Evening star., 1898-12-01
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Reports of New England Storm Give Concern
to Coal Dealers,
Building Operations in West End in
Month of NOyember-Gen-
eral and Personal.

The business men along the water front
are much interested in the reports of the
ravages of the fierce New England storm.
S:veral boats which left the port of George
town just in time to reach the scene of the
storm are yet to be heard from. These YES
sells took on a cargo of coal for the New
England ports, and SO far only one vessel
has reported. the John S. Ames, which left
Georgetown several weeks ago. The vessel
is reported to BE- ashore in Boston harbor,
but so far as known no lives were lost.
A report was in circulation that the ship
Abel f. Babcock had been wrecked at sea
and all of the crew drowned. The captain
of the vessel is relative of Capt. Joseph
H. Lee, the well-known business man of X
street. Happily, the report is unfounded.
All of the crew, including Capt. Babcock,
We're saved from the ship, Capt. Lee having
received intelligence to that effect The YES
sci sailed from Philadelphia.
building Operations.
Tha building operations in this section of
the city for the month of November were
quite lively, much better than during the
same period of last year, when the financial
depression seemed to have a big effect.
During the month just past permits for five
six new buildings in Georgetown and the
county surrounding were taken out, while
We're procured. The Cleveland Park Com
pany obtained a permit for the erection of
a two-story frame building at sd street
and Highland avenue. in the subdivision.
The Independent Ice Company secured one
for the erection of a two-story brick build
ing at 3l0S X street, to be used for office
purposes; Thomas Ready one for the erec-
ton of a twO-story frame addition to his
residence on the Conduit road. in Harlem;
T. f. ~Riley one for a two-story frame
dwelling on lot SO fronting on 4lst street
extended. while John F. Scott has bagun
the erection of a twO-story frame dwelling
on lot 3. block e. fronting South street, in
the Reno subdivision. Both of the latter
buildings are in Terleytown.
Patrick Pagan has taken out a psrmit to
raise the frame house 2Ji0 street 10 the
grade of the street and also to erect one
story brick addition. \ number of minor
permits have been issued for smaller re-
pairs to houses, and also for the repairs to
fuel sheds.
Agueduct Bridge Repairs.
The flooring of the Aqueduct bridge across
the Potomac river, the miserable condition
of which was referred to recently in The
Star has been the cause Of some comment
upon the part of the public The general
opinion seems to be that the delay In re-
flooring the structure is due entirely to the
officials of the District.
The condition OF the floor of the
bridge IS a great shame" said a we'll
known resident to a Star reporter this
morning. During the summer it was
easily seen that the flooring was so
badly worn as to need new set of
planks. but the dtlatory tactics have
kept the needed Improvement away until
almost too late in the season to do the
work. Some of the boards on the bridge are
not much over a quarter of an inch thick
in places so badly worn are they,
and if the heel of a horses shoe should
strike the place it will go through,
making a place possibly large enough for
the entire foot to go through; If the horse
in this predicament should break his leg
the District would not feel like paying for
da4tAge suit. The sooner the work Is
done the better the public will appreciate
the matter"
Brief Mention.
N Read Johnson has bought of Samuel
Porter lot in block . of the Cleveland
Heights subdivision. No consideration is
named.
Stilson Hutchins has bought of Bernard
erty in squares Isl, IS, 10, 20 u, -, %, %
and 26. representing nearly fifty lots in all
The same property was bought by Bernard
J. Cain at i tax sale from The District gov
eminent.
Miss Mae Petty, daughter Of Auditor Pet
=, has recovered from her recent Illness,
and Corporal ]. 7. Petty jr., who was one
of the Santiago field patients, is now re-
cuperating in Virginia.
Mr.. James R Shanks of 1920 street,
who has been seriously i'll of typhoid fever,
IS reported to be improving.
The two-stOry press brick dwelling at 33lS
Prospect avenue was yesterday sold at pub
lie auction by c. q. Sloan q Co, being
bought in by DR.. Louis N Scherer.