The Washington times., 1905-12-24
RUPERT TRACT IS
FORMALLY CONVEYED
Title Passed to Representa-
tiveS of Owners.
TO BEGIN IMPROVEMENTS
Work VIII Be Pushed to Make Ready
for Building Operations When
Spring Market Opens.
TO BEGIN IMPROVEMENTS

The formal transfer OF the Rupert
tract, on Fourteenth street extended.
was last week made to r. Holt Easley
and liam d. Hill. representing the
purchasers. The property, which was
recently subdivided and placed upon the
market by Robinson e. Co.. will be, IT
Is announced, this week conveyed by
Messrs. Easiey and Hill to the Four.
teenth Street Heights Land Company, a
corporation organized for the purpose of
holding title and permanently promoting
the subdivision
The corporation Will. IL is explained,
shortly after January 1, begin the sys,
tenn or public improvements planned for
the subdivision. These Improvements
VIII include extensive grading opera
tions. the laying Of sewers. installation
OF water mains and gas. and cutting
through OF streets which are to be
macadamized and bordered by grano-
lithic sidewalks.
To Employ Local Contractors.
According to George p. Robinson.
president Of Robinson e. Co. who will
direct the improvements. about 0,00C
will be expended in the improvements.
The work will be done by local contrac,
tors, several OF whom will be invited
to make bids.
1t is not expected that It will be neces,
sary to cart any of the dirt from the
subdivision. as the grading contemplates
transfer OF the surplus earth from the
higher to the lower levels, thus makins
an almost even stretch OF ground
throughout the subdivision from the
Fourteenth street car line to the car
line on RrizhtwoOd avenue
The work will be prosecuted vigorous
| ly, Mr.. Robinson says. so that a num-
Der OF people who have purchased home
| sites in the subdivision may be enabled
TO begin building their houses with tbs
| opening of the spring season. Plans are
already being prepared for some of ths
structures, which viii vary in cost from
s, 600 10 $500.
Style of Architecture.
| Some of the houses are to be OF bricl
with stone trimmings, while a number
of them are TO be constructed of frame
and pebbIedash- These latter houses. al
though considered reasonably safe. coulC
not be constructed within the fire limits
! because Of the requirements of the mu
nicipal regulations. but they have be
come very popular with suburban lanC
| owners.
Many OF them are scattered through
out the territory lying 10 the nOrthwes
OF the city proper, and they lend mucl
| to the Identification OF the sections il
which they are found
One great advantage this style o.
building has over stone and brick worl
| is the difference in cost OF construction
| II is said that a pebbledash house car
| be built for almost as little as a first
| class frame house can be put up. Th'
| appearance of such buildings Is ever
! more artistic and attractive than tina
| of far more expensive styles, and the!
| are equally as comfortable
Looking for a Boom.
| In view OF the large number Of salei
/ which have been reported from Four
teenth Street Heights, from the time o
| Its first appearance IN the market les
| than two months ago, booming busi
/ ness is looked for as soon the uncer
tain season OF winter weather will hav'
| passed. This part Of the District. lik'
! nearly every other section here, hal
had remarkably successful run o.
sales during Dec--ehAr. which, on ac
| count of the holiday period. is usually
one of the dullest in the real estate cir
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