The Washington times., 1902-07-20
Hot Weather Has Bad
Effect on the
Market.
SOME IMPROVEMENTS AHEAD
District Engineers Preparing for Grad
ing, Macadamizing and Otherwise
Improving Streets and Roadways as
Recently Authorized by Congress.

Business has been rather dull in real
estate circles during the past week. The
warm weather has driven most of the
traders out Of town.
The most important building opera
tfon contemplated is the large apart
ment house which is to be built by Sec
retary Hay at the southeast corner of
Connecticut Avenue and L Street. The
plans, which are being drawn by Mr..
James G. Hill, architect, are nearly
completed. and will soon be ready for
the contractors. The structure, which
Is to cover a large frontage on both
streets, Is TO be eight stories high. The
name OF the building will be the Stone
leigh. part of the foundation will
rest on piling, which will be of a char
acter never before used in the District.
Instead of using piling Of wood. con-
crete piles will be substituted. The lat
ter material is employed in an ingenious
way. A casing is made OF iron or some
other suitable material, having the
Z cone shape of the wooden pile. This
casing is forced into the ground in much
the same manner as wooden pile and
then the hollow cone IS filled with con-
crete. After the latter takes on the
consistency Of stone the shell can be
withdrawn, leaving the solid concrete.
1t is claimed that this material is more
durable than the wood, and is capable
of carrying the necessary weight, and
In all respects is superior to the old
style piling.
Mr. Munn's Residence
The interior of Mr.. C. A. Munn's resi-
dence on Scott Circle is being remodeled
according to plans made by Mr.. James
c. Hill, architect. The partitions form
ing the back parlor, the billiard room,
and the conservatory are being removed
and will form a large and handsome
ballroom.
W. H. Saunders & Co., have reported
n number OF transactioIs in property in
Holmead Manor. AS the sales of land
which have been made through this firm
are to be followed by improvements the
various deals have considerable import
ance In that locality
Among the sales made by this firm
are the following: Ground at the south
west corner of Morgan Avenue and
Spring Road, where T. A. Harding will
build for W. P. Worcester three houses
They have also sold a lot on opposite
side of the street, upon which three at
tractive houses are to be erected.
Row of Houses.
Plans are being prepared for row of
houses at the northwest corner of Nor
gan Avenue and Lamar Place. These
are to be three stories in height, with
cellars, and will be heated by hot wa
ter. and will be attractive additions to
the residences in that section.
This firm has also sold two lots in
Lamar Place. where the purchasers in
tend to erect residences. Also lot
fronting on the new extension of New
Hampshire Avenue to George A. Trapp,
for home site.
A business transaction has been COM
pleted through this firm by which T. A.
Harding will build for Gen. John Eaton
three houses at the southeast corner OF
Holmead Avenue and Lamar Place.
The B. H. Warner Company have sold
the following houses in Petworth: 81
Quincy Street. s4,750; 913 Quincy Street,
S4.750; corner Seventh and Philadelphia
Streets, S6.250; corner Eighth and Phila-
delphia Streets, $500: corner Kansas
Avenue and Trenton Street, $500; cor
ner Savannah Street and Kansas Ave
nue.. $1,000; corner Eighth and Savannah
Streets. $1,000: 1921 Kansas Avenue,
$3.50; 4417 Kansas Avenue, s3,750; 4413
Kansas Avenue, So, $50; 4409 Kansas Ave-
nue., $3.50.
Also the following lots: Lots II and
25. block 6. to Mrs. Joseph H. Hough-
tons s1,s00; lots 81 and % block 6, 10
Mrs. Eloise V. Hart, 81 500; lots % and
"a, block 6. to Mrs. Ida A. Gangewer,
$500; lots Z and S, block 6, to Mrs
Sarah S. Simpson. $500.
Other Sales Recorded.
Moore & Hill. real estate brokers,
have sold the house 10 Street north
west, in Moore & Barbours subdivis.
ion, for s4,S50: for Mrs. Matilda Horst
mann, house 41s Spruce Street, lie Driot
Park. for s4.5OO; for the Hall estate.
property 1872 Fourteenth Street. for
s6.70o. and for Mrs. Josephine Birney,
house 6l5 Street, for $500.
Messrs. Early & hampton have recent
ly sold the following properties: No. 2113
S Street northwest. to Oscar w. White,
81, 500: No. 1905 Belmont Avenue north
west, 10 Oscar W. White, $40, 500; lot (,
block 4. Washington Heights, to Oscar
". White, $500; 1875. 1917. and Is19l
Belmont Avenue northwest, TO Mrs. F.
n. Alexander. $4,000; rs and III Thir-
teenth Street northwest, TO James ].
Gordon, s52.5oO; lots 3oS. 3o9. and $40
on Baltimore Street, Washington
Heights, 10 L. A. Barr, $4,000; lot 314
Baltimore Street, Washington Heights.
for Percy Crawford. $500; part of lot
Is, Mintwood, TO Mrs. Lillian L. Dunn,
81 ,0oo: TO Clarence +. Norment. lot 2.
Washington Heights, $500; to Mrs
Jonas. lots As. ~. and IL, square SS7.
for 81, ,000 No. 1903 Columbia Road, Co
lumbia Heights. to Redwood Vandegrift.
1880. and, in connection with Messrs. !
Ellerson Wemple, lots 45 TO "a, in
elusive, square TG. to Percy Crawford. !
$500.
Plans for Roadways.
The District engineers are already at
work upon the plans and Improvement |
authorized by Congress
Bids for the cutting OF new streets |
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