The Washington herald., 1912-04-23
FINANCEAND REALTY

WNANGE AMI kEALII
There was good demand for bonds
on the washington Stock Exchange yes.
terday. The buyers were principally
banks and trust companies
Potomac Consolidated Sc were the big
gest< sellers. During the session $4,000 in
these bonds changed hands on declIn-
ing scale from losS to ION
Potomac electric IS sold 500 at 1oa4.
Railway Is sold sGees at Ssz. Capital
Traction s. sold 1850 at 10 and 5000 at
los.
In the stock list very little business
was done The only sale In Railway
common was that Of twenty-five shares
at sli4 during call and similar lot at
odd lots Of Railway preferred-sold at
sFlz and 81.
An odd lot at ssk and a quotation lot
at ss was the only business done in
washington Gas stock The closing quo
tations were SIS bid and s. asked.
There was a fair demand for Lanston
at IS. A little Mergenthaler stock sold
at 2Sz.
Resigns q Secretary.
George H. Call secretary Of the Retail
Merchants Association. yesterday ten
dered his resignation, to take effect May
u Press OF duties In connection with
newspaper work and with the Organiza-
ton of the Real Estate Mems Associa-
ton Is the occasion Of Mr.. Calls resig-
nation.
Awarded Road Contract.
The Pittsburg Construction and Supply
Company has been awarded the contract
for the construction OF the boulevards
which will traverse the property OF the
Chevy Chase to Great Falls Land Com
pany, known as Bradley Hills, lying be-
tween Wisconsin Avenue, at bradley
Lane. and the Great Falls Of the Po.
tomac.
Buys Three Houses.
r. S. Wolfe has purchased from c. D.
Kefauver three residences ten-room
house at iz71 Irving Street Northwest for
$4,000, a nine-room dwelling at 1909 Cor
coran Street Northwest for 5000. and an
eiEht-room semi-detached house at S96
Varnum Street Northwest for $500 The
sales were made by the New York |
Realty Brokers. They also sold for Mr.. |
Wolfe to W. p. Metcah the nlne-room |
stone house at 24n Fourteenth street
Northwest for 1900 The purchaser In
tends to remodel this house for business
purposes.
Music Committee to Meet.
President Thomas c. Noyes of the |
Board Of Trade yesterday announced the
Of the committee on music for
the annual shad bake to be held May 2
as follows: Walter L. Elliot, chairman;
E. s. Alvord, jr, Charles B. Bailey. W. G. |
Conrad Becker. Warren w.
Biggs, Charles 8. Bradley, James A. Ca
hill Charles F. Carusi. Charles Nelson
Chase, E. F. Colladay, Arthur Cowsill.
F. E. Cunningham, H Bradley Davidson,
Jules A Demonet. B. B. Earnshaw.
E. Edmonston, Edward S. Faw-
cett. Henry NJ. Foote. George B. Fraser,
Horace NJ Fulton, Herman E. Gasch. Il
Joseph E. Gibbons, NJ. Goldenberg, Philip Ii
T. Hall. C. A. Hammett, Samuel B. Hege, l.
William B. Hibbs, E. J.. Hillyer, d. X.
Jackson, c. ]. James, Simon Kann. George
A. King, c. c. Lacey, Jesse II. McCalley.
Percy H. Moore. William w. Norman.
George W. offutt, jr.. William H. Par
sons, c. E. Richardson, and Henry W.
Sampson.
The committee win hold its fret meet
ing to-day at noon. The committee on
.ahletics, Louis c. Wilson, chairman, will
meet at 12:l5 o'clock this afternoon
Body Reports.
The commission Of condemnation ap-
pointed some time ago to determine the
value Of property in the twelve squares
10 be condemned for the enlargement of
the Capitol Grounds submitted a report I
to Justice Barnard on the
valuation in two OF the squares. The total
is fixed at a,11s,o3s.50. The de-
tailed award OF the commission is as
follows:
square ss5-Parcel /, SS6s7s.50: parcel 2. Ii
i1I, ,9ss: parcel g. $Bs.s75; Nparcel 4. $11,7SS;
parcel 5, SIS, ,4s3; parcel 6, 81. .46S; parcel Z,
Z, ,sO4; parcel s. &,054: parcel g. S7,S07.67.
parcel 10. S7,1Z7; parcel IL, S.lS7.51; parcel
2 $65OS; parcel I3 $e,07S.40: parcel IA,
1S,s1s.S0; parcel Is, $7.3H.50; parcel 1s, "
rs 124; parcel II, S15,5225o; parcel IS s9,Ts7;
parcel 1s. $7,61025; parcels % and 2L 81. as;
parcel 2, sS.O25.5O; parcel Q, $40; parcel
=. Ssl475; parcel 2, a,sse7s; parcel 26,
s. 80: parcel q, 0.f79; parcel ., $10S,- Is
2s4; parcels . and 30 SO, LEO: parcel ID
4, s1477o.s0; parcel q, ss575.2S; parcel 80, IS
Z. $40; parcel a. S15573; parcel IS, S34.927. So
Square 63EParcei /, $3.50; parcel 9, :
10, $50; parcel g. $10,655; parcel 4, so, ,66s:
PARCELS to I. s4s.64s25; parcel s, s10.sOs75: \
,arcel 9. s10,263; parcel 10, $s,5SsT5; parcel
/. s7.O00; parcel T. S14o.SO; parcel IL, ,
so 0S4273; parcel H. SO. 80; parcel Is, $5.5lI:
,arcel 16. s7529; parcel II. S1.427; parcel IS,
Il, 1850; parcel 19. S.0l1.40; parcel %,
6.2s1.15; parcel q, s6,654.6O; parcels 2 and
3 S., ,s76 45; parcel "a S. 496;( parcel Is.
sSzz.5O; parcel 26. $9,557.S3; parcel a.
1886; parcel %. S16e6s6s parcel q. $s,s4s:
,arcel 30. s1o,946; parcel 81, s10.4si; parcel
2 N.s23: parcel %. ss,312SS; parcel "a,
S.S7275; parcels IS and 36. s65,ol5; parcel '
Z, 81. 4s4; parcel IS, $9.e26.90: parcel g. ID