Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-15
AGAINST THE PLANS
Protests Of Property Owners to the
Street Extension Scheme.
time FOR FILING. EXPIRES TODAY
Various Objections orthe First Sec
ton Of the New Map.
NOW FOR THE DECISION
NOW FOR THE DECISION

According to the notice given some weeks
ago by the superior highway commission,
consisting of Secretaries Lamont and
Smith and Gen. William P. Craighill, chief
of engineers Of the army, created under
the street extension act of. March 2, 1888,
the time for the filing of protests against
the proposed extension expires today. These
protests have been received from time to
time since the giving of notice in June at
the Office of Gen. CraighiH and have been
forwarded by him to Capt Fiebeger, sec
rotary of the commission, at the District
building. The Star presents herewith
statement of all the protests received up
to this afternoon.
Public Hearings.
During the time which intervenes between
today anu the list of August the commits
sion will hold several meetings, at which
it will take up these protests in order and
make themselves familiar with the case, SO
that when the public hearing is given each
member will be prepared to listen intelli-
gently to the arguments presented. The
public hearing will take place in the office
OF the Secretary of War. 1t will commence
Thursday. August !. at . o'clock am. and
continue a reasonable time, giving all in
tereSted property holders chance to eX-
press themselves. When the arguments
have been concluded the commission will
hold another meeting, at which the final
steps Will be taken to place on record the
map or the first section. When the second
section is reached the same program will
be followed.
The Connecticut Avenue Extension.
Perhaps the most important matter to be
determined in this first section is the ex-
fhar
is divergence of opinion as to the best
course to be pursued in this matter, 1t is
the opinion of the vast majority that the
street should be extended direct and no
divergence permitted. 1t Is we'll known
that the Commissioners would have liked
to recommend the extension of Connec ticut
avenue on straight line, but the large
cost incident to ST CHI an extension made 1t,
they thought, impracticablc. Some of the
protests received by the highway commits
sion have been strongly opposed to a deflec-
ton of Connecticut avenue, and it Is stated
on good authority that when the public
hearing is given q large portion of the
time will be taken up by arguments On the
extension of this avenue. just what view
the highway commission will take of The
matter is. of course, a. conjecture at this
time; but one of the most prominent citi-
zens and property holders in the city said
today he had no doubt that the highway
commission, after heaiing the arguments
pro and con, would decide in favor OF the
straight extension of the avenue. II was
no good argument, he sasdsrto urge the large
cost against the proposition. If eX-Gov.
Shepherd had given that point any consid-
Grafton when he started in to make Wash
tngton the city today would be perfect
Chinese puzzle. sai f
On Lanier Heights.
The Security and Investment Company
protest against the scheme of improve
ment in the section in which Lanier Heights
is included, a part Of, which it is pro-
posed that Adams Mill road. part of On
tario avenue north of Columbia road and
portion of Lanier avenue be closed, and
that an extension Of 18th street and Cnam-
plain avenue be run through Lan.er
Heights The protestant says that the eX
tension of 18th street serves no useful pur-
pose. as the Adams Mill road will be a bet
ter means for reaching the boulevard
around the brow of the hill bordering the
Geological Park The object of the extern
sion would seem to be to make a straight
lire, but, says the company. in this section
there are very few straight lines and notf>
ing can be gained by Strengthening 18th
street, while serious loss and injury may
be done to the property owners, not only in
playing havoc with their lots, but in de-
stroying their view. The protest says that
there Is no reason for extending Cham
plain avenue, as the improvement will be
of no benefit to any person. 1t is not an
extension of the city street, it Is not used
as thoroughfare. and 1t would be an I'M
desirable approach 10 the zoo. ontario
avenue answers all the requirements or
cross street. and the Abandonment or 1t
now for proposed new street seems an act
OF ROXY. Inc protestant therefore, claims,
that In view OF the injury and the lack OF
benefit to property owners, the proposed
char ges should be d1sapproyed. AS out
lined 1t would change corner lots to inside
lots, cut some in half, and leave small
corners or others useless to the owners
without any compehsatihg advantages any
where The expense IS also very consider
able II anything near the value OF the land
taken be given to the property owners The
protest Is signed on behalf Of the COM
pany by George II. Dana and A. NJ. Nc
Lachien
On 18TH Street Extended.
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Inc property o"hefs aions the me u
the proposed extension OF 18th street pro-
test to the Commissioners that the pro-
posed plan of street extension cuts off 18th
stroat o,tanaoa -. ,o,y ,Iott.a fro,, oo,,
eies' eN'oeu' 90 ~" pi"''a' hio.i eoi-
$500. ~, 49,
tr,ot ~ co1,n,h;. heratofora ,,.aa sho-,,
~ stroot a,.,nrdoa nc r,,nn;ner thro,,ah w
Piney' branch. Having BOUGHT on this
street under these conditions and with this
understanding, they believe that they are
Justly entitied 10 the rtsnls ana prlvleges
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