Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-28


there seems to be no prospect of change
in the near future. The result it is ex-
pected, will be that the amount of building
that will be done during the coming season
will not be as great as might naturally be
expected from the general situation.
Some New Buildings.
Among the large private houses which
are planned is one for MI. Clarence Moore
on Massachusetts avenue between 18th and
18th streets and also one at the southwest
corner of Goth and Q streets, for Mr.. Thos.
T. Calf
Four. frame two-story houses are to De
built by Mr.. T. H. Pickford, on Georgia
avenue between 18th and 1ith streets, ana
if the investment proves to be satisfactory
other houses of similar character Will De
erected by Mr.. Pickford on the same
square.
Mr.. Pickfor,l is also building number of
brick houses on Brghtwood avenue.
Will Practically Disappear.
The railroad opera tons in and around the
subdivision known as Monticello, where a
large number of colored people own homes
have indirectly brought many gray halrs
to the heads of the examining officers OF
the various title companies. 1t is alleged
that through careless alliances, poor rec
ords and careless conveyancing, the rail-
road people have found q pretty stew at
Monticello Practically the entire settle
ment of Monticello has been or will be
wired out BY the railroad. Monticello was
laid out originally by Dr. Lafayette y
Ioomis, whose personal sales to the fail-
road in the vicinity of Monticello aggregate
$4,000.
Contemplated Improvements.
NJ NJ Linger IS about TO erect a two
story dwelling on the north side of o street
nTln &
are preparing to construct a row of modern
dwellings on 33d street between Q and r
streets. Mr. r. A Caslelr is making pre-
liminary arrangements for the erection Of
a row of houses at the corner of ana
Valley streets. The owners of the w. ii.
West lots, on the north side Of NJ street
near 34th. are contemplating the erection OF
a modern-prced apartment house. AT 1416
and 1913 32d street an addition to the bust
ness house of George Freeman is to be con-
structed.
Information About Realty.
The third volume of Baist's real estate
atlas of the surveys of Washington is ex-
pected by the real estate men of Washing
ton within the next ten days. The third
volume will contain Georgetown and the
county of Was, Ing on Baist bought out the
map plant of the late MIR. Hopkins of
Philadelphia who furnished the aliases for
the principal cities in the United States.
These aliases, which contain surveys that
are up to date, come at time when real
estate men are handicapped through the
absence of compiled official records con-
tanning the changes in lots, squares, ETC.,
in recent years
A new plat book showing the character
of the improvements in the District and
containing other information, especially
designed for the use of fire insurance men,
has been issued Plat books for real estate
men and for insurance men have been IN
use for some years here.
Use of Old Dwellings.
In discussing the realty situation Mr.. j.
Barton Miller of the llerShoemaker
Real Estate Company of Georgetown said:
'Moneyed Westinghouse looking for
property that will yield handsome revenue
on the investment are becoming interested
In the solid old houses of Georgetown,
which of late years have suffered through
the construction of the more compactly
built modern houses. There is in prospect
the purchase through our office, of six
three and four-story houses. having from
fourteen to twenty rooms each but lacking
proper heating apparatus and modern
plumbing. The plan on foot is to turn
many of the largest rooms into two living
rooms, and to otherwise moderniZe the
buildings to meet the present excessive de-
mand for living apartments
Among the best properties in George
town, all being modernized and enlarged
old buildings, are the Colonial flats, the
Entwisle flats and Hammond Court A
number of these old mansions are not de-
sired, except by builders and remodeling
SPECTATORS, because of the enormous size
of the rooms. In three old houses it re-
quires from 100 to 100 yards of carpet each
to cover the drawing room floors"
Changing the Earth's Surface.
into js hot nj IN tba
methods of doing the work which is re-
quired in order to prepare the ground Sc
lected for use as filtration beds, proposed
addition to the water system OF the city.
Adjoining the Washington reservoir, as the
water storage place on the south of How
ard University is officially known, and
spreading out on both sides of 1st street
northwest, and extending to the grounds
of the Soldiers Home, this property is UNI
dergoing thorough transformation. In
place of the ground divided into city
squares with which those who drive to the
Soldiers Home by the 1st street route are
familiar, are to be groups of ponds or
lakes. This will be in addition, of course
to the Washington reservoir which is a
beautiful sheet of water and has quite a
picturesque pumping house located on it's
banks
AT the present time it is difficult to make
head or tail of the confusion, and all that is
to be seen is the tiny, pulling engines draw
ing lines of little cars loaded with earth
and great steam shovels swinging abour
from place to place as they are needed re-
| minding one OF nothing so much as the
movements of the trunk of an elephant
However. they pick up nearly a cartload
each time they come up from their plunge
into the bank of earth, and without taxing
into account the engineer and his engine.
these machines in operation suggest the
movements of some great animal,
Quite as interesting. however, are the
little engines which toll bravely to pull the
long train of cars over the rather uneven
tracks. which are naturally not built and
ballasted with the accuracy and eyenness
of frst-class steam roads. AS soon how
ever. as the shovels get through with the
task of loading the cars the engine Starts
putting off, and quickly brings it's tram and
load to the destined dump. Some notInn of
the mechanical devices adopted to lessen
labof in this great undertaking. winch
| means the grading of some twenty acres M
land. Is the arrangement of the tracks
| which after all, required considerable engI.
| neering skill.
Like Trunk Railroad.
1t must be understood that the steam
shoveis. of which there are several, do not
always work on the same level. and when
one is taking off the top twenty feet or so
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