The Washington times., 1915-09-18

SUBURBS RETAIN LE
LEAD

Realty trading increased both IN
, quantity and quality during the second
week of September and verified the
prediction of The Times last Saturday
that great Improvement is to be .x-
pected in the sale OF property early In
the autumn. Sixteen more deals we're
completed than was shown In the rec
-. for the preceding week and among
the large transactions effected were
IN apartment house at a price indi-
Gates by the revenue stamps at 3aeS. .OOo.
and two hotel properties aacn valued at
$4,000. A total Of no sales were COM
p:eteu in which were involved es5 lots
and parcels Of real estate. g.. p.
The weeks trading was rather evenly
distributed. although more sales wero
closed on Monday than on any other
day Of the week. The high mark Of
thirty-one transactions was ret on Nom
day. Thursday ranked second with
&wenty-eight trades effected. followed
closely by fridays record Of twenty
SIX deals. There were twenty-five sales
reported on Wednesday and twen.y-one
on Tuesday. Nine sales were con-
claded on the half-holiday Of Saturday.
Suburbs Retain Lead.
The outlying suburbs not only re-
tanned the lead Of the market, but in
creased its record Of sales by twenty
four. Tier" were n!nety-five parcels
xayffh In ,ts ri,
nrban district reported seventy-one lots
sold and easily took second place. The
northwest section ranked third with
fifty-five lots transferred. In the north
east eighteen lots changed owners and
fourteen in the southeast. Two saies
were made in southwest Washington
during the week.
The highest pri ed sale Of the week
Was completed yesterday when a deed
was passed fr nm William ]. Kehoe to
tfe Dewey Hotel Company, of the
northumberland apartment at New
Hampshire avenue and street north
west. and the four va ant lots adjoin-
ing on Nv Hampshire avenue. Tho
trust for <1sa. 900. and the revenue
stamps attached I, the deed indicated
VIC. HouId Id bring the lurchase price Up to
The Transaction Is u d rstood to have
sceen triansular one: Mr.. kehoe sell
G,s ns inc proserty to James Sharp and
transfcr,ing /: to the Dewey Hotel
Compa"y. Of whic He r., +. Woodard
ae president. and takin as part con-
s!deration the Dewey Hotel, at 1890 l.
street northwest. Mr.. Kehoe is said to
have received his equity in cash.
The Dewey Hotel was transferred to
Mesars. Sha.p and Calhoun subject to
PROPERTY was indicated at $4,000 by the
revenue stamps.
~sss aa:shsf ans nSts W suEfd i the
ana HAYDEN Johrson as trustees. con-
veyed the New Fred MIA Hotel, at 1921
and 1923 H street northwest, to the I'm
lon Trust Company a trustees Of the
W. w. Danenhower estate. The value
OF the property is placed at Sl52, 900.
1 Sales of Apartments.
Charles w. King sold during the
week to- Lille v. McCullum the two
apartments known as the Leonard
and the Huron. at 141O and 14l4 w
street northwest: The price paid was
$4,000. Mr.. King took twenty-four
lots in Fourteenth Street HEIGHTS.
near Georgia avenue extended, from
Mrs. McCMilum as part Of the consid-
eefration: The lots We're valued at $22.-
with dwellings.
Another apartment. the Juniata. at
1924 w street northwest, brought
$4,000 according to the stamps at
he0 .oid the to sne peoSertx aeeG John H. Shansy
The Isabel apartment. at 12o and 1s1
tEieverth street northeast. also was
Ga;s G1rahsierGed during the week. The