Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-20

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| In the continuation Of the harbor above George
town, il IL necessary TO increase the section At
the AQueduct bridge by substituting piers for
| the causeway on the Virginia side.
In TIE ANACosETA
the width of The channel adopted is COO feet at
5se srisse above the navy yard with depth OF
the lower end of the navy yard, where 200 feet
are added, and thence the width gradually in
s S Until Il JOINS the main channel Of tue
the present channel, but modified in direction
at certain places D avoid abrupt turns. In both
ehanaels the lines OF the outer ends OF all piers
and the lines Of the bulkhesd where no piers are
10 be constructed are kept along continuous
lines, beyond which lines no piers, wharyes, Sc,
must be permitted to extend.
ABOVE THE AQUEDCCT BRIDGE
the survey shows q deep channel for three miles
extending to the Little Falls. The only i'm
provement required being the removal OF a few
rocks, which Is recommended. A harbor line
Is given, beyond which no pier or wharf should
be permitted to extend. This line extends
from the Aqueduct up along the left bank for
Instance OF 600 feet, and lies from 100 TO $50
feet from the tow path OF the canal. The report
then gives the channel lines at some length
and states that two-thirds Of the materials OBJ
be required TO MI in the fias. The Remainder
may be used for filing marshes and fats not
included in the scheme. The entire
ARIA RECLAIMED
will amount 10 ,023 acres The commission fur.
ther recommend that the draw at mouth of tue
creek be removed and the creek bulkheaded ON
both sides to point 1000 feet beyond Boundary
street, and dredged to a depth OF six feet. The
width from the mouth to X street to be 800 feet,
and above X street $50 feet. They further
recommend that that portion Of the
CHEsAPRAKK AND OHIO CANAL,
between Congress street and Rock creek, i'm
Georgetown, be abolished, as there is no longer
any necessity for connection between the T.. &
y. canal and Rock creek and locks should be
constructed md riv
some point above the Aqueduct bridge to allow
boats TO get out of the canl.
TIE LONG BRIDGE
is treated as permanently located, but as soon
as the land is recla med the law should require
the present bridge to be removed and a bird ge
constructed hsving spans OF not less than 800
feet I'D pivot draw, with two openings of not
less than 100 feet clear in each. This bridge
can be constructed just above its present local
possible. however, that a tunnel may be prefer
able TO this bridge.
In the place OF tie present wooden
FRIDGE ACROSS THE ANACosTIA,
just above the nayy-yard, q bridge should be
constructed with fans OF not less than 90 feet
with pivot draw, having openings OF ~ feet.
THE LINES OF TIE BULKHgAD,
excluding piers, are fixed at the distances given
below from the respective points named -
Northeast corner High and Water sts., George
town. 2I0 feet Corner of pier on upper side of
mouth Of Rock creek, from south side of Water
street, 80 feet. Northeast corner 18th and
streets, 30 feet along north line OF street. aud
$50 feet along east side of 26th street North
east corner 2lst and b streets south, 1,l50 feet
along north side of B street, 40 feet along east
side OF 2lst street. Northeast corner 18th and
ID streets south, 4Go feet along street, 4s0 feet
along 18th street. Northeast corner 18th and
SITS south, 025 feet along street, 7s5 along Iith
northeast corner 10th and streets south, $40
feet along street, 2,276 along 10th street
From b street south to 4 street south the bulk
head line is 81 feet inside the outer lines OF the
pier heads. Above and below these streets the
bulkhead lines are combinations of the outer
line CT the pier heads The bulkhead line runs
upthe An2oostia, passing $50 feet due south OF
the southwest corner OF the arsenal. At the
northwest corner of LIST street east and street
SOUTH il Is 40 feet along LIST street. and AS feet
front OF the yard, and at the Anacostia bridge
strikes the outer end OF the north abutment
They next recommend that
TIE CASAL FROM SEVENTEENTH STREET TO
ROCK CREEK
be condemned and filled, and SO much as NAV
be required used Tor street.
The Railroad avenue (now Long BRIDGE is
made 200 feet wide, 10 allow ample width for
rail- tracks, with roadway on each side. narN
land avenue Is continued ct its fun width TO the
water, and the triangular space betweer il, the
Railroad avenue, and bulkhead, Is reserved for
railroad freight depots and workshops. This
water front.
The Monument grounds are extended over al
the land reclaimed in front thereof. The general
system OF streets OF the city has been extended
over the reclaimed ground outside OF those por-
tlOEt reserved 1Or government purposes. IL
proposed to call Water street. extending from
the Arsenal 10 Il street south, Greenlesf street.
and similar street on the Anacostis side, Ana
costa Street.
They further recommend that
OBSERVATORY HILL,
on which the Naval Observatory Is located, be
sufficiently large &C build q magnificent obser-
vatory could be realized; the Navy Depart
meDt not objecting to its removal. They also
recommend that the government purchase the
AlRNQn0ria
the Aqueduct above Georgetown; that the canal
be removed and q bridge constructed on the
piers. as a draw in the aqueduct is absolutely
necessary to allow access TO the river above. A
railroad should be constructed along the bed of
the cana. OF the reclaimed land 22s acres are
reserved for naval purposes.
As this plan places the army arsenal and the
navy yard adjacent, the better plan would
probably be to exchange the army arsenal, COW
eIirg an area Of sAty-two acres, for the present
navy yard, including the fat to be filled as far
as 9Th street east, Of IS acres, and place the
navy ordnance yard where the present arsenal
is This would IS place the yard and navy
cluded within the proposed locality for the navy
and ordnance yards would then be SIS acres.
The Secretary Of the Navy and officers of the
locality is the most favorable IL q great navy
yard is to be maintained at Washington.
To ill in the limits of the reclaimed lands to
the required average height of * feet above
mean high water, will require e, 900 oOs cubic
yards of earth.
10 excayate the channels, Sc., to the requir
ed depth, and in full accordance with the com.
plete plan, there must be removed 81, Csc, 600
cubic yards of materials.
The length of bulkhead required to be built
Is 2, 900 feet. The material to be used in the
construction of bulkheads should be wood arti-
fcially preserved; $500 feet of the bulkhead
will be in front Of the government property. Ii
the havy yard Is moved TO the proposed locality
the depth in the Anacostia channel, above the
present arsenal, need not exceed IS feet, with
an average width Of so feet.
The estimated
CoeT CT THE WHOLE WORK
Is as follows:
20 .0o, COO yards excavation and filling
AZ 10 ,U9O
22O00 ineal feet Of buikhead at ST.. 209 900
Removal Of rock, &c. ............--. 10000
All other expenses, including cost of
distinguishing titles to land required,
but net including bridges............... $50 600
The board then refer to the cost of inferior
bulkheads, some Of which are - low Is $50 per
lineal foot.a
WHAT Will BIZ eArrRo,
The extent Of land reclaimed will amout to
a, COO square feet; of this the govern
ment viii retain l9,I7s,oo0 square feet:
the streets will nccunv 4 mo-