to tn" Zoo leave the cars,
has the appearance OF Pei.nsylvania aVruu,.
during circus parade. Thirty thousand
visitors TO the 100 have been counted pass
ing into its gates in day.
Turn now to the city plat and observe
Wnat territory is traVcrscd by the Met
ropolitln road and wnat would be the
result OF its extension alonE sherman
avenue ana through or around MI. Pleas
ant TO the Zoo. A good part of East aud
South Washington have heretofore had no
direct route TO the Geological Park. This
extension supplies the missing link ANA
these great sections will surely contrib
ute their thousands to the throng Of sun
DAY ana weekday visitors as soon as the
link is cupDled
Dw"llers in Mt. Pleasant Holmead aud
| in all III" region between Washington
Heights on the west and 1th street o.:
the east would be equally as well served
py tlie MetroDolitdn road by thc Capi-
tai Traction road. whether their ,,-.Ifua-
non might he one Of The great department
buildinSs east Of the treasury or ,.itI,l
OF the great mark, Is the railroad stations
the District buildings or th, court hou,,.
Win such territory at all points of tn.
compass To draw from. tn" ;,crs.ians 10
raNtl resulting from the extension cam
Hot ran TO result In satisfactory profits
Nhiie TINS question Of profits can safely
n h.. 1fF.I.V
81 the company, II may not be arni-- in
inns dlscusslcn to remark that one sc,al.,
mile OF a thickly built UP district lik,. thai
anywhere between 9Th and l4th streets
south Of Florida avenue Will furniSi, NOR.
car fares than all the V est End together.
Hlcludlng Washington Heights and I
might add that present Indications point
10 the probability that an equally dense
population between thesr cast ana west
pouhuary lines VIII continue northwar,I
over all that territory between Clifton
street on the south and Spring road On
'iie hor'h {. ). BU NDG.