Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-17
STREET EXTENSION.
Last Lot of Protests FavOrs the Pres
emit Plan of Streets.

Last Lot of Protests FavOrs the Pres
emit Plan of Streets.
The last batch of protests against the
first section Of the highway extension
plans, as prepared by the Commissioners,
was received by Capt Fiebeger today.
Marion T. Andeson, department COM
mander, G. A. r., although his home will
be destroyed believes the streets of the
city should be extended in a straight line
to the city limits without regard to cost.
N. H. Shea makes the following sugges-
ton relative to the extension Of 18th street:
There could be sufficient land taken
from both sides to form a large circle in
the center of the street. say about equal in
size to Iowa Circle, and then the street
could wind around both sides. which would
make the ascent gradual and easy or a
reservation could be made, in which the
roads would wind in such manner as to
make 1t easy to ascend to Clifton street.
II would propose, in the absence of pos
sibility of adopting the above, to cut the
grade down at Clifton and 18th streets,
which, l think, is entirely feasible, and falls
west"
Stick to Original Plan.
D. w. c. Brodhead writes as follows
upon the highway extension plans from
Delaware Water Gap:
myself of the opportunity accorded by
your board to submit objection to any
proposition that may be before you for
street extension In the District of Co.
lumbia that does not conform to the idea
governing in the present system Of high
ways in Washington city. To adopt into
this series the heterogeneous subdivisions
now existing at the very threshold OF the
greater Washington would be an affront to
the memory of him whose name the city
bears, as well as to that OF the accom-
plished engineer, L'Enfant, associated In
the maturing of the scheme. The grand
conception requires no revision, no modi-
fication. Not to perpetuate tie present
system in extending the city limit would be
a concession to vandalism MUST De
said, in our tine of great accomplishment.
that Washington, the stately capital OF
the nation, has no alternative, but must
accept hebceforth in humble submission
highways projected by reckless syndicates,
conforming in no respect with the city 3
plan, in subdivisions at variance with each
otter? To undo this work we owe to the
capitals future. The cost 1t involved would
be incorsiderable when the advantages OF
a harmonious extension is taken into con-
sideration. Five or at most ten million
dollars would cover 1t. The latter Is q
sum less than the Philadelphia city council
voted and proposed to spend on single
thoroughfaIe extending from the city hall
to Paramount Park, and some hundred mil
lions less than that expended under the di-
rection of Baron Haussmann In connecting
the street system of Paris. In this con-
rection 1 would respectfully suggest that
all curvatures be eliminated from the new
system. That the ornamental be strictly
subordinate to the useful. Curved roads
are partly in the country only because the
windings conform to Typographical neces-
sity. 1 would also suggest that squares
be substituted for circles, when the latter
appears on the Commissioners District of
Columbia diagram. 1t is well ascertained
that city property fronting on squares
takes a higher value than that fronting on
circles in locations equally desirable. I can
we'll conceive the difficulties that confront
your commission in the execution of the
task assigned you. Syndicates and indi-
viduals alike clamor for concessions in
their special interests. Whatever may be
your decision, this chorus of importunates
will be silenced on it's announcement. l
cannot but regard your honorable COM
mission as the executors of the will Of
Washington in the matter, and that your
decision will make period in the history
of city dedicated to be the grandest In
the world, and in the future with which
your names must be prominently associat-
ed"