Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-10
THE SALE COMPLETED
HOUSES IN LINE OF 10TH STREET
DISPOSED OF.
Condemnation Proceedings for the
Opening of the Thoroughfare-
Names of Purchasers.

| The District Commissioners have COM
| pleted the sale of the houses in the line
| of 10th street, which We're bought in by
| the District In the condemnation proceed
| ings for the opening of the thoroughfare.
| AS in other of street extensions the
| authorities were not provided with a fund
to clear the right of way. The Commits
| sfoners have heretofore resorted to the
| plan of calling for proposals to buy and
| remove the houses standing in the line
of an extension. In the case of 10th street
| the prices paid for houses range from
more than 81 100 down to a minimum of IS,
| which in one instance was paid for three
| frame dwellings,
BY selling the houses the Commissioners
not only secure their removal without ex-
pense. but acquire quite a little with
which to begin work on the thoroughfare.
The bids for the sale of the 10th street
houses Were opened last Saturday, and
were today forwarded to the Commission
| ers by Mr.. W. 2. Richards, the assistant
engineer in charge of street extension mat
| tCrS.
List of Purchasers.
Following is detailed list Of the houses
| sold and their purchasers:
| Three frame dwelling on lots II and Il,
| block II, Meridian Hill. Rein w. Darby
| So for the three; brick dwelling on north
| half of lot II, block IL. Meridian Hill,
known 2551 Meridian avenue Charles
W. King, Sal; frame dwelling northeast
corner OF 10th street and Columbia road,
Rein W. Darby, So; frame dwelling No.
2919 10th street. Rein w. Darby, 500; part
of brick house No. 1'y0S kenesaw avenue,
Charles w. King SOL; brick dwelling No.
1906 kenesaw avenue, Charles w. King,
500; brick dwelling No. 1904 Kenesaw ave-
nue., Charles W. King. s302; frame house
No. 1907 kenesaw avenue, William Ram
say, $50; frame house and stable No 1900
kenesaw avenue, c. II. Armes, S140; part
of brick house No. 203S 18th street Charles
W. King, SOL part of brick dwelling No.
1926 10Th street, Charles w. King S251;
frame dwelling and part of stable No.
5000 10Th street, David Cranmer, $1,750;
frame dwelling No. 30OS 18th street, Mary
p. Sleman, s6o7; part of frame house No.
SO26 10th street, Columbia r. Mcmahon,
800
Part of frame house No. 3O3O 18th street
Pavarini & Greer. $40; double frame house
Nos. 1929 and 3031 18th street, r. j. Beall
jr., S6I; double frame dwelling Nos. 3O33
and 3o35 10Th street, Rein w. Darby, $50;
frame house on lot l, block 3, S. P. Browns
subdivision Mount Pleasant, William Gift
ford. $3.50; frame house and part of stable
No. 1920 Pine street, Benjamin P. Davis
Park street, Rein w. Darby. $50; part of
frame house, No. 1926 Park street, Paw
arini & Greer, $3S: frame house and
stable, No. 1887 Park street. Rein w.
stable on lots 1855 and 166. 8. P Browns
subdivision, Mount Pleasant Pavarini &
Greer, S15. part of dwelling and stable, No.
l492 Howard avenue, NJ. A. Dillon. $50;
frame house. No. 1854 Howard avenue, Re-
Yin w Darby, $50: frame dwelling, No.
1906 Howard avenue, Henry Bernheimer,
Sl1775; frame dwelling and stable, No. 1905
Howard avenue, Fred. S. Smith, $500; part
OF frame dwelling and stable. No. 1917 How
ard avenue, N. E. Young, $40: frame house,
No. 1920 Meridian avenue, Frank Junghaus,
s3o6; frame house and stable, No. 1927
Meridian avenue. Rein w. Darby, $50;
stable on lot ~. S. P. Browns subdivision,
Mount Pleasant, j. R. King. $3.50; frame
house and stable. No. 1877 Oak street,
Frank Junghaus $780,
Those who bought back their own prop
erty are: N. E. Young, the secretary Of the
National League of base ball clubs, No.
1917 Howard avenue; NJ. A. Dillon, No. 1892
Howard avenue; Benjamin P. Davis, No.
3120 Pine street; Columbia r. Mcmahon,
1926 18th street; Mary E. Sleman, 3OOs 10th
street; c. H. Armes. 1900 Kenesaw avenue,
and William Ramsay, 1902 Kenesaw ave-
nI1e