Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-11
WANT STREETS IMPROVED
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION DISCUSSES
NEEDS OF NORTHEAST SECTION.
Railway Transfers and Policy of
der Consideration-Othe Matters.


important matter in the way of improve
ments desired in the section represented. as
stated by President Tucker, ia the contem-
plated change by the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad to get rid Of the dangerous grade
crossings.
President Tucker called attention to the
references to the association in congress
sionaI reports. These references, together
with the printing of the associations re-
ports he said, showed how Congress feels
toward the organization. President Tucker
also spoke of numerous other improve
ments proposed, among them the extension
of the boundary sewer. When this sewer Is
completed, he said. the filth that has been
dumped in the marsh for SO long time
will go to the channel
Chairman FriZzell of the railroad COM
mittee said the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company has been buying up consid-
cradle property preparatory to the changes
referred to. The company, he said, had
purchased one-third of the Patterson es-
tate. or about fifty acres on which it paid
s297 1874. at the rate of about $4,000 an
acre. The new station, he added, is to be
a ilve-story structure, and is to be on c
street between North Capitol and 1st streets
east. He also spoke OF the effort Of the
Capital Traction Company to get in 4 loop
in order to reach the new site of the de-
pot. Everything. he thought now indi-
Gates that the railroad company is sincere.
Speaking of the accidents that have oc-
CURED during the summer recess CT the as
ISOLATION, Chairman Frizzell said he
thought most of them were due to the en-
ployment of low-priced men who are i'll
competent.
President Frizzell said that 1t is A physi-
cal impossibilty for one man at a crossing
with gates to properly protect the cross
ings. He referred more particularly to tho
F street crossing Where so many cars
are being shifted or parked he said, 1t Is
impossible for one man to guard against
denger to the public. One day. he said,
there were two accidents on the F street
crossing. and for several days two men
were kept there with good results. The
Columbia Railway Company, Mr.. Frzzell
said. has revived the custom of having the
conductors go to the middle of the tracks
of the steam roads and signal the motor
men.
Referring to the question of the proposed
loop on list street. President Tucker sail
he hoped the association would take some
action in support Of the objections Of the
citizens to the putting of the proposed
tracks in front of their property.
Streets and Alleys.
Chairman Sowerbutts OF the committee
on streets, avenues and alleys submitted
report of his committee, which was, in
part. as follows:
Looking back to the condition Of the
streets OF the northeast section of the city
prior to the organization of this associa-
ton, In 1892, and by a review of the i'm
provements during this period of eight
years. We find that through the able and
persistent efforts of this association, in
carrying out the recommendations of your
committee, the surface conditions of our
streets. ssHenues and alleys have been ma
ter1ally Improved and good paved or ma
cadamized roads have taken the place of
the mud and dust incident to unimproved
roadways.
Tn, H.
tee Immediately directed Its attention to
making such Recommended tons as would
provide good roadways throughout our sec
ton, with the following result:
East and west streets improved since 1892
ID street, Delaware avenue to 18th street
paved: E street. 1st street to 4th street
paved: F street. Sd street to Maryland ave-
nue.. paved; Massachusetts, avenue I'd street
to 11th street, paved; l. street, North Capt.
toll street to Sth street. macadamiZed; NJ
street. LIST street to Florida avenue, paved;
Florida avenue, NJ street to 18th street.
macadamiZed.
North and south improved since 1924
street, { to II street, paved; I'd street, NJ
street to Florida avenue, appropriated for;
3 street { TO II street paved; Sd street, H
street to Florida avenue. appropriated for;
4th street d to F street graded and regu-
lated; Attn street, H to l. street paved; 5th
street. ID to H street, graded and regu-
lated; 9th street, F to H street, paved; 7th
street, F to / street spiked and rolled; Sth
street. G to l street, spiked and rolled;
9th street, d to II street, paved 9th street,
II street to Florida avenue, graded and
regulated; 10th street. East Capitol to c
street, paved. 18th street, East Capitol to
Massachusetts avenue, paved, 18th street,
Maryland avenue to Florida avenue graded
and regulated; 18th street Maryland ave-
nue. to II street. graded and regulated 18th
street, East Capitol to H street, graded and
regulated.
Other Features.
In addition to the above improvements
your committee has been instrumental In
providing sidewalks for a large number of
streets which Were without such improve
ments, in replacing many uneven and I'M
slightly sidewalks with good smooth ones,
in the paving OF many alleys which were
impossible and unsanitary, in the repair
of railroad crossings. and in numerous
minor improvements to streets.
while much has been accomplished for
the betterment of the surface condition of
our streets during the short life of the as
ISOLATION, the fact that So per cent of the
streets of the northeast section yet remain
unmproved, many of which, though built
upon by good class of houses, being in
very bad condition, impels us to renewed
energy to secure larger appropriations in
the future, In order that the street improve
mentS may In a measure keep pace with
the erection of houses and the prosperity
of our people.
I'm q number of its former reports your
committee has invited attention to the large
appropriation which is made annually for
resurfacing and repairs to concrete pave
ments and to the fact that over 80 per cent
of this amount is expended in one of the
sections of the city. Thus streets of this
section which have been paved for many
years are continually being repaved, while
many streets in other sections yet remain in
state of nature, not one dollar having been
expended upon them for improvements
1T has been for a long time the opinion of
your committee that much larger amount
is appropriated for this work than Is alb
solutely necessary, the amount for the cur
rent fiscal year being 100000, which is
more than the amount appropriated for new
work within the whole city. 1t Is also the
opinion of your committee that unnecessary
work is done out of this appropriation. such
as resurfacing streets where only patches
are needed, replacing good curbs by new
ones and resetting curbs unnecessarily.
I'm view of the pending legislation pro-
viding for certain changes in the route of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad through
this section. we recommend that In all cases
where the grade of streets recommended by
the Commissioners for Improvement Is in
terfered with by existing tracks of the rail-
road and where by the proposed plans the
tracks are to be altered or removed, work
shall be postponed until the proposed
changes in the railroad tracks may be COM
pleted, but that such streets shall not be
stricken from the schedule. but shall re-
tain their places thereon.