Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-12

Preparati ton to build does not entirely
consist in getting ready money to meet
bills, although, of course, that is quite a
necessary preliminary.
In Washington city. where the course OF
building for some time has gone way be-
yond the original bounds Of the city and
has spread over new tracts which a short
time ago were farm lands, In such sections
before actual building can begin streets
must be laid out and grading done. and
sewers put in. and water pipes and the
other conveniences modern living sup
piled.
This kind OF preparatory work Is goine
on about this city to an extent wnicn u
perhaps not generally realized. II
unite evident whatever has been done
in the past year or so in the way OF sup
nlvinr homes for the increasing popuia-
finn those who are actively In business
are planning to make still further pro-
vision Of this character.
Manv men who view the future from
such a practical standpoint as the prooa-
HE market demands are acting on the be-
,,af that the market for houses ts gong
to continue.
There is perhaps noted some marks OF
hesitation as to the probable volume OF
this demand. as shown by the reduction
IN the number Of houses erected II one
time nv builders It appears that men OF
that sort are now building hve houses ia
a given locality instead OF buhoing yer
with the idea Of testing the market ano
then being governed IN theh iu'no p'oA0
nv the result Of such test.
Where Sites Are Being Prepared.
AZ the same time a great deal is being
done lust now for the purpose of getting
IN readiness ground for building. This Is
evident from the surveying work oone OS
D. J. Howell. which provides TOT num-
Der Of new subdivisions In various pa1ts
of the suburbs.
The high mound Of dirt on the south
side of Massachusetts avenue between the
Rock Creek bridge and the Naval Cd
servatory circle is to be cut down and
brought to the level OF ooraer,n sa s tnwers
some forty feet above street level, SO tnat
there will be considerable hauling 20 90.
an the opposite side of MASSACHUSETTS,
avenue is a stretch OF unimproved lano
which the owners INTEND 70 iay I'll -,
streets so that houses can be ouiit. II
ia expected that active operations OF that
sort will be going on on botn sioes OF
Massachusetts, avenue between ROCK
creek and the Naval Observatory circle
during the coming months.
extensive grading work has been IN
progress for some time just north OF
cleveland Park and on the west side OF
Connecticut avenue, and now 1t Is notice
able that progress has been made in re-
d,,cine the broken ground to the order
and accessibility that Is required when
houses are to be erected.
In that section of the suburbs the
ground is SO irregular that 1t is hard to
manage for subdivisions. But 1t is being
done. not only in that instance. but as
in the case Of Cleveland Park. which. as
a landscape, falls into the class of what
Is called the picturesque, attractive to the
eve unless behind the eye is the practical
mind which appreciates the many dollars
that will be needed before the wooded
glens and sylvan retreats can be utilized
for city streets and houses.
Farther to the north on the west side
of Connecticut avenue and north Of the
Military road, the Chevy Chase Land
Company, through Thos. ]. Fisher & Co.,
is having a broad stretch OF acres laid
off into squares and streets. When COM
pleted it will be known as Connecticut
Avenue Heights The grading OF the
streets is now going on and no doubt be-