Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-10
CHANGES IN STREET PLAN
hecOmm 'ndatitn' Made by Brightwood Ave-
nue. Citizens Association.
viii Forward In
Highway Observation-Disclosures
he Given Monday Morning.

A committee of the Bright wood Ayauue
citizens Association. consisting of M-ssrs
wilton j. Lambert. n. T. Robinson louis
r Shoemaker, Edward Bates and J. \.
saul called upon the District Commission
ers yesterday afternoon for the purpos. 81
recommending certain changes I'm the street
extension plan or map OF section as pre-
pared and forwarded by the Commission
ers 10 the highway commission These
changes Will be set forth on a map which
VIII be prepared by the Commissioners and
forwarded TO the highway commission as
requested several days ago by the last
named body. and will be considered by the
commission at hearing to be given I'm the
matter at 10 o'clock next Monday morning.
These changes are set forth in the fol-
lowing statement submitted to the District
commissioners by the committee yester-
day:
Il. That 18th street be STONED from lis
intersection with Piney Branch or lIth
street road, and that said Piney Branch or
Itth street road be widened and run from
SAID intersection to its intersection with
Military road and Brightwood avenue
Ihat Kansas avenue be omitted from
brlshtwood avenue to Spring road
j. That the avenue running from the
intersection of Brightwood avenue and
richmond street to 10th street be struck
oul, save SO Tar as 1t is necessary to con-
meet at 18th street.
II. That Xenia street he eli,,i,,,,,s e.,.
the east side Of Brightwood avenue to 16th
street. - A''"
-. That GAINESVILLE street be eliminated
rom the west side of Brightwood avenue
to 10th street.
Public and Private Ecsnomy
g In consideration of public and private
economy We advocate that the avenue Of
iered as a substitute for Military road he
abandoned and the present Military road
be perpetuated and widened.
a That the street Just south of Emery
Chapel be eliminated from the west side n
lith street as t extends west in a circular
direction through the land designated as
having been in the name of the late John
saul around in ar easterly direction IN
Brightwocd avenue
n That the part of Piney Branch road
IRON lr N Brlghtwood avenue to the intersection
OF L street. as far as il extends in a west
eriy direction, be eliminated.
" That o street be taken out entirely.
10. That street DE eliminated.
IL. That the avenue running northwest
from North Capitol street northwest To lGrh
street be eliminated.
II. That The first street east of Pinev
Branch road extending from the above ave-
nue. north TO said Piney Branch road, which
is marked 9Th street be eliminated
H. That street he eliminated.
II. That the street running from Fright
wood avenue west between the property
IL
Riswick he eliminated
II. That the avenue running from the
west side of Brightwood avenue west
through the property marked as belonging
TO DR. Waters, Clark and others be elm
mated.
''16. That the avenue running from 1Gih
street in a northeasterly direction through
the land of said Waters. Van Riswick and
Lee at Brightwood avenue be eliminated
Eastern Circular street.
-'l6 That the eastern circular street pass
ing through the land of H. Blagden. Mat
thewson. Beall and others. and extending
from 18th street west, then in a curved
northeasterly direction around to said 18th
street. be eliminated. because the tracts IN
this vicinity are small. and there are al
ready streets to accommodate the prop
erty.
ia. That Trenton street west OF Bright
wood avenue be eliminated.
rs That Brandywiie street west OF
BriShtwood avenue be eliminated.
10. That DesMoines street west Of
Brghtwood avenue De eliminated.
IN. That Genessee street be eliminated
east from Brightwood Park.
''2l. That Kansas avenue be eliminated
east from Brightwood Park.
''22 That the short street most northerly
of all on the plat east of Brightwood ave
nue. and from that avenue to Sth street be