Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-11
LOOKING EAST FRor1 Tie INTERSECTION Or Co1urBu Rn4D
to become home owner. with fair pros
pect of reaching the desired termination.
Plan of House Buying.


The way is made so easy; that is. 1t is
not difficult to enter upon it. although 1t
is not meant to be inferred by the latter
observation that any method has been in
vented by which one can get something
for nothing. What is meant. however. is
that to the man or the woman who is
resolved to own the house he or she lives
In. an opportunity is open. The method of
payment is adapted to the needs of peo-
pie of moderate means and of small cash
resources. The first payment Is small
and the deferred payments are so ar
ranged that they can be handled by add
ing something additional to the accus-
toned monthly rent
The market is supplied with houses suit
able for such purposes and offered on
such terms that every facility is eX-
tended to the home buyer 1t will readily
be perceived that the individual has a
responsibility in the matter. and it will be
his task during the seven or eight or
more years required by the plan of partial
payments to exercise such economy IN
his expenditures that he may be able to
meet these obligations. IT is not claimed
that home buying is a holiday matter.
free from self-denial and perhaps of some
privation. and that 1t does not require
steadiness of purpose and resolution. but
all this is cheerfully undertaken and
borne in view of the final outcome.
Plan Residences in West Woodbridge
Plans have been prepared by Speiden &
Speiden. architects. from which DR.. G..
Cloyes Fletcher will erect a residence on
oath street. West Woodbridge. d. c. The
house will be two stories with cellar The
elevations show a long rambling roof.
pitching to the front and covering both
house and porch and supported by four
columns, presenting pleasing design.
The foundation will be of brick with
frame superstructure.
The same architects have prepared plans
from which Julius II. Durand will erect
a frame dwelling in the same subdivision
1t will contain six rooms and bath. with
cellar under the entire house. A bay
window breaking through the roof as a
tower at one corner forms attractive
feature of the exterior. Heating will be
by hot water.
City Fairgrounds.
During the past week deeds were placed
on record transferring to the District the
entire square bounded by 33d and Bath
and Q and r streets in Georgetown. This
property is to be used a public play
ground. in accordance with the plan which
seeks to provide a place where the chill
dren may engage in harmless sport with
out danger to their limbs and lives and
without infringing the city laws
The playground movement in the cities
is one that seems to meet with the ap-
prevail of municipalities quite generally,
and certainly 1t appears that provision of
this sort in this city Is becoming each
year a matter of vital concern. The
change in conditions here from rather
scattered population to a closely built-up
city emphasizes such need. Nowadays
vacant lots, where the children used to
play. are no longer to be found, and the
only thing left for the youngsters are the
streets.
Parks in the River Sections.
Naturally as the years go on this situa-
ton. instead of improving, will get worse
so that 1t is regarded as a wise step to
begin now the acquisition of property
where these play parks can be provided.
This is more especially true in such
section of the city as Georgetown, which
was laid out under different plan from
that of the old section of the city of
Washington That work of planning
city was done more than hundred years
ago. and no provision was made for parks
nor for the circles and the triangles and
open places which rather freely dot the
original plan of the city Of Washington.
In the plan Of street extension the same
llberality Of open spaces was not OBJ
served, and in consequence the newer
parts are not as we'll provided as the
older portion. 1t is the belief of many
that it would be wise to remedy this de-
feet before the land grows any more ex-
pensive. Provision should be made not
only for Fairgrounds, but for parks, where
babies and mothers can go.