Evening Star Newspaper, June 19, 1926, Page 21

REAL ESTATE. D. C. SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1926. residential sections in the country. OPPOSE FIRE ESCAPE Others to follow, not forgetting the | proposed great boulevard to Mount Vernon, cannot but increase the | AND GONG ORDINANCE county’s advantages in this connec- | ESTATE. AR, WASHINGTON, THE EVENING 8] 'ARLINGTON COUNTY WATER BONDS | rvet o, e e EXPECTED TO START BIG BOOM " "0 o™ REAL Lee Highway Helped. RS AT o In this connection, it is pointed | tion. that the establishment and im.| Heretofore natural beauty and con: | | ) F | i | out i location i been the coun { {Connection With Government Reservoir Will Re-|vrovement of the Lee Highway, Jeaa. | venient location have heen the coun- = : 2 " ) ing from Washington through™ the | seekers, but now everything points lul —_— sult in Influx of Homeseekers, Real Estate over the Southern® route to |these features being abetted in future | S S rcific Coast, did much to stimu- | Erowth by all modern devices required | Men Are Predicting. \ercst in ‘real estate In that{in development of great cities. | e through which it runs, result-| The people by their vote op Tues- | Ty ain to the | day have shown that they :;‘xT : ake s 'm tracts |to the county's great possibilities us rah) g \::f:,l,x\ T.'..’.‘;,.‘lm:f,? a beautiful and desirable residential | BALTIMORE, Md., June 1. —The ‘re were selling shortly | community and are ready to aid in | Real Estate Board to Baltimore is tor $2,000 an acre. making it so community compa- | 0Pposing the proposed city ordinance at boom to real estate, | Mible .with the attractiveness of its and of invaluable benefit to the |&reat neighbor, the National Capital. 5 t county, it is pointed out, resulted brokers, who claim that the cer from the establishment of the new of water in the homes before the end | Francis Scott Key Bridge, and it Is of next year will multiply the num- [not difficult to sec what it will mean ber of homesecke.s many Umes $15.000,000 Arlington They point out that new real estate e i leted. developments and new homes will wsent of s to the ac give the county hundreds of thou by the government of the sands of dollars additional in taxable | Shenandoah National Park is still values. | another development that holds out | eal estate operators do not | great prospects for the county. The e the impor ¢ apening of the park Is expected to requiring houses occupied by three o more families to be equipped with fire | escapes and fire gongs. Charles H. Osborne, head of the Bureau of Buildings, said the purpose of the ordinance is to clear. up a mis- understanding as to the provisions of the building code requiring hotels and apartment houses to be equipped with fire gongs and fire escapes. “The idea is to place buildings with three separate families in a class with hotels and apartment houses,” Mr.l Osborne said. “In other words, the ordinance is meant to clearly inter- pret the code.” The Fire Board is in favor of the new ordinance and will ask the coun- cil committee to approve it. Dynasty of 14 Rulers. From the Kansas City Times The name Ptolemies is given to a dynasty of Greek rulers that governed Egypt from 323 to 30 B, a period of 203 years. The dynasty was founded b Ptolemy Lagus, surnamed also Sote who, at the time of the death of Alez- ander the Great 328 B. C.), was g~ ernor of Egypt. and after the div of the empire into four monarchies came King of that country. The dynasty of the Ptolemies comprised fourteen sovereigns. On the death of Cleopatr the last of tQe line, in 30 B. C., E; became a prawvince of Rome. Baltimore Real Estate Men Take Stand on Proposal for Houses Housing Three Families. Want Liberal Regulations on Deferred Payment Plan in Sale of Preperty. Special Dispatch to The Star. Va., June 19—The!of all the public people of Arlington | have come in rec election of Tues: | p 0 T et through the esta ern water estimated, accor improvements that Suioe \ to the county blishment of a mod Another Request that the T ment incorporate in the r to be promu \ homese o) gladly send one dollar or more to honor the living and dead of the 26,000 from District of Columbia who ved their country i armed forces in the War. Send to’ John Poole Treasurer, Distriet of Colum: bia Memorial Commission, Federal-American National Bank. visions t in real 1 e . : by the S u Sy i il T . s : coming b 2 € cliy W - wi in an un - h i an U | provements or Honie sltee hid ] ton Gotnty 4y T o8 and | ment when they sa) RN e b oy { mation of the water projec new memorial bridge will beneilt tre- T i "SU | the greatest achievement for mendously by this influx of visitors. fw odern water sup f values, tory ali along the pproaches to the IS es | vancement of the county. On “These public improvements have | Al op. | Other hand, they are more than ready | proved of invaluable aid in making | d lop- | n e county one e i e mit t ington 1D ounty one of the most desirabl that has n and wili g % 2 cure additior 3 bLenetit to Arlington | properly saf sid > | County, there are few who do not | important part o esta regard the improved water facilities | ness of the toh s carried |y now assured as the most | on through i payment plan | important of all steps taken for the | ended. { social as well as financial advance- “The s: 5 te on a de- | ment of the county. ferred paym nized and sou one by whicl ple may lution pc The Fe regulations uu quately provic taxation of de’erred real prop on an ins tion hold In ard to ( enlistin, t ment the provisic actualit the nature of dicate undert to determine to be any effort to co-oper Depariment & - Wi Record in Development. Home development in the county, according to records at the court- | house, through public improvements such as bridge construction and { boulevard development, has set up a new record each year since the World War. This has iargely been brought about through the activities of the Federal Government, but now the | people by their action in authorizing vitation 1t to the water sponse to an in- osubscribe (o the water . have displayed a willingness their shoulders to the wheel to | on an equality with ax law and the return for ticipants in the ent sociation asks t permitted 10 The the uniform mor a tive form as drafted by of the national col missioners on uniform ftae laws and urged its official indorsciment present form by the nations ence and by the Americ sociation Expressing its sympat ith the movement to give the I . on a sound economic basis reward for his energy comparable to his and on a parity wi.h the price to pay for the produets which consumes and e of the members o the agricultural United tially develope: for support f more extensi our land resc desire on the zens 1o follow Calling attent work of the United of Commerce tow of waste in all ticularly the succ 4epartment in th construction. the te co-operation in fu Lawrence Street at Ninth Northeast—Brookland Open Sunday 10 A.M. Until 6 O'Clock (Anv(t' you to critically inspect these charming new homes. Planned and built to suit the needs of their nelghborhood, they are unquestionably, one of the outstanding creations of Washington's campalgn for BETTER HOMES. An Exclusive City Home English Basement Type PHELPS PLACE Just OF Connecticut Ave. a committec ac adverse cond:tions, and the fact that ¥ 4 ien b, 4 s , | real estate promoters alike to believe Center-entrance plan; splendid brick construction; five bedrooms and two tiled ence of com- The environment is perfect, the surrounding homes being distinctive and of attrac- ssive communities of e fact that real estate | has held up so well under an abundant supply of good pure !\\.\YGI mllnu\» so much te the average 6800 Meadow Lane that city water b de availabl J . o | - aching effect | Here is one of the rarest opportunities ever offered in Chevy Chase. The price is unbelievably low. baths; two porches. Lot is over 100 feet frontage; the grounds are beautifully developed with an ahm’}dancc of flowers, shrubs and twenty shade trees. tive types. TO REACH THIS PROPERTY, TURN AT VIRGILIA STREET AND CONNECTICUT AVENUE AND GO ONE BLOCK WEST =, The design and construc- tion of this property suggests the cheer and comfort of a real home, with excellent ar- rangements for entertaining. It contains 8 rooms. 3 baths, equipped with oil burner, is in every way a modern home. Only the finest materfals have besn used in their construction, and in each group of houses the color scheme has been varied in order that they be separate and distinet. The exteriors are of half timber and atucco over interlocking hollow tile, and Indiana limeatons has been used in the window silis. The trim throughout is tupele wood and ths hard. ware and wailpaper are of the hest grade, there i a Crane instantansous het-water heater, bullt-in refrigerator and bath, oak floors, large lot, ete. 38,950 $750 Cash—$75.00 a Month to Include All Interest and Principal Drive out Michigan Avenue, past Catholic University, followt; Ti M Street over bridge, then turn right at the first street and drive -e:: ::: bl’:-k.:- km (VIGDRE & HILL= 730 SEVENTEENTH ST Main 1174 Open for Your Inspection All Day Sunday C. BUSHMAN SMITH, Inc. 1703 Connecticut Avenue North 2522 Owner Is Leaving City Property Must Be Sold Price, $17,000 Thomas J- Fisher & Co., Inc. 738 15th St. N.W, Main 6830 ) gL ORI | This Past Week! These Charming New 8-Room and Two-Bath CHEVY CHASE HOMES Overlooking Chevy Chase Grove Are Going Fast! Only 6 Left! Investigate Before You Buy 5101-5123 Connecticut Ave. Price, $17.950 and $18.750 Open Daily and Sunday from 9 AM. to 10 P.M. Sample House—5115 Conn. Ave. We’ve Built the Ideal in wholly Detached You Can See the Wonderful Advantages in North Woodside, Md. Furnished by Courtesy of Nelson Furniture €o. Convenient Terms - . -9 4000 HARRISON ST. N.W (Drive to 5100 Block'Conn. Ave., Go West on Harrison St.) Open Sunday From 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. Corner Over 6,000 sq. Garage GARDINER & DENT, Inc. Main 4884 INSPECT Metal weather-stripped Copper screens Awnings PRICED VERY LOW ft. of ground 1409 L Street N.W. Terrace _Quincy and 22nd Streets Northeast They are Bungalows of a new type—with all the roominess of a 2-story Home—and greater converience. With wide lawns all around—and deep rear yards where you can garden if you like. : . We have developed a community here—of these pleasing Homes—in a variety of designs. The outstanding features are— Hardwood Floors - Artistic Fixtures Kite Construction Big rooms Tiled Bath Wide Porches Priced and sold upon terms that you can easily handle You cannot imagine how attractive they are—because there’s nothing like Quincy Terrace anywhere. 4 Come and see them—open day and evening. © G _street cars from Treasury Deot. to Open for lmnection evers afternoon and Tak 224" and ‘K. 1. Ave. and walk north to our evenin r Wil be ‘there, or vou can Bhone Cleve. 1490 for o ot o g b Shecial appointment. uiney izn, " or within two short squares. Built, Owned and for Sale by Harry A. Kite Member Washington Real Estate Board 1514 K Street There are suburbs, and suburbs—it makes all the difference WHERE they are located; how they are being developed; and how safe- guarding the protection. Nature has endowed North Woodside with picturesque beauty which is being preserved. Handiest of all suburbs to town—stores, churches, schools are just up the boule- vard—but entirely removed from the community itself. Every Home designed and built has the personal ‘attention of the owners of the sub-division—with the result that each is a pleasing model—of - superior con- struction—of practical plan —with large rooms—hand- somely finished and dec- orated. Open fireplaces; baths with built-in fixtures; hardwood floors; dry, well- lighted cellar and big, sep- arate garages. The lots are of excellent size agd prettily planted. The accepted extension of Sixteenth street runs di- rectly through North Wood- side—and you know what that will mean in increased valuation., " Price$7950 % Easy Terms There are several new Homes of each type—Bungalows and Cottages—just completed. K Street Our representatives are on the ground every afternoon and all day Sunday— Or phone our office up to 9 P.M. any week day. 1415 MKEEVER=iCOS S T et Main 4752 e % Deal with a Realtor 20000000000“0000000000“00000000000000000000000: * : If you motor—come out Sixteenth street to Alaska Ave. . to the District line at Ga. Ave.—thence 1.5 miles drivin, north under the viaduct to North Woodside—where you'll & see our sign on the left of the boulevard. $ bus runs via 16th St. on convenient schedule. 29600000 Or the through i“’“m"“"““"“““000‘0““0 0“00““‘