The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-26
HOMEOPATHIC HOSPITAL
CONTRACT AWARDED
Handsome FirepTOof Building to Be
Erected Now and Two Wings to
Be Added Later On.

The board Of trustees Of the National
Homeopathic Hospital has unanimously
awarded the contract for the new ad-
minisJration building. at Second and n
Streets northwest. to Horton & Hem
menway, OF Providence r. 1. Their bid,
which was accepted at a meeting of the
board last evening. was S47,770, not in
GLIDING electric wiring. heating, grading.
or gas fixtures. Work is to be begun at
once. and two wings are TO be added TO
the building as soon as the required
funds shall have been obtained
The administration building is TO be
entirely hreproOf. The exterior viii be
constructed of light brick and terra Gotta
trimmings. Fifty thousand dollars was
appropriated by Congress, so that the
cost of the structure will fall within
the amount granted.
At the meeting yesterday, Mrs. Spen>
Ger reported a resolution. which was
adopted. expressive Of the life and SER
vices of Mrs. Ida Lelford NOrdhoff, and
requesting that this tribute to her mem
DRY be placed in the cornerstone Of the
new building.
At the meeting yesterday the following
officers OF the board OF trustees were
elected: President, Ralph jenkins; first
vice president. Charles Symon; second
vice president. Charles B. Bailey; secre-
tary. Henry Wells. and treasurer,
Charles Symon.
The following members of the medical
and surgical STAFF whose terms had ex-
pired were reelected: DR.. Alice NJ.
Brosius. DR.. ]. II. Bronson. DR.. Charles
A. Davis. and DIT. Thomas l. MacDon-
aid.
The hospital committee was also reap
pointed. rs follows: Mrs. Charles b.
Bailey. Mrs. Harrison Dingman. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Symon. Mrs. A. A. Birney.
Ralph Jenkins and Miss Kate Bradley.
The Washington Steel Cut Cereal Com
pany will erect a storage warehouse on
seven lots just purchased in Kenilworth,
near Chesapeake Junction, and adjoining
its mill on the Pennsylvania and Balti-
more and Ohio Railroads. BY this trans
action the company acquires possession
of the entire square on which its plant
Is located. The property was sold
through Mallerv & TaPlin. real estate
brokers. 7Ss Fourteenth Street
Karrick & Metcalf. boxers and build
/ ers, have bought a piece of ground at
/ the corner of Maryland Avenue and
Twelfth Street southwest, fronting 80
/ feet on the avenue and 116 feet on
/ Twelfth Street. They intend to erect
here a tenement house for the accom-
1 mediation Of poorer families. but at the
/ same time the building IS 70 be provided
with all sanitary arrangements, and all
/ the apartments are to have direct light.
/ The greater portion of the apartment
shall have two or four rooms. and the
! larger ones can be subdivided. If it shall
/ be found necessary or advisable. The
| cost of the property, including ground
and building. will be about $4,000. and
I the transaction was made through Heis-
/ kell < McLeran.
/ Premises 51S Tenth Street have been
sold through Heiskell & McLeran to
+ Mrs. Anna Lewis. the price paid being
understood as between S20O0O and SIS. 900.
, The house is now occupied by the Yale
/ Laundry, and as soon as the lease ex-
/ pires the new owner intends to make
extensive Improvements.
Two lots on the east side Of COnnecti-
/ cut Avenue. between Q and r Streets,
/ owned by Mrs. Anna NJ Fraser, have
been sold through E. c Baumgras 10
] Isabella c Wells for $4,000. Miss Wells
! intends 10 erect handsome dwelling
| there.