Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-10
EXTENSION OF srHEErs.
senator harris Reports On the MN 20 Essas-
ltsh o Perpnanent System.

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Itch . Permanent System
Senator Harm today placed in the keeping
Of the Senate an interesting report upon an
arortAnt subject The document says The
committee on the District Of Columbia to
whom wss referred the bill Is. 1901 To provide
permaneutsystem OF highways in that part
OF the District Of Columbia living outside q
cities. has considered the same and reports:
"Ths, By an act approved Aasuss II. isss.
entitled An act 90 Regulate the subdivision az
land within the District Of Columbia % wss
provided, among other things, that no future
subdivision OF land in the District Of Columbia
without the limits Of the cities Of washington
and Georgetown. shall be recorded In tho sur
seyors Once Of the said District unless made
IN conformity with the general plan Of the city
OF Washington"
The report reeounts the various evils which
the act was Intended 60 remedy. the making %
irregular subdivisions, &c. and then soes %
TO saw
Tor all these reasons the COMMITTEES
Is OF opinion that Congress should noe
enact law which will provide for En-
tending the plans Of the city Of WASH
ington to the limits OF the District OF Columbia
Indeed, the passage of the act OF 1855 and the
requirement OF that act that Subdivisions should
conform 20 the plan OF the city, without re-
gard 70 whether they conform with adjoining
or intervening subdivisions. constituted IN
some sort pledge ON the part OF Con-
gress that this would be done and
until this shall be done IL will be impractioable
20 provide proper system Of sewerage aud
water supply tor that part Of the city which lice
outside az the original plan. for man ifestlv sew
ers and wsterpipes should not be laid through The
misttting Subdivisions IN question until their
lines shnil have been recnhed. M otherwise
great and unnecessary expense will be in
CURED"
Tie report then anal yzes 10 detail the various
provisions Of the bill skd closes NJ follows.
''On the 18th of December. 1891, President
Washington submitted 20 Congress subsszn.
tally the present plan Of the federal city and
as mus planned aud mapped tue city vas
bounded from Rock creek 20 the eastern end
OF Mar,la avenue. a distance OF over four
miles by highway called boundary street Al
that time u Wac evidently not cont mplssed
that within century the AREA within the limits
OF the then plan would he much too small 20
accommodate the increasing popula ton Of the
city, and from that time 20 he massage Of the
act OF la5s, referred to above, no act has
been passed for the purpose Of extending the
plan beyond the boundary then fixed, and thus
preserving the symmetry. beauty and conven-
renee oi The rapidly growing CITY"
| IL the act OF 1873 requiring all subaiyisiops
outside the city limits 20 conform 20 the plan
OF the city had been passed TWENTY-FIVE
years ago the passage Of tins hin
would not have been necessary, but
IL was neglected, and villages have been laid
out aud Improved ali around IN without refer
ence 10 the city plan. which, in the opinion Of
the committee. must be made TO conform 90
That plan. To do 80 at this time in
wolves both labor aud expense. and owing
TO the constant and rapid advance in
the value of rea estate the District ID is safe
| TO say that each year the condemnation of th.
land necessary TO accomplish this desirable re-
suit Will Increase the cost from 33ls TO 80 per
cent Hence It is Important that n be done at
once The bill amended is hIproted
p! the Commissioners OF the District aud the
Washington board of trade. The COMMITTEES
reports the blli back with the Recommendation
that the amendments be adopted aud the ball
passed