The Washington times., 1901-09-21
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT.
The Assistant Engineer Makes a
Report on Street Extension.

| A Review of Condemnation Proceed
| ihgs for the Past Two Years
Work of Appraisers and the
amount of Damages Awarded.
| William P. Richards, Assistant Engin-
eer, has submitted to the Commissioners
| his annual report upon street extension
| and Improvement for the fiscal year end
| ed June 30 1901 Mr.. Richards describes
| the operations of his Office for the period
| covered by the report and submits a ta-
| BILE showing the condemnation of streets
| and avenues during the two fiscal years
| prior to the date above given.
The work of preparing plans says the
report. for permanent system of high
| ways having been finished during the lat
ter part of the fiscal year 1900 it was then
found necessary to reduce the street ex-
tension force, and during the past year
the work of this Office has been done by
myself and one assistant. All field work
| pertaining to the permanent system or
| highways is now performed by the Sur
veyor of the District of Columbia, and the
| preparation of maps and data for condem-
| nation proceedings have been based on
| surveys formerly made under my direc-
| tions.
During the past year juries have pass
ed and reported on the following exten-
, sions, as authorized by various acts: Co
lumbia Road extended. east of Thirteenth
Street; the widening of Columbia Road
and old Sixteenth Street; the extension OF
Staughton Street; the extension of How
ard Avenue; the extension of Sixteenth
Street from Morris Street to the District
line. Blue prints, special maps. and call
culations relating to these extensions
were prepared by this office for the use
of the jury in these proceedings
Grade studies relating to proposed
highways or the opening of new streets
have been made from time to time as cir
cumstances have required. set of maps
drawn to scale of one inch to one hun
dred feet, which were formerly compiled
from surveys OF this Office and from rec
ords in the office of the Surveyor of the
District of Columbia have been brought
to date and contract made for ltho-
graphing seventy-five of the number.
The following Information is submitted
relating to the condemnation of certain
streets and avenues covering a period OF
the last two fiscal years:
The extension of Rhode Island Avenue
was made under act No s3. approved Feb
ruary 49, 1899. the award -beingAmade De-
cember 1, 1893. and confirmed January q,
1900; the damages awarded were s96.6l7,
and the benefits assessed $lS, ,30S.50.
Nineteenth Street was extended under
act No. 10. approved February %, 1899. the
confirmed October 30. 1888: the damages
awarded were Se4, 900, and the benefits as
sessed were $50, 900.
S. Twenty and Decatur Streets
were extended and improved under act
No. 1876, approved March 3, 1899, the date
of the award being August 80. 1899, and
confirmed November Is, 1893; the damages
awarded we're So, 900 and the benefits as
sessed were $4,000.
Twentieth Street was extended and i'm
proved under act No. 225. approved March
g. 1888, the award being given June II. 1893.
and confirmed July 21, 1888; the damages
awarded were S, 900 and the benefits as
sessed were $500.
Eleventh Street was extended under act
No. 1876, approved March 8, 1899, the award
being made February 16. 1900. and con-
firmed July 3, 1900; the damages awarded
were s269, ,120 and the benefits were S134.5 .565.
Sherman Avenue was improved under
act No. 225, approved March 3, 1899, the
award being made May /. 1900 and not yet
con1lrmed, tNe ududStS eWdIutu were
sI54, ,5s7 and the benefits assessed were ST.
1850.
New Hampshire Avenue was extended
under act No. 1876, approved March 3. 1899.
the award being made June 2, 1850. and
confirmed July g. 1901; the damages
awarded were sl0o.79l.se and the benefits
assessed We're S50. 1856.
Columbia Road was extended east of
Thirteenth Street under the act No 1sl,
approved June 6, 1900. the award being
made August l. 1900 and confirmed March
20 1901; the damages awarded were s29,-
6l26i. and the benefits assessed were $l4.-
$50.
were extended Under act No. 1S2, approved
June g. 1900, the award being made Sep
tember a. 1900. and confirmed July 8, 1901;
the damages awarded were slBl, ,S5S, and
the benefits assessed were S9O929.
Staughton Street was improved under
act No. 225 approved March 3, 1899, the
award being made October 5, 1900 and
confirmed June 5. 1901. the damages
awarded were sos. So and the benefits
assessed were 81, 1868
Howard Avenue was improved under
act No. 225. approved March ), the award
being made November g. 1850. and con-
frmed June 27 1901; the damages awarded
were 81, ,462, and tine benefits assessed were
So, ,526.
Sixteenth Street extended was opened
under act No. 1856, approved March 3, 1899
the award being made May q. 1901. and
not yet confirmed: the damages awarded
were s72s. .952.29, and the benefits assessed
were sos. .S3i.75.
Pennsylvania Avenue southeast was
opened under act No. 225. approved March
3. 1899. the award being made July "a. 1901.
and not yet confirmed the damages
awarded were 1899, and the benefits as
sessed were 81, ,019.