Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21
NEW BUILDINGS IN DISTRICT
THEIR VALUE AS ESTIMATED ny
THE ASSISTANT ASSESSORS.
Interesting Data Showing the Char
acter Of improvements In
Various Sections.

Messrs. James A. Bates. Samuel g. T.
Morsell and Matthew Trimble, who compose
the board Of assistant assessors today sub
mitted to the Commissioners Of the Dis
trict a summary OF their annual report for
the year ending June 80. 1901. 1t is an
Interesting document particularly In the
data 1t contains as It shows a large In
crease in suburban development. 1t Is de-
voted largely to new buildings. The total
assessment Of these in the city Is 81, 50530
and in the county. 81, 053. 10O q total Of ST.
64s.4Oo There were $2s6.OO0 worth Of adj
ditions and improvements in the city and
$4,000 in the county, total OF $36S2D.
New railroad tracks gas mains and con-
duitS in the District are assessed at $2I4,6i4.
TIE total net assessment IL. with the
amount of for buildings removed, $237 $40.
of which 557 were in tho city and 400 in
the county. By sections in the city the
northwest showed 80 new buildings,
sessed at 81. 152. 800: southwest. So. assessed
at $S5 100; northeast ISL assessed Mt $204,-
100; southeast 121, valued at 1852 100. The
average value per building In the four sec
lions Is as follows: Northwest 81, S23; south
west. $3.50: northeast. 81 .352: southeast.
1,262, or q general average for the city of
$2s13
Sixty-eight new fiat buildings in the city
are assessed at $3.50. 800 and eight in the
county at $4,000 a total Of S555.90O.
County Figures.
The assessed values in the county. North
Capitol street being the dividing line east
and west, are as follows: East-115 new
buildings. assessed at s277.1OO. West--354
new buildings assessed at 1858. 100 The
average assessed value for county is 81. 033.
The following shows improvements made
and their assessed valuation in the import,
ant subdivisions: Wyoming terrace. new
buildings. I, assessed valuation. $4,000:
vision. 8, $4,000: Washington Heights.
Truesdelrs addition. 4, $1460O; Kalorama
Heights. g. $4,000: Cliffbourne. 4. $15 100:
Columbia Heights. q, $94 800; University
Park. 10. 50. 100: north grounds Columbian
University, 4. $13.4O0 8. P. Browns sub
division, 10. $45, 800; Ingleside, 5. SIS, 400;
Litte's subdivision, s, $4,000 Holmead.
10. so 100; Petworth. 5. 81 800: Brightwood
Park. II. S19. 100 Bloomingdale, 80. $13l,-
800; LIE Droit Park addition, 81, $40. 800; LIE
Drot Park. o. $40, 600; Howard University.
$500; Dobbins' addition, Is. al 600: Eek
irgton. o. $23. 800: Brookland. Z. $4,000: Ivy
City. T. 81, 100: Trinidad. s. $500; Kenil-
worth 10. $500; addition to Kenilworth,
8, So 200: Barry Farm, 81 $1,000.
The number of buildings removed in the
city was 100 and in the county 81 making
the total increase. respectively. 42S and 432.
The summary shows, In conclusion that
the total assessments for new buildings for
the years 1895 to 1901. inclusive. amounted
to S15,214.S74. reductions Of $S1S525 max
ing the increase S14 1896 $40. The number OF
new buildings erected In the same period
was 1851: the number removed, S57. making
a total increase of 1924, the average
sessed value of which is 81, AT.