The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-05

streets to the schedules for two years
past. In the northwestern schedule, for
instance something like 100000 would b.
required to complete the improvement OF
streets regarded by the Ensinse. Dapart-
ment as pressing for Improvement, and
about the same ratio exists between the
amounts needed and those received in tle
other schedules.
Larger Sum Estimated.
This year, in making up their annual es-
Inmates, the Commissioners requested Con-
gress to give them s2o0.C0G for street i'm
provement in each schedule or S1.2CO,GcO
in all. This amount would not be SUI
ficient to clean IN the schedules, but 1t
would advance them to 4 point where the
officials of the Street Department could
see their way to the performance OF Work
that has been waiting four or 1--WE years. g.
The problem presented is serious one.
Under present conditions the revenues of
the District do not warrant the payment
Of much larger Sums for stree; improve
ment than those named in tue appropria-
ton bills for The, past few years, and this
does not enable The Street Department: 10
keep up with the actual needs Of street
improvement ii the city. To obvia:e the
difficulty it has been proposed that large
loan should be obtained TO enable the Com
missioners to pave the streets, payment OF
which. and the interest, would be arranged
for in an annual sinking fund, to be taken
from the revenues Of the District. If a
loan. say of SIS. 0e00Go, for streets, sewers.
ETC., should be made, the United States
Government would be required to pay one
half, and that would leave the District in
debt 81, SOC, co., sum which could be man
aged at a low rate of interest and long
time to run. This is practically the plan
suggested by the Commissioners in their
last estimates. and if found agreeable to
Congress. would provide for a considerable
extension of paved streets In all parts Of
the District. and would lead Immediately
to extensive building operations and to an
increase OF the taxable basis from which
the District revenues are derived. Some
have even argued that the debt would be
more than met by the increase of taxable
property, which would result directly from
the improvement
This Yenr's Schedules.
The schedule for Georgetown streets,
as prepared by the Engineer Department
and submitted to the Secretary of the
Treasury by the Commissioners in their
estimates for the fiscal year ending June
80. 1902, is: Thirtieth Street from X Street
southwark, pave, 81 900; Thirty second Tor
pave, $4,000; u Street from Twenty ninth
Street to Thirty-first Street, pave $4,000;
S Street from Thirty-third Street to Thir
ty-ffth Street, pave, $500; Street from
Thirty-fifth Street to Thirtysixth Street,
pave. $500; 7 Street from Thirty sixth
Street to High Street pave $3.50
Total. $62, 900. Appropriation asked for,
5000, 900.
similar schedule for the Northwest
section of the city calls for the following
improvements: First Street from = Street
to Florida Avenue, pave, $4,000; o Street
from First Street to North Capitol
Street, grading and repairing $4,000;
O Street from Third Street to Florida
Avenue grading and repairing. $1,000;
Third Street. from G to /, pave, $500;
Seventeenth Street from T Street TO
Florida avenue, pave, $1,000; E Street
from Twenty-th third to Twenty-fourth
Street. pave, $1,000; Twenty-fourth Street
from Z Street to F Street, pave, $500;
Twentieth Street from Street to Florida
Avenue, pave. $1,000: Florida Avenue.
from First to Fourth Streets. pave.
s14. 600: New Hampshire Avenue, from
/ Street to Washington Circle pave, 1850;
C. from Second to Third Streets, resur-
face. $1,000; ID. from Ninth to Tenth
Streets, pave, $1,000: Third. from Penn
sylvania Avenue to b, Street. pave, $4,000;
B. from First to Third Streets. pave,
IS, 500; Louisiana Avenue, from Fifth to
Seventh Streets. pave thirty-foot strip.
$1,000; C Street. pave thirty-foot strip.