The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

known attorney Of this city. takes title
to the property. rlmor says, for 6, W.
Vanderbilt and Mrs. Marshall Field. II
is said that the two purchasers will erect
fine residences on the opposite sides OF
the street, on the two imposing sites
which the tract offers
The residence Of the late II. J. Ellicott,
the sculptor at 1852 5 street northwest,
with the studio adjoining the house, has
been sold 20 Clarence F. Norment, through
Early & hampton. for $4,000.
Vacuum Cleaner for Bank
One of the conveniences to be installed
In the new Metropolitan Bank building is
an automatic vacuum cleaner, the first,
IL is said, 10 be used IN any large build
ing in Washington. The cleaner consists
OF q system Of vacuum pipes operated by
an engine in the cellar, and viii be a
permanent part Of the building BY the
opening Of certain valves the floors of
the building the desks, walls, and cell
ings can be busted or thoroughly cleaned
without the use of the old-fashiOued
brOoms and sCrubbing brushes, though on
muddy floors il is not intended 20 en-
tircIy displace the latter. But the dust
Of sweeping viii be- eliminated. il is said.
by the new device. Tt viii be installed
by the a. F. Fox Company.
Notes on Building.
F. A. Blundon is preparing TO erect six
two-story and attic brick dwellings al
121 to lzl1 Harvard street northwest, AZ
q cost of $31.0o0 The houses will be erect
ed according TO plans prepared by A. NJ.
Poynton. architect.
Middaugh & Shannon have taken out a
permit 20 build six tw0-story brick dwell
irgs at 300 to 1910 Park place, at an estl-
mated cost OF $1,000 Joseph Bohn Is
named as the architect The same firm
will erect i've similar dwellings at AZ TO
~ Luray place, for $1,000
Michael J. Keane will erect eleven two
and a half story houses on Seventeenth
street. near Columbia road, to cost about
So. co. William T. Davis is the archi-
tcct.
c. Wire has awarded contract for the
erection of four three-story brick dwell
ings near the corner Of BriShtwo0d road
and Webster street. for $3.50. They viii
be semi-detached dwellings on thirty-foot
lots, viii be Of brick, and equipped with
hot water heating systems.
St Cyprian's Catholic Church has
awarded the contract 10 the Charles J.
Cassidy Company To erect a new parish
hall at Thirteenth and q streets south
east. to cost about $2ZU0J.
Building Operations Decrease.
Building operations for the month OF
February show d decrease Of 100000 as
compared with the previous month. 30
permits having been issued, calling for an
expenditure Of SS2O.427 The decrease is
attributed by Building Inspector Ashford
to the weather conditions.
The largest individual permit was issued
to the Congress Hall Hotel Company
calling for "a hotel 10 cost $4,000. -Four
permits for apartment houses We're issued
costing a total of $4,000; Il brick dwell
ings, costing $4,000. % third class OF
frame dwellings, costing $1,000; = brick
additions and repairs. S5492; stores
5000: ! store and dwelling, SIS 900: ware
/ houses, $4,000, and factory, SS,g00.
/ The following summary shows the dis
/ tribution of improvements in the various
/ sections of the District, and the value OF
same: County buildings, Ssh 100. repairs
S4,450; northwest buildings. $245. $50; re
pairs, S53,351. northeast, buildings. $50. 200
/ repairs, S1.3S5; southeast. buildings. S21.
/ go, repairs, $685.; southwest buildings
/ 50 80 repairs SL240