Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-03
STREET IMPROVEMENT
COMMITTEES REPORT TO EAST
WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION.
SUGGESTION That Repairing Be Given
More Prompt Acknowledgements
of Modern Pavement.

Mr. A. Girouard, chairman OF the COM
mittee on streets and alleys of the East
washington Citizens Association, THURSDAY
night presented in behalf OF his committee
q raview of the improvements obtained the
mast wear in the section represented by the
associat fon. and also made comparison
NJ the merits of the several systems OF
having in vogue in American and foreign
cities. The report was, in part, as roi-
lows:
"October 6 last the chairman Of the COM
,o,ttea on streets and alleys offered reso-
lut,on. which was unanimously adopted py
the association, for the improvement Oh
certain streets and avenues in East WASH
,npton. similar resolution for the I'M
movement of the same streets was adopted
nv this association at Its meeting In Octo-
her 1903. and in both instances copies OF
the resolutions were forwarded to the Com
nntssioners for the District OF Columbia
and the same acknowledge The chair
man of this committee takes pleasure IN
renorting that two streets. 10th between G
and D. and B between 18th and 13th all In
the northeast section. which streets were
Included In the resolution referred to above,
have been included by the District CommlS-
sioners in their estimates for the improve
ment of streets and avenues to be submit
ted to Congress at its next session.
1.-THE committee begs to report that the
following named streets in the eastern Sec
ton of the city have been paved since the
las report made in October, 1903:
Northeast section-+E street between 4th
and 18th: C street between 10th and 18th;
9th street between Il ana F.
sSoutheast section+-C street between 7th
and nth: 9th street between B and D; 10th
street between b and C; E street between
18th and 9th; 10th street between c and D.
Recommendation Made.
1.-THE committee begs to recommend that
the repairing of paved streets shall receive
more prompt attention, as 1t is known
fact that repairs Of the pavement of
streets in Washington are generally post
poned until the pavement is nearly ruined
before the necessary repairs are made. The
committee Is OF the opinion that gangs OF
men should be engaged continually in all
parts of the city looking over defective
pavements, and that the necessary repairs
should be made at once. The committee Is
also of the opinion that more care has been
taken in repairing streets paved with
monoIithic asphalt than streets paved with
asphalt block, and from observation some
of the streets paved with asphalt block are
in great need Of repairs, such repairs hay
ing been neglected for years until this year
when minor repairs were made on some OF
the streets paved with asphalt block
1.-THE chairman OF the committee having
noticed in the newspapers the agitation
relative to the adoption of new methods
of paving in Washington. has during the
last summer made study of the methods
of paving in the United States and in for
eign countries. The methods mostly adopt
ed can be divided as follows: Monolithic
asphalt pavement, asphalt block pavement,
yftrif1ed brick pavement wooden block
pavement and macadam pavement
"The association has placed itself on
record by recommending the use of asphalt