Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-14

apartment house at East Capitol and list
streets. In the vicinity of Massachusetts
avenue and 18th street two fiat buildings
have recently been completed and there is
a block of houses at Sd and streets
| nearing completion. Many new houses
have been put up and others are being
constructed in the vicinity of Lincoln Park.
There are also a number of new houses
under construction in the vicinity of the
railroad freight station near lexington.
Suburban Villages.
In several of the suburban villages in the
northeast section of the county building
operations have been active and there is a
surprisingly large number of new modern
structures. Such is the case chiefly along
the line of the City and Suburban electric
road between the city and the District line,
where the village known as Mt. Rainier is
located. Other villages in that section also
show the result Of active building opera
tons. Most of the Objectionable features
of residence in the country have been elimi-
mated in recent years and the Improvement
of the section followed In the vicinity of
Seat Pleasant. near the eastern terminus
of the Columbia street line, property
values have increased it is said, since the
indiscriminate sale of liquor was stopped
and the resorts closed. All the property
between there and the city boundary at
18th and H streets has increased in value
and interested persons predict that it will
be but short while before there is I'M
broken line of houses through that part of
the county.
Plague Spots Eliminated.
Much has been accomplished in the mat
ter of getting rid of plague spots in the
northeast section. Street and road work
has eliminated muddy places, the ponds
have been filed new sewers constructed
and now the residents realize that the
Anacostia fats will be a thing of the past
in a few years, Congress having already
started to make liberal provision for the
Improvement Those who are interested
in the Improvement of the northeast sec
ton are of the opinion that the closing of
the old James creek canal will be fol-
lowed by the establishment of wharves
along the Anacostia river.
Members of the several citizens associa-
tons in the northeast section have done a
great amount of work in the matter of
improving their section, especially the
Northeast Washington Association of
which Mr.. Evan H. Tucker is president
This association was formed fifteen years
ago for the purpose, at that time stated, of
having the grade crossings eliminated but
ii also took interest in other improve
ments, and it due to the members
that many improvements were obtained.
Improvements Noted.
There has been wonderful improve
ment made in our section since our asso-
citation was organized fifteen years ago."
said Mr.. Tucker to a Star reporter THE
association was organized for the purpose
of seeing to the elimination of the MUIR
derous grade crossings of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad that had been a menace
to the lives of the people for seventy-five
years.
after constant agitation and persistent
effort legislation was secured four years
ago providing for the construction of a
union station in this section and the aboli-
ton of all grade tracks and crossings, the
station to be monumental in design and to
cost not less than 100000. The advan-
tages of this great improvement to the
present and future of the northeast section
are inestimable and too numerous to
enumerate, but some of the advantages are
so great and apparent that they should be
called To the attention of the public.
The abolition of all surface tracks IL
expected to take place in May when the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company will 1
remove to the new station and use the ele-
waited tracks to reach It,
THE demolition of about 400 buildings
largely of an undesirable character. which
occupied the ground to be used for the
terminal and plaza, and the filing of this
large area of unsightly low ground, as much
as thirty five feet In some places, brings
the site of the new station almost up
to the grade of Capitol Hill, and places
one of the most imposing railway terminal
structures in the country in close proximity
to the Capitol, the Library and the Senate
and House office buildings. These, when
the latter TWO DullclngS are completed, Will
form the most beautiful group Of public
buildings in the world,
Opens UP Business Section.
The conversion of a large part of the
section TO business purposes, which will
naturally followed the occupation of the
station by all the railroads entering the
city, will surely follow. Large hotels will
be constructed, several of which have
been already projected, and many business
enterprises will be inaugurated which are
always found to be profitable in the vicinity
of large railway depots.
by the report of the assessor for the
year ending June 30, 1896, It will be seen
that u larger number of new buildings
were erected in the northeast than in all
three of the other sections combined.
while the question of the removal of
the surface tracks has received a large
amount of attention. other questions have
not been overlooked. BY strenuous eff
forts annually to secure appropria tons FOR
street Improvements the condition of our