The Washington times., 1895-05-19
Grand Plan for Development of
the Northwest Section.
A STRONG COMPANY FORMED
HemphnI at the
Head of Syndicate That Holds an
Option on a Large Area-Plans of
the corporation-Aggr of Tax
Collections District Notes.

an expenditure OF probably $7 900 ,OOO
in improvements, under which, if carried
into effect, large part of the north and
west territory embraced within the third
section of the street extension plan will be
converted into q beautiful residence re-
gion, the necessary work TO be done as
suriug employment for several years to
come.
The project is in the hands of a syndicate
known as the Woodley Land Company
This company is composed of capitalists
in Boston, New York, and elsewhere, and
has for its board of directors the following
well known gentlemen; John j. HeInphill,
of Chester, S. c.; president; E. Rollins
Morse, Alexander s. Porter, and Charles
8. Miller, OF Boston; Arnold Marcus and
william j. Curtis, of New York, aud Duane
E. Fox, of Washington, secretary.
President Hemphill was member of the
last Congress ard served as chairman OF
the House District Committee.
The syndicate has an option on all the
section north of Massachusetts, avenue, and
west of Rock Creek, to Tenall ytown road,
and also extending little beyond Woodley
lane and Connecticut avenue. The option
runs until November
The company has been represented before
the Commissioners in the recent discussions
of street extensions in that locality, by Sec
retary Fox. The interest of the directors
| is chiefly centered in a choice between the
rectiline and curvilinear programmes, and
when the Boston members learned of the
meeting to be held yesterday, they tele-
graphed that the decision be deferred until
| November.
| This, however, was at once declined, the
| Commissioners explaining that as this sec
ton lies near the city, ii viii necessarily re-
| quire attention among the first parts OF the
section to be considered.
;. WILLsEND PLATs TO BOSTON.
| 1t has been decided, however, that Mr..
olmsted shall visit Boston when he re-
turns from New York, which will be
within ten days, and then submit the plats
that have been under the Commissioners
inspection, showing the plan for curved
streets.
The company is trying to determine the
difference in the cost of the two plans, on
the score of economy. 1t proposes, in case
it shall prove TO be preferable to extend
the streets on the city plan, to pay all the
cost of grading, cutting and filling.
! Engineer Commissioner Powell has rec
ommeuded that the syndicate employ a civil
engineer to go carefully over the ground and
compute the expenditure necessary for
filling and grading under each plan, and
iythereby determine for the satisfaction of
| ftsEmembers the relative cost. 1t should
Y be stated that some of those interested are
not avefse to carr Ty4ngoout the curvlllnear
plan but the majority are opposed.
h. Individually Major Powell is of the
| opinion that the proposed area of curved
sstreetS is too near to the center of the
| city, and believes such a plan should be
developed farther away. He is, however,
| determined TO obtain the best plan, While
| he is at the same time equally determined
| to ascertain the wishes of a ma ioriLy of
| the people in this ms IN other sections,
and follow their wishes as far as is prac-
| ticable to do it.
A part of the general plan of the syn
| dicate is to build a bridge across Rock
| Creek at Massachusetts avenue. To this
| Commissioner Powell adds another bridge
| at Twenty fourth street, which is about
| half way between the point where the
| first bridge VIII be located and Woodley.
BENEFITS OF THE PLAN
In discussing the matter yesterday, Com
missioner Powell stated that thep plan would,
| fit To Washington. Whatever the system
that may be adopted, he said, the section
| will be finely developed. The syndicate,
| he said is in earnest. and the members are
| carefully considering all the details of both
| plans with the view of aScertaiuing the
particular system that viii be the better
| and cheaper. He said il Will cost probably
| as much as 5000 900 for grading, paving
| a cfay yyn asrs.I the nlap
| President Ross, of the Board OF Commits
sioners, in commenting upon The plan, said
| that il the cUmpany'S projected improve
| meuts are carried out, one great advanta ge
| will accrue in the giving of employment TO
| SO many men.
| Secretary Fox was at the District Build
! ing yesterday and again discussed the mat
ter with Commissioner Powell. There is a
blue print ofthe company's preparation on
/ file with the commissioners, showing the
| boundaries OF the territory held by the
syndicate under its option.
| The result OF the conference held yester-
day betwe en- residents interested in
| the third section was not conclusive of
| anything, but from the exchange of views
| it was evident that curvilinear streets are
not in favor among tie propertyowners.
There is probability that there will be a
| change in the Olmstead plans, but to what
extent is a mere matter of conjecture.
! The commissioners directed
that pension of SO per month be allowed
| to Jennie L. Sullivan, as the widow OF
| Thomas T. Sullivan, late of the Fire De-
| partment This case is the one contested
upon the grounds that the deceased fire
| man was on the probationary roll at the
| time of his death. The pension dates
| from September 10.
TAX COLLECTIONS TO DATE.
The total tax collections for the month,
| up to the close of business yesterday, was
| 1928, 94S. 40. The agg gregate for the
| week was 1861 ,667.17, apportioned as
| follows: Monday, 500 ,7O3.68; Tuesday,
| $50 ,734. AT; Wednesday, ST 1 ,423 g /;
| Thursday, $57 .534.19; Friday, 500, $685.
| OF; Saturday, $66 ,280.21.
| The Health Office record for deaths for
| the twenty-four hours ending at o'clock
/ yesterday, was as follows:
White-John Jay Almy, aged eighty
| years; Thomas Cook, aged seventy-six;
Daniel McCarty, aged seventy-two; Gius-
tina Mucci, aged seventy; j. B. Leon Des-
| sez, aged seventy; NJ. Louisa Stanford, aged
| sixty-oue; Isaiah E. W. Thompson, aged
fifty-six Percy M. Donnelly, aged six;
Matilda G. White, aged two: Benz. F.
wilkins, jr., aged six months.
! Colored-Margaret Davis, aged seventy
| four years; William Himbrose Smith, aged
twenty eight years; Albert ID yer, aged eigh-
| teen months John H. Butler, aged two
months; John Thomas, aged one month;
Walter Armistcad, aged one MONTH
Orders issued yesterday:
That eighty-five feet of three inch pipe
be laid in the southeast part of alleys,
i square 16.
That cement sidewalks be laid in front Of
Nos. 1925 and 1929 Sixteenth street north
west, under permit system.
| That cement side walks be laid in front of
lots 122 to 12S, square 237, under permit