Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
Revised Plan of Second Section Of
Street Extensions.
TEE PROTESTS RECAPIfULAfED
The Report Made by Assistant En-.
gineer Richards.
MATTERS. OF DETAIL

The revised plan for the second section
Of the permanent system of highways in
that part Of the District outside the city
limits, north Of Florida avenue between
North Capitol street and the Eastern
| branch, was forwarded this afternoon by
the District Commissioners to the highway
commission. which body is composed of the
Secl etary Of War, tine Secretary of the In
terror and the chief of engineers of the
army. With the plan the Commissioners
transmitted the report of Mr.. w. P. Rich
ards, the assistant engineer in charge Of
the extension Of streets.
Mr.. Richards Report.
The report of Mr.. Richards. which has
been approved by the Commissioners. is
as follows:
Il have the honor to submit the revised
plans Of the second section of the perna-
nent system Of highways, which has been
changed from the former plan in the fol-
lowing particulars:
"A complete revision has been made in
the parts contiguous to the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, so that the numerous cross
fEgs involved in the former scheme have
been reduced to one-third the number and
designed to be above or below the grade Of
the railroad. The plan has been to locate
highway on each side of the railroad
distant about $50 feet, The cross streets
passing by viaduct or depressed way at
convenient intervals and at points favored
by typographical features.
In the revised study of this problem the
proposed change of the main line of the
railroad to a location parallel and north of
New York avenue has been accepted as q
railroad along Trinidad and Ivy City is 10
be abandoned. as now understood, and will
eventually become an avenue.
Protests ON File.
Thc protests made before the highway
commission and which were referred to
this office with the map. have been care
fully considered and changes therein sug-
gested have, in many instances, appeared
in the interest of economy well as add
ing desirable features to the plan.
Protest No. Is against the abandon
ment of Lincoln avenue, in front of Pros
pect Hill cemetery, and against extending
LIST street north of Rhode Island avenue.
This protest is in harmony with economy
and usefulness, and is incorporated in the
map as the best plan for this particular
place.
Protest No. 2 is partly acceded by reduc-
ing the road space at Michigan avenue and
4th street, which seems reasonable to do.
The extension of Lowell street was con-
Sidered of too much importance for any
change. and Mr.. Davidge did not appear
at the recent hearing to urge such.
Protests Nos. 3. t. and 6 were against
the Fort drive and other highways in Vi
cinity of the Hardwood road. The drive
is considered very desirable feature of
the second section plan and slight change
in its location has been proposed with a
view of making it less hurtful of private
interests. The location suggested on the
revised plan has economic and Topographic
cal advantages, affording easier grades
with less cutting and handsomer points
of observation.
THE parties protesting against the drive
and adjacent plan have examined the re-
cent design and have stated no further OBJ
JectionS desiring, in fact to have the
scheme completed on such lines.
Protest No. was SO general being an
opposition to any scheme, that no changes
have been considered.
Dahlgren Circle.
Protests Nos. and o were against drop
ping out Dahlgren circle at 18th street and
Rhode Island avenue 1t is recorded, but
| half its size, breaks important lines of
travel. and would require a radical change
| of plan in order to conform to it. 1t has
no natural location and serves no general
purpose in retaining it. 1t has, therefore,
been abandoned as by the former plan.
Protest No 10 has received additional
weight by changes in the revised plan. u
street is not to be extended between 4th
and 9th streets, in lexington, as the cost
and benefits do not seem to be in proper
| ton, and 1t seems well to omit it between
| I'd and Sd streets. A short extension be-
| tW cen Sd and 4th streets is retained as
| suggested in this protest.
Pr oteSt No. IL was against the extension
of Delaware avenue. The avenue has been
| relocated by reason of the change due to
| grade crossings. and the cause of this pro-
test is thus removed.
Protest No. - has an estimate of the
amount of grading required by the former
| plan. as well as the large percentage taken
| in the street areas for the tract east of
| lexington ana called Brentwood. Objection
i Is therefore made to the plan for this tract
and also protest against any plan, in
| general, being filed for the second section.
THE Brentwood tract is quite hiIly and
| well-wooded in parts and the idea followed
| in the revised plan is to cut 1t by as few
| highways as possible and upon lines of
| most favorable grade. AS the tract lies
next to the Deaf and Dumb Institute but
| few lines of travel are needed, and large
| blocks can well be left for future resubdi-
vision. or Tor park or institutional FUR
poses.
Kendall Green Considered
Protest No. Ii Is from the president of
| the Columbia Institute for the Deaf and
Dumb against any streets through Kendall