Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-30
SUBURBAN ESTIMATES
Total of S874,60O Wanted
for Improvements.
VARIETY OF PROJECTS
LIST MADE UP BY NORTHWEST
ASSOCIATION.
Construction Of Sewers, - Repair OF
Country Roads, Increase in
School Facilities, Etc.
VARIETY OF PROJECTS

amount which the Citizens Northwest Sup-
urban Association has asked the District
Commissioners to request of Congress in
their estimates for the fiscal year 1906.
The recommendation for these improve
ments has just been submitted to the Com
missioners by Charles c. Lancaster, presi-
dent of the citizens association.
The various projects of improvements
asked for in the total of ss74,6O0 are given
as follows: For the construction of sub
urban service sewers in the entire District,
$500, 600; for the construction and repair OF
county roads. 1927, coo; for improvements to
public schools, $4,000; for the improvement
of Rock Creek National Park, 100000, and
for electric lights on county roads, 1850
The association states that the taxpayers
and the association have made these rec
concentrations for the past five years.
How long, asks the association, shall
to appeal to deaf ears and hard hearts,"
The Commissioners have not as yet an
swered these questions, but have taken the
matter under consideration
With reference to the construction OF
sewers the association says:
THE prompt construction of service sew
ers in the suburbs of the District of CO.
lumbia is now the paramount question with
the owners of suburban property, the Com
missioners of the District of Columbia and
Congress. 1t is fully realized by all parties
interested in the growth and development
of the Greater Washington that this prop
erty can not be improved with houses,
which make the city, not provided win
sewer and water facilities. Owing to de-
fective legislation, or no legislation at all,
it has been impossible to construct service
sewers in the suburbs to meet the public
necessities.
Alleged Disastrous Condition.
This disastrous condition created wide
spread dissatisfaction among property own
ers which was realized by the Commits
sioners The feeling of the public was so
deep and general that a united movement
was made at the last session of Congress
to remove the mischief and provide an ade-
l quate remedy, resulting in the enactment CT
I a. law known as an act authorizing the lay;
Ing of water mains and service sewers IN
| the District of Columbia, the levying OF
| assessments therefor, and for other p'lr-
poses approved April %, 1904.
This legislation enables the property
owners to secure, and the Commissioners
| of the District of Columbia to construct,
| service sewers all over the suburbs where
| required by public necessity. The only dlf-
| ficulty in carrying out this legislation is
| sufficient appropriation to pay one-half OF
| the expense by the District of Columbia
1.-The northwest section alone requires the
construction of service sewers costing S2l9,-
325 during the next fiscal year. More than
| double that amount will be required for the
| other sections of the suburbs.
| This appropriation is really moderate
| when the fact is seriously considered that
as soon as these service sewers are con-
| structed and water mains laid millions OF
| dollars will be promptly expended by the
property owners and the puplc In puild-
| ing houses on property already SubdlVlded,
| which will largely increase the valuation OF
| the land and also the taxes. 1t will be
| money-making business for the entire Dis
| trict and will meet with the approval OF
| the whole people.
| Service Sewers.
| The service sewers desired in the north
west section of the District and the esti-
| mated cost of each project fol-
| lows:
| For the completion of the Arizona avenue
| sewer as a service sewer of twenty-four-
| inch diameter. and not a trunk sewer
seven feet in diameter. from its present
| terminus near Joliet street to Wisconsin
| avenue in Tenleytown, 100000.
| For service sewer along the west side
of Rock creek between street and Broad
| branch and in Broad branch between Rock
| creek and Soapstone, $S1SOO
For service sewer along Broad branch
| and Chevy Chase drive between Soapstone
and Chevy Chase, S26t9e
For service sewer in valley of Soapstone
| branch between Broad branch ana Wlscon-
sin avenue S20,500.
For service sewer in valley of Falls
| branch from Flint street and River road
to Potomac river University Park projecD,
| 81 ,O2J.
The associations statement is:
1.-The plan of our association for the fouI
service sewers will cost only $169,325.
The plan of the Engineer Commissioner
for trunk sewers will cost 200, or ar
excess of $229,S7o.
Our plan will serve the public necessities
for thirty years or more and the cost Will
be an expenditure of live capital, while the
| excess of $229,SI5 will be dead capital foi
thirty and perhaps fifty years.
"Our property owners are not interested
in surface drainage, but want service sew.
ers now to render their houses habitable."
County Roads.
he sum of s227 600 for construction and
| re ,air of county roads is requested by the
association for the following individual
itams.
For grading and macadamzing Massa.
| chusetts avenue from Rock creek to the
| District line, 100000; for grading anG
macadamizing Wisconsin avenue, SO 600
for grading and matchmaking Connec
ticut avenue extended, 100000; fol-
grading and matchmaking Shepherd
street from Connecticut avenue tt
Wisconsin avenue, 5000; for opening ane
} grading Yancy. formerly Albemarlt
| street from Connecticut avenue to Broad
Branch road, $4,000; for grading and ma
| cadamizing Chesapeake street from Rivel
| road to Grant road, So 600; for grading an(
macadamizing Flint street from River road
} to Boundary avenue, American University
Park, 81 500; for grading and macadamiZinf
!. Boundary avenue to 18th street, American
. University Park, $1,000; for grading ant
matchmaking 4Sth street to Armes place
American University Park, So, 500; for re
| pairing and crawling Broad Branch road
. S., 600; for repairing and crawling Rocl
! Creek Ford road, $1,000; for repairing ant
, crawling River road, $500: for repairing
I and crawling Chapel road, $500; for repair
: ing and crawling Pierce Mill road, 81 600
, for repairing and crawling Grant road
: 81, 500; for repairing and crawling Muir
dock Mill road, $1,000; for repairing an,
| crawling Ridge road, $500; for repairing
| and graveling New Cut road. 81 900.
With reference to the first item in this lis
{ | the association says:
THE improvement of Massachusetts, ave
: nue. from Rock creek to the District line |
4 | a public work requiring prompt attention
: This is one of the most important avenue
! in the District, and extends through Fair
t | view Heights, the Methodist Universit
] grounds and the American University Parl