The evening times., 1900-10-17
AFFAIRS OF4EHG DISTRICT
Demands OF the Northwest Citizens
Suburban Association.
The Commissioners Asked to In
cIude in Their Annual Estimates
nue. Sewer and $4,000 for "a
Trunk Sewer Along Rock Creek.

A Committee of the Northwest Citizens
Suburban Association called On the Com
missioners this morning and submitted a
schedule of estimates for the northwest
section of the city beyond the old city
limits. The recommendations presented
were numerous, covering the whole field
of public Improvement in that part of the
District In presenting the schedule c. c.
Lancaster spoke in behalf of the associa-
tion. He said that the recommendations
embraced in the schedule had received
the most careful consideration by the as
sociatiOn, and that not dollar had been
asked for that the citizens of the north
west section did not feel was absolutely
needed at the present time to give the
conyeniences, protection, and improve
ments TO render that section fit place
for residence. The committee requested
the Commissioners to give the schedule
careful consideration and to include it in
the annual estimates to be presented to
Congress at the coming session.
The schedule asks for $200 coo for the
Arizona Avenue sewer, and $50, coo for the
construction of a trunk sewer along the
west side OF Rock Creek from the ?oto-
mae River to the Broad Branch road,
The committee asked so, coo for the reg
ulatfng and grading of Connecticut Ave-
nue. extended; for Wisconsin Avenue ex-
tenoeG, So, Coo; for AlbermarIe Street from
Connecticut Avenue TO the Broad Branch
Road, $25, eco; for opening and grading
Thirty ninth Street from Yuma Street 10
Albemarle. $15.000; for widening and
macadamizing Pierce Mill road, 5000;
for the same Improvement to Grant Road
from FrpaA IDyaoi r., ae;a A
enue, 81 000 for River Road from Tenley-
town to the District line. $500; for Broad
Branch Road, 81 coo; for widening, grading
and macadamiZiny Rock Creek Ford Road
from the Military Road TO Broad Branch
Road, $4,000: for grading and macadamiz-
ing Chesapeake Street from Grant Road
10 Belt Road. $1,000 The schedule calls
for electric lights on Connecticut Avenue
extended from Chapel Road 20 the District
line requiring an expenditure of $500; on
Pierce Mil Road from Connecticut Avenue
TO Broad Branch Road, 500; Al
bemarle Street from Connecticut Avenue
to Grant Road $500; Nebraska
Avenue from Wisconsin Avenue TO New
ark Street. $500; on Belt Road from Ten
leytown TO the District line $500; on the
River Road from Tenleytown 10 the Dis
trict line, $600.
The committee also asked the Commits
sioners to include in the estimates an
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struction of the bridge across Rock Creek
on the line of Connecticut Avenue ex-
tended
For the purchase of a lot on the south
side Of the present public school at Ten
leytown and the construction of a new
building, or the enlargement Of the pres
ent structure, the committee asked for
$25, 600.
The schedule also calls for an item of
$4,000 for the purchase of site and the
erection of a police stationhouse en- Wis
consin Avenue, south OF the village of
Tenleytown.
The schedule calls for 81. .2C0. and spscf-
ies fire alarm box on the corner of
Pierce Mill Road and Wisecns Avenue.
one on the corner OF Pierce Mill Road
and Connecticut Avenue. one on the cor
ner of Grant Road and Chesa peal Ike Street
one on the corner of FoFty-eighth and
Chesapeake Streets, one on the corner Of
Wisconsin Avenue and the District line.
and one on the corner of Broad Branch
and Milk House Road
The committee also asked fer the ap-
pointment of one Sanitary Inspector for
the northwest suburb, with a salary at
$1,000 per annum.
The members OF the committee were c.
c Lancaster Rev. J. Mcbride Sterrett,
Major George a. Armes, Thomas w
Buckley. Charles y Bell, and Col.
James l. TAFT.
T A Tolson. of 701 Seventh Street
northeast. recently wrote to the Commits
sionerS calling their attention to the
present condition of Seventh Street. and
requesting that 1t might be paved End
otherwise improved. Mr.. Tolson speaks
of Seventh Street between Maryland Ave
nue. and II Street as one or the most i'm
portant highways in the northeast sec
tion, and he maintains that it ought to
be improved in preference to many ether
streets that are being paved from time
to time. In reporting to the Commits
sioners on the request. c. B. Hunt, the
Computing Engineer. said that the paving
of this street would have to be done under
the operations of the schedule. and that
at present no additions are being made
to the schedule for reasons well kno wn.~
and he recommends that the letter be
placed in the Improvement file for con-
sideration when additions are made to
the schedule fer improvements in the
northeast section. This recommendation
was today approved by the Commissioners
and the writer Will be advised accord