The morning times., 1895-07-18
CHANGES IN EXTENSION
Commissioners Indicate Those
Desired in First Section.
WIDENING SIXTH STREET
This Would Form Direct Outlet For
Territory West of Soldiers Home.
Owners of Property Along Vermont
Avenue Extended Fully Approve
Scheme Relatin. Thereto.

The District Commissioners transmitted
to the highway commission, composed OF
Hon Daniel S. Lamont Hon. HoEe Smith,
and Gen. Craighill, a letter of reCommen-
dation embracing all the changes agreed
upon as desirable in the first section OF
street extension plans, which letter was
as folio VS.:
''The Commissioners of the District of
Columbia have the honor to recommend
changes, as named below, in the highway
extension plans, first section previously
submitted by them to you
81 The widening of Sixth street to
sixty -four feet, from Florida avenue to
Spruce street, aud its extension TO New
Jersey avenue, as shown on street \,
accompanying This would make Sixth
street continuous from its northern end
TO Washington, thereby forming direct
outlet for the territory west OF the
Soldiers Home, the Howard University,
aud the Freedmeu's Hospital TO the city
and furnishing additional access there
from TO public park south OF the University.
Seventh street is rapid transit street.
An interruption in Sixth street would cause
a detour to Seventh street, or a longer one
to Fifth street, which is also, part, street
car street. The dcsirabiIity, II not neCes-
sity, of the continuity OF Sixth street was
recognized, but as the present street eX-
tended above Florida avsnUe is only fifty
feet wide and closely built upon, its widen
ing to the city width or even TO ninety feet
would be costly. The widening and ex-
tension to New jersey avenue were con
sequently not Incorporated in the submitted
plans. 1t is now found, however, that
the expense or a widening to sixty-four
feet will be prOpOrtiouately small and VIII
permit OF the same widths OF roadway and
sidewalks as in Washington.
VERMONT AVENUE.
"2. The extension OF Vermont avenue
to the Whitney avenue gate Of the Soldiers
Home.
BY the highway extension plans the
Avenue terminated at Seventh street It's
stoppage there was reluctantly accepted.
for the reason principally that a direct
extension TO the Home would cut q Howard
University building and penetrate the
new reservoir. a small DETECTION a New
jersey avenue, reduCti on OF width
| from 13O feet in the city TO I2O feet. the
| normal avenue width of the first section
| plans, and the establishment of a circle at
| Inter eTsectIou OF New Jersey avenue. 10
mask the change Of width and direction,
| are recommended. A good grade on me
line now selected can be secured, large
| part OF the excavation of which through
| the high ground east of Seventh street
! VIII, IL is believed, be made in a few
| years, whether the avenue extension Is
| adopted or not. Vermont avenue thus
| extended viii furnish a direct thorough
| fare, and the only one, from the Execu.
| i've Mansion 10 main entrance OF the
| Soldiers Home.
The extension of the avenue renders
| practicable and desirable some changes
/ in Lincoln, Sumner, and COlfax streets.
/ lying east Of Seventh street. The ex-
| tension and these changes are shown on
sheet 4.
The appr oval by certain property
/ owners aud citizens of the proposed ave
| nue. extension is shown by the following
| copy OF a letter lately received:
! Washington, u. c, June 18TH. 1895
| To the Honorable Commissioners of the
| District OF Columbia.
! The undersigned owners of property along
| the line of the proposed extension o!
| Vermont avenue 10 the Soldiers Home
| and adjacent thereto, as well as citizen.
| of the District OF Columbia do consider
| this extension Will be OF great benefit to the
public at large, and also to the private
| property of this section, and we therefore
do most heartily approve the opening ofthis
| beautiful avenue.
| Charles B. Pearson, Atlantic Building
| Edw. F. Kaiser, SO street northwe st
r. o. Hoffman, Tenth and streets
northwest.
Of carried through in a direct lineD
W. Clarence DuvaIl, 925 T street
northwest
r. W Walker & Son, 1905 F stree
| northwest
| Louis d Wine. 916 F street rortbvr,s ~
James B. Henderson, 923 f street north
west.
W. P. Metcalf, 1881 Vermont avenue
Swormstedt * Bradley, 1903 stree
northwest.
r. E Bradley, 1903 street northwest
Baker & Hampton, 1901 F st. NV.
b. II. Warner, 916 F NV
| John B. Wight, 1410 G st NV.
H. H. Bergman, 511 7th st NV.
Ferdinand Schmidt. oil Tth St NV
Christian G. LedereT, 639 Tth St NV.
G. W. F. Swartzen 916 F NV
c. B. Rheem, 1912 F sc. NV.
Clarence COrsOn, GIL F NV
John JOY Edison, corner 9th and F.
Charles P Williams 1915 G st.
H S Cummings, 1416 ST
Austin z. Brown, 1416 F st. NV,
H. X. Willard, 1416 + st. NV
| William H. Saunders. 1407 F ST NV. &
f. G. Schafer, 424 11th st NV.
Nathaniel Wilson, 912 18th st.
L. y. STartZeIl, 1912 LarCh st.
NORTH CAPITOL STREET.
''3 The commencement of North Cap
itoI street, north of the Soldiers Home
at AIbemarIe street, exterior to the Roc
Creek Church cemetery, instead of at th'
border of the Home; the retention of Roc
| Creek Church road on the eastern side o