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The Washington times., 1905-10-29
STREET TO
BE A FINE DRIVEWAY

The opening up of Fourteenth street
from the present terminus OF the Four
teenth street car line IN Columbia
Heights to the Brightwood Driving Park
has given stimulus to the entire sec
ton lying on and adjoining this import
ant thoroughfare. Other streets are to
be opened as fast es Congress can be
Induced to act on the urging Of property
owners. and real estate men are enthus-
iastic over the immediate future Of the
beautiful country north of the city
which has remained practically undevei-
oped until this time
Thirteenth street is the next thorough
fare to be extended, and the plan now
pending IN Congress contemplates the
opening of this street from Its present
terminus at Spring road to Brightwood.
a distance OF about one and one-half
miles. The necessary legislation was
sidetracked last session. but those IN
terested feel satisfied that the matter
will be taken up early In the coming ses-
sion.
The reason on which this belief Is
founded is that the Government has an
extensive reservation just six blocks
north OF Spring road, through the center
of which Thirteenth street will xun.
The parking system, which has been
extensively agitated. provides for
boulevard around this reservation. run
The Washington times., 1905-10-29
MODERN HOME FOR
POOR UNDER WAY
Institution for Aged and
lnfirm Progressing.
D TINCTI0N Is MADE
Worthy and Unworthy Subjects of
Charities to Be Handled as Their
Conditions Warrant.
DISTINCTION Is MADE

BY the first of next July the Board
OF Charities expects to have the new
Home for the Aged and Infirm" of
ne District ready for the poor
Formerly the name "Almshouse' was
applied to the place where the public
cared for all persons thrown upon the
county for support. The bad and the
good were thrown together. Now the
institution, at least in the District. is
Kept only for persons of good character.
whose misfortunes have rendered them
powerless to take care of themselves
Therefore the Board of Charities de-
sires to give the new home a proper
designation.
The building is to be completed in
March Nearly all of the wings are
under roof
The farm is one of the features of
the new home. 1t contains 255 acres.
OF this about fifty will be set aside for
a burial ground
The Board of Charities, in its an
nual estimates, asked Congress for a
separate appropriation of $50. 800 for the
payment of salaries and the mainte-
nance of the new home during the fiscal
year 1907.
The Washington times., 1905-10-29
81 WEEK AND FUTURE OUTLOOK IN THE REAL ESTATE WORLD
CONNECTICUT AVENUE
EXTENDED DEVELOPING
Reality of New Bridge Gives Impetus Erection of Cost
ly Homes-Work Begun on Clark Waggan,ans
New House-Others Planned

The prediction of practically ali the
weil-informed real estate men of WASH
inGton that this year would see the
Inauguration OF building operations on
a large scale 10 the north Of Rock
creek as soon as the Connecticut ave-
nue. bridge was an assured thing. bids
fair 70 materalize. The city has built
IN solid blocks during recent years
right up TO the south bank Of the creek.
many of the structures being expensive
and remarkably handsome.
The first break across the creek was
made during the past week by the COM
mcncement OF a handsome four-story
press brick residence by Clark Wag-
gaman. a son of Thomas E. Waggaman.
The site Of Mr.. Waggaman's new home
Is within about fifty feet OF the north
ern terminus Of the new Connecticut
avenue bridge and directly on Connec-
ticut avenue extended. The cost will
be in the neighborhood Of $4,000.
Just a block beyond plans have been
preparing for a splendid $1,000 home TO
be erected by Charles g. Pfuger. who
is well known in Washington business
circles. The house will be OF a ram
bling style of architecture, the first
floor containing drawing room, library.
dining room. breakfast room, kitchen.
and extensive Railways. There win be
eight bed chambers on the second floor.
and the cellar will contain billiard
room. automobile room. wine cellar. SER
wants quarters, and laundry. The third
floor will be an open space. the uses
of which Mr.. Pfuger has not yet deter
mined.
Three blocks farther north are the
subdivisions OF Cleveland Park and
Connecticut Avenue Highlands. which
have been on the market for some time
and on which improvements are being
made In the form of extensive grading
operations and the erection of granite
and brick and frame residences. costing
from 5000 to $40 000 each OF all the
outlying sections IN the District, this To-
The Washington times., 1905-10-29

cality. along Connecticut avenue extend.
ed. presents the highest class of struc-
lures This condition is gratifying 10
those persons who have grown to look
Upon Connecticut avenue as the only
really exclusive section OF the Capital.
noted for Its fashionable homes
Owners of all the property lying on
both sides of Connecticut avenue ex-
tended. from the northern terminus OF
the new bridge to Chevy Chase, have
wisely inaugurated the plan OF inserting
a building restriction clause in the deeds
to all the property they convey, which
permits or no residence being erected at
a cost of less than 5000. Such a plan
insures the building up of this beautiful
avenue with residences of the highest
order. Already several have been
erected costing as high as $4,000 to
$4,000. and architects plans are being
prepared for others to be constructed in
the .sear future costing as much as s4O.-
co.,
The avenue has been paved with as
phalt to within two blocks OF Cleveland
Park. and the remainder OF IL to Chevy
Chase is macademized, making spien-
did driveway for several miles.
The bridge. which means so much to
the future of this section, viii be COM
pieted the first day of Novembe-. 1906.
so II is stated by the contractors. the
District Construction Company. and It is
freely predicted by the real estate fra
ternity that property for several blocks
beyond the bridge will rapidly increase
TO values equal 10 those on this side OF
the bridge In Washington Heights
The land rises in elevation beyond the
bridge and affords beautiful views of the
city and surrounding country. This. to-
gether with all the city improvements
which have been extended through the
neishborhood, in the way OF sidewalks,
sewer, water, ETC., WILL IL Is ciaimed by
those interested, make the properties as
desirable as anything on this side OF the
bridge
The Washington times., 1905-10-29

ming between 1t and North Columbia
Heights on the south and the -reserva-
ton and Fourteenth street heights, tho
new subdivision just purchased by Rob-
inson & Co.. mention of which Is made
in another column. on the north.
This boulevard is intended TO connect
Rock Creek Park with the Soldiers
Home, making a magnificent driveway
from the south entrance of Soldiers
Home at the terminus Of First street
northwest, running through the Sol
diers' Home. to the Forth entrance and
thence west across the District to Rock
Creek
This will give an entrance to the park
for ell that section lying between Bright
wood and Columbia Heights. and will
also allow extra breathing space and
parking for the large population which
will no doubt settle along the lines OF
Brightwood averue and Fourteenth
street. and east OF those thoroughfares.
AS indicating its possibilities the coun-
try to be thus developed is already
fairly well settled despite the disadyan-
ages underwater IL has heretofore lab
ored from lack of highway and other
Improvement.
The section will be largely devoted, It
Is anticipated, to residences Of a class
similar to those which have been erected
on Columbia Heights and adjoining Sec
tions.
The Washington times., 1905-10-29

This is only one OF a number of pur-
chases which Mr.. Glover has made in
this section of the District
Mr.. Shoemaker has also sold TO Mich
ael L. Sullivan lot fronting fifty feet
Oh Br,ghtwood avenue upon which he
is now constructing q store and dwell
ing.
New Houses Planned.
A c. P. Shoemaker has purchased
from Louis P Shoemaker a lot 'front.'
Ing about fifty feet on Brightwood ave-
nut, and contracts have been made for
the construction of two frame houses
These houses will have all modern i'm
provements They will be colonial in
style Of construction.
The Washington times., 1905-10-29
CAPT. LEMLY SELLS LOT
ON WASHINGTON HEIGHTS

Former Judge Advocate General Lem
ly. of the Navy. through Stone & Fair
fax, has sold to Mrs. Charlotte DAILY a
lot 50x110 feet at the southwest corner
of Nineteenth and Baltimore streets on
which Mrs. Daily will build a three-story-
residence to cost about SIS. 600.
The same firm of brokers has sold
Mrs. Nellie Shir-Cliffe a new ten-room
residence at 1710 Grant street northwest,
for S. 600 cash. The house has a width
of twenty-five feet.
The Washington times., 1905-10-29
MICHAEL GATTI BUYS
ON PENNSYLVA AVENUE

Louis p Shoemaker las affected the sale
of 6h ID street northwest. through the
Harrison-Browning Company to Mfcha el
Gatti. of this city. for sl4, $50. This is the
second large purchase made by Mr..
Gatu In the central portion of the CITY
he having recently bought through Mr.
Shoemaker. 90S-s10 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest
The Washington times., 1905-10-29
VALUES VALUES ON RISE
NEAR BRIGHTNOOD
Prices Are Strengthened by
Public improvements.
c. C. GLOVER BUYS TRACT
Several Other Sales Closed-Houses
Recently Completed Now
All Occupied.

A great impetus has been given TO
values in the Brightwood section recent
ly by the completion of the grading OF
Fourteenth street as far as Brightwood
and the prospect of having the Four
The Washington times., 1905-10-29
WISE AS SOLOMON.

Soubrette-If 1 told you that a
millionaire once said was the apple Of
his eye what would you say?
Comedian-I should say he was q poor
Judge Of fruit--Chicako NewA
The Washington times., 1905-10-29
Investors Interested.

Louis p. Shoemaker reports extensive
inquiry for property in this section, and
has effected several sales west of Rock
creek.
A tract of about three acres on the
Military road near Sixteenth street, ex-
tended, and not far west of Brightwood,
has been sold by Louis p. Shoemaker,
through G. Eakin Gadsby, to c. C.
Glover. The price was $500 per acre.
The Washington times., 1905-10-29

tecnth street car line extended in the
early spring.
The bridge across Piney branch along
the line Of Fourteenth street is almost
completed and a contract has been let
for the new bridge or causeway over
the Piney branch along the line of Six
teenth street, this important thorough
fare having been regulated and macad-
amized Its full width as far north as
PIney branch.
number Of houses have been COM
pleted recently in white Croft" which
is new subdivision lying along the
line of Fourteenth street and Bright
wood avenue and adjacent to old
Brightwood. White Croft is a portion
of the White estate. These houses are
all occupied. while a number Of lots
have been sold in the subdivision at
advanced prices over those which pre-
vailed last year
The Washington times., 1905-10-29

For other real estate news see Page 8,
this section.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-02-17
TO Build Iron Furnaces.

Daniel O'Conneli Of White Sulphur
5 brings, w Va e, treasurer of the
Southern development y Construc
ton Co., recently reported IS having
bseu organized with capital stock of
S25O, eco, wires the Manufacturers
Record that this company will build a
200-ton furnace on Anthony creek
Greenbrfer county, on the line of Il e
Iron Mountain Il Greenbrier Rail
road, and will develop what Is claimed
as promising TO be one of The largest
iron ore fields in the South The
company has also in view the further
extension Of this railroad aud the
bdilding, probably at Lsnchburg. of a
100 ton furnace for using iron ore from
Pittsviile, Pittsylvapia county, Vir
& MIA. The Plttsville ore mines are
well known, and a very high grade OF
ore Is claimed for that territory. In a
l.tter giving additional particulars
MIR. O'ConDeil states that the officers
of the company are: President. j. b.
e. Barr, Phlladelphla; vice president,
+. Cooper Shapley, also of Philadel-
pnia; assistant to the president, j. T.
Lightnel of Danville, Va. The COM
pany has taken offices in the Stephen
Girard Building, Philadelphia, and it
is expected that the capital stock will
be increased sufficiently to meet the
improvements contemplated Manu-.
facturer't Record.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-02-17

shield his eyes with his hand, removing
it long enough to point the offending
one, then cover his eyes again lest he
swoon. Should danceuse whirl by
at that junctnre and kick the mayors
hat from his head, no We mean his
hand-because the mayor was never
known to wear his hat In the presence
of ladies--and a ballet girl In long
dresses who for this reason cid not fear
arrest, chuck him under the chin, and
the leading lady rs she passed play
fully tap him with her fan, and greet
him with "ta.ta old boy" and the fat
man unmindful of the Importance OF
SO august parsonage, should bump so
hard into the mayoralty al to send it
sprawling on the floor. and the kind
hearted girls shuld rush up and lift it
to its feet. and brush the dust from Its
dress suit, and smoothe down its
dlsheveled locks, Woodland the
opera in question, would be a comic
opera worth seeing, and the mayor
would be justly entitled to DO called
"a high actor"-one who, if not open
to another engagement with wood
land" could certainly get a position
With Fields minstrels, or the hoochy
coochy dancers.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-02-17
In Favor Of the City.

Judge Holt, of the corporation court
handed down a written opinion In the
Injunction suit of A. F. Robertson VS.
the City of Staunton Monday. dissolv.
ing the Injunction, and sustaining the
city In Its contention that its bond is.
suing powers are unlimited.
This case, which was brought to test
the city's bond issuing powers. was
argued and submitted Saturday. 1t
was based on the Issuance of $500 In
bonds for street improvements the
plaintiff swearing out an l. Junction,
eDjoinin9 the issuing Of bonds on the
ground that the city had already ex-
ceeded its limit as prescribed by law
and the constitution.
Judge Holt. In his written opinion
after reviewing the case on its merits,
and citing the authorities referred to,
says This record shows that when
the present Constitution went into
effect, and ever since, seventeen per
centum of the assessed valuation Of
real estate plus fifteen per centum Of
the assessed valuation of the person
ality exceeds eighteen per centum Of
the real estate, thus show wing that
Staunton's charter authorized . larger
per centage Of Indebtedness than elgh
toen nor ceDtr m Of itS real astatr az
clearly - II it had said 30 IN terms"
The case will at once be taken to
the Supreme Court of Appeals for
anal decision.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-02-17
THE PRESIDENT LAYS0OED.

This week the President and the
Senate are locked IN deadly embrace
over certain treeties to be made with
the great foreign powers touching ar
bitration Of important questions. The
President and his cabinet went very
carefully over these treaties during
the vacation. They were drawn after
models now IN vogue between England
and France and some of the .Uther
powers, they were thought by the
President to be perfect and should not
De changed even to the dottiug OF an l..
nor the crossing of a t. But the Sen
ate differed on this point. There were
certain amendments the Senate insist
ed on inserting. This brought forth
a letter from the President to Senator
Cullom. telling him that he, the Pres
ident. was opposed to any change. es.
pecially the change Of the word ''agree.
ment" to the word treaty. and II
such change was insisted on by the
Senate he would drop the subject. and
the whole thing should end right
there. The Senate, part Of which
had agreed that treaty" and ''agree
ment" in the paper meant one and the
same thing, no sooner saw the letter,
and ascertained that in the President 3
mind they did not mean one and the
same thing, but exactly different
things, changed the word agreement
to treaty." thus compelling all mat.
tiers proposed to be arbirrated In future.
to be sanctioned by treaty In which
the Senate must concur, and not by
agreement, which the President need
only direct. The President Was max.
ing great stride toward executive
freedom and power by the move. He
looks on the Senate as Z clumsy ma
chine of no good In such matters, but
designed to interfere with, block and
uselessly impede, executive power.
He chafes under such restraint and
Interference. indeed he cannot under.
stand that he is not the whole thing,
and this has angered him. Whether
he will act the part Of q child, and
pout. and say won't play, remains to
be seen, but at present that seems the
thing he will likely do.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-02-17
WATCHFuL Mr.. FOLK.

Mr.. Joe Folk, whom the people OF
Missouri elected Governor last No
vember, has evidently case of swelled
head, or busted hat band. He is having
it reported that a LOBBYIST cannot stay
in Jefferson city over 30 hours at the
longest. The report comes to us from
hey ond the muddy Mississippi that
when a person visits the capital of Mr..
Folks State the said Mr. Folk pro-
ceeds to enquire of bis intentiOns-
whether or not they be honorable. If.
ia his opinion, they be not, then the
said individual is notified to leave
sewp, under pain of fine and inprison
ment. The town of Jefferson City lie
not an attractive place, few people we
suspect would go there out OF pleasure.
1t stands on bluff overlooking the
malarial, quito infected marshes
the Missouri. The peniten. larry is there
and as has been proven the road from
the State house to the State prison lie
asy and direct But when Mr.. Joe
Folk was made Governor, the place
became attractive, yet we did not know
mat there was any guaranty given him
that he should become the owner OF
the State capital. aud just how he un-
iertakes to order people away from
either the State house or the city is
perplexing. Yet We agree with the
Governor that he has on bis hands q
legislature that needs watching, and
that persons constantly drop into a
own who should drop out. Present
indications are that Mr.. Neidiughaus
and Col. Dick Kerens should both be
prob bited the town. There is q set OF
gentlemen in that Legislature whose
minds are doubtless open to convic
ton, and whom Mr.. Folk may find Ii
" cessary to convict very soon there.
after. Mr. Folk is therefore to be
commended for taking peculiar and
very watchful care OF the fist Repub
lican Legislature Missouri has mad.
Bodies composed of that character OF
material need watching, and whilst
we cannot understand where his own.
ership of jefferson City comes in, we
cannot help feeling grateful for his
kind and watchful care oyer those so
prone TO err, as Republican General
Assent bly,, which accidentally fluids
itself in power with the knowledge
that this is its first, and possibly last
appear ance.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-02-17

It 10 Iegretable that the Virginia
Military Institute Cadets could not
htte nd the Inaugural. col. Shlpp made
every ttoII to have them there, but
was blocked by two difficulties Que
WIS that three meals In Washington
woulo cost 1850, OF $3.50 per meal
that is c"rps Of 800 could fad 10
place In Washington where they could
get meals at less than 81 SO for each
caoel pei meal Tue other difficulty
was even gIaver. The p, sition of
marching bodies had D.en arranged
AID could not be altered. The cadets
would therefore have been compelled
to take very subordinate position In
the procet sion and march behid high
school boys. This was not to be thought
OF, 30 one OF the most attractive fea-
tuIes OF the day must be omitted, or
lost to the parade and public. Apart
from West Point no body OF men would
have presented such pleasing sight
as the Cadets OF the V. Nj. /.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-02-17
THRIFTY BIRMINGHAM.

We are informed that Birmingham,
Ala. has a pavement tax ordinance.
Possibly few people ever heard of such
q law, but If we have not been deceived
there is such law in that town. II u
person visits Birmingham, we are
told, he no sooner sets foot on her
sacred pavements, than a spy or in
former walks up and proceeds to make
himself agreeable. He tells of the
beauty of the place, how free it is from
smoke, how healthful the climate. how
prosperous every body is, aud after
this encouraging Information asks.
Twill you be in the city long ?" On
hearing that you may spend day or
two he hands you card, keeping a
duplicate for himself. This is your
assessment for the use of the streets
and pavements. You can then be ar
rested at the instigation of this in.
former and made to pay a fine provided
you undertake to leave town without
paying your pavement tax. One half
goes to the informer. This is a new
way of making living for a set of
worthless buns who lie around hotels
to entrap the public, and a bran new
way Of building up city.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-02-17
No Race Suicide. Here.

Mrs. Coving, a woman living near
Hanover Courthouse, Va, has given
birth to five children within the last
eighteen months. Just one and half
Years ago trlplets were born--all girls
well formed and healthy children.
aud few days ago. twins we're born
--ooth. boys. All are living and doing
we'll. This makes nine children born
at four births. She is now only thirty
four years old. and is the mother of
dfteen children, all, however, are not
living.
The father and mother of twenty.
'even children, Mr.. and Mrs. George
w. Dunville. of Yankton, South Da.
Aota, will 60 to Washington this
week. and the Senators and Represen.
Gatives from their State will take them
60 the White House, to see President
Roosevelt. Mr.. Dunvil is only forty
three.years old, while bis wife is thirty.
eight. The twenty.seven children
comprise nine sets of triplets. Twenty.
four of them are boys.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-02-17
Grave Trouble F0resesn.

It needs but little foresight, to tell
that when your stomach and liver are
badly affected, grave trouble Is ahead,
unless you take the proper medicine
for your disease. as Mrs. John A.
Young, of Clay, N. Y, did. She says /:
II had neuralgia OF the liver and stom-
ach, my heart was weakened, and
could not eat. I was very bad for a
long time. but in Electric Bitters, l
found just what needed, for they
quickly relieved and cured me- Best
medicine for weak women. Sold ur-
der guarantee by B. B. Hughes, drug.
gist, at SOC a bottle.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-02-17
Presidential Inauguration Ceremonies,
Washington, D. c., March 4th.

Southern railway begs to announce
to It's patrons that on account of the
above occasion 1t has authorized the
extremely low rate of one first class
fare plus 25c for the round trip from
all points on its lines to Washington,
D. e.. and return, dates of sale from
points IN Virginia March and and 3rd
and for trains arriving Washington
before Oh p. m March 4th, final limit
Msrch 9Th, 1905. By deposit person.
ally by holder Of ticket with Special
Agent at Washington and payment of
fee OF $1:00 per ticket at time of de-
posit, not later han March 9Th, extern.
sion of limit may be obtained TO leave
Washington not later than March
18th, 1905
For further information apply to
local agents Of Southern railway. 81.
Brown, g. A, Southern Railway,
Washington. D. G. st