Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-04
Advantages to the Citv.

rev of the many advantages to be
gained by the city in the event of the adop-
ton Of the Water street route are as fol-
lows:
Ftrst-1t restores to the city in their orig
inal state Maryland and Virginia avenues
mus making possible the treatment Of these
streets on lines laid down by the park com
mission, and in accordance with their rec
| concentrations and suggestions, a conspicu-
| Gus feature Of their plan being the beauti-
Tying OF Maryland avenue and making it
| one or the famous streets leading from and
| connecting the Capitol building with Poto-
mac Park, the new highway bridge, the
| prospective Memorial bridge and the circuit
| of parks provided for under the park COM
| missions plan.
Second-It will save several hundred
thousand dollars to the city and the United
| States government in the shape OF heavy
| costs for approaches to bridges, change of
| grade and heavy damages to private prop
| erty along the railroad lines, as is proposed
| under the bin of February IL, 1901
| Ihrd-lt means larger revenues from tax
| able property by reason of increased land
| values: 1t will give greater revenue from
! the wharf property and the water front; it
will result in considerable saving to owners
| having improved property along the present
| line of railroad tracks, as under the present
! bill the property will be continually dam
aged by the heavy traffic climbing grades,
smokes. &c. requiring. as 1t will, an annual
| expenditure to keep the property in good
| order and condition.
| Fourth-It will increase the value of prop
erty In the entire section Of the southwest
part of the city; in the central part of the
| southwest section because of its removal
| from, and the southern part, because Of its
removal to a location where property is as
sessed at a low figure by reason of little
| value and which would under the changed
| conditions give it greater value by reason
of Its adaptabiity and use for commercial
| purposes.
Fifth-The Water street route would mean
fhn Of IL, th-r-,-
| section of the city, throwing open, as it
would, and making desirable for resident
| purposes a large part of the southwest sec
| ton and increasing the value Of the other
| part for commercial purposes.
| Sixth. 1t would mean the preservation of
| Garfield Park, the saving of the United
! States government reservation between 7th
| and 9th streets, c street and Virginia ave-
nue. southwest. and several smaller reserva-
! tions that are given UP to the railroad I'M
| der the present bill, besides keeping omen
! and free from railroad tracks and traffic
! the following streets interesecting Mary
| land and Virginia avenues. Sd street, ~
| street. 9th street. 7th street. 9th street.
10th street, 1th street and 18th street, pre-
! serving. as it will. these beautiful streets
| and avenues. laid out and planned solely
for the use. comfort and the enjoyment OF
! the people.
! Seventh. It will do away with the neces-
sity of changing the water and sewer serv-
| ice OF the city to accommodate the de-
| pressed system under the present plan; it
| will allow the street railroad tracks to re-
| main as they now are: 1t will result in no
change to the gas main: 1t will do away
with the necessity OF excavating a consid-
cradle part of Maryland avenue. which
would be menace to health. jeopardiz-
| ing. as 1t would. the health and life OF
| those living close to Maryland avenue and
bring about condition that may cause
| sickness.
| Eight. It would afford an opportunity