The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-27
CURIOUS OVERSIGHT
IN SUBURBAN SCHEME

vided before our people can construct
residences and observe sanitary laws
and regulations.
1T is not generally known except to
those directly interested in real estate
and the close observer of our city TO
what extent this condition affects the
public generally; the city I'm it's entirety
is Injured and not merely the people
who happen to reside or own land in the
BrightwoOd section, because there can
not be public obstruction to private
Improvement, a denial or even a delay
in providing public advantages actual
~ needed by our people without Great
ing a general public disadvantage, al
though the same may be apparently
local. At the present time rows of
brick dwellings and large apartment
houses can be found along the lines
of Thirteenth. Fourteenth and Sixteenth
Streets as far as these streets have
been opened. graded and regulated by
the authorities. convincing everyone not
only Of the Importance of extending
these avenues for travel and develop
ment. but their actual need for pub
lie as well as private purposes.
Future Development.
slant effort Of the Brightwood Citizens
Association for three years to procure
the extension of these streets. We are
convinced that such public improve
ments, needed as thev are in behalf of
the entire District. cannot be longer
neglected.
The effort which has very properly
been made by The Times in prescnt-
ing a real estate column for tie benefit
of its readers, and dealing as il has
not only with current events but point
ing out prospects for future develop
ment. thus indicating an opportunity
for judicious investment of capital. is
highly appreciated, and it has bene-
fitted the investor
Following. then, the conservative
policy of The Times, II can be conf
IDENTIFY stated that for quick returns
and immediate profit, coupled with I'M
questioned certainty as to the safety Of
investment. no more inviting territory
can be found beyond the old city than
along the line of Thirteenth, Four
teenth, and Sixteenth Streets.
Just as soon as this section is thrown
open by the action of Congress. Causing
the extension of Thirteenth. Fourteenth
and Sixteenth Streets, land will rapidly
increase in value and capital will be
judiciously used in its substantial i'm
provement. The Fourteenth Street car
line Will be projected and the admir-
able and healthy Brightwood section
can be reached in a ride OF ten min
utes from land selling today at from
81 TO 50 per square foot"
Suburban Property Sold.
An important transaction in the way
of suburban expansion was made last
week. A large tract OF land fronting
on the south on Rock Creek Park and
on the south branch of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. running from the
Metropolitan branch to Chevy Chase
Lake. has been purchased by the United
Realty Company from Charles w. Gray.
the price paid being about S55,00o. The
tract embraces about 13O acres and lies
on both sides OF the new Rock Creek
boulevard. II is to be divided into five
acre lots and put on the market for
villa sites. The constant trend of the
population in the direction of the line
of the Chevy Chase Railroad augurs for
the success of this new enterprise.
Lewis r. Breuninger has bought.
through n. L. Stansbury. real estate
broker. an apartment house at the cor
ner of New Jersey Avenue and Warner
Street northwest. for $1,000 II contains
four apartments of FIVE rooms, bath and
cellar each.