Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
Authorities Have Prepared Second
Section Of Street Extension.
UEDlSMAYED BY LEGAL DECISION
The Changes in the Streets as
Laid Out.
LOCAL
N EW S

the highway act unconstitutional has not
acted as a stay to the Commissioners in
the matter of preparing the plans OF the
other sections of the street extension map.
Today Major Powell announced the COM
pletion of the second section. This COM
prisess all the suburbs and rural parks of
the northeast, between North Capitol
street extended and the Eastern branch
covering area of about $500 acres, or
a little more than the entire area of the
city proper.
Few subdivisions were met with in the
pro,ongation of the streets. and so little
obstruction was offered. The subdivisions
under the law of 1883 number about fifteen.
and the plan of their extensions, together
with the extensions of the city streets and
avenues, form a system that will require
but few details of study when compared
with the section just completed. The
CONFORMATION of the ground is well adapted
to straight-line extensions, the onlysreal
rough parts being in the vicinity OF Fort
Totten, northeast of Soldiers Home. and
the parts between Bladensburg road and
the Eastern branch.
The second section is well dotted with
cemeteries, seven in number, which, if al
lowed to retain their present boundaries,
will seriously interfere with any complete
or well-planned system of highways The
cemeteries well parks and public
Institutions should be bounded by lines i'll
harmony with the plan OIL eXlenSloNS
The locations of north and south streets
are guided, with few exceptions, by the
extensions of such streets from the city.
The east and west streets are controlled
in location by the city street. from III to
W. Above w the existing subdivisions
and the plan of section No are made
TO determine the relative positions of all
east and west highways.
The subdivisions of Trinidad and Brook
land, although not conforming to the city
system, have been improved to such an ex-
tent and situated that It was deemed
best 10 make no radical changes IN them.
Trinidad beifg next to the grounds of the
Deaf and Dumb institute it was considered
unwise to extend the city streets into this
subdivision, and have them blocked by the
Institutes grounds. This takes for granted,
of course, that the grounds of the institute
being owned by the United States, are per-
Inanent either for an institution or for a
park In the case of Brooiland it's system
is continued north to the Bunker Hill road,
south to Rhode Island avenue, east to
Queens Chapel road. and west to the Metro
politau branch of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. The BrOokland system is rec
tangular differs very little in direction from
the city plan, aud joins we'll with the city
system at the boundaries named aboVe'' III
The avenues that will have their lines eE-
tended into this section are Rhode Island
avenue, New York avenue, Delaware ave
nue., Maryland avenue and North Carolina
avenue. Rhode Island avenue is extended
direct from the city to the Metropolitan
branch of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
1t hera takes a slight bend to the south to
agree with the South Broolland subdivision.
running straight from the baltimore and
Ohio railroad to nth street, bending then
to the north on account of better grade
location, and running straight to the Dis
trict line. Its city width of 100 feet is re-
tanned throughout.
New York avenue is extended with
the city azimuth ard width from Florida
avenue to the reform school grounds.
Delaware avenue is changed in direction
E'lor1Ga
Brentwood road, ard runs direct to
street, being bent at L street so as to run
direct to the circle located at Rhode island
avenue and 10Th street Its width is re-
duced at Florida avenue from 100 feet to
40 feet.
Maryland avenue is extended direct and
with city width TO the' Eastern branch
mats
North Carolina avenue is extended like
wise to the Benning road.
Michigan aycpue, located along the Sol
diers' Home, is extended in broken lines
along Bunker IIll road to 18th street.
Two avenues, 100 feet in width, are To-
Gated TO run III the general direction Of
Florida avenue and District line, and upon
-', ~ VI etls > 80. An
the north end of Rock creek and the other
Is Is the coliiec ing me Tor driEe 1r0na
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The boulevard of the first section aInna
the District line is also Continued in this
Another avenue leading from the very
liestl / OF tne .ectloh OF the city, ana upon
to iSa1,,if,, So ~, - ttaeli,oialeu 49,
ana . raiIrnaG 4r.ct ' r., 81 tile 10.
citV ''' 0'+0 Il az No Il oii oii'eli' 10 Tie
An outline is shoy,n n, tbis ,,o,, Of 4to
wcsteTn ,,art Of tbn /, n 20, ms IiaH u one
by reclaiming the Eastern Branch flats.
at the ;ntarsactions Of 49,; &c ialt ~ W
and avenues b
Mt hamilton, east of Bladensburg roadsI
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Tnr,a oii l ,loi tLlS-'9t ol oolclefSs
PARKS or public institutions. Their great
-ftit t, brochures any reasonable extension
Now tbat Tho Second sao+io,, no.. -
completed, the engineers will direct their
attention to finishing the third section.
Whch mas been under consideration for
oSihO liii.e, anu tdil be IHllShSG within q