The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-03-07
WEATHER HURTS
PROPERTY MARKET.
Little Business Done During
Inauguration Week.
BUILDING OPERATIONS STOP
Situation in Fine shape for Good
Spring Business as Soon as storms
Cease and Outdoor Movements Are
More racfIcabIe-Andrevv Carne-
gle Gives Money for Library.

Inauguration week is not good tine
ior the sale OF real estate. and this year
the conditions which interfered so much
with the ceremonies incident 10 The in
stating OF the new President put an add
tional handicap on the sale OF property.
While a few small sales are reported.
there was. comparatively speaking. little
doing through the entire week
Building operations were entirely suS-
pended Wednesday night, except on build
mss far enough advances 10 admit Of
work under roofs on the Interior. The
outside work has not yet been resumed.
50 Tar as the market is concerned. il
was in better shape on the eve Of 1nsu-
guration than ever before. and had tie
weather been such as 20 admit CT taking
people around 70 view properties II is
probable that the local brokers would
haEe dons'a rushing business during the
inauguration period
Sales OF the week.
Wiuige. Gibbs & Daniel have sois fo-
James r. EIlerson the two-storv brick
dwelling az so Fourteenth street. between
p and G streets southeast The bou-=
has six rooms. fully appointed tile bath.
nickeled plumbing. and IS heated bv hot
air furnace II occupies a lot "a by N
( feet and Is situated on a terrace. It is
understood that S3.550 was PAID for the
property II IS the purpose OF the Dur
chaser, Melvin H Belts. 70 hold ths
dwelling as an investment.
stone & Fairfax recently sold the lo+ IN
( Ontario road. opposite the Ontario ans-r-
LlenJ house This property has a front
age or lsS feet and IS OF dat-iron shsne-
containing nearly 700 square feet. The
purchasers OF this land are having mans
prepared 70 improve IL this spring TO
the west OF this land Charles W kim
IT, IS now erecting nine brick residences .
WnicA contain all modern convenience
These houses VIII be completed within tie
next thirty days.
1 H T. Edgerton has sold. through Stone
& Fairfax. the three-storv dv-eIIi,g, -
I Gated al 81 street northwest for q con
slceration or approximately $500 Ths
mouse was erected BIZ William ] Palmer
over I'VE years ago. marking The begin
7 nlnS OF the development OF the Blooming
I dale section.
street House Brings $1,000.
I Wilige, Gibbs & Daniel have sol5 To-
+ Edward NJ Dulin the two-sfo-v 49,
/ house az 2fi3 II street northwest. oD,o-
site the United States Weathe- R,rea--
The house IS OF colonial design vri-f,
+ porch across the entire front II has
+ SIX rooms porcelain bath. and furnace
/ heat and occupies a lot eighteen feet
/ front by depth OF 10 feet 70 rbirrv-
. loot alley L IS one Of four new 7v-air-
4 ings recently completed By Mr.. DlIin All
/ OF which are occupied under rental -
i IS understood that S5sa0 was pai5 fo~
{ ne property. Miss Isabel E Norris,
I me purchaser, VIII hold the premises q
an Investment
he new house constructed al 81 Fifth
street By Humphrey & Palmer .vas 500
during the week by the A. F. Fox CON
pany- The building. which IS constructed
OF brick. contains six rooms Tn e nv
cerstood the price OF the property was
Fhe three-storv house bu,l- rsos,-1,-
& oy r. T. Mcintyre at rs East Canfro1
street was sold during the week fo- So
CD The house was DESIGNED by Eose--,
Bonn. IT. The house is constructed Of
. brick and has three bedrooms and \
naJn on the second floor and two bed
rooms and bath on the third Or.
tHe trSt floor are main hail. reception
E hall. parlOr, dining-room. kitchen and
pantry The house is trimmed IN brown
ash on first floor and white pine for
/ the remainder MirrOred doors are 70 he
found in all the main bedrooms. Bar
rooms and vestibUles have tile walls ana
floors. and al fixtures are wired for elec-
tric lighting.
D. :. CARL. vice president and manager
3 Of The Capital Traction Company. has
& purchased eight acres Of ground az Con
( necticut avenue and Grant road. whore
/ he VIII erect house for his own use.
/ The lot formerly belonged 10 the Morgan
/ heirs, and was sold by four trustees. Il
/ is al present improved by one large house
! and several smaller ones The deal was
Z made through Thomas J. Fisher & Co.
Carnegie Gives Library.
4 Among the interesting announcements
I OF the week Is the gift OF Andrew Car
negie 10 Howard University OF 5000 10
/ erect a library there. Justice Job Bar
nard- president OF the trustees. makes
/ the announcement It IS understood ms
I building VIII he constructed this year
/ A committee, Of which Chief Justice
( Peelie was chairman. employed the firm
Z Of Whitfield & King. Of New York. as
I architects. The preliminary drawings
have Just been submitted 20 a permanent
3 committee on the construction OF the Il
A, brary, consisting OF President ThirkieId.
I
( Or. Booker T. Washington. Mr.. CunO II.
T Rudolph. Mr.. ". v Cox. Dr. John r.
{ Francis. and D-. J. f. M00rlaad. BY
unanimous action they have accepted the
I plans. and the complete specifications are
/ expected 70 De IN hand BY April Z. when
| they VIII be given out 60 several building
Z firms for bids IL IS expected that ground
. VIII be broken before April 70 and the
( corner stone OF the new library viii be
laid during commencement weekday e
! The new building viii measure. ninety
five feet in length By fOrty-four feet n
I depth exclusive Of the stacks On The
( first floor. beside the entrance hall and
/ delivery desk. there viii be two iarge
/ reading rooms, capable OF accommodating
/ several hundred readers. also room for
I librarian and space fOs cataloguinE. On
( the second floor win be a large museum
room. and the once OF the president VIII
be placed there temporarily. In the base
melt, besides newspaper and other rooms.
there VIII be an assembly han seating
80 people.
I The building win be located on the
beautiful elevation Just opposite TIE
chapel. and VIII make a part Of the great
1 quadrangle.
: 4 machine operated on the principal II
. the vacuum cleaner is being used 70
pick walnuts IN a California Crove Two
/ men onars - a. Ser-fD- Tho --r-r- % ss.-t-~