Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-26
WASHINGTON DIRECTORY.

many States and Territories. 1t Is
also the faVorite Sunday morning pa
per OF visitor and residenter alike. In
view of these facts. The Sunday Morn
Ing ClObe will keep standing the fol-
lowing useful information, both as a
guide TO visitors and an advertisement
and these Capitol streets are the diyid-
ing lines Of the four sections Of the
city as named.
Washington City is divided into four
sections, viz Northeast, Northwest,
Southeast and Southwest.
The four streets which run due
North, South and East (the West line
being imaginary, from the center Of
the capitol, and named respectively
North, South and East Capitol -. Gets,
numbers allotted to 1t, thus-beginning
at East Capitol street. and going north
Tin any street running north Of same)
the first house on the right will be
No. 1. On the second square the first
house will be No. 100, and so on to the
end of the street.
All streets In each section Of the
city are either lettered or numbered
streets.
All avenues run at angles to the
streets, and radiate from the Capitol.
the White House, and several Of the
larger parks. These avenues are
named for various States.
Every street running East and West
are lettered streets, those running
North and South are numbered streets.
All lettered and numbered streets
are duplicated in each Of lne four sec
hons
In like manner the numbers run
from East Capitol street on all streets
running south Of same.
In the same manner all streets in
all sections Of the city start and num-
Der from a Capitol street. The odd
numbers are always / the right-hand
side, and the even numbers on the left
hand side in every street, as you start
from a Capitol street in either section
OF the city.
me house numbers on the various
avenues correspond to those of the
street to which they run nearest par
allel.
Some Of the avenues extend through
two sections OF the city, but the house
numbers are not disarranged thereby,
as all numbers begin at a Capitol
street, whether on an avenue or street.
BY this system of numbering houses,
readily found in either section of the
city.
Short streets and places running
through the center Of a square have
the same numbers as the streets be-
tween which they run, thus-Madison
street in the Northwest section is be-
tween Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets, and the first house on that
street Is number 1900
Washington is really a cosmopolitan
| city, its population embracing people
fr m IL parts Of the United States, and
Representatives from all civilized ma
tions.
1t rapidly becoming the great CEN
ter for holding conventions, assem-
blies and reunions, and the chosen city
! for institutions Of learning
It has the largest library, and the
most scientific and historical collec-
tiOns in the country.
The various trades representing
Stair builders, Carpenters, Painting
and Paper Hanging Copper, Tin and
Sheet Iron, Plumbing and Gas Fitting,
Lumber Mills, Marble and Stone
Works, Masonry, Brick, Plaster and
stucco work number $685. and the num-
Der C. establishments Of every kind in
the city numbers 1900 and employ
over $4,000 hands.
The city of Washington was incor-
porated in 1902.
The present system Of numbering
houses was adopted in 1863
The shade trees of the city begun to
develop their proportions and beauty
in 1880.
Wh-n the cornerstone Of the capitol
was laid In 1898 the country around
Washington was practically an un-
broken wilderness.
The Government offices we're frst
opened in the city Of Washin gton In
the year 1900 and Congress met there
| for the first time in that year.
There are 331 Reservations all told,
including the great Mall, which ex-
tends from the capitol to the Potomac
River a distance Of over two miles, the
whole covering an area Of over 900
acres.
These parks and reservations are
/ bountifully supplied with every known
/ kind of tree and shrub and number
over 900 varieties. About 100000
ornamental foliage and Towering
| plants and shrubs are annually propo-
gated in the Government Propogating
House, and in the spring months are
transplanted into the v-rious parks
throughout the city,
Special Information.
THE CAPITOL-Open g m. Guides to
be found in Rotunda.
/ CORCORAN ART GAL.LERY-Open 10
to 4. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday free
days
WAR NAVY AND STATE DEPART
/ MENT-Open 9 to 2. In the Library Of the
State Department may be seen original De
claratiou of Independence.
EXECUTIVE MANSION-Open 10 to 2.
/ The President receives Mondays, Wednes-
days and Saturdays at I p m sharp.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT-Ope 9 to
2. Visitors to vaults n to t2 and to ?.
BUREAU ENGRAVING AND PRINT
/ ING-Open from g. go 10 II. 80 and 10 2.
WASHINGTON MONOMENT-Ope to
visitors every weekday. Elevator runs
from 9 to a IN and to III.
AGRICULTURAL DEP'T-Opeu to g.
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