The Washington times., 1902-07-13
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS
PROPERTY ACTIVE

| Railway, will supply an important ad-
! dition. About five years ago the de-
velopment of the suburban movement
! in this direction was recognized by the
continuance of the road up the hill
from Florida Avenue, or Boundary, as
| that street was then known.
Since then the growth of the city has
continued its outward movement until
| today there are houses in rows all
! through Mount Pleasant. and they form
a connecting link between that settle
ment and the built-up sections of the
! city. There is very little to suggest
! the idea of a suburban locality to the
! casual visitor Of today. 1t is evident
/ that in the mind of the company. as
well as in the view of Congress, the
| northward limit of this road has
not been reached. as the terminus pro-
vided will not be what is known as n
| loop. but a stub such as is found at
the northern end of the Capital Traction
! line on Fourteenth Street.
Extension on Fourteenth Street East.
To the east of Fourteenth Street an
extension will also be made by the
Washington Traction Company. They
! have been authorized by Congress TO
make the extension as soon as the street
is graded from its terminus at Florida
Avenue northward.
The underground system will be put
in, as the new section will be part of
the city system. According to the pro-
vision of he law the railroad work is
not to be done until the street is graded.
Owing to the continued high price of
iron the cost OF railroad construction of
this character has not lessened. 1t is
estimated that 100000 is required to
build a mile of double underground cleo
| tric track
The extension of the Connecticut Ave
nue. line IS a little more than a mile
and the Eleventh Street extension is
probably little shorter. No further
additions hase been authorized by Con-
gress to ;he street railroad systems of
the District. and ii is not believed by
those interested in street railroads that
at the present time there is need of ad-
ditional lines The District, it is
thought. is pretty well provided in this
respect, and the only railroad enter
| prises that are now in progress or in
| contemplation are interurban rather
than merely urban.
An apartment house is to be built on
Irving Place which was formerly por-
ton of what was known as Cooke Park
in Georgetown, from plans prepared by
| Appleton P Clark, jr.. architect. 1t Is
to be built for c. A. Snow and Is to be
four stories in height with frontage OF
sixty-one feet. The suites will be d.
vided into four and five rooms. with the
majority consisting of the latter number
Three Landmarks Torn Down.
Three landmarks which have stood on
Seventh Street. between and NJ Streets
northwest. are to be demolished by ROD
ert Berberich Sons in expanding their
business establishment. They VIII
start at once to erect on the site a
three-story and cellar store and nat
building from plans prepared by Julius
Wenig, architect.
The building will have frontage OF
thirty-seveu feet, and a depth of 100
| feet. The entire lower floor will be
used for one store. 36xlO0 feet. and VIII
be occupied by the owners as shoe
department, and the upper stories VIII
contain four six-room and bath apart
/ rleDIS, HtItu up with al Ait iohNNN 49,
proyements and finished in hardwood
Notified Roman brick and brown stone
| trimmings will face the front walls and
the second and third floors will be brok
/ en- by two copper oriel bays. Quarter
| oak fixtures will be placed in the store
| and a metal ceiling of handsome de-
| sign will be one of the features. The
/ shog windows will be one continuous
| glass front; no wood work of any kind
will be used. The entire building will
| be heated with hot water. These i'm
/ provements will cost S25000. Charles
! j. Cassidy is the contractor.
At the last meeting OF the board of
governors of the Washington Real Es-
| tate Exchange, the secretary, John E.
Mitchell, was directed TO request the
| Commissioners to require that all tax
certificates hereafter issued by the As
SCISSOR show on their face all tax
sales OF the property involved. the date
o. such sale or sales, the amounts they
/ sold for, and the name Of the purchaser.
whether they are redeemable or ire
deemable, also that at least sixty days
before it is intended to Issue a deed for
the property sold, the owner of record Tor
/ his agent be notified OF his delinquency.
| in order that he may have an oppor
tunity to redeem it by the payment of
/ the lax and accrued penalties, the peri
cd to be covered by the tax certificate
commencing with the date of the act
now governing the issuance OF tax deeds
| by the Commissioners.
| II was also requested that in alver-
;ising property for sale, the name of
the owner of record be used instead of
| that of a former owner.
Julius Wenig, architect, has let the
| contract for the erection of three
story and cellar ten-room and bath res
/ idence for Mr.. r. C. Lewis, TO be erect
ed at 1886 Thirteenth Street northwest.
/ 1t will be 20 by 63 feet set on an open
! lot 80 by 1876 feet The front and sides
will be of selected red brick and brown
stone trimmings, and there will be front
ard side porches with slate roofs. The
! interior flush will be hard wood, and
water heat will be used and all fixtures
will be of the latest and most modern
! tyne.
Old Jefferson Club Sold.
| The property on the south side OF H
Street, between Fourteenth and Fiji
| teenth Streets northwest, formerly occu-
| pied by tha jefferson Club, at 14l2 II
street northwest, adjoining the Hotel
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