National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-07
EAST WASHINGTON AWAKE.
A General Plan of Parked Streets
Recommended.
Extension OF the Capitol Grounds Eastward
ECONOMY of Present Action-Tho
Ground TO be Had Cheap Now
Discrimination Against tho
lillian East Washing
ton Commissioner.

The East Washington and Capitol Hill As
ISOLATION met at McCauley's Hall last night,
Mr.. s. A. H. Marks presiding and Mr.. Kirk
wood acting as secretary.
The designations of Major II. +. French and
General Mckee Dunn as vice-presidents we're
accepted, and s. NJ. Wilson and Adam Goddard
were elected to fill tho vacancies.
Mr.. J. W. Whelpley resigned his place as
member of the committee on ways and means
and Mr.. r. ii. Ryan was elected as his success.
sor.
| Mr.. W. 8. Fletcher presented the report Of
| the committee on
| PARKS AND RESERVATIONS.
The report stated that the committee which
| had preceded them had united with the com.
mittoe on sewerage and street improvements
and adopted general plan of street improve.
ments for the section east of the Capitol. IL is
recommended that Maryland avenue be i'm
proved from Second street east to Boundary
street by park constructed through the CEN
tire of the avenue. The parks on Pennsylva-
mia avenue should remain as they are now laid !;
but the committee strongly recommend the re-
moval of the stroet.railroad track from the in
side to the outside of the parked space.
Virginia avenue should be parked from
South Capitol street to Eleventh street in the
same manner as Maryland avenue. Tho park
ing on East Capitol street should be continued
to Eleventh street. The present system of side
parking on Massachusetts, avenue should be
completed to Lincoln square. North Carolina
avenue should be laid out with side parks from
New Jersey avenue to Lincoln square, and
South Carolina avenue should be improved in
the same way from Virginia avenue to Elev-
enth street. Second street should have side
parks from Massachusetts to Virginia avenues,
aud Sixth street from Maryland to Virginia
avenue Eleventh street from Maryland
avenue to the Anacostia bridge should have
forty-two feet carrageway, and the rest of tho
street should have side parks. The parking
on G street north from North Capitol
to Fourth street should be completed.
f street southeast, from the Congressional
Cemetery to North Carolina avenue, should
have forty-two.foot carriageway and
the rest have side parks Delaware avenue,
} from to c streets northeast, should have n
ffty-foot carriageway and the rest of tho
street have side parks. North Capitol street.
from b to streets, should have o fifty foot
carriagcway, iifteeu-foot sidewalks, and forty
foot parks on each side, and South Capitol
street, from b street TO Virginia avenue, should
be improved in a like manner. The commit
tee recommends circular parks Mt the intcrsec-
tions of Maryland and Massachusetts avenues,
/ South Carolina and Pennsylvania avenues and
Georgia and Virginia avenues.
The committee also recommends that the
park east of the Capitol be extended to Second
street east. This addition to the CAPITOL
grounds would give sufficient space for the new
Library building, and another building of like
Dimensions 1t would add more than 600 900
square feet to the park, at cost of less than 81
per square foot. The committee called attention
to the fact that west of the Capitol nearly all
the streets and avenues have already been
parked, terraces, walls, and embankmcnts built,
and iron fences put up, Mt an enormous expense,
whereas in the eastern section of the city no
| Ill nfa has hra hp
parking commenced there having been aban
doned by the Commissioners. III the belief of
the committee
, THE DISCRIMINATION
! manifested against East Washington in the
Improvements of parks and reservations, as
well as in general improvements, has been for
the want of q representative on the board con-
trolling the affairs of the District, and further,
that when the attention of members of Con-
gress Is called to this unjust discrimination a
sense of justice will compel them not only to
give us representation upon the board govern.
/, ing us, but they will also give fair proper.
ton of the public moneys appropriated for i'm
: provements to the $4,000 people east of the
, Capitol.
The report was adopted.
GENERAL CAsEY's VIEWS.
Rev. A. +. Steele, as chairman Of the sub
committee of the committee on parks and re-
servatons to wait upon Colonel Casey, stated
that tho committee had laid before him the
plans adopted by the committee, aud Colonel
Casey had approved them so far rs they re-
ferrcd to the public grounds under his depart
= ment. lie had also expressed his desire t.
: aCqnesce in the wishes Of the people of Eas
Washington. He stated also that it would
require 100000 to bring the parks between
A the Capitol and East Eleventh street to Tho
: same state of Improvement as those west o
y the Capitol.
After some discussion, the report was re
2 ferred to the committee on legislation.
: THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS.
Mrs. Briggs reported that she had laid tn,
Q chart prepared of the proposed Improvement
N before the District Commissioners. Mr.. DEN
"a heartily approved the plans. Mr.. Phelps
% would not commit himself, and Major Twin
3 ing while expressing approval of the plan, re
Il GREETED that he had not seen it before. HI
No had made up his estimates for Congress.
A resolution, offered by Mr.. Samuel Walker
was adopted directing the committee on legis
, lation to invite the District Commissioners
the members of the two District committees
and Colonel Casey and General Megs to rid
over the site of improvements proposed by Thu
Q District Commissioners in their estimates anC
the association, for the purpose of comparing
and determining what lines of travel hav
. most need OF appropriations for improvements
A resolution was offered approving the effort
N of Hon, Montgomery Blair and Architec
= Clarke to have
!, THE POST'OFFICE
S located not further west than Seventh street
2, aud protesting against the selection of the sit
5 west of that point. After sharp discussion
Of between Mr.. w. q. Ordway, and Mr.. A. I
t Clarke in reference to the market house site
he the resolution was adopted.
n A resolution was adopted directing the com
is mittee on legislation to urge before the Distrc
\, committees the passage of the bill proydin
N for District Commissioner from East Wash
ingtOn.
Mcssrs. W. s. Fletcher, N G.. rdway, an
Duncan S. Walker were appointed a committe
y to invite General Megs to address the associf
If tion in reference to the water supply. TIL
4 committee then adjourned.
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