Show CAPITAL RENTALS ARE HIGH sit sum rn paid by president washington gion for residence would not bo be considered extravagant today rentals of 2800 2500 to a year ar anre e not remarkable there are hundreds hutie hune of apartments in this cit city Y which chic rent for mare ciure it arti great deal more and nn d it Is likely that the new construction 4 in ill the best apartment house sections contain no suites as ascheal cheap as 2500 york was the ifie capital pf af the nation and Was washington hinio n the wk chief executive there were few who paid as high ni as year for homes it kec that george washingto paid 2500 a year for cheuse the use of the mccomb mansion on broadway Broadw Broad Nimy ny president atthe united aa first llast pt tha ta country alti nl that lie ho should pay so h high agh rental but tile the president paid anything like that amount lie ile got it good deal more for his bis money than the man who buys puys 2500 for au apartment today the mccomb house was one ODO of the fines homes in the capital it was built by the best architect la in the colonies and great care and no small of money were spent in the construction of the house which N bach was large and had many splendid booms rooms it had bad beautifully laid inid out grounds and front from a business standpoint was ideal because it was only asli a ort distance from federal hall half at tho the north cast corner of wall and nassau streets ww the sul treasury washington r tit tended himself when he fie paid this rental although one of the richest men in the colonies |