The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-03

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across hoiaua asehe WHICH shouo eAso'au ioM fenhT
syvanm avenue 70 tho canal ana saSan on dfy walls
tney shouid De iad ~ iu cement Inc pan most APP
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my iast report or She Improvement OF rfahkn square,
o. the triangular spaces formed ny the intesecon OF
Mew 10TH ana mASscnusot's avenues ana Ichth ana
l"ciih sereets OF the Triangular spaces ON
avenue petwceh heh'een hnu rn.e'csn,n streets anu
o the space on tne sou.n sao OF avenue
between lwentoth ana stsees she grading
u No'h oapitoi s'reet VI s1toes west ana OF
delaware avenue inc removal u Inc navai monument
oin Inc Capeol grouns sno Pufcnas oi ios, anu the
erection OF house ior the keeper OF the Eastern
Dancn nruSe, ana Inc rcoiean.AaIion oi tnn ONCE q
AAst Capitol street IS directly in front OF the centre
y nuildng ol ,ne capitol ana IN stepping on he porto"
ipmea'ateiy malesss ae'chuon. ~ niouM pe gradeu
anu eiusc'cu. InH implo.eniei. ~ ",s onV .equaea
!or pubic conveh,cnco ou' neccsay ~ give ING zap
ITO, proper ellec' m "pPlans ~ from 'n1t aecuoi
anu 70 Plescn' iho SiS' in iooAe guy oln its nam
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nounoary street ex.ends nom nocs creek 70 tne Ana
cost around the entire noithcr portion OF the cy The
remainder OF the city s bounded ny water-coulses All
OF the large avenues run out TO boundary street with the
exception OF Pennsylvana and virginia avenues 1t Is
akited nearly its whole length by beautiful groves of
forest trees and If opened and graycled would make
pleasant ride around the CITY, which rs ut present very
much wanted
as II was doubtless intended for the benefit oil all resi-
dents and soourncs in the city, and cannot be OF
special advantage to those who live in its immediate vi
cniy 1t would Seem that boundary street Is one OF those
that present peculiar claims to the favorable consideration
and libcrality OF tho government fA.i sN& t8
The Supreme Court OF the United States has decided
that the fee simple to all the avenues and streets in the
city Is in the government The aggregate length OF the
streets is one hundred and ninety miles, and OF the
avenues sxtyve miles The city has taken upon itself
to and grade the streets under authority given to it
by the government, but Is unwilling to do anything to
the avenues unless absolutely necessary for public con-
ycnence, and Congress will not make provision for them
This unwlingness proceeds from want OF ample means
and strong conviction that the government is bound in
justice as its share to construct the avenues Most OF
the streets have been opened and graded ana the work
Is prosecuted as fast as the revenue of the city will Justify
hut still it lags far behind the march OF the improve
ments. M si~ @tlis l4Ht el 800 s
Massachusetts, New York, Now jersey Pennsylvania
and Maryland are the only important avenues that have
been opened and graded, and they only partially SO
The grand jury having repeatedly condemned the Jail
unsafe and in all respects unsuited for the purposes OF
prison. the Interior Department was called upon by the
Senate for estimates and plan for such building as
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