Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-25
COUNTY RQAtsS.
superintendent Bcsie subn,tts His Annual
Report cf Hs- op-r.ssosa

superintendent Besie subr,its His Ansuai
Report "f Hs- op~r.tissa
superintendent George n Bsslc, in charge
OF county roads. has submitted the annual re-
port OF the operations of his department. for
the fiscal year ending June 50. 1891. together
With estimates Tor the neat fiscal yonr
ont OF an appropriation Of $4,000 for the
current repair OF county roads there was ex-
pended during tue year s5e. 9ea59, divided
among the several sections as follows
Central section. sss. 4S5.Ss. eastern section.
SlO.625.22. western section. sIa.ssS.9s
During the year slo. 2s7.55 was expended for
the construction and repair OF bridges In tlis
connection he SAYS that the bridges in the
county are now with a few exceptions in good
condition. The Chain bridge Win need rchaor-
ing and n number Of now strinccrs az much a
the present rooring Is badly worn and many OF
the stringers badly dccaycd. IL 10 proposed 20
have these necessary repairs made at an early
date under the appropriation for 1892.
The following Is Superintendent Roalo's esti-
mate Tor county roads FOR Improvements in 1881
and lssS Tins recommendation. however ~
not considered final by any means and IL IN
subject To reyisement by capt. Ross..n before
submitting his estimates 90 tho Commissioner.
and also by tho latter before finally admitting
their estimates 10 Congress
This Is toe list: Harvard street Columbia
hhSaSAts. kA1NHlb aa4A ftkhtaAllE. ri.tJu. lal0
street Columbia Heights, grading ANA regulate
ing. $1,000: New Cut road. from Foundry
branch 20 Canal road, grading $1,000: North
Capitol strectfrom 4 10 soldiers Home grading
and regulating, <2O, co., ri. from. Lee Droit Iark
10 lexington. grading and regulating. S5.OvO;
sd street from S4th TO city limits, widening
S5.oh; pennsylvania avenue from Bridge
sonthward grading aud regulating. si50O;
henesaw avenue from 10th o. Zoo" PARK
opening. $1,000; Michigan avenue. grading
aud regulating. $4,000: LIST street northwest
from Florida avenue northward. grading and
regulating. g. 100; illinois avenue from
Brlghtwood TO Soldiers Home, grad
ing. so,W0; New Hampshire avenue
from Brightwood avenue eastward, grading aud
regulating. sle.oo0; Brightwood avenue. paw
lug with granite block ON west side, SsO'OOO,
Tor current repairs on county roacs and subur-
ban streets. $4,000; total. elsO. 500
In concluding his report Mr.. Boale saws: Il
would earnestly urge the necessity OF widening
sd street extended Ileuleytown roadl from
Junction with saith street TO the city limits. a.
mentioned IN my estimates. Ii appears lhat
the District owns about twenty feeI OF ground
which the property owners along this road
have fenced in. So far ~ can be asctr.
tanned, the property holders, although
they have been an Possession OF the
ground Tor years. will raise no objection 20 sl.r
improvement. which Is much needed. as the
tracks OF the Georgetown and renleytoNn
railroad nov occupy more than half the road
way on tins portion and make driving on the
road at times very dangerous 1 would rec
oinmend that survey be- made 20 determine
the e1Act boundaries Of tins road