Evening star., 1909-07-17

Tue oridndo Tray property. and about
forty acres adjoining on the south, which
has been subdivided and the whole of IL
SOLD with the exception of about thirty or
forty lots. The keystone Realty Com
pany, another Pennsylvania company re-
Gently purchased the old Thornton tract
and has begun extensive building opera
tions.
The last Congress made an appropria-
ton for grading and macadamizng Rit-
tenhouse street, extending from Georgia
avenue and Blair road, and through the
center OF this section. and the contract for
the work has been let. The property has
been supplied with water, sewer and gas
Pass are under consideration for the ex-
tension of the new railroad through the
city of Takoma Park into the adjoining
state of Maryland. as far north as Burnt
Mlils. The financing of these properties
is now in the hands OF Charles Selden, jr.
who was instrumental in disposing of the
ponds OF the line under construction in
the District. This company owns a valua-
bic franchise in Maryland and will finally
extend its line TO Ellicott City, there con-
meeting with the Baltimore and Washing
ton Transit Company's line to Baltimore
The Baltimore and Washington Transit
Company of Maryland was Incorporated
March ., 1894, under the general laws of
the state of Maryland, as a steam rail
road This charter. with amendments
passed April I, 1896. and April Z, lS.lS.
authorized the company to build and op-
crate railroad from Takoma Park or a
point on the District line through Mary
land to the Pennsylvania line near Get
tysburS. as well as line to Baltimore
| June S. 1896. Congress granted a charter
for the extension into the District of CO.
lumbia that the road might connect It's
line with the Brightwood railway in Ia
koma Park. d. C. A connection with this
road was built.
Congress, May -, 1905, further amend
ed the charter and provided for an extern
sion of the line that il might connect
with the Capital Traction Company at
l4th street and Piney Branch road. That
the construction of the extension will
rapidly develop the part of the District
through which it passes is the belief of
the Commissioners. as they SO stated in
tneir recommendation to Congress prior
to the passage of the last amendment
To Build in Manor Park.
At meeting held in Lewistown. Pa.
few days ago, several of the stock
holders of the Federal Realty Company,
who had determined to build houses in
the first addition to Manor Park, decided
to organize a company for this purpose
instead of building them as individuals.
as was at first planned. The company
will be incorporated under the laws OF
the District of Columbia and will have
a capital of S2J,OUU. for which subscrip-
tions were taken at the meeting. Ten
houses Will be erected. The work is to
be done by contract. All houses will be
detached and of artistic designs. They
will be located within one block of the
new car line in sd street
Charles NJ Heaton, one of the pioneer
residents of Takoma Park, predicts a
bright future for the new road. Mr.
Heaton, with e. III. Warner, John Joy
nd NJ Do ~
twenty acres of land in what is known
as the Log Cabin tract. at Carroll ave
nue. and the District line, the terminus
of the new line. These owners con-
template in the near future the erection
of number of houses to sell at mod
crate prices. Mr.. Heaton yesterday call
ed attention 10 the fact that more i'm
provements aad been made and new
homes erected i'll the last year than any
three years in the history of the town.
Takoma is in the midst of boom OF A
substantial character.
At Buffalo and Takoma avenues, in
North Takoma b. III. Warner has start
ed the erection of five handsome resi-
dences, which will he completed and
ready for occupancy by fall. The Bliss
Electrical School is building a large din
ing hall. forty by forty feet, on the
bungalow style, for the accommodation
OF the pupils OF the institution The
new Bliss school is making progress on
the site of the one destroyed BY fire last
winter. The new building is of tireproof
construction and will be completed by
September
Company Formed to Exploit Prop
erty.
charter was granted Yesterday at
Charleston, W. Va. to the Manor Park
Securities Development Company OF this
city. The capital stock OF the company is
100000. The incorporators are Harry f
Lerch, William \. Mellen, Charles T.
Brinkerhoff and J. Walter o Boyle of this
city and Martha A Brinkerhoff of Ken
sington, Md
The company was formed for the pur
pose of purchasing and improving land in
the vicinity Of Takoma Park. ID. g. and
Brightwood and the new line of the Bal
timore and Washington Transit Com
pany. The company has purchased from
the real es a tie firm of Terrell a. Little
the old Manor Park property. comprising
i3u acres. The property lies south Of
Takoma Park and just north of Bright
wood, taking in a part OF the latter
place. The railroad which runs through
the property. is under contract to be
completed and cars in operation Octo-
ber !.