The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-20
AFFAIRS OF TIE DISTRICT.
Report Of the Assistant Engineer
OF Street Extension.
property Acquired ny Condemnation

/ Property Acquired by Condemnation
Proceedings and the Amounts In
VOIvcd in Observation-Disclosures
Brought Before the commissioners
William p Richards Assistant Eugin-
eor. has submitted 10 the Commissioners
his annual report upon street extension
and Improvement for the fiscal year end
ed June ga 1901 Mr. Richards describes
the operations OF his office for the period
covered by the report and submits "a ta-
ble 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 Wort, Of this Office has been done by
myself and one assistant All field work
pertaining 20 the permanent system OF
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
surveys formerly made under my direc-
tons.
During the past year iUries have pass
ed and reported on the following extern
sions. as authorized by various acts: Co
Iumbia Road extended. east Of Thirteenth
Street; the widening Of Columbia Road
and old Sixteenth Street; the extension Of
StauEhtoR Street; the extension Of How
ard Avenue: the extension Of Sixteenth
Street from Morris Street TO the District
line. Blue prints. special maps, and cal
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 70 time as cir
cumstances nave required. A set Of maps
drawn TO a scale Of one inch TO one hun
dred feet. which were formely 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 a contract made for hthO-
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. a, approved Feb
ruary 10 1899 the award being made De
cember /. 1899. and confirmed January z,
1900; the damages awarded were S96,617,
and the benefits assessed SIS. 3GS50
Nineteenth Street was extended under
act No. g. approved February 3 1899. the
award being made on the same date and
confirmed October 30. 1880; the damages
awarded were So. 600, and the benefits as
sessed were SEQ
:. Twenty second. and Decatur Streets
were extended and improved under act
No. 1876. approved March 3. 1883. the date
OF the award being August 30. 1899. and
confirmed November Is 1890; the damages
awarded were &52.oo0 and the benefits as
sessed were $500. --rFssr- u
Twentieth Street was eXtended and m
proved under act Nos. gpprovetI7 Nsrth
3, 1893 the award being given June y, 1888.
and confirmed July =. 1899, the damages
awarded were S7.OpJ and the benefits as
sessed were $500
Eleventh Street was extended under act
no. $50. approved March g. 1893. the award
being made February I6. 1909. and con
hrmec July 3, 1850; the damages awarded
were S26g.1 and the benefits were yI34. Sos
sherman Avenue was improved under
set No. Z5. approved March g. 1893, the
award being made May !. 1900. and not yet
I confirmed. the damages awarded were
tl4.5S7 and the benefits assessed were 81
1880
New Hampshire Avenue was extended
under act NO. $50. approvec Narrh g. Hgs.
the award being made June 2. 1900 snd
confirmed July s. 1901; the damages
awarded were s1o0. 1875 and the BENEFITS
assessed were 80 95
Columbia Road was extended east Of
Thirteenth Street under the act No. Isl
approved June g. 1900. the award being
made August l. 1900 and confirmed March
-, 1901, the damages awarded were go
6l254, and the benefits assessed were Slt.-
$50
Sixteenth Street and Columbia Road
were extended under act No. lS2 approved
June 6. 1900, the award being made Sen
TENDER 3. 1850, and confirmed July @ 1901
the damages awarded were SISI SOS and
the benefits assessed We're $50 g29
StauEhton Street was improved under
act No 70. approved March g. ISgg the
award being made October 3 1900 ana
confirmed June >, 1901. the damages
awarded were $3.50 and the hanefits
assessed were $2.1S6.S5.
Howard Avenue was imTroved under
act No -, approved March g. the award
beng made November s. 800 and con-
hrmed June 2, 1901; the daI@ages awarded