Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-22
STREET EXTENSIONS
ASSISTANT EHeINEER TAICoTT
SUBMITS ANNUAL REPORT.
Reports on Forty-ssven Bills Prepar-
ed, Only Five Being Enacted
Streets Affected.

covering the business transacted In the
engineers ONCE, District Of Columbia, dur
ing the fiscal year ended June 30 last. As
sfstant Engineer e. M. Talcott today SUBJ
mitted report to the Commissioners show
ing the status. past ana present. Of vari-
ously proposed street and park extensions.
condemnations. etc. One Of the salient fea-
lures Of the report Is contained in the state
ment that the engineers office during the
past session Of Congress prepared reports
upon forty-seven bills which had as their
object the acquiring OF land for the Dis
trfct. and that only Ave such measures
passed both houses Of Congress. They
were the bills for the extension Of Rhode
Island avenue. Massachusetts avenue, Eu-
cid street, Kalorama road, and to acquire
the triangle at 10th and 18th streets, and
at 18th street and Piney Branch road, for
use as parks.
The proceedings to open Rhode Island
asenue have been held and the verdict Of
the jury Is about ready for signature
The bills upon which reports, maps and
estimates were prepared and sent to Con-
eress during the past session included the
following:
ITO acquire land for public parks at
piney Branch road and Hartford place;
I0th and Mount Pleasant streets; Rhode
Island avenue, nth and @ streets: along
P1ney branch from 10th street to Rock
Creek Park; between Adams Hill road and
Zoo Park boundary for an addition to the
zoo; at south end of Connecticut avenue
bridge to preserve the approach: bounded
by Columbia road, 10Th and Goth streets,
wyoming avenue and Kalorama road; be-
tween w and Euclid. 18th and 18th streets;
10Th street and Piney branch in Dunbar
ton Heights and Woodiey Park: at 18th
and 10th streets: east Of nth street and
north Of Park road; south of Park road.
east or 18TH street and west Of Pine street;
on Pennsyivania avenue extended. east of
Lamont streets (dedicated).
Extension Of streeta
To extend Rhode Island avenue, Lin
coin road to 9TH street: Kaiorama road.
18th to Champlain streets: 18th street north
west. Irving to Kenyon streets: 18th street
northwest. Florida avenue to Columbia
road; 7th and Franklin streets northeast;
7th. 9Th and Franklin streets northeast;
monroe street northeast: 2sth and r streets
northeast; Minnesota avenue northeast and
west: Meridian place northwest: Fessenden
street northwest; I'd and w streets north
west: alley In block q. Columbia Heights;
street IN Mount Pleasant from School to
10th street: street in Burlsith; Prospect
street northwest: 5th street southeast, in
Congress- Heights; w and Adams streets
northwest; Kenyon street northwest; 23d
street northwest; Euclid street northwest
to Columbia road: Vermont avenue north
west; School street and acquire land for q
park; Bancroft place, west to Massachu-
sets avenue; 2Sd and r streets southeast:
4th. Irving. 9Th and correct line of 7th
street northeast: Harvard street to 10th
street northwest; Geneseo place northwest;
Macomb street between Cleveland Park
and Cleveland Heights.
TO widen Columbia road between 18th
and 10th streets: Mills avenue northeast,
ana the Biadensburg road.
TO open Minnesota avenue Pennsylvania
avenue TO Benning road, and to open an
alley In block g. Columbia Heights
to authorize the abandonment OF Porter
street northwest"
During the year. the report continues,
maps for the dedication Of property to the
District were prepared. as follows:
10 widen Quarry road from Columbia
road to Zoo to open Western avenue from
Massachusetts avenue to Chevy Chase Cir
Gle. to open Lowell street and Weaver ter
race from Chain bridge road to Jewett street.
to open Lowell street from Chain bridge
ern avenue from Chevy Chase Circle to
western boundary Of the Rock Creek park,
70 open Dent place through square 1850, to
an to aey " block g. columbia
30 and POI. B. and H. addition to George
town, square 1901.
In Court Awaiting Action.
The following cases were prepared and
entered on the court docket for action: To
condemn an alley in block 10 in Todd &
Browns subdivision Of Mount Pleasant. to
condemn an alley in block 40, north grounds
Columbian College. and block 10, Meridian
hill; to condemn an alley in block %, Co
lumbia Heights; to condemn an alley in
square 100: to condemn an alley in block
10. Mridian hill. and block As University
Park; to condemn an alley in block 80
Columbia Heights; to condemn an alley in
block 80. Columbia Heights.
During the year the District purchased
the following property: For school site
in. the thirteenth division, $13. 500: for
school site in the fifth division, $13, 476.5O:
for an addition to site in the sixth division
$6OO; to straighten line of 22d street in
Langdon Park. $373.4O: lot 80, square 722.