Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-09
EXPENSES IN DETAIL
STATEMENT By DISTRICT EN-
GINEER OF HIGHWAYS.

In connection with this annual report,
which, as stated in The Star. was submitted
to the Commissioners yesterday. Engineer
Of Highways c. B. Hunt presented
financial statement giving details of the
expenditure of 81, 455. 600. as follows:
The sum of $4,000 was for paving side
walks and alleys throughout the District;
s2S5,OOO was for paving new streets and
for repairing and repaving old ones within
the city limits; about 100000 was for the
construction and repair Of suburban
streets and county roads; about $1s5.O00 for
the maintenance and construction of
bridges throughout the District; about
$3.50. 600 in connection with the elimination
of grade crossings; while approximately
$125,OOO was spent in repairing pavements
disturbed by excavations on account OF
other branches Of the District government
and by various corporations and plumbers
Repairs to Road.
Under the appropriation for repairs to
roads the principal items OF work were re-
surfacing of Wisconsin avenue between
Pierce Mil road and Tenleytown; Connec-
tcut avenue. between Chappell road and
Chevy Chase Circle; Canal road west Of
Foxhall road, for distance of 5000 feet:
Military road between Rock Creek and
Brightwood avenue: Lydecker avenue be-
tween Morgan avenue and 18th street. and
Whitney avenue between 18th street and
New Hampshire avenue. Mr.. Hunt refers
to the grading Of 14th street from Lydecker
avenue to Piney Branch road as a notable
item Of construction. Work on the project
for elimination Of grade crossings he says
has continued with fair progress through
out the year, SO that, to date, about IS
per cent Of the total work on the area,
including the station. terminals and yards
north of Florida avenue, has been complet-
ed. Ninety per cent OF the entire grading
In
60 per cent of the work on the station
building.
1t is expected that the 9Th street station
of the p. B. & W. railroad will be aban-
doned in June. 1907. Engineer Hunt de-
clares. and he says the Florida avenue to
Magruder. Nd. connection of that road is
finished. In the plaza and adjacent streets
about $4,000 cubic yards of earth fill has
been placed to make changes required,
and there still remains about 100000 cubic
yards to be placed. about 10000 cubic
yards of which. it Is expected, will be in
place by June 80. 1907.
Recommendations Renewed.
Mr. Hunt renews his recommendations of
past years that the appropriations yearly
made for CONSTRUCTION of county roads"
be aggregated into single appropriation
to be expended on the roads named in
the bill In manner analogous to the
operation of the schedule for paving streets
within the city. and that collections Of spe-
cial assessments for Improvement under
assessment and permit work be credited
in equal parts to the United States and
the District of Columbia, instead of to the
current appropriation. and that appropria-
tons made by Congress be increased
by the total Of these collections as shown
by past experience. The amount to be ex-
pended would thus be known in advance
not only by Congress, but by the office
charged with the execution OF the work
under the appropriation