Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-22

brought to grade over a wide area within
the District. and also. to large extent
outside of these bounds in the states or
Maryland and Virginia. AS is well known,
the population has followed this material
development and the city has been added to
until now 1t is far beyond the original lines,
and the limit of population. In fact as well
as officially. is now bounded by the lines
of the original ten miles square.
However there Is still some OF the work
going on within the District lines. as wit
messed on 18th street extended. Some ac-
count of the activity In that locality was
given in this column last week. and II was
then stated that the subdivision of the
Saul tract had proved to be In such de-
mand that II had been determined to make
immediate use OF the section of the prop
erty that lies east of that street. as well
as the western section that is now on tho
market. Mr.. David J. Howell. civil engi-
neer who made the surveys for the first
subdivision. has been instructed by Mr..
Saul to proceed with the eastern section.
Lots of Dirt Moved.
The two squares belonging to the Sher-
man estate, and lying along the old limits
Of the city between 18th and 18th streets
and Florida avenue and Roanoke street, are
being brought down to grade and laid on
in building lots, according to surveys
made by Mr.. Howell. In order to do this
work a great mass of earth has been
moved. as the ascent from the level of FLOR
ida avenue. is the case along a great
portion of that old boundary line. was very
pronounced.
Some idea of the amount of earth that
had to be taken away can he had from the
fact that at the corner of 1lth and Clifton
streets some thirty feet of the surface were
removed. or course, this rate was not
maintained over the entire tract. but
good many thousand cubic feet of dirt have
been carted away since operations began
there last spring. There have been de-
lays of various SORTS but 1t is expected that
by the LIST of December the grading will
be finished. A east and west street
has been opened through this block and In
the block north OF Clifton street north
and south street has been opened
Rock Creek Region.
There are also blocks OF ground remain-
ing along this northern boundary which ara
yet to be brought into conformity with the
city system OF the streets. but the number
Is not great. Perhaps the largest amount
of land near the city that has not as yet
been touched is that which lies west OF
Rock creek.
A portion of this land in the vicinity Of
Massa chusetts avenue extended II was
proposed at the last session Of Congress
should be purchased and added to the ter
ritory now within Rock creek. which would
in effect continue that splendid reservation
as far south as that avenue. commits
sion consisting of members of the Senate
and the House was appointed tn consider
this matter and IL is presumed that a report
Will be made at the coming session OF con-
gress. The proposed addition to the
of the park is about fifty acres.
Proposed Park Addition.
Pending a decision by Congress as to
whether this land will be taken the owners
of the large tract lying on both sides OF
Massachusetts avenue from the creek to
Wisconsin avenue can do nothing toward
bringing that property into use for build
ing purposes.
This section as is the case with the
tire Rock creek region has all the variety
of a series of wooded heights and dells and