The times., 1899-10-20
CHOOSING DEHEY'S HOME
The Inspection of Houses offered
for the Admiral Begins.
Ninety Residences on the List when
the Committee lCatIs II HaIt-The
Examination Confined To the EN-
terror on the First Trip-Furniture
Not to Be Considered at Present.

The hunt for home for Admiral Dewey
began yesterday afternoon, and the end OF
the search is not yet.
When it was discovered yesterday morn
ing that nearly 100 suitable residences had
been listed by Mr., Vanderlip, the Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury. chairman of the
committee on the selection of the home
which viii be presented to Admiral Dewey
by the people of the nation, it was de-
cided that, rather than open real estate
bureau, the line be drawn, and the COM
petition closed for the time being Several
members of the committee were got to-
gether during the afternoon, and, after
obtaining clerk to carry the lists, call out
the inducements offered by each house, and
check off those visited, the corps of inspec-
tioH started out On the long campaign.
The requests of the Admiral will be
followed out to the letter, and each man
sion will undergo critical examination be-
fore selection is made. The houses were
| required to be west of Sixteenth Street and
north of H Street. but not too far north
nor west. Furthermore, the house must
have a southern exposure and good base
ment, also suitable dining room and bed
/ chambers. Not all of the ninety houses
! listed contained the above requirements,
/ but il was decided to give all an inspection,
so that none would feel slighted.
! The committee which inspected the
houses yesterday afternoon was composed
of the following: Perry s. Heath, First As
sstant Postmaster General; Frank A Van
/ derlip, Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury; H. a. Allen, Assistant Secretary of
the Navy, and Adiutant General Henry C.
Corbin Nearly all Of the houses visited
were within the limit requested by the
Admiral, and many were found TO be ex-
! ceedingly desirable, considering the Tea-
sonable prices asked. The houses ranged
/ from F Street to as far north as Wyoming
Avenue and Colorado Avenue.
The committee rode from house to house
and made an inspection of the exterior of
the buildings, satisfying themselves as to
the frontage and desirability of the struct-
/ ures. The start was made at 4 p. N. and
nearly thirty houses were inspected dur
ing the trip When all have been viewed
an indoor inspection Will be held 1t is
the intention Of the committee to select
the best Of the houses from the external
appearance. These will then be thinned
down by an internal investigation, and a
third examination viii bring the number
down to about one dozen. These win then
be turned over to the Admiral for his
choice and he can select the most suitable
Nothing viii be done toward furnishing;
for the house until It has been selected
The committee viii resume the externa
examination this afternoon, and every day
in future until all have been inspected
All sorts, styles. conditions, and grades o
houses were visited yesterday. Some wer,
as near togsther as three in one square, anC
all were desirable as a residence for am
man. but when there were nearly 1Ot
houses to be chosen from the task of tn.
committee was not an easy one The prices
ranged from $4,000 to SIS, 900.