Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-27
EXTENSION OF STREETS
Pushing Forward the Elaborate Maps a,d
Plans
Ready for Mr.. Olmstead's Inspection
Parks, Streets and Avcnues-An
Important Work.

streets are fast being completed, section =
and part of section having today been
announced as ready for submittal to Mr..
Frederick Law Olmstead, the landscape
engineer, who was appointed to examine
into and report upon the plans Of the
Commissioners.
The Engineer Commissioner, when the
refer ence of the matter Of street extension
was made to his department, decided that
the most expedient way of dealing with
the subject was to divide the District into
sections, and take up each section in turn
That part of the District above Florida
avenue and between North Capitol street
extended and Rock creek was designated
as section No. 1. Commissioner Powell
labcred industriously with his engineers.
and prepared plans which met the approval
of Mr.. Olmstead, and which were describ-
ed in detail in The Star at the time. AS
soon as MIR. Olmstead reports on one por-
tion now under consideration by him, Sec
ton of the plans for the proposed extern
sion OF the streets of Washington will be
placed on record.
Other Sections.
Work on the other sections has been
assiduously carried forward. and today
the last stroke was made which placed the
plan of section 2 and the center of section
In condition for the eye of Mr.. Olm-
stead. The second section covers the north
east portion of the District, and Commits
sioner Powell this afternoon explained its
provisions to a Star reporter. A boulevard
is to run from the southeast corner of the
Soldiers Home grounds parallel to Penn
sylVanfa avenue, to the proposed park
along the Eastern branch. The width of
the boulevard will be 1GO feet, and with
the Piney branch parkway and East Capt.
tol street, will form a continuous circuit
Of driveways connecting the parks of the
District.
Rhode Island avenue, according to the
plans, will be extended TO the District
line, New York avenue to the Bladens-
burg pike, and Maryland avenue part of
the way beyond Boundary. East Capitol
street will be extended in a straight line
across the Eastern branch to near the Dis
trict line. and then is to change to south
easterly direction, to avoid the high and
precipttous ground.
1t IS provided that a street shall run
along the boundary of the District, ninety
feet wide from the boundary line, and 1t
Is expected that any parking or sidewalk
In Maryland. Section 2 also shows an ave-
nue. running from the northern part of
Rock Creek Park to the northern part of
the proposed Anacostia park. bordering the
south side of the reform school grounds,
and planned parallel to Pennsylvania, Mas
sachusetts and Florida avenues. The pro-
posed Anacosia park will extend from the
District line to the end of the land near
the pennsylvania railroad bridge.
Section Three.
Section 3 of the plans provides for the
west side of Rock creek. All the middle
portion of the section is laid out on
straight-line plan. but the eastern portion
Of the section being contiguous to Connec-
ticut avenue and Rock Creek Park, is to
have curve linear street plan. The west
part of the section along the Potomac
river Is a location where it is expected to
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shall include portions of the Conduit road
and be completed by other sections be-
tween the Potomac river and the Conduit
road. in order that the river view and the
landscape may be visible from this drive
and leave the Conduit road for a traffic
road and bicycle course Between the river
drive and Conduit road no streets are to
be projected, SO that the section may be
turned into park in the future If de-
sired.
On the eastern side Of the Eastern
branch, from the branch to the District
line. It Is not expected to apply the streets
but to have modified curvelinear.
Other Plans.
From Anacostia near the Pennsylvania
bridge it is proposed to lay out drive
way on the curve of the bluff all the way
to the southeast corner of the District,
which Is nearly opposite Alexandria This
driveway will overlook the lower part of
the Eastern branch. the park to be made
on the Potomac flats, the city of Wash
ington and the Potomac river.
In carrying out these plans and views,
according to Maj. Powell, the Commission
ers have been much hampered for. want of
funds. the Senate item for the next fiscal
year to cover the work on the plans hav-
ing been cut down one-half in conference,
much to the disappointment of the Com
missioners. 1t is understood that as soon
the street plans are approved, the COM
missioners will bring forward plan which
they have agreed to for the Improvement
of Rock creek, and also for the widening
Of 18th street in Washington.
This street is. to form the connecting link
between the future Potomac Park and the
park along Rock creek, which it is pro-
posed to extend to Lyons mill, the mill
being in direct elongation of 25th street.
The Commissioners are also considering
the advisability of extending a few of
the streets of Georgetown in order to make
better connection with Washington
streets, and to provide better access
through Georgetown with the parks. The
plans will not be forwarded to Mr.. Ohm
stead until his report is received concern
ing the remaining portion of section 1.