The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-15
REALTY SALES AVERAGE
WELL FOR THE WEEK
Capital Traction Company VIII Remodel George
torpn Car Barn-Petworth improvements

made public was the purchase by the
Capital Traction Company Of the ground
occupied by the Brennan Construction
Company in Water street. Georgetown.
where the company will erect new
power station. The property was pur-
chased some time ago from the construc-
ton company and held by a trustee until
last week, when the title passed to the
railroad company
The site Is advantageOusly situated for
the purposes Of power station. It lies
between Water street and the river. and
Will be accessible both 10 the water and
the new branch OF the Baltimore and OHIO
Railroad for shipments OF fuel and other
supplies required by large electric plant
Plans for the new power station, which
will be constructed from the ground up.
are I'm the hands OF d. :. CARL general
manager Of the system. and their prog
ress was interrupted by the recent Illness
OF Mr. CARL and. it is understood, are
not yet very near completion
VIII Remodel Car Barn.
Large improvements Of the Georgetown
car barn of the company will not wait
upon the construction of the power sta
ton. \ permit was issued by the in
Spcctor OF buildings FOR extensive i'm
provements TO the car barn during the
week and it is understood building oper-
atIons have been begun. According to
the plans filed at the District Building,
almost the entire interior of the struc-
ture at Thirty-siXth and NJ streets. will
be remodeled, specially with reference 70
the accommodation Of the larger cars
which the company expects 10 put on the
Georgetown branch OF the system in the
near future, when the old-fashiOnCd
trailers shall be abandoned. The track
facilities of the barn viii be changed
along the lines Of the new structures OF
the company az Decatur street and in
southeast Washington.
b. Stanley simmons, architect has
purchased for $4,000 the lot at the north
east corner Of Columbia and Quarry
roads. Lauier Heights. where Il is his
intention to erect three apartment
houses 10 be known as the Octav!a
Apartments. The buildings are esu-
mates to cost about $4,000 The deal for
the property was made through the Of
fec Of the Thomas j. Fisher Company.
Company Reports other Sales.
Other sales reported yesterday by the
same company are: Five lots on the
north side Of Livingston street, Chevy
Chase. j. c.. with a frontage Of 10
feet. The purchasers are Edwin c. Dut-
ton and Oswald Z. Camp, who viii erect
two detached dwellings. each with
frontage Of sixty-two and a half feet.
Upon completion Of the houses the trans
action VIII represent an outlay Of about
$4,000
In Oak View. a large lot 10 Charles II.
Taylor. The price was about $3.50.
In Washington Heights, to Frank c.
Henry a lot adjoining his home, at the
corner Of Columbia road and Belmont
street.
In connection with Gasch & Birge. 10
Christian HewiCh premises 700 Nine
teenth street. being the corner Of Nine
teenth and NJ streets. The price was in
the neighborhood Of $500.
The activity in the eastern section Of
the city. Fisher & Co. reports. continues.
as evidenced by the sale Of the two
houses in h street northeast. between
Ninth and Tenth streets both sales be-
ing made the same day. The houses were
$40 X street, to Robert p. Straus, and
912 X street. to Max Volberg. The prop
critics brought $3.50 apiece. These sales
make five in the same row during the
present week.
Moore d Hin have sold for F. J. Bar
row three lots on the Conduit road. in
the Palisades Of the Potomac subdivision.
II is understood the purchasers are plan
ming 10 build on the property.
II is announced that Georgetown IS 10