The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15

making DOCK l.SUU 1eet in length. MS
is entirely too long for a block and l.
the csuse " great inconvenience The
extension of Wyoming Avenue is particu-
| larry desirable. as it lies convenient dis
tance north of California Avenue. and !;
will also cause the ground now owned
| by the United States at this point to abut
on street on the south. a cohd ton
which it is believed should be obtained,
I IL possible, as the property Will eventually
| become a park. and TO have park sur
rounded by back yards and woodsheds is
something which should not be permitted.
| The property in this section is rapidly
! increasing in value and the resent i'm
| provements made in street ear facilities
for this section has caused much building
TO be undertaken.
THE cost of this extension is estimated
| at s4S50O, and Of grading and macadamiz-
ing $1,000.
House bill g7S, For the extension OF
lie Droit Avenue and Street This bill
is double in that it provides for the open
ing of two separate streets, either one Of
which may be considered and acted upon
separately. The more northerly one is
lie Droit Avenue and it is proposed TO eX-
tend from Elm Street to the Howard Uni
versty Reservoir grounds. The extension
of this street would do away with several
cul-de-sacs, or dead ends Of streets. which
now exist ut this locality. and would,
therefore. be OF vast benefit to the section
upon each side of it, in that free commune
cation would be easy. and il is belev. d
that the opening up of this section TO
freer communication would result in quite
a large amount of building.
street Extended.
The extension of $ Street proposed Is
from lie Droit Avenue westward to Rhode
Island Avenue. a protest has been re-
ceiyed at this Office from a large number
OF residents in Street against the ex-
tension of this street through lie d. oft
Park, upon the ground that the as ess-
ment for benefits for the opening or ex-
tension of S Street would be upon prac-
tically the same property owners that
had to bear the assessment for the re ent
extension of Rhode Island Avenue.
The estimated cost of the land for the
extension of lie Droit Avenue is S37. $50
and for the grading and macadamizing
81 500. For s Street the estimated cost of
the land is $4,000. and for grading and
macadamiZing 5000
House bill 1913. To widen Ff-
teenth Street, or Columbia Avenue. in the
District of Columtia'
1t will be noticed that the widening
brings Columbia Avenue nearly in line
with Fifteenth Street, but there will still
remain a considerable jog in the roadway
connecting Fifteenth Street with the wild
ened highway. The grade of the street
is rather steep. and ii cannot be reduced
except at an enormous damage to abutting
property The cost OF the land TO be con-
demned is about $4,000. and the damage
TO improvements would be about s25. zoe.
II the widening we're made a portion of
the way on the west side it would save
about one-third of the cost, but Won 4
bring the WldeDed street more out o.
line with Fifteenth Street as now estab-
lished in the city. An extension has al
ready been provided for Staughton Street.
and this proposed widening would. in
measure. help the connection with Staugh-
ton Street, as special provision is neces-
sary for connecting the grades of the two
streets. The proposed widening could he
advantagcously made of width of fifty
feet TO Staughton Street, and it is recon-
mended that the bill be changed accord
ingly.
1T is understood that there is a ques-
ton as to the title of ownership of the
tract known as 'Foxs Discovery which
is the portion lying south of the north
line of Florida Avenue prolonged If this
title is in the United States. OF the Dis
trict of Columbia, as il is believed TO be-
$4,000. The estimated cost of grading
this street is about $1,000, which would
make total cost of about S73 600
House bill 5041, Fifty-sixth Congress.
last session, For the extension Of Sew
enteenth Street to the Walbridge sub
division OF Ingleside'
This extension is more particularly a
widening out of an existing street and the
connection Of Isolated portions of street
A boz
OF the cost of condemnation, and amounted
to s166,O0O; this estimate has been re-
vised by certain parties interested along
the line Of the extension, one estimate
being Sl02, 500, and another Sl23 QO0. There
is an extensive amount of grading neces-
sary to place the proposed highway in
passa Bile condition. at one point the cut
being in excess OF forty feet. The esti-
mated number OF cubic yards of grading
is s7.oe0. which would cost in the neigh
borhood of s22, 900.
The opening of this street would. ii is
believed. do much to develop the entire
section through which it passes. especially
the portion at the northern end. 1t is
a section which from its position and the
confgura ton of the ground, is destined
to become good residence section and,
owing TO the proximity OF the Geological
and Rock Creek Parks, II is believed Il
will attract better class of buildings. II
is believed that the expense involved in
the opening would soon be returned 70 the
District in the Increased taxation insulting
from the appreciation Of rent values.
outlet at Bacon street.
House bill 54s2, For the extension OF
Bacon Street.
Bacon Street is at present a Guide sac.
or blind end. at a point 600 feet west OF
Fourteenth Street, and the object of this
bill is TO make a thoroughfare of 1t. 20
with Sixteenth Street. There IS
now no connection from Fourteenth Street
westward, south OF Columbia Road and
north OF Florida Avenue. This extension
must be ultimately made Tor the purpose
Of Strengthening out the so-called 'misfit'
sub division in which the street occurs, and
it is believed advisable to make it at the
present time. The estimated cost Of the
extension is $50, 900
House bill 1887. Fifty sixth Congress, |
first session, For the extension Of Fifth