The evening times., 1899-01-06
CURRENT EVENTS
In GEORGETOWN
FEARS OF A FLOOD ENTERTAINED
A Bridge Reported Washed Out.
Country Roads I'm had Condition.
Real Estate ODeratiOns

Rock Creek has risen within the past
high. Should the rain continue, however,
it is feared by watermen that there will be
a fiooe which will do great damage. The
Potomac has as yet not been affected by
the rains, but men familiar with the habits
or the river say that it is extremely proba-
BILE that a rise will occur within the next
twenty-four hours. The rivermen say
that If the same amount of rain has fallen
along the upper part of the stream as has
fallen here there will be flood which is
likely to be serious in it's consequences.
Policeman Murray, of the Seventh PIE
cinct, reports a bridge washed out on
Forty y-eighth Street near the Murdock
Mill Road. The bridge Is in such a posi-
tion that unless the public are warned OF
its condition there is danger that some
one may be seriously injured. 1t Is espe-
cially dangerous at night, as there are no
street lamps in the vicinity.
The heavy rains of the past few days
have done good deal Of damage TO roads
in the country around Georgetown. Nu-
merous washouts have been reported from
Montgomery County and from the Vir-
ginia side of the river. Wagon travel is
greatly impeded the mud in places being
ankle deep. Heavy hauling is practically
at a standstill. Farmers from the outly-
ing districts say that the streams are
greatly swollen and in many instances are
bank full.
A large school for girls will be built on
the tract of ground recently purchased by
the Episcopal Church, a site for uni
versity. Mrs. Hearst, of San Francisco. is
said to have given 100000 for the erection
of the school. 1t is expected that work
will be commenced just as soon as the
weather permits.
Despite the fact that real estate opera
tions are usually very duh at this time of
the year, there has been a healthy activity
in the sale of property during the win
ter. Scarcely day passes without there
being one or more sales made, in which
the amount of money involved varies
from 81 900 10 $4,000 or SIS, ,000. Yester-
day two good sales were made. One in
yolyed the transfer Of property in the
suburbs, and the other city property Last
week, during the severe cold weather
building operations were at standstill
but now that the weather is somewhat
milder work has been recommended in
several sections. in spite of the exceeding
ly large amount of rain of the past few
days. Preparations are being made for
the expenditure Of hundreds of thousands
of dollars as soon as spring opens. If
the proposed Improvements are carried out
and in all probability they will
be, that part of Georgetown
known as the heights will be entirely
transformed, as the greater part of the
money Will be expended in that portion Of
the town. A L. Barber has. it is under
stood, had plans already made for the erec-
ton of a magnificent home and has let the
contract for various portions of the work.
John H. Mclean, who bought the Old Col
lege Villa tract last fall, has had workmen
engaged all winter in grading his land and
getting ready for the erection of hand
some villa. Masons have been at work
during the winter in erecting an artistic
stone wall around the place. Mr.. Mclean
it is understood, will commence the eTec-