The evening times., 1900-03-06
Street EXTENSION PLAN
A Hearing Granted to Citizens in
the Fourth Section.
The Proposed improvements EX-
plained by Commissioner Ncach.
The ThOroughfares 10 BE Nidened
and Made Contin nfous-Some Objec-
tious Raised-Mr. Weller Approves.

About twenty people came to the Dis
trict Building this morning to attend the
hearing before the Commissioners on the
street extension plan for the Fourth Sec
ton.
A large sketch map hung in the Board
room upon which had been drawn the ex-
listing streets and roads in the Fourth
| Section and those proposed in the eXten-
sion plan. The existing streets were
| drawn in white on blue background ana
| the proposed streets in red. On table
were placed detail maps of the section
showing the squares and subdivisions
which would result from the extension OF
| streets, if it were carried into effect.
The Fourth Section includes all terri
| tory of the District lying east and south of
the Anacostia River. A glance at the
sketch map shows that the Commission
ers have founded the plan of street eXten-
sion in that part of the District on exist
! ing streets and roads and on the continua-
| tion of certain avenues which lead across
the river from this city.
The direction, width, and general char
| through the Fourth Section to the Dis
trict line Benning Road and Central Ave
nue., as well as other roads running in
various directions, are preserved. Taking
these as the groundwork Of the plan the
| proposed streets have been laid down TO
| suit the general contour of the country.
There is no effort at laying down cast
iron rule or at pushing the city street plan
! in its entirety across the river. The new
! streets are not always straight.
! In some instances they circle around
! hills. preserving continuous level and Civ
ing the appearance of highways in large
! and magnificent park. The effect on the
whole is a pleasing one, ard the plan Of
streets as marked out in the Engineer S
! Department would. it is said, give to Ana
costa. Benniue and other suburan set
Elements an opportunity for expansion
along lines which would result in giving
to this city most attractive. healthful. and
beautiful suburbs.
Commissioner Beach stated the purpose
Of the hearing and outlined the work OF
his department He said the Commission.
ers had given this opportunity TO the citi-
zens Of the Fourth Section. and those TO be
/ most sensibly affected by the proposed eX-
/ tension plan. TO be present and state their
/ views frankly On the subject. II there were
objections they wanted TO hear them and ii
there was satisfaction and commentator
for the plan they wanted TO hear that.
Stephen H. Wright was the first TO speak
He said that so far as he was concerned
/ and those Of his neighbOrs with whom be
had talked Oh the subject there were al
! ready roads enough if they were only put
in repair. What the people of his section
wanted most was good roads in which to
haul produce to market Mr.. Wright stat
cd that he did not wish TO have his little
! truck farm of twenty acres cut in half by
a street which might not be used or i'm
proved until after he was dead.
NJ. l. Weller stated that he was highly
satisfied with the plan of extension. He
! was pleased to see that the Commissioners
had taken a commoR-sens view Of the
matter and had devised a scheme OF
streets which would suit all requirements
now and in the future.
J. E Minnix President of the AnaCostia
! Citizens Association was especially in
terested in Jackson Avenue. He wanted
that thoroughfare maintained, and was
glad 10 see that il had been In general
! he commended the plan.
". H. Hunter objected to the plan of eX-
tending Morris Road. He said il was the
purpose of the Commissioners to widen
that road from sixty to ninety feet, and
that by some unfortunate combination OF
circumstances the entire thirty feet was
to be taken off his premises. Mr. Hunter
was shown that by peculiar curvature
of that road at that point this became
necessary. and he appeared satisfied with
the explanation. when told that he would
be compensated for the land.
c. W Frazier enquired regarding the
widening of Nichols Avenue, and when told
that the thoroughfare would remain as
now he said nothing. except to express
general disapprobation of the plan.
The hearing adjourned without further
discussion of the subject.