The times., 1898-08-05
HIGHWAY EXTENSION.
District Surveyor Richards Reports
4 ON the System

District Surveyor Richards, who is in
charge Of the system of highway exten-
sion, yesterday submitted to Engineer
Commissioner Beach a report of the work
done in his department during the fiscal
year ending june 80 last.
The report states that at the beginning
of the year section /, which includes the
county between Rock Creek and North
Capitol Street extended, was the only
map of record in the office of the surveyor
prepared under the act for the perma-
nent system of highways. Section was
then before the Highway Commission for
review. Section was very near compile
tion and section had been covered by
tentative plan.
Section 2, which includes the county be-
tween North Capitol Street and the East
ern Branch, was first submitted to the
Highway Commission in May, 1897. and af-
ter public hearing the plan was re-
turned for revision
A careful study was made of the ques-
tton of grade crossings, the object being
TO devise akplan by which the location OF
streets would be favored by the topogra-
ply for yiaducts or depressed crossings OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The
protests presented at the hearing were
also considered and the revised plan was
forwarded to the Highway Commission
on March 10. 1885, 1t was approved ana
then recorded in the Office of the Survey
or on April 16. 1898.
Section three. which includes the coun-
ty west OF Rock Creek, after receiving an
exhaustive study to grades and eco
nomical location of streets. was reviewed
by Mr.. Oimstead, and forwarded with
recommendations, to the highway COM
mission in November. 1897. On account
OF the topography of the section a more
liberal departure from the right line sys-
tenn was accepted than in Sections l ana
2, along Connecticut Avenue extended.
and bordering the Conduit road, curved
streets and large blocks are features of
the plan. The section was approved Dy
the highway commission and recorded IN
the office of the surveyor on May q. 1898
Section L. which includes the county
east of the Anacostia River. has been
studied during the year in the same man
ner. but with a more liberal treatment as
to general plan and location OF streets
| Some five or six plans have been pre-
| pared on Typographical maps enlarged
from the coast survey sheets to scale
| of one inch to two hundred feet. The
best features of these separate plans
were embodied in one plan. which is now
ready TO be reviewed by Mr.. Olmstead.
after which il will be completed and sent
| to the highway commission.
The report states in conclusion:
THE maps that have been sent to the
| highway commission have been drawn on
| sheets 24x30 inches. giving details as 10
! lots and blocks. each section covering
! thirty or forty sheets. These plans have
all been prepared in duplicate. one copy
! being retained in this office
The preparation of the plans has occa-
| stoned a thorough search of the records
| as TO lots and property lines and a set of
maps drawn TO a scale of 100 feet 10 the
| inch are now the property of this office.
/ and cover almost the entire District They
! are the most complete maps, as TO de-
/ tails. yet made of the county, and II is de-
| sired 10. finish this set during the coming
| year.
Some work has also been done in fix
! ing grades of subdivisions and of new
| highways in the sections now of record.
Future Work-An amendment TO the
highway act passed by Congress in June
1 OF this year has annulled all of section l
within subdivisions and further directs
| that a revised plan shall be made for
| visions,
The revision of section and the COM
| pletion of section 4 will cover some six
or seven months work 1t is then in
tended to make a revised and complete
/ study of street grades over all the Sec
tions, using the large scale maps of this
Office and the coast survey as base for
| this work.