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SOUTHWEST CORNER 18TH AND MONROE STREETS
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engineering work, but their adaptation to
new features of building enterprise is of
particular interest Here tofore terra Gotta
blocks and tiles, whether of a porous or
semi-poro nature, have been employed
chiefly and almost exclusively for the pro-
lection of steel frames, partitions and CELL
ings, end few attempts have been made to
use them for carrying any Of the load OF
the building. Their function was supposed
to end when they protected all parts of the
metal work from an interior fire.
But in number of new buildings in New
York city just completed or nearing COM
pletion the terra Gotta blocks and tiles have
been utilized for distinctively new work.
They form not only the fireproof protection,
but the stress of heavy loads is carried by
them They are used entirely for the con-
struction of domes. stairways and arched
ceilings. Built entirely of fireproof tiles,
they are as nearly absolutely freproof as
modern builders can make them.
The main walls of the buildings are built
In the usual way of steel columns and CIR
ders to carry the load, protected on all
sides by terra Gotta semi-porous and porous
blocks, but the dome on the top floor of
each structure is made with fireproof tiles.
a double line of steel columns divide the
domes in two sections, and from the top of
these an arched ceiling effect is made of
tiles. The span between the columns is
feet is the arch made that the compression
Is uniformly distributed, and no part of the
load is in danger of falling. The tiles used
for this donnie ceiling are by 10 inches in
size, and they are laid on edge SO that the
fiat surface is exposed. The first few
courses above the supporting steel pillars
are made Of fireproof bricks, and then the
tiles spring from this masonry work and
gradually curve inward to the skylight of
the dome The tiles are laid in cement
mortar.
Maximum of Lighting Space.
Such donnie ceiling gives the maximum
of lighting space at minimum of weight
and cost. The fire protection is considered
by thes architects and engineers unusually
safe. In the event of fire the glass sky
light could be broken through, but no other
damage would result. The upper loft is
completely incased in terra Gotta tile burnt
in the making to temperature approach
ing $500 degrees. There is no metal frame
work supporting the dome, and as result
no temperature below $500 degrees could
affect the stability of the arched ceiling.
In another big New York building all the
ceilings are built according to this method.
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The arches spring non the central stssi
columns and terminate IN a series OF points
which give an artistic interior effect to the
ceiling. Glazed and decorative tiles are APP
piled outside OF the fireproof tiles 10 fnish
the effect, and no material which can burn
or disintegrste IN hot ire enters into the
construction of the ceiling. An interior fire
could thus be kept on one floor without
much dijculty II would be almost impossl-
bic for Il 10 burn through the several lay
ers Of tiles composing the ce<ng. and with
no inside supporting metal work there
would be no danger OF coiiapsing.
Domes of Arched Tile.
Fireproof donnie ceiling. however. are bat
one OF the several recent uses to which
terra Gotta burnt tiles have been put. The
tile dome is even more interesting. Il
suggests even more pertinently than the
donnie ceiling the fear of collapse. Yet a
number OF such dofnes have been ia use for
a year more, and several important new
ones are now practically finished in the
most costly OF New York's structures.
Circular hreproof stairways represent a
further adaptation of hreproof tile to mod
ern building In the New York custom
house two pairs of semi-circular freproof
stairways have been built leading from the
subbasement TO the top floor. In many re-
spects these stairs represent an extreme adj
vance in the fireproofer's art. They consist.
of hard burnt tile slabs built up IN the form
of the arch so that they are seif-supporting
and entirely secure against any damage
from fire.
The stairs are inclosed I'm two freproof
brick masonry walls from the subbasement
to the main floor of the building. the tiles
being imbedded in the walls on either side.
but above this floor the arch for each flight
Is self supporting and depends upon no
iron work or brick wall for strength. They
are built on the same priciple as the
dome and arched ceilings ALREADY described.
and are worked out with mathematical pre-
cision. Only fireproof tiles Of special size
and texture are employed In their conslrucs-
ton. The treads are of marble. led over
tile courses. and the balgstrades are OF
heavy bronze but -Telther the marble nor
metal Carries any of the load. On the con-
tgagy, they help 10 Increase the tension on
the tile arch OF each plight. The tiles are
laid In courses, beginning with many
thicknesses at the base. and gradually
lessening toward the middle OF the semi
circular arch. and increasing again toward
the upper landing.
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or less, means a corresponding change of
temperature so. this rule holds good In
the District of Columbia, homeseekers In
constantly increasing numbers have been
attracted by the pure air. the elevated and
healthful location and other advantages Of
both city and suburbs that characterize this
highland section.
It has long been claimed that nowhere
else In the city are real estate values so
stable as in this section In question, and
that during the financial panic OF 1898,
when, in other quarters building operations
were at a standstill and sales of rare occur
renee. hundreds of buildings were being
erected on these highlands and were rented
or sold as soon as completed.
This healthy condition evidently con-
tinues, and 1t Is stated that In no other
section, where houses are SO readily sold at
prices ranging from $1,000 TO 20,O00, and
are rented at from $40 to S75 per month,
can building lots be purchased at so rea-
sonable a price, namely, 90 cents to $l.2o
per foot-s1 $50 TO $500 for lot.
Activity is Manifest.
Considerable activity is manifested in the
Walbridge subdivision Of Ingleside. More
than Atty houses are now in process of con-
struction and many of them are under
roof. The kennedy-Davis Company, which
built eight houses last year, sold them rap
idly. and the company Is now covering the
frontage OF 18th street between Joliet and
Lamont streets with six notwithstanding
three-story houses. facing east Both sides
of 18th street between Joliet and Lamont
streets are being built up. ard the whole
north side Of Joliet from 18th to 18th street.
Plans are being made for four semi-de-
tached houses on the south side of Lamont
street near nth street for parties building
for their own occupancy. In addition to
these Mr.. Charles G. Sloan Is erecting
handsome residence on Lamont street.
Grading is now going on to connect the
western end of Lamont street with 10Th
street and Park road. This opening when
completed Will furnish new and very sat
isfactory driveway to Rock Creek Park, at
q uniform Rrade OF per cent from 10Th
street by way OF Lamont and 10th Streets
thus avoiding the canyon on the DID
Lowell road. There Is also considerable
building ss;tiyity In the neighborhood and
to the north Of Park road
John f. Lynch Is constructing eighteen
three-storv ten-room houses on 18th street
just north of Park road, and It is stated
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feet on 22d street and also a good depth
on Decatur street, so that there will be
ample space for the house, which Is to be
very large. containing no less than forty
rooms, and also for the terraced gardens
which will be about It.
The four stories will be built of red
brick with stone trimmings. and the style
OF architecture adopted is that of the old
English. The architect is Ogden Goldman.
relative of the owner and an architect
of Boston A builder from that city has
the contract.
An Apartment House.
Plans have been prepared by A. Goen-
ner, architect. for an apartment house
which Mr.. Alonzo o. Bliss proposes to
erect at the southwest corner of 1st and b
streets northwest. This location borders
on the grounds about the Capitol build
ing. and at present the improvements con-
sist of frame buildings constituting what
is known as Little Italy" as 1t is the
home of a number of that nationality. 1t
is the expectation that active building oper-
atoms will be begun In the course of the
next few months. The new structure that
is to go up then win have a frontage of 125
feet on LIST street with a depth of so feet.
The building win contain fifty suites and
will be five stories In height.
A feature of the front will be a court
about thirty-feet square. and by placing
that in the front portion of the building in
stead of in the rear 1t win give each suite
the benefit of the attractive outlook on the
Capitol Park.
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RAPID AND CONSTANT
Growth of the North Sixteenth
Street Section.
CHANGE OF TEMPERATURE
Believed That Altitude Compensates
for Latitude.
REAL ESTATE VALUES STABLE
Activity in the Various Subdivisions
Erection of Houses-New and
Satisfactory Driveway.
REAL ESTATE VALUES STABLE

The territory bounded by Florida avenue
on the south, 14th street on the east and
including the subdivisions of Mount Pleas
ant, Ingleside, Argyle Park and ether local.
ities bisected by the splendid thoroughfare
of 10th street, which leads, with width of
16o feet, from the White House to the Dis
trict line, has experienced In recent years a
remarkably rapid and constant develop
ment. But rapid as has been the improve
ment OF this section, 1t has been at the
same time healthy and stable growth.
Years ago, before the great tide Of develop
ment which is now sweeping over all this
highland section had assumed large pro-
portions, parts of this territory lying west
OF 14th street had been subdivided, and
in the order Of their location north from
Florida avenue these subdivisions were as
follows: South grounds of Columbian Col
lege, laid out in December, 1857. University
Park, April %, 1884; north grounds of CO.
lumbar College. March II. 1882, and John
Sherman's subdivision of Mount Pleasant
and Pleasant Plains, February 6, 1868.
Just as IN hot climates, 1t Is recognized
that altitude compensates for latitude. and
that each elevation of a hundred feet. more
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the number of houses available for rent
is still sufficient to meet the demand
Mr.. Lipsoomb's Residence.
The house which Mr.. W. P. Lipscomb has
just built for his own use on Adams Mill
road has great advantage in Its location,
as its front yard, as he expresses 1t, Is
beautiful section of the Zoo Park. The
house stands at the turn which the road
takes as It enters the park on the east side,
which is the principal entrance for car
riages as well for those on foot on that
side of the grounds. In addition to this
unusual outlook upon green lawns and
good deal of ground about the house,
which is being laid off as lawn and will
be adorned with shrubbery. In keeping
with the sylvan surroundings is the design
of the house, which was made by Apple
ton p. Clark jr.. architect, and which has
a strong colonial tendency.
The pebble-dash walls are finished with
a high pitched tile roof with dormer win
dows. There is a porch at one side with
windows opening on it from the dining
room. The interior arrangement is In
accordance with the generous proportions
of the house. From the central hall rooms
open on each side. All the doors are ma
hogany except In the library, where oak Is
used. The woodwork generally is white. Mr.
Lipscomb has built so many houses for
other people that on the well-known princi-
pie 1t might be supposed that he would
make failure when he came to do some
thing for himself in this line. On the con-
trary, however the interior well as the
exterior, shows every evidence of substan
tial and thorough work, and It can be said
of this house that it is well built, which, I'M
fortunately, is a description which cannot
be applied in these days to all city houses.
Fashion in Buildings.
"A correspondent asks why 1t is that
the classic styles are so much used these
days and in so many seemingly incon-
gruous places" says the Fireproof Maya
zine. II give up. 1t is a fad-part of
the general Inconsistency OF the times.
Our architects have gotten into the rut.
They used to give us Richardsonian Ro-
manesque. We have 276 court houses,
city halls churches. ETC., that, IL you are
far enough away from them look some
thing like poor Richardson's grand eff
fort. And now It's the classics that are
getting 1t. We have our classic railway
stations, cheese factories, dog kennels,
smokestacks, and the Lord knows what.
No man has higher admiration for the
classics in any line than the writer, but
l don't believe In dragging them out to
do duty at every dog fight. Some years
ago we used to go TO war armed with
halberds, maces, slingshots and such. 1t
was beautiful, quite classic, you know,
and suitably CORY. True, we are still idiots
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Timber Preservatives.

From the Railway World.
What will ultimately be the largest plant
in the world for treating timber with pre-
servatives. Is now operated at Somerville
Tex, by the Atchinsen. Topeka and Santa
Fe railroad. While every form of timber
treatment Is used. the creosote system has
proven the most successful Creosote Is
shipped to Galveston In shiploads and
transported thence to Somerville. where 1t
Is used to preserve timber OF every variety.
This is very expensive. as may be seen
when 1t Is known that pillng In its nat
ura1 state costs about forty cents
a foot, while q treated pile costs between
ninety cents and one dollar. But 1t pays to
go to- the extra expense. Creosoted pilfng
that has been In the Galveston bridge for
nearly fifteen years Is stilI sound and In q
good state OF preservation; while the av-
erage life OF an unfreated pile IL less than
one year. many Of them being unit for
service after being IN the water thirty days
This quick destruction IL caused 81 the at
tacl<s OF the teredo, saltwater uolIusk
that honeycombs the wood to such an ex-
tent that n short tina 4 via not bear
Its own weight g
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street, Cleveland Park for SS, 800, and to
Mr.. Sheldon s. Cline 2927 Macomb street.
Cleveland Park. They have also made the
following recent sales:
For Mrs Mary Reidy, AIT e street north
east.
To Mrs. Virginia w. Gably. 2O25 G street
northwest.
Mr.. Osterman & Butler, 1872 Douglas
street, Columbia Heights.
For Miss Clara @. Bangs, 1928 Columbia
road, Columbia Heights.
Harry Wardman, the builder, is now fin
ishing fourteen houses at the corner of
18th street and Columbia road, and his
agents, Moore & Hill, Incorporated, state
eleven have already been sold. Mr.. Ward
man is also erecting nine houses at the
corner of 18th and Kenyon streets, and the
same number at the corner of 18th and
Girard streets, Columbia Heights. While
these houses are not half finished, two OF
the former and one Of the latter have been
sold.
Sale of Store Property.
Moore & Hill, Incorporated. have sold for
Louis Sherman the three one-story store
buildings, Nos. 3104, S106, 31Os 11th street,
Columbia Heights. The price paid was
about $4,000
Mr.. Williams Residence.
A contract has been awarded to John
McGregor for the construction of a large
house for Mr. Gardner F, Williams. 1t Is
to be located at the northwest corner of
22d and r streets, where the site has the
unusual dimensions, at least for city lot,
of about 100 feet square. According to
the design made by George o. Totem,
architect the house will be four stories
in height, and the materials used will be
Roman brick of light shade and tile.
The first floor will have the reception
hall, den, coat rooms, kitchen and ser
wants hall, while the second or main floor
will have a large hall, dining room and
spacious parlor. The library will be on
the third floor, and the remainder of the
space on this floor, as well as on the
fourth floor, will be used for bed rooms.
Mr.. Williams, who Is now a resident or
this city, Is connected with the great cia-
mond mining company Of South Africa.
Home of Miss Goldman.
Farther to the north on 22d street and
at the northeast corner of 22d and Deca-
tur streets, is a fine building site which
has been recently purchased by Miss Mar
tina Goldman, through the firm of West
colt & Story. 1t adjoins on the south the
residence of Mr.. Charles d. Walcott, and
oyerlooks the ground which was pur-
chased by the French government al a
site for the proposed new embassy build
ing.
The ground has frontage of some 100
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that several of these have already been sold
Mr. Lynch has Just completed eleven ten
Howard avenue Twenty-nine new ten-room
residences have Just been finished and put
on the market by Eugene A. Atchison These
houses are located on Ingleside terrace. Mr..
Atchison has also In process of construction
two residences on Ingieside terrace near the
intersection OF Howard avenue. This Is
total of thirty-one new houses In the imme-
date neighborhood.
Erection Of Houses.
Points & Macabee are now constructing
twenty three-story ten-room houses on 18th
street between Kilbourn place and Lamont
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Use for Walls of Seoul.

From the Korean Daily News
The wall which runs around Seoul
serves no useful purpose whatever; in
fact. by restricted traffic between the city
and suburbs TO a few narrow gates It is
a great nuisance There are enough stones
in the wall to reconstruct the greater
part of the drainage in the city. and with
a little leveling the banks upon which
the wall is built would make admirable
building sites and the money obtained
from them would go long way toward
the cost of city improvements.
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home. The dwelling is an attractive one of
about ten rooms and bath. 1t is heated
with hot water and is provided with every
thing to be found in the most up-to-date OF
modern houses.
The interior finish is a feature. selected
hardwood being used throughout. The
house is amply supplied with porches on
the front side and rear. 1t is understood
the price paid was about $1,000.
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enough to scrap occasionally. but we do it
with long-range rapid-f1re guns and we do
1t Ia khaki If some of our top-notch archi-
tects could have their say We would go
forth to war in little shirties. laurel leaves
around our heads. sandals on our tootsies
and carryinga stick with a fshhook on the
end"
Sales of Realty.
Moore & Hill. Incorporated, the agent for
the Cleveland Park Company, have sold to
Mr.. Ben NJ. Rawlings No. 293o Newark
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-02
Depends on the Man.
e Detroit Free Press

From the Detroit Free Press.
What good Is experience walled the
man who was looking for job You
can't cash HP'
Some people can" said his TREND
bought some experience once that cost me
5000"
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PREVENTION OF FIRES
SOME FEATURES IN MODERN
BUILDING METHODS.

Modern fireproof methods show improve
ments in our newest buildings which call
for something more than passing notice.
The utilization Of freproof bricks, terra
Gotta blocks and tiles is old even In modern
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DIR. DAYS RESIDENCE.
An Attractive Home in Cleveland
Park

The residence OF Mr.. Frank Gillian. $3.50
Highland avenue, Cleveland Park, has been
sold through Moore & Hill. Incorporated.
The purchaser is DR.. A. L. Day of the Car
negie institution, who will occupy It as
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-12-29
OFFICER O'LEARy
MAKES A CATCH

Following an intuition which came
To him last evening immigration In
spector OLeary went down to Isleta
junction last night to see If there was
anything doing down there in his
line. He had the right "hunch,' for
Off of train No, 10 this morning tum-
bled a couple OF subjects of the
mikado, and they had not with them
the tickets that cost 81 each when
their kind crosses the borders Of the
United States.
One had one Of the regulation tick
cts, made out in the regular way but
where there should have been writ
ten a small "a" showing that they
were admitted, there was only a
ruftied place on the paper showing
that something had been erased.
The inspector thinks that the letter
erased was a small I'd" meaning
that the holder had been detained
But what interested the inspector
most was a note taken from one Of
the Japs. II was written I'm a scrawl-
ing hand, on Santa Fe blank, and
said. "Lui. Please flag train No.
40 for these two men. They want
To go TO Albuquerque. A. Ruiz"
The Japs were held pending iuves-
yiegtiou
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-12-29
FORMER MILLIONAIRE
DIES DESERTED OF ALI.

Chicago, Dec. ga dispatch to
the Tribune from Spokane to Wash
ington, says:
The once millionaire wheat spec
ulator, partner of "Old Hutch" in
the Chicago wheat pit c. G. Leonard,
died yesterday at the county poor
farm, "unwept, unhonored and un-
sung" He was unattended by friends
or relatives. One son is superin-
tendent of the largest steel mills at
Birmingham, Ala. A daughter Is
the wife of Prof. Fisher, in the Uni
versity of California. His wife and
two other daughters reside in Chi
cago, Drink brought about his dawn
fall, wrecked in health and broken
in family relation. He was born SO
years ago in New York. Early in the
SOS he practiced law in Chicago. He
became associated with Hutchinson
in the famous wheat corner, which
made him a millionaire He
was also president of the school
board and superintendent of the
Presbyterian Sunday school
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-12-29
GROVER E,MMONS CAPTURES
OHATORICAL PIlIZE-RESO-
LUTIONS ADOPTED AND
OFFICERS ELECTED.

The most successful as well as the
most useful and promising meeting
of educators ever held in this terri
Las Vegas with an oratorical contest,
which ended i'm victory for the Uni
Versity of New Mexico, situated in
this city Amid much enthusiasm
and applause, Grover Emmons, son
of the we'll known furniture dealer,
J. ID. EmmOns of this city, carried
away the decision with his Grafton
political Integrity" The twenty
fifth annual session of the New Mex
leo Educational association, both in
point OF attendance and genuine in
terest i'm the great cause which il is
organized to promote, justified to the
limit all the planning and sacrifice to
which it gave rise, not only for the
territory itself but on the part of
those who composed its membership.
Its influence on future educational
method and accomplishment cannot
fail 10 be felt and the inspiration fur
nished by 1t to those who We're for
tunate enough to attend will unques-
tionably be manifested during the re-
mainder of the present school term.
During yesterdays session the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
coming year:
r. II. Larkin superintendent of the
Las Vegas schools. president
Myrtle Decker, principal of the
schools al Springer vice president
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-12-29
FERRY BOAT AND LIGHTER
COLLIDE IN THE HUDSON

New York. Dec. 29.---The ferry
boat Paterson. of the Erie line, sank
in collision with freight lighter in
the Hudson river while on its way to
the Twenty-third street New York
slip from Hoboken, early today. All
the passengers and members of the
crew We're saved, but eighteen horses
were drowned. Only a few passen-
gers were on the ferryboat at the
time of the accident, The collision
occurred while the two boats were in
mid-stream and the big ferryboat
was almost cut in two, and at once
began to sink. The passengers and
crew were taken aboard the lighter
but there was not sufficient time to
remove the borses before. the Patsr-
son went down.