Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-08

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S3N when the appropriation
AtAt>Ss. bill becomes law, yet
E@S0>-- the precise time for the
actual work to begin is left to the discretion Of
the Commissioners. During the past week the
Commissioners have issued proposals for bids
Tor work to be done in the improvement OF
various streets. Among those on the
list is the grading and regulating Of
Champaign avenue from Columbia
road to Florida avenue aud grading
Prospect street. Crescent street and Ontario
street. All these streets in the subdivision
which is known Meridian Hill. one OF the
oldest subdivisions of land outside OF the linn
its of the city. At the time this land WAS sub
divided there was no thought that the popula-
ton of the city. in the present generation
at least, would pass beyond the limits except
in search of purely suburban homes. A
person who at that time predicted
that in the year OF grace 1898 COMPACT rows of
houses would line boundary street and num-
Der Of the streets outside of the municipal
lines would be built up in the same fashion
would have run the risk of being classed
man Of very poor judgment This subdivision,
as the lines OF the streets above named plainly
indicate, were made without any reference TO
the streets in the city and they have remained
in about the same condition as when they were
originally laid out.
NOW LOOKED UPON As MISTAKES.
The street extension hill passed at the last
session Of Congress gives the Commissioners
the authority to correct what is now generally
looked upon as the mistakes OF those who laid
out this subdivision, well others which
do not conform to the plan Of the city. Tins
far, owing to the pending change in the Office
of the Engineer Commissioner, no action has
been taken toward carving out this law. In
INF "a snhl hat thsx rfNrt
which the Commissioners proposed to have
done on these streets Is not OF such
q character as 70 prevent the lines
OF the streets from beng brought INTO
conformity with the zines OF the city
streets IN the event that the extension author
izeo px law is s'rlctiy carried OUT IN tnst sec
uon- While nothing has been determined upon
IN regard to the execution OF TINS law. yet there
Is a good aeai OF discussion gong on as 70 the
genera plan mat ouSnt 10 De aoopteo- III may
oe saiu, speaking o,oaoiy, tnat tnere are Two
views wnicn are peid. one iavors an Apsoiute
eAtension OF an 'ne streets OF 'ne CITY, Win tne
exception. perhaps, OF minor oeviations In the
interest OF economy or uunty. on tne o.ner
hana mere are tnose VINO MINK INA,
some ceieorsteu ianoscape srus' snouio
De employed VINO Wouid oeSise = pan
wonId he an Encouragement on the ni.n n,
L'Enfant. The latter go very strong on the
picturesque ard favor the retention OF so-cened
natural advantages ana adsocaIe sWenlng eieva.
there "a abnnSant bniIS;ne srsce in the citv
.nd ,b.t tha iand on,sids ouobt 10 he rs,s,ns3
sor snbu-bo, residanras ana that tbera 3. No
naad ~ The straigh, strest. Of = civ hrar,ht
Jorn "a or.da
is THE CITY GOING TO GROW!
On the other hand it is asserted that the
growth of this CITY has reached such pronor-
60 a.. :. :; ;a;o,,rs q. IN :, .h.....;.
$50 W
on tne iinueoate porues OF .ne Guy as hkeiy
~ renialh ioI any iensn ol Aine as ~, "a
properly. HOUSES IN lows ana win an tne
features on CITY houses, hes say, nave areaay
,ra soon .s tha l,os 90 en-
streets outside Of the urban limits
have been definitely determined then new
impetus wiz De Si,en 70 the CIV. i, eA'ension ana
o,nsafv hill, m t. ,S;a i 49, b., ;, y =.
serted. there IS no practical sense in the taIk
that would nrovida Gov sncb a s,ou,h 80
tb;nr, hn, nn;for,,, s,roo.s o. r,ada -,
;.i a. ~" .a..,,<. "a 49,, sf;aL .SSa
Nth tho I'd w;dtb of ~. ro.daors 90 81.
seatnras ~ the nIan OF III c;,v ybich bas -
snIted in the nrac,icaIlv nn;rer..I xsrs;c, ,b.,
'''' '' ~ WIG " WIG
THE PARK-LIKE SYSTEM.
OF course the advocates OF the policy Of fol-
,owino .bs nlan of the c;tv in the n,o,,ossa ~
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tension are VIKING W Aunii' mat IL the CITY mas
attained its growth then perhaps it would be
just as well to try to weld onto the present
plan kind OF park-like system. which will be
well adapted for suburban residence, bur not
suited 10 the needs of a thickly built center Of
population. While the law specifies that the
present plan Of the city shall be continued, vet
there is a clause which allows deviations from
this plan in the discretion of the Commission
ers. 1t is on this clause that the prospect of
the retention Of the hills on the immediate
border of the city is based. and the other devil
ations which will be necessary il the present
old streets and their grades are to be main
tanned
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An Improvement OF some importance on E
street between 9th and 7th will add still fur
Their to the business appearance OF that souare.
on which now few private residences remain.
me historic building, 627. occupied by the