Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-14

ment, not any part of it. 1t happened that
the land for the site of city was laid out
in this territory, and for number of years
the portions outside of the municipal limits
were in measure regarded as not being
part of the national capital. Now, how
ever, with the bounds of the District and
those of the city coterminous all distinc-
tons of that sort are only a source of trou-
bic and annoyance and of actual expense
he whole territory of the District is now
laid out as city, and while many of these
streets are still on paper, and in some sec
tons are likely to continue in that state
for some time to come, most of the main
thoroushfares through the entire area have
been opened up, and others will be thus
treated as TIE demands of growing city
make it necessary.
City and District One.
Uniformity is what is needed, and that
has been secured in the matter of streets.
sewers, schools, fire. police and water sys-
TENS. The outward movement of the pop
ulatlon is unmistakable, and will continue
in growing volume, especially now that in
the street car system there is no longer the
Old and veXatiOus distinction between city
and county recognized in the operation CT
these lines
One fare to all parts of the District Is
now the rule On all car lines. and in other
respects the practical unification of the ter
r1tory of the District Is proceeding rapidlv
The process has been slow one in giving
practical effect to the organic Wilderness of
me Distrlct' ana the slowness with which
TINS SITUATION has been recognized has not
been confined alone to the people but is NOT
unknown in the halls of Congress whence
all legislation for the District emanates
General Building Situation.
1t is interesting to note states Construc-
ton News, that notwithstanding the talk
about depression, building operations in
twenty-four of the principal cities of the
country for the month of October show a
gain of l per cent compared with the
corresponding month year ago. 1t seems
there is more smoke than fire in all that
has been said about depression in building
circles, and it is about time that people be-
gan to pay some attention to the truth
According to special official reports to
construction News permits were taken out
in October in tWenty-four of the principal
cities of the country for 1887 building inn
provements aggregating total consdera-
ton of $2o,923,4 4S against 1859 building
improvements involving $25, 553, 1888 for the
same month year ago. an increase of
62S buildings and $310.30S in cost
Eleven of the cities show increases of
from q to 40 per cent, while thirteen show
losses of from 5to 80 per cent. The change
in the situation depends entirely upon local
conditions. For ge.sample in a city where
the building operations for a month range
from $2OO,OOO to $500.OCO the taking out of
a permit for the, construction of one hnild-
ing costing probably half a million dollars
makes a very marked difference in the per-
centage of gains compared with a cor
responding month.
Better Conditions in the East.
1t is interesting toenote that the east, par
ticularly New York; is recovering from the
labor troubles which beset it SO disas-
trously early in the season. During Octo-
Der permits were taken cut in the Borough
of Manhattan fors1229 building improve
ments involving s6,96S92O against 100
buildings and $4.445.5O0 in October a year
ago, a gain in cost of "a per cent Brook
lyn's aggregate Of building operations shows
an increase of As per cent over the same
period. During the month permits were
taken out for 724 buildings, the aggregate
cost being $3.179,S9O, against 472 buildings
and s., 2OO.562 for the corresponding month
a year ago. Kansas City shows remark
able gain of 40 per cent St. Paul As per
cent, Atlanta 100. Allegheny 49, Detroit 2S,
ST. Louis Al, Los Angeles p and Louisville
per cent
The losses are confined to cities which
have hitherto shown remarkable activity
in building. The most notable was in
Cleveland, where permits were taken out
for 800 buildings at an estimated cost of
$422 225 against $50 buildings and 81 O55, 445
for the same month year ago, a loss of
60 per cent. Denver shows a loss Of A.
per cent. San Francisco 43. Pittsburg 80.
indianapolis 80. Cincinnati 1872, Buffalo 3S,