The Washington times., 1906-07-08
Hozv the Money VIII 60.


Preparations are now rapidly going
on in the District Engineering Depart
ment. under the direction Of Engineer
Commissioners John BiddIe. to BEGIN
the various engineering projects au-
thorized by Congress to be carried out
during the fiscal year Just opened.
The completion of these projects, which
include several large municipal i'm
provements. viii mark an important
chapter in the development OF the Ma
tional Capital
Among those TO which. perhaps. the
greatest interest attaches are the new
Connecticut avenue bridge. for which
an appropriation Of $3.50, 900 was made.
and the new sewage-pumping station.
The expenditure on the bridge will
reach approximately s1.OOO.OOO. The
cost OF the entire sewage-disposal
plant viii be trihe more than $1,000
600, OF which nearly $4,000. 900 will be
spent on the pumping station and ma
ehinery,
Other City Improvements.
The S15O,OO0 appropriation for sub
urban sewers will allow for an extern
sion of the system to many outlying
sections.
With the 100000 appropriation for
the new municipal building. the work
on this fine structure abutting Penn
sylvanta avenue at Fourteenth street,
viii be pushed toward completion
An appropriation OF great interest TO
lovers Of history is that of 5000 which
viii be used for the erection OF suitable
tablets TO mark historical places in
the District This is only the begin
ming of a popular project which is ex-
pected in time TO involve a much
larger sum. The tablets TO be erected
will be permanent ones, and viii cost
about $50 each
The streets 20 be paved IN the city
proper are distributed among the four
sections according 10 their present needs.
The largest SUM, $4,000, goes TO the
northeast. the southeast will get $500,
southwest S12. 900, Georgetown 5000, and
the northwest 5000.
Many of the old asphalt streets will
be resurfaced with the 100000 appro-
priated for this purpose. though it is
expected that even with a sum OF this
size it will take some two or three
years 20 put the old, worn-out asphalt
pavements in good condition again.
Make Streets of Alleys.
A crusade viii be inaugWated in turn
ing alleys into minor streets, an ad-
ditional appropriation of $4,000 having
been made for this purpose, with
authority TO employ special counsel.
Much work OF this kind has been de-
1ayed on account of the lack of sufficient
help in the Corporation Counsers Office.
The committee appointed by the COM
missioners to recommend the opening Of
these minor streets. consisting OF the
Major and Superintendent Of Police. the
Surveyor. and Secretary of the Board Of
Charities, are hard at work preparing
the cases for condemnation.
A large number of streets and roads
outside the old city limits will be i'm
proved, over 100000 having been apprO-
p-iated for the purpose. Chief among
these are Connecticut and Massachu-
sets avenues extended.
Work will be pushed on the Anacos-
tia bridge, which will cost 1915. 600.
Abutments for this bridge are now be-
ing put in and 1t IS hoped that the new
bridge will be IN service and the old
bridge removed by the fall OF next year.
The street railway company, which
crosses the old bridge, viii remove its
tracks to the new bridge. using a tempo
rary overhead construction on the new
approaches and underground construc-
ton on the bridge.
New Bridges and Sewers.
A new bridge will be constructed
over Rock creek on the line Of X street
10 replace the\ \dnapidated structure now
spanning the stream. Work will be
begun on trunk sewers for Brookland
and Tenleytown, and in the valley OF
Falls branch
The public convenience stations will
be completed and put in service during
the year.
Surveys viii be made TO improve the
harbor front OF the city and the wharf
committee, which consists of Con.no-
dore Sutton. Engineer of Bridges Doug
las. and Daniel Z. Garges. is taking
steps 10 have surveys and plans made.
Information is being obtained from such
cities as Boston. New York, Philadel-
phla, and Baltimore as TO the most i'm
proved plans for constructing docks
Insanitary buildings will be removed
from the city under the direction OF =
board created by law Of which Capt
]. ]. Morrow. assistant TO the engineer
commissioner. Is chairman.
More School Buildings.
School buildings will be erected in the
southeast section. in Brfghtwood Park
and Deanwood. A new system of ar
ranging such buildings will be taken
under consideration by a board created
BY the appropriation act. consisting OF