Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20

stated, the appropriation of sum OF
money requisite for securing the ground
Immediately west of and adjoining OAK
Hill cemetery and bounded on the west
by Lovers lane, and containing some
thirteen acres.
Some Proposed Parks.
The original plan Of the city made quite
liberal provision for parks, large and
small, and open places throughout the
city. which are now looked upon as one Of
the features which make Washington the
handsomest city in the world. In recent
years the ground within the bounds of
the Geological Park and Rock Creek Park
has been acquired, the latter, however, not
having as yet been prepared for the use
of the public. In the proposed plan of
street extensions, which aims to apply the
plan of the city to the entire territory
of the District lying outside of the old
municipal bounds, the same feature which
characterizeS the city plan, providing
parks, circles and reservations, Is found.
Lying close to the northern border of the
city Is block of land, between 18th and
18th streets northwest and extending from
Florida avenue to Clifton street, compris-
ing some ten acres, which is indicated in
the plan as a park. At what is known as
the Champlain avenue air shaft Of the
abandoned aqueduct tunnel, which is near
18th street extended between Kalorama and
Wyoming avenues. there is a small piece of
land which was acquired by the govern
ment when 1t was proposed to build the
aqueduct. Provision is made on the map
fer the enlarging of this land to the dimen-
sions Of an acre and retaining it as park.
At the juncture of 18th street extended and
Spring road there is a proposed park COM
priSing some two or three acres. Then.
near Brightwood it Is designed to reserve
the site of old Fort Stevens, comprising
some two acres, and to transform that into
a park.
Eastern Branch Flats.
Those who prepared the street extension
maps evidently believed that the Anacostia
flats should be reclaimed. and In that case
there would be a wide strip of land between
the present city limits and the proposed
channel of the Eastern branch comprising
some 900 acres. 1t is designed to reserve
that for park. Another feature of this
plan is what is known as the Fort Drive,
a roadway which is designed to circle the
sites of the old forts about this city, and
at each of these localities connected with
the war period it is proposed to make a
reservation of about two acres each, there
being some half dozen in ALL
In the region west of Rock creek, accord
ing to the map of street extension, the
ground occupying the high ridge west of
Ridge road and near Wesley Heights, COM
prisinS some three acres. Is to be re-
served as a park, while north of this, and
still along the Ridge road, another park is
provided, which is also to comprise some
three acres. At Fort Reno, Fear Tenley-
town, which is now the site of a reservoir,
it is proposed to enlarge the present reser-
walton, making some three or four acres
at that point. In addition there is of course
the same provision made for the circles
and reservations, which characterize the
application of the street extension plan to
other parts of the suburbs.
Row of Six Houses
Plans are being prepared by George S.
Cooper, architect, for the erection of six
houses on 21st street between o and z
streets northwest. The houses are to be
twenty feet front, with depth of thirty
five feet, and will be three stories in height