Evening star., 1895-08-12
The Commissioners Will Consider
Thoroughfares to Be Improved.
Those ALREADY DETERMINED upon
Petitions Now In From Citizens OF
Different Sections.
THE LEFT OVER LIST

the streets that are to be improved during
the next fiscal year will be taken up by the
Commissioners. Those interested in any
particular street had better get their appli-
cation before the Commissioners, before the
schedule is finally adopted.
Already over half of the streets to be i'm
proved have been decided upon, and the
schedule according to sections Is printed
below. The new schedule, however, will be
made on basis of 100000. The streets
that have already been selected will use up
exactly $215,500 of this sum. and it can be
readily understood that when the county is
considered (for as yet 1t has not beenD the
remaining amount will not go far.
During the present year not much work
Of this character has been done. owing to the
economical policy Of the last Congress. as
far as District appropriations were con-
cerned. The result was that many Of the
streets that were recommended by the
Con- missioners were left out. These, how
ever, will take precedence over the new
ones recommended, and will be improved in
the order they were presented to Congress.
AS stated above more than half Of the
new schedule has been adopted by the Com
missioners, and is follows:
Schedule Of proposed work on streets
1S96-97.
Northwest.
w street from 18th to 13th. s4,5OO; Florida
avenue from 1st to North Capitol street,
$11 600; street from 7th to 9th, 5000;
Riggs street from New Hampshire avenue
to 18th street, 5000; U street from 18th to
18th (west side), sl35.OO0; street from 23d
to Goth, $4,000; c street from 9th to 13la,
$4,000; 25th street from H to X, $1,000;
street from 7th to Florida avenue, 5000;
Rhode Island avenue from New Jersey to
Florida avenue, 5000; Ohio avenue from
.4th to 18th street, 5000; D street from
14th to 18th. $4,000: X street from 1st to
North Capitol 5000.
Northeast.
Thirteenth street from East Capitol to
Emerson, 5000; NJ street from I'd to Flor
ida avenue, 5000; Florida avenue from 9th
to NJ street, $1,000; B street from Sth to
9th, $l1 600; D street from Maryland avenue
to 9th street, $500; F street from Sd east
ward, 800.
D street from 7th to 9th, $1,000; F street
from 7th to 9th, $1,000; street from Sd to
9Th, 5000.
South Carolina avenue from 7th to 9th
street, $4,000; street from 11th to 18th,
1900; 18th street from G to E, $500; Ken
lucky avenue from Lincoln Park to B
street, 5000; 18th street from East Capt.
tol to D. $1,000: L street from 4th to Sth,
$500; street from 18th to 14th, $1,000.
Georgetown.
M street from 31st to 32d, $1,000; 27th
street frcm NJ to P. 5000; Olive street
from 2Sth to 3Oth, 5000.
Applications From Property Owners.
Tie following applications from property
owners will be taken up by the Comm!s-
sioners for consideration, when the new
schedule is finally to be adopted:
The repaving of street north from 1st
street west to Delaware avenue. This
street has been urged for Improvement for
the past two years. and long petition Is
on file setting forth the reasons why the
Improvement should be made. Mr.. Edward
w. Byrn is urging the improvement.
Another petition urges the Improvement
of Fierce street between Jefferson street
and the alley IN the rear of lots 1O2 and
1O3 Of Griswold's addition to Anacostia;
also that High street be extended across
the lots mentioned above to connect with
Pierce street.
Neely & Company together with a good
many residents. would like to see G street
southeast between 10th street and Ken
lucky avenue improved.
Ever since October, 1891, when long
petition was sent to the Commissioners,
the property owners Interested have been
trying to get Delaware avenue southwest
between X and P graded and regulated.
This year Mr. A. D. Hazen and others COM
bine in another petition asking for this i'm
provement, and 1t Is more than likely the
Commissioners will give the matter favor
able consideration.
There are some propety owners interested
in e. street northeast, and they have urged
the Commissioners to include tho paving
Of that street between 10th and 18th in
their new estimates.
George c. Henning, president Of the Trad
ers' National Bank, is on record with a pc
tition that D street northwest between 9TH
and 10th streets be resurfaced with asphalt.
South Capitol Street.
One Of the strongest petitions before the
Commissioners comes from John Kennedy
and Others calling attention to the condi-
ton Of South Capitol street from G to NJ,
and urging that the same be either graz
eled or repaired.
The condition Of the roadway of North
Capitol street from o street to Florida ave-
nue. has frequently been called to the at
tention of the Commissioners. Recently
they were asked to place that street on the
schedule for improvement next year.
lengthy petition from c. A. Snow and
others urges the Commissioners that Han
cock street between F and G streets north
east be paved. 1t will be duly considered.
Joseph Paul urges that Goth street north
west from S to Florida avenue and the
south side of Florida avenue from Connec-
ticut avenue to 18th street be put in the
estimates for improvement next year.
Another petition for the improvement of
Morris street northeast, square $50. comes
from N. H. Shea and others.
John Hancock is desirous of having 24th
street between Pennsylvania avenue ard
M street improved, and in a letter to the
Commissioners requests that the same be
paved with asphalt next year.
A good many people are interested in the
permanent improvement of E street rorth-
| west between 10th and 22d and Virginia
avenue in order that some of the heavy
| travel may be diverted from F street. This
| matter will be carefully considered by the
| Commissioners, and it Is believed this will
be one of the new streets recommended
| for improvement.
Columbia Heights.
The Columbia Heights Citizens Associa
ton is early in the field with recommends
| tions concerning the improvement Of Ger
| tain streets in that section. 1t recon-
| mends that 18th street be paved With con
| crete blocks from Florida avenue to CIiftor
street and asphalted from Clifton stree
| to Whitney avenue. Further, that severa
| streets connecting 18th street with Bright
| wood avenue should be graded and severed
| and water mains laid together with side
| walks. The streets recommended for th.:
| Improvement are Roanoke and Irving. The
| association also strongly recommend tina
| al crnss streets hetwaen 18th and 14th auf