Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-19
EXTENSION OF FIRE LIMITS
An Order Increasing the Boundary Soon to
Be Issued.
Reasons Which Induce the Commits
siOners to Take ActiOn-Lnrge Area
Not Protected-PrescntL Limits.

The Commissioners will shortly extend
the fire limits of the city. Before taking
final action. however. they will give the
matter careful consideration, and listen to
citizens who care to be heard upon the
subject.
This extension is deemed necessary be-
cause of the rapid growth of the COM
munty. and the further fact that there
remain portions of the city proper that
are not covered by the existing regulations
governing the fire limits, and 1t is possible,
even now. to erect frame houses within
the corporate lines.
AS an illustration. there is that large
Section between the Navy Yard and the
Washington Barracks. south of NJ street
This is not protected by the fire limits and
any number of frame houses may be erect
ed within that area. Then there is
equally important section south of Georgia
avenue and east of 18th street southeast,
together with that big stretch of the city
east of 18th street east. Neither is In
Guided in the fire limits. and there Is no
restriction there regulating the erection of
frame houses. And then the Commission
point to the rapidly improving sub
divisions of Ingeside and Lanier Heights.
Mount Pleasant and Holmead Manor. The
fire limits do not extend to them
Whatever changes are made will be or
dered before the new building regulations
are published. The present boundaries are
follows:
Fire Limits.
All that portion of the following bounds
are hereby established as the fire limits
for the District of Columbia: From
Florida avenue and 18th street east on 18th
street to Georgia avenue Georgia avenue
to 18th street east. 18th street east to o
street south. O street south to 9th street
oh street east to NJ street SOUTH NJ street
q ma nj Ia
creek to L street south, + street south to
Water street Water street to 3Jth street,
a:th street to L. L and Roads streets to
2Sth street. 2Sth street to Q street Q street
to Mill road, Mill road to Rock creek,
Rock creek to point where Ontario
avenue intersectS the eastern line of the
Geological Park: thence southwardly along
the eastern line of said park to Adams
Mill road; thence along Adams Mill road
to Columbia road: thence along Columbia
road to 18th street west extended: thence
northwardly along 18th street extended to
Park street: thence eastwardly along Park
street to 14th street west extended thence
eastwardly along Mount Pleasant avenue
to Whitney avenue, and eaStwardly along
Whitney avenue to 9TH street west EXTEND
ed: thence on 18th street to Steuben street,
thence eastwardly on Steuben street and
extension thereof TO the west line of the
Soldiers Home grounds; thence south
wardly and eastwardly on said west line
of Soldiers Home grounds to Michigan
avenue; thence on Michigan avenue TO LIST
street west; thence on LIST street west to
line of T street north, and due east on line
of T street to ID street east: thence south
on ID street to street north extended
thence east along street and extension
of X street TO Corcoran road. thence along
Corcoran and Mount Olvet roads to main
tracks of Baltimore and Ohio railroad
thence sOutherly along said tracks to
street north extended: thence eastwardly
on street to Trinidad avenue; thence
northerly along said Trinidad avenue to
Ion, f,rIy all
Mount OliVet road to Bladensburg road
thence along Bladensburg road to the in
tersection OF 18th street east and Florida
avenue.