The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-02-19
TEN HOUSES SOLD
IN THE SOUTHEAST
BY HOWENSTE|N CO.
Funds for Y. w. c. A. Home
Will Be Sought in
/ Campaign.

The III. r. Howenstein Company today
sold the ten houses 1920 to 1898 G. street
southeast for $sS,o06.-The company has
just completed the construction Of the
houses, which are .wo-story, six-room
colonial dwellings, facing Pennsylvania
avenue southeast-The purchasers are
Karl Otto, Theodore Himmelberg, James
Himel, Mrs. Lillian V. Rowzee, John
e. Morgan, Herman H. Bredkamp, and
Edward +. Queen.
AS outlined to the. Chamber of Com
merce and Board of Trade several
months ago by officers of the Young
Women's Christian Association, the Or
,ganization will follow its purchases of
T. building at the southeast corner of
Thirteenth and l streets northwest, by
a campaign for fund for a suitable home
Tor the institution. The association has
acquired q frontage of 1851 feet on /
street, and lis feet on Thirteenth street.
It's quarters at the present time are
on the upper floors of the building at
the southeast corner of Twelfth and r
streets northwest.
- The Sisters in charge of Immaculate
Seminary on Wisconsin avenue, Tenley-
town, are planning to make an extern
sive addition to the seminary building.
Ihe enlarged building will have a
frontage on the east of $50 feet and on
the north of 800 feet. with new en-
trance. on Nebraska avenue.
Buys Residence.
Mrs. Nellie T. Busey has purchased
from Middaugh G. Shannon the two
story dwelling at 919 X street northeast
for an investment. The price paid was
1925. The sale was made through the
office of Shannon & Luchs. The house
Is one of sixteen recently completed by
Mtddaugh e. Shannon, all of which
have been sold.
Transfers Property.
William A. MearHs today transferred
to Charles w. McCutchen the large
residence property at the northeast cor
ner of Connecticut and Rhode Island
avenues The sale for about $4,000 to
Mr.. MearnS was recently reported.
Appoints Committees.
A. Leftwich Sinclair, chairman of the
law and legislation committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, today appointed
subcommittee to consider the question
of true considerations in deed of trans
fer of real estate in the District. The
Chamber referred the matter to the COM
mittee at the last meeting.
The subcommittee which will consider
the question Is composed of Leo p. Har-
low, chairman; Fred G. Coldren, Levi
Cooke, Henry II. Classic f. G.. Gum
MEL Thomas H. Melton, L. NJ. Merrick,
r. l.. Montague, e. Barnwell Robinson,
George w. Stuart and Alexander J.
Schwartz. A time of meeting of the
subcommittee will be announced later.
Mr.. Sinclair also appointed Conrad
H. Syme, Walter c. Balderston, Walter
%. Guy, William L. Ambrose, z. J.
Ryan. William Meyer levin, and
George Francis Williams a subcommit
tee to consider a House bill proposing
to authorize the Commissioners to open
extend. and widen streets whenever IN
their judgment the public interest re-
Quires. Attorney Ridout brought the
matter to the attention of the cham
Der, protesting against the bill, Le-
cause, he said, lit is intended to con-
fer upon the Commissioners unlimited
power, of their own notion, to extend
streets, without any previous hearing
as to necessity, the alleged benefits to
be assessed on propertyowners who
under the bill would never &know of
their liability to assessment until after
the time to object had expired"
Real Estate Transfers.
FoxhalI-CatherIne o. Guigon to Horace II.
Harding, lot 4, $40.
whittingham-Owen H. Fowler ct ux. to
Hugh E. King. lot IS, square 5o97, $40.
1876 Corcoran street northwest-Edward r.
Berry to James n. Huston, lot POS, square
1855, So
East part lot q, square 1885, $40.
Cathedral Highlands-C. J. Bell, trustee, to
William f. Matteson. lots So and 81, square
1857, Slu.
I street southeast. between Third and Fourth
streets-James Mooney ct to Ellen
Quinn, part square 1871 $40.
U street northwest, between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets-Rose l.. May to Louis
f. Parker. lot 2i6 square $50. so.
Garfield Heights-Thomas H. Pickford ct
to Malcolm w. Hall, lots 2 8, 6, g, square
6S47, $40
Connecticut and Rhode Island avenues north
west-Wiliam A. Mearns ct Tx. to Charles
W. McCutchen, parts lots II and Il, square
1b9 $40
70 John w. and Louise A. II. BurrelI. lot
y, block IS, so.
b street northeast, between Second and Third
streets-George A. Gray ct uX. to Hugh
and Augusta Kncipp, part lot l.. square
75S, SO
Jos Mclean avenue sOuthwcst-Henry II.
Bergman ct al, trustees. to Louis A.
Johnson lot Sc. square $40. 81, $50
H street northeast, between Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets-William NJ. Arnold ct
uX. to Annie G. Sheehy, part lots 49, IS, "A,
square 1908. $40