Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
Commissioners Urge I'm
proVements to Highways.
SCHEDULE IN DETAIL
EVERY SECTION OF THE CITY IS
INCLUDED ON LIST.
For Elimination of Grade Crossings
$500, 900 is Asked-For County
Roads 100000.

All taxpayers OF tne District nave eX-
pressed interest in the improvements pro-
posed by the Commissioners to be made
to the streets and highways of the District
outlined in the Commissioners annual es-
Inmates, which were submitted to the Sec
rotary of the Treasury this morning The
Commissioners forwarded with their estt-
mates schedules of the streets and reads
needing Improvement. the lists showing
the relative urgency of the improvements
in the opinion of the District authorities.
A formal estimate of $500 is asked for
the general expenses of the permanent
highway system. and this is followed by
the large appropriation of $500 600 to he
expended in carrying out the provisions of
the act providing for the elimination of
grade crossings in the District. The ap-
preparation under this item last year was
$4,000
For assessment and permit work the
Commissioners ask for $3.50 0OO the same as
vas appropriated last year, and they re-
quest $4,000 for paving roadways under
the permit system.
An item which doubtless will appeal to
the extreme northeastern section is that re-
questin $1,000 for grading, lowering and
improving Bunker Hill road crossing of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad so as to eIimi-
nate the present grads crossing"
In connection with this item the Commits
sioners insert the following provisions:
ne BdltlnOre ana ONO Railroad Com
pany Is fereby directed to construct a
bridge to carry it's tracks said road at
me present track grades. the cost of said
bridge to be borne entirely by said Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company.
Work in Each Section.
For work streets and avenues the
Commissioners request $4,000. the same as
last year. This sum is to be expended in
the discretion of the Commissioners upon
str nd
ules and the amount estimated for each
section of the city is stated as follows:
Georgetown schedule. 5000; northwest
section schedule, 50. $50: southwest section
schedule $50: southeast section sched-
ule, $1,000: northeast section schedule $40
eco.
This amount. however, will not be suffi-
cient to do all the work on the schedules
pItpaISu by the engineer department. but
from the schedules Congress will select GER
tam streets to be improved up to the
amount of the appropriation given.
The schedule of proposed work on streets
and avenues in the District, as prepared
and submitted by the Commissioners. is as
follows:
Northwest section-T. 18th to 18th street,
pave, $3.50; Florida avenue, 9th to 18th
streets. pave. $1,000; E street, nth to 18th
streets, pave. $500: street 18th street to
Florida avenue pave, 5000.
Northeast section-G street 7th to 9th
streets, pave. 5000; 9TH street Maryland
avenue - II street, pave, $1,000: 10th
street, c to streets, pave s41OO; 18th
street, tc streets. pave, $4,000; B street
llth to 18th streets. pave, $11. 100.
Southeast section-M street, South Capt.
toll to Sd street, pave, $4,000; 11th street, G.
to l streets. pave, $500; Virginia avenue,
I'd to 9Th streets. pave SIG. 200; 10th street
to l. streets, pave. $1,000: 9th from E to X
streets. pave. S15SOO; 9th from K to M
streets. pave, 5000; 9th from NJ to N
streets. pave. $500.
Southwest section-Delaware avenue q
to + street, pave, $1,000: Sd street, n to o
street, pave. $500: Canal street {north
side). II to D street. pave. $500: South
Capitol street, C TO E street pave $4,000
Georgetown-30th street X to Canal
street. pave, 5000; 31st street, to Canal
street, pave. $5,4OO.
Paving Streets
For replacing granite block pavement
with asphalt on certain streets the Commits
soners ask for the following sums: B street
between South Capitol street and New Jer-
sey avenue southeast, 81 TOO; 1st street be-
tween b and streets northwest So 800;
I'd street between and C streets north
west. $500.
The Commissioners make the following
comment on this Improvement:
Inc hrst named Improvement is re-
quested by the acting secretary of the
, treasury on account of the unSightly and
unSerVlceable condition of the roadway
ana the following two by the director of
the census, because of the distracting eff
the work of that bureau.
The sum of $4,000 is asked for grading
streets, alleys and roads, for purchase and
repair of cars, carts tools or the hire of
the same. and horses to be used by the in
mates OF the Washington Asylum in the
work of grading and pay of dunn men
needed to carry out the work
For purchases or condemnation of streets
roads and alleys, 1000 is requested The
tOlioWlng pTOviSo is inserted after this item
hereafter in all cases of payments for
sNFf
enlng alleys and minor streets under the
provisions of the code of laws for the Dis
irict of Columbia, the accounting officers
SHAH take into account the assessment for
benefits and the award for damages and
ShaIl pay only such part of said award in
respect of any lot as may be in excess of
the assessment for benefits against the part
OF such lot not taken, and there shall be
credited on said assessment the amount of
said award not in excess of said assess
ment."
County Roads.
The sum of 100000 is asked for the con-
struction of county roads and suburban
streets. The schedule of roads to be i'm
proved calls for a total expenditure of over
100000. AS submitted by the Commits
sioners this schedule is as follows:
Sherman avenue, Florida avenue to Ir-
Wing street improve, $500.
Erie street and Euclid place, 10th street
" tAAA'SiaAtS PiiCe STdue ana improve,
$1,000.
Twentieth street. Brentwood road to
Queens Chapel road. grade and improve
5000.
Nichols avenue. Anacostia, macadamize
S5O00. ~e
Clifton street. 18th to 18th, grade. $3.50.
Bladensourg road, grade and improve.
5000 'e'
Messmore street. grade and improve
St.S00.
Grant street, School to Mt Pleasant
grade and improve 50 300
street. LIST to LIE Droit street northwest.
grade and pave. $500.
Streets in Anacostia. grade and improve.
5000 -
Trurhbull street LIST to AZ street north
west, grade and improve, $1,000
Lowell street. 18th street to Columbia ave-
nue.. grade and improve. 5000
Massachusetts avenue northwest grade
and improve $4,000.
Philadelphia street. Brightwood avenue to
Sth street. and Sth street, Philadelphia to
Richmond. grade and improve s.. 200
Chesapeake street. Brightwood avenue to
9th street. grade and improve, 81 500.
Lincoln avenue. Q to r street, pave.
5000
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