Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-26
Changes in Progress Beyond the Old
Urban Limits.
EXTENSIVE GRADING OPERATIONS.
Street Railroad Extension Keeping
Pace With the Development.
NJ ALTERS OF INTEREST

Jones' real estate broker, for Louis Bail
lieuX to Charles w. King. The frontage
on Park avenue is over 800 feet the depth
is about 10 feet and there are about 81 200
square feet. The price paid was 81 per
square foot. 1t is the intention of Mr.. King,
who has built a large number of houses
in this locality, to improve this property
by the erection of fifteen residences. This
Improvement will be one of the largest in
extent ever attempted in that particular
locality. and is made to meet a demand for
houses which Mr.. King has found to exist
The owner of the property, who is a flor
lst, has had greenhouses on the place and
has carried on his business there for the
past twenty years. He was formerly To-
Gated at the northeast corner of Connecti-
cut and Rhode Island avenues, but some
twenty years ago sold his land for about
$4,000. He then went out to Mount Pleas
ant and bought the property for IS 600 a
portion of which he has just sold to Mr..
King. Some one in speaking to Mr.. Bail
lieuX of this deal, as well as of his ex-
perience in property transactions, remarked
in a half-joking way that he had made
money easily, as all he had to do was
to wait for the growth of the city to
advance values. The response which this
ELECTED from him affords another iiluStra-
ton of the truth that industry and thrift
underhe all substantial success. He said
ne earned a dollar to lay away rs cents.
Mr.. Larcombe's Residence
The changes and alterations which Mr.
John S. Larcombe has made in the resi-
dence known as 1917 H street, occupied for
SO many years by his father, are now COM
pleted. The plans made by L. Norris, arch
itect have added story to the height of
the building and provided new front of
the colonial type and a three-Story addition
IN the rear. There is also a central hall
frcm which the spacious dining room opens
Sites for Public Buildings.
The pressing need, as pointed out in the
annual report of the architect of the Cap
ltol. for more space in that historic build
ing illustrates from another point Of view
a condition that may be said to be general
IN practically all the departments of the
government. While much has been done to
meet the demand caused by expansion I'm
the government service, which goes on with
the growth of the country, still the supply
legs behind the actual need The business
or Uncle Sam extends with the multi
pllcation of his children, and here at the
seat OF government additional heads and
hands are required to do the work that is
incident to the carrying ON of the govern
ment of such nation.
II mas always seemed that one of the
dlfncultles in the way of Congress taking
pIompt action in relieving the necessities
or the public service in this particular has
been the selection of proper building sizes.
1t is believed that one of the features of
the report of the parking commission.
winch Is considering the plans for the i'm
proVement of the city, will be a recommen
dalton as to some definite grouping of pub-
nc buildings which will practically deter
mine the location Of future public struc-
lures.
street Railroad Extension.
of tba "a
ton with the development of the citv is
the announcement made during the past
week of the purpose Of the Washington
traction Company to begin at once the
building of an extension northward as far
as Mount Pleasant of it's Connecticut ave-
nue. line This proposed extension will par
allel, but at some distance to the westward,
the 14th street line, which now passes along
paved street to the terminus at the same
avenue in Mount Pleasant where the new
line will end. The 14th street line termi-
mates more than half a mile north of
Florida avenue, which marks the old bounds
of the city, while the new line will be con-
siderably over mile from the same ave-
nue..
Along both routes are found rows of
city houses, water, sewers and other IA
cilities, and in fact, practically all the
conditions of the city. 1t is only a aues-
ton of time when the Washington Trac-
ton Company viii undertake the extension
of it's 18th street line out the newly OPEN
ed northern continuation of that thorough
fare, which goes beyond Whitney avenue.
The further progress of the 14th street
line is only awaiting the opening and grad
ing of the proposed extension of that
thoroughfare and in short time, no
doubt, 1t will begin an extension which win
end finally at Brghtwood
Extensive Changes.
Radical changes have been made in the
beyond the old urban bounds, by reason
of the extension of city streets at city
grades. The transformations thus brought
about have been quite as complete as those
wrought within the city during the days of
the territorial government. Pennsylvania
avenue now passes east beyond the Eastern
branch through quite a gorge, formed by
cutting the roadway through the heights
that encircle the city in that section. North
Capitol street extends from Florida avenue
northward at easy grade to the grounds
of the Soldiers Home, where 1t meets
Michigan avenue, a new thoroughfare that
borders the grounds of the Soldiers Home
from list street west to Bunker Hill road
In order to smooth the way for these
latter streets, upon which the car tracks
are now laid, steam shovels were used and
mountains were removed and valleys were
filled up. At the same time private enter
prise has dug away the cliffs of earth to
the east VI NOTln CapltOl street ana has
made place for rows of city houses.
The extension of 18th street northward
has been at the expense of heavy excava-
lions. By the extension Of Connecticut
avenue, or Columbia road, which has been
going on by gradual stages, there has re-
suited lowering of the grades throughout
that section.
Along Connecticut Avenue.
The District Commissioners have now the
money to extend Connecticut avenue from
LIE Roy place to Ka1orama avenue, but
not enough to pave it when completed: SO
1t is proposed by Commissioner Beach
to defer operations until the funds are
sufficient to finish UP the work. That
thoroughfare beyond Rock creek passes
through section of the suburbs which
In the past year or so has been al
most completely transformed. Extensive
gradisHs work has been done under The Iii
rection of Mr.. Pierre Waggaman. and now
instead of the gullies and elevations which
Is such characteristic feature of the rug
ged region of Rock creek, the land
stretches out from both sides of Cor
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