The times., 1898-08-11
EXTENSION OF HIGHWAYS.
The Commissioners Desire More At
tentiOn Be Paid to Topography

tentiOn Be Paid to Topography.
Highway extension was the subject Of
lengthy public hearing at the District
Building yesterday, held for the purpose
of considering suggestions or protests.
from persons more or less directly inter-
ested in number of changes in section
1 of the highway plan by the Board of
District Commissioners.
The proposed plan was made by the
Commissioners for the purpose of having
more attention paid to the topography of
the country in question than was given
that important matter in the former plan,
especially in the extreme northern part,
and a number of changes were made by
them.
Among these the principal ones are the
dropping of Fifteenth Street north of
Blagden's subdivision because of the ex-
tremely broken country over which IL
runs, which would have necessitated great
cuts and fills, and which would have af-
fected grades on the east and west
streets; also the extension of Fourteenth
Street in a direct line from its terminus
at Mount Pleasant In the previous plan
this street was broken at Piney Branch
and placed in line with Fourteenth Street
OF the city. The avenue following partly
up Foundry branch has been broken so
as TO include all the valley from Sixteenth
Street TO Seventh Street road
The section near the District line has
been treated in more liberal manner,
allowing for curved streets and greater
lengths in blocks The avenue located ap-
proximately parallel 10 the District line,
passing just south of Takoma, and which
was laid out 10 a width of l60 feet, has
been changed slightly in position and re-
duced 10 a width of 100 feet. TWO avenues
leading in a southwesteriy direction from
the Seventh Street road have been estab-
lished on the most natural grades, that is,
laid down on the ridges or in the valleys.
An entrance to the Rock Creek Park has
been provided south OF Blagden's Mill
road. The divisions south OF the Spring
road will remain as originally recorded
A large number of property owners
were present at the hearing yesterday,
and after the map containing the pro-
| posed changes was exhibited TO them
they We're requested TO point out such
changes as would In their opinion be
| deemed most proper. c. c. Lancaster ap-
peared in behalf of the owners of the
| tract known as Malvern Park, and pro-
| tested against the extension of any other
! streets than Sixteenth Street across the
| tract He claimed that the new plan
would take more than 80 per cent out OF
! the tract and its effect would be no less
! injurious than the original plan, which
! Congress recently set aside. To carry IN
to effect the new plan he declared would
! be virtually a confscation OF the land
| taken He called attention 20 the Emery
! tract of land in Brightwood, which he
| charged had not yet been rnolested by
the new plan of extension. Messrs. B. W.
| Coleman, John B. Sleman and R. NJ.
Johnson approved the new plan
N E. Robinson, president of the Bright
wood Avenue Citizens Association, on be-
| half of the association protested against
the proposed changing of the four roads
radiating from Brightwood. They should,
he said, be left upon their present lines as
much as possible He also urged that
! Sixteenth Street be carried high across
| hollows on bridges. The Commissioners
! will send a stenographic report of the
hearing to the highway commission with
! a copy of the new plan.