Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-08

The Commissioners Will Not Change the
Order of the Improvement Schedule.

Ine Commiss1oners VIII Not Change tht
Order Of the Improvement Schedule.
As stated in THE STAR. the Commissioner,
yesterday decided to adhere to the rule tina
has been in force for some years in regard K
the order in which streets are set down in tn,
schedule for improvement. This decision wal
made because q committee from the Northeast
Washington Association requested to have
change made in the order in which streets il
that section had been put down in the schedule
Some years ago. before the Commissioner
established the rule above referred to. the
schedule for street improvements was made by
them, and If the appropriation for the year wal
not sufficient to carry out their first intentions
new schedule was made tho following year
without any regard to the streets which were
left over. This gave rise to a great deal OF
complaint and when the Commissioners went
before Congress the following year the mem.
pers OF the committee on appropriations told
them plainly that they did not think it was the
proper policy. The Commissioners promised
that in the future whenever streets were left
over from one year for want of appropriation
they would take precedence over new ones estf-
mated for the following year. This rule the
Commissioners have adhered to-
Yesterday a committee composed Of Mr.. j.
w. Frizzell and Mr.. Chappelle Of the Northeast
Washington Citizens Association appeared
before the board to urge n new schedule for
Northeast Washington; that is, a schedule in
which the streets already mentioned were to be
somewhat reversed in their order and new
streets included and others put at the top of
the list. 1t was argced on the part of MIR.
Frizzell that if the improvement of that part of
Florida avenue between 9th and NJ streets and NJ
street between Florida avenue and North Capt.
toi street be made at as early an opportunity as
possible 1t would when completed, be the con-
Meeting link between two streets which would
then be improved, and would relieve in a large
measure the heavy traffic on street incident
to its use by brick companies Then Mr.. Chap
pelle had something to offer in the way Of I'M
proving 11th street. This street, he said, has
been in bad condition for years. 1t was on
the schedule at present. he admitted, but so far
down that he did not think it would possibly be
reached this year. He desired to have it put
third on the list of improvements. In the de-
sultory conversation which followed Mr.. Chap
pelle explained his connection with the North
east Washington Citizens Association. He had
been a member of the East Washington Citizens
Association, but had left it some time ago. The
street committee of that association were all
interested, he said. in Southeast Washington.
He declared that that association, while pro-
Tossing to represent the entire eastern section,
represented only small portion Of it,.
What the committee desired was TO change
the schedule by taking North Capitol from it's
place as second on the list and put it seventh.
In its place to put 4th. which is now seventh on
the list. then insert the improvement of 18th
street from Maryland to Florida avenue, make
the improvement Of NJ street from North
improvement of NJ street from I'd to Florida
avenue to the fifth position on the list, and let
Florida avenue follow. The remainder were to
take care of themselves.