Evening star., 1899-03-07
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Good Prospects for Building Operations the
Coming Year. 9
Construction of Hearst School Build
ing-Improvements to High School
Premises General News.


year for Georgetown and the section of the
District west of Rock creek, It is claimed,
never seemed brighter than they do at the
present time. The indications are that there
will be work for dill, and plenty of it, and
business men regard 1t as a return of pros
perity, and welcome the new condition of
affairs.
A large part of the money that will be
spent in this section is provided in congress
sional legislation Congress appropriated
5000 for the Western High School, the
money to be expended in surrounding :he
grounds with a coping, laying out concrete
walks and improving the premises in gen.
eral, with the view of making a beautiful
park. A special appropriation of $500 was
passed, made Immediately available, for i'm
provements in the rear OF the building for
the benefit of the owners of the BurleitE
subdivision.
The Hearst School for Women, on the
grounds of the Episcopal Cathedral site. is
expected to be commenced this season. The
Improvement will represent an outlay Of
$5OO,00O. Plains for the proposed building
nave been drawn up, and all that remains
is the awarding of the contract. new
building, an addition to the Methodist Uni
versity, is also planned. The corner stone
OF the new structure will be laid within a
few months. The cost will be several hun
dred thousand dollars, it is said.
Fire Department Facilities.
Georgetown will also shortly have a
truck house of the fire department, and the
ccst of the site and building will be over
$4,000. The building will most likely be
located on the heights.
Up in Tenleytown an appropriation Of
$4,000 will be expended in the erection of a
chemical fire engine house and for pur-
chase OF site for the same, a much-need-
ed improvement for that section of the Dis
tr1Ct. The citizens there have bpep Wi
adequate fire protection ever since the town
was founded. OF late volunteer fire de-
partment has been maintained.
Mr. A. L. Barber is expected to commence
the Improvement of his recently acquired
property on Wisconsin avenue, west side
just north of the Tunlaw road. The resi-
dence formerly occupied by Mrs. Hunt will
be moved back so as to be on the west side
OF the street in the rear. and on the site of
the former building a magnificent structure
will be erected. Mr.. Barber is said to be
contemplating the expenditure of from
S3OOO00 to $500 GOO in this construction.
The property of Mr.. John r. Mclean, on
Wisconsin avenue, short distance from
the Woodley Lane road, will also be i'm
proved to a considerable extent, represent
ing large outlay of money.
New Buildings.
Mrs. Susan P. Okie has commenced the
erection of four new houses on 32d street
west side, just north of U street. She re-
Gently acquired title to the property, and
the present improvement viii be followed
by a number of others. Mrs E. E. Harti-
gan has started the erection of two brick
dwellings at 1918 and 1920 2Sth street.
which will be two stories in height, and
will cost $3,9G0. Contractor Dennis Kane
has commenced excavating for Il new brick
residence on r street between 32d and 33d
streets.
The construction of the University rail-
road will also be begun this season, it is
said. The charter of the road was recently
granted by Congress. This work tWill give
employment to good many idle hands.
Another improvement that will soon be
we'll under way, in the vicinity of George
town, is a new freight station and depot
for the Pennsylvania railroad, at Rosslyn,
to replace the structure which was, recently
destroyed by fire. AS stated in The Star
some days ago, the new building will be
decided Improvement over the old one,
which was erected largely an experiment
to determine whether or not the business
would justify more substantial structure.
Death of Mrs. Ogie.
Mrs Margaret NJ. Ogle died Sunday after
noon at her residence, 1904 3Sd street, after
an illness of several days. The deceased
was sixty-nine years of age, and had been
a resident of Georgetown for many years.
She was the wife of Reazon H. Ogle, who,
with several grown-up children, survive
her The funeral was held this afternoon
at 3 o'clock from Holy Trinity Church, the
int rment being at Holy Rood cemetery.
Vacation Ends.
Assistant Surgeon A. G. Grunwell, who
had been spending a weeks leave of alb
sence with his parents at 1915 Both street,
left last evening to return to his ship, the
u. S. S. Yosemite, which is lying at Nor
folk, Va, making ready for her long voy-
age by way of the suez canal TO Manila:
From the Philippines the boat will proceed
to Guam. the new United States depend
ency in the Ladrona Islands, where it is eX-
pected she will remain several years.
Briefs.
The remains of Charles NJ O'Brien, the
only son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael O'Bren
of Brightwood, were inferred this afternoon
at Holy Rood cemetery.
While not definitely announced, 1t is be-
lieved that Rev. F. H. Havenner will come
to the Dumbarton Avenue NJ E. Church as
its next pastor. Rev. Mr.. Havenncr is sta
toned at present at a church in East Bal
timore, Md.