Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-13

such progress. 1t is expected that by The
1st of July the work Of building an cleo
trio line from the Virginia end of the
Aqueduct bridge to Great Falls will be
begun. Under a Charter gt-a fited by the
legislature of Virginia this company. which
is known as the Great Falls and Old Do
minion Railroad Company has acquired
the right of way for the entire distance of
over thirteen miles. =
The road will begin at the Virginia end
of the bridge, although those interested in
the enterprise are hopeful that Congress
will accept the offer made by the company
at the last session of Congress, in consid-
Grafton of the privilege of being allowed
to place tracks on the Aqueduct bridge to
bear the expense of the changes in the
bridge necessary to permit such use of the
structure.
From the bridge the tracks will be laid near
one side of the Falls Church road, which
passes by the brewery building: thence
near DE- Keys house and through the
property of Mr.. Truett, and thence to
point between Lewnsville and Langley.
But nearest to the former place, and then
straight to the falls. While the road
VIII follow the course of the river, it Will
be a mile and at places a greater distance
from its banks.
Not to BE Finished This Summer.
Arrangements have been made with the
Great Falls Power Company whereby some
three acres of ground have been acquired
at the falls where the railroad company
Will erect a station, and will also provide
a pleasure resort. This ground is part of
the thousand or more acres owned by the
power company which has been plotted into
villa sites 1t is estimated that it will take
about ninety days after the contract for
the building of the road has been awarded,
and that will be about the LIST of July, to
complete it, so that 1t Is not expected the
new line will be in readiness for the eXcur
sion travel this summer. However, the
projectors of the enterprise intend to op-
crate the line the year around and calculate
upon considerable passenger as well as
freight business The cost of the construc-
tion of the road is placed at about 100000.
The officers and directors of the company
are: President, Joseph S. Miller; vice pres
ident, r. d. Weaver; secretary A. B.
Hines, and treasurer A. B. Cromwell; d.
rectors, the officers and s. Thomas Brown,
George g. Boteler, Charles S. Bradley, VIM.
B. Besley, Thomas B. Jewell, Joseph Tabor
Johnson, Samuel L, Phillips, p. NJ Rixey,
George N Saegmuller, Nathan b. Scott,
George E. Truett and Nathaniel Wilson
Plans for Six Houses.
Plans for three houses have been made
by N. T. Halter, architect, to be erected on
Howard avenue, Mount Pleasant and also
FOR three houses on the abutting property,
but fronting on sheridan avenue They are
to be three stories in height and will have
is.
will have ten rooms, the arrangement on
the first floor being parlor, reception hall,
dining room, pantry and kitchen. There
will be four rooms and bath on the second
floor and three rooms on the third.
Addition to Providence Hospital
Plans have been prepared for an addition
to Providence Hospital which will be a
duplication of the present structure In size
and result in making the main hospital
buil1inor an inDrpSSiVa and nj
tecturaI design. The new part is to ex-
tend from the east of the present structure
to Sd street southeast a distance of 10
feet. According to the designs prepared
by Waddy B. Wood. architect who has
associated with him w. j. Deming, engi-
neer, the new portion will be harmonious
addition to the old, and irf5orler to accom-
plish this the manSard roof which now
finishes the four stories of>that building is
to be removed and a simple roof covered
with red tile is to cover the entire Struc-
ture, after the Spanish style. The central
feature of the design will be tower which
will rise above the roof line, and at the
base there will he a stone porch, with dou-
BILE Staircases, forming the main entrance
to the building. At the top of the tower
will be a cross, which at night will reflect
the brilltancy of electric lights. Instead of
the painted brick walls, the exterior will
be finished with pebble dash. and the de-
sign as "a whole will have The suggestion of
the old mission architecture. There is also
to be erected In the hospital grounds a
building which will be used as power
house. nurses homo and LANDRY The
Brennan Construction Company has the
contract.
Proposed Apartment Buildings.
The triangular piece of ground fronting
on the south side of II street between New
Jersey avenue and LIST street north
west is to be improved by Mr..
c. Heurich by the erection of an
apartment house. Plans for this building
are being prepared by Paul j. PelZ, archi-
tect. 1t is the purpose to have the struc-
ture of a substantial character The first
floor viii be designed for use as q store
and it is understood a cooperative concern
is to be located there in which employees
of the government printing office are inter
csted.
The new structure will have a frontage
of siXty-eight feet on II street, while the
ground extends on New Jersey avenue 142
feet and on LIST street 1856 feet.
Two old buildings the south side of
II street between list and North Capitol
streets northeast are being removed. and
1t is the purpose to erect there a large
apartment house.
Some Market Conditions.
Mr. William A. Hill of the firm of Moore
& Hill, real estate brokers, in speaking of
the market conditions, said: I'VE have
been doing a lively business here. Our
sales have averaged over one day for the
past two or three weeks and the month
of March the best we have had since
we have been in business. The sales in
Guided nearly all classes of property and
in all sections. The homeseellcr is the
principal applicant in the market. The ma
jority of sales have been practically cash
transactions.
Proposed New Buildings.
julius Wenig, architect. has prepared
plans for remodeling and an addition to the
residence and business place of r. S. Cain
1O11 9TH street northwest. There is to be
added three-story and cellar back build
ing, 21x27 feet Two tile bath rooms will
be provided. The lower floor will have A
terraZZo floor and the main office will. be
trimmed in cherry. Electric light and hot
water heat will be provided throughout the
entire building
The same architect has prepared plans for
rine two-story and cellar dwellings, each
containing SIX rooms and bath. to be erect
ed for Cornelius Cusack at No. 1900 to 22l6
Champain avenue northwest
The same architect has plans for resi-
dence for DR.. G. A. Sewell to be erected
at No 1927 18th street northwest Tho