Evening star., 1897-02-25
CONN. AVENUE EXTENSION
A Compromise Proposed by the District
Subcommittee.
The Line to BE Straight to kaIornrna
Avenue, Thence to Join the Road
Extension by an Offset.

1t is believed that the problem of the ex-
tension of Connecticut avenue to the Dis
trlct line will be solved by an amendment
offered In the Senate this afternoon by Mr.
Mcmillan, chairman of the subcommitte ee
which has charge of Senator Stewards pro-
posed amendment to the District of Column
bia appropriation bill for the straight ex-
tension OF that avenue.
The proposition of the committee placed
before the Senate, in the form of an
amendment. is in the nature of a comnro-
mise between the two plans for extension
by a straight and a diverted line The
compromise will prevent the destruction of
valuable property, and render unnecessary
the cut through the improved part of
Washington Heights. Florida avenue and
kalorama avenue, at the same time still
preserving the vistas on the straight line
of Connecticut avenue from the north side
of Rock creek.
The Compromise.
The amendment follows: The Commits
soners of the District of Columbia are au-
thorized and directed to extend and open
Connecticut avenue on the street extension
on the line thereof as now established in
the city of Washington from. Connecticut
avenue extended, as now laid out and
opened on the west side of Rock creek to
creek, thence by a curved line or offset to
join with the present adopted and recorded
location of Connecticut avenue south to
kaloramd avenue and to include in Con-
nectcut avenue circular reservation at or
near kalorama avenue in line with the
suitable passageway around such circle and
also to include in such avenue such
portions of the corners of squares at
the intersection of Connecticut ave. with
kalorama avenue, as the Commissioners
may find necessary for ample and con-
venient connections of streets; and they
are authorized and directed to abandon the
detected line for Connecticut avenue here
tofore adopted north Of Kalorama avenue
and to conform the plan of highway extern
sion to the extension of Connecticut ave-
nue, as aforesaid
Money Appropriated.
That conditioned upon the dedica ton by
the owners Of property lying within the
liEes of said proposed extension between
the waterside drive on the east side of
Rock creek and the present extension of
Connecticut avenue the west side of
Rock creek, the sum of $a09,0OO is apbro-
priated wholly from the revenues CT the
District of Columbia, to be Immediately
available fer the purchase or condenra-
ticn by the Commissioners Of the District
OF Columbia of the property lying within
the extension of Connecticut avenue and
extending from said waterside drive south
erly to Florida avenue.
LAS to all lots or parts of lots ard i'm
Irovements not purchased or directed 20
be purchased within thirty days from the
passage of this act the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia are instructed
to commence sut for Condemna ton.
bridge Across Rock Creek.
THE Commissioners are hereby author
lied to secure designs by competition for
bridge or viaduct across Rock creek on
the line of the extension of Connecticut
avenue, and ths sum of $1,000 is appropri-
ated therefor.
Fifty thousand dollars is hereby appro-
priated for the immediate commencement.
of such bridge or viaduct after.such de-
sign shall have been secured"
This plan of extension allows the drive
way of Connecticut avenue to remain the
same as far as kalorama avenue, at which
point 1t Is shifted sufficiently to the left to
permit the continuation of the avenue in
line that will conform to the same al
ready lal1 out Chevy CbaSa