Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-16
THE SECOND SECTION
Street Extension Plan for Eastern Part of
District.
Fewer Difficulties Encountered and
Work Progressing Rapidly-Avenues
Clear to the District Line.

Work upon the second section of the
street extension plan has begun in earnest,
and the engineer department is hard at
work studying the situation. This second
section, While much larger in point of area,
is nothing like so difficult of solution the
first section, which is now matter of rec
ord. The second section takes in all that
territory from North Capitol street to the
Eastern branch, and on account of its great
area has been subdivided into three parts.
The one which is now under consideration
is that portion Of the northeast lying be-
tween North Capitol street and the Blad-
ensburg road. Although the maps are in
complete, enough is shown to distinguish
several important features.
Rhode Island avenue is extended in
straight line to the District line, with
slight DETECTION at 14th street east, in
Brookland. This was found necessary to
get better grade, and also on account of
the Brentwood road, which 1t takes in
New York avenue is extended straight to
the District line, and its width will cor
respond with the width of the avenue With
in the city limits.
portion of the Brentwood road has been
incorporated into Delaware avenue and
widened to 100 feet near the boundary.
A new avenue mot named, 100 feet wide.
and an extension of the driveway afforded
by the Piney Branch roadway has been
laid out running from the southeast cor
ner of the Soldiers Home at the intersec-
ton of Michigan avenue, Bunker Hill road
and the road between the Soldiers Home
and the Catholic University.
The western part of Bunker Hill road has
been widened to 100 feet, and will become
part of Michigan avenue.
The new avenue named above, wnlcn
runs from the southeast corner OF the Sol
diers' Home, intersects with Rhode Island
avenue and Delaware avenue, at circle
TIL, lot ant an
street, just north of Harmony cemetery.
Maryland avenue is projected through
Graceland cemetery in a straight line to
the Eastern branch.
BIadensburg road will be widened to 80
feet, and circle placed at its intersection
with the avenue which runs from the
southeast corner Of the Soldiers Home.
The entire subdivision of Montello, which
does not conform to the streets of the city.
has been entirely readjusted to conform
with the regular north. south, east and
west streets of the general plan.
A large rectangular reservation mas peen
provided at the intersection of the avenue
running from the southeast corner of the
Soldiers Home with New York avenue.
Fifteenth and 18th streets form the east
and west boundaries of this reservation,
and T and streets the north and south
sides.
An important feature of the new plan is
the abandonment of the Brentwood road
from street to 10th street, except at these
portions which are in line with the regular
east and west. north and south streets.
Albany street will be projected through
the north part of the Prospect Hill ceme-
terry, and this Is the only street shown on
the map which will affect the cemetery.
Summit, Terrace, Ellis and Park streets
in the subdivision north of Graceland ceme-
terry have been obliterated, and Maryland
avenue, X, 1 and 18th streets have been
projected through the Graceland cemetery,
taking nearly four-fifths of the land.
The engineer department is congratulate
ing itself on the few obstacles that be-
ing encountered, and it is believed that the
preparation of the map will not consume
one-half the time the first section did.
Generally speaking, the subdivisions en-
countered are laid out in conformity with
the streets of the city, and the grades are,
with a few exceptions, not difficult.