Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-15
STREETS AND ALLEYS
APPROPRIATIONS MADE Fo8
OPENING NEW ONES.
Extension Of Thoroughfares Also Pro-
vided observation-disclosures At
tending to Preliminaries.

Although the present session of Congress
Is only half through its work considerable
legislation has been passed so far affecting
the District OF Columbia especially in rela.
ton to the opening. improving and extend.
Ing of streets and alleys. Col Biddle En-.
gineer Commissioner, has dire cted Capt.
Jay J. Morrow. assistant engineer commits.
sioner In charge of the surface and hlghs
way work Of the District. to make prepara-
tons to carry out the provisions of this new
legislation pertaining to highways. and
the Commissioners today forwarded to the
corporation counsel plats and descriptions
OF the streets and allays affected in order
that the necessary proceedings may be In
stftuted to open the streets and otherwise
Improve them
The legislation referred to provides for
the extension of I'D street northwest to the
kalorama road. the extension of GenesO
place and Summit place. the extension OF
Meridian place northwest. the extension OF
ID street northwest from Elm street north
to Bryant street, of w street from its pres
emf terminus west of Flagler place to ID
street and OF w street west of I'd street
eastwardly to ID street: for the widening OF
a section of Columbia road east OF 18th
street: for the extension of 9TH street and
Franklin street northeast and for other pur-
poses; for the widening OF Biadensburg
road and for other purposes, and for the
closing of certain alleys.
Closing of Alleys.
The act providing for the closing Of
alleys authorizes the Commissioners to
abandon all alleys in square 800, lying
between 10th and 18th streets and w
street and Florida avenue northwest, the
land of which will revert to the present
owners of the square; also alleys In
square number 547. lying between o and
streets and 4la street and Delaware
avenue southwest, and all land to re-
vert to present owners of the square.
However. the present owners referred
to will, by the terms of the act. be re-
Quired to pay to the collector of taxes
the true value of the land contained in
the alleys, which value shall be deter.
mined by the board of assistant as.
SCISSORS
The extension of I'D street to Kalo.
rama road will run through a part OF
Tuttles subdivision, and $500 is appro-
priated by the act to institute the con-
domination proceedings necessary. The
extension of 9TH street and Franklin
street northeast is looked upon inn
portant by the Commissioners. 1t will
be extended southwark from its present
termination near its intersection with
Metropolitan railroad. to Rhode Island
avenue 9th street southwark to Central
avenue The extension of Franklin street,
which is included in this same act means
northwest from Central avenue eastward
to the Metropolitan railroad and west
ward from its present termination be-
tween 9TH and 9th streets to 4th street
northeast.
The act also provides for the Strengthening
of the western line of eth street between
Hamlin and Irving streets northeast. The
sum of $500 is appropriated to institute pro-
ceedings and the work is expected to be
paid for by benefits to abutting property
affected.
Road Widening.
The widening of Bladensburg road ID
something the Commissioners and those liv.
ing in that section have been wanting for
some time The act provides that the WIDEN
Ing shall be from III or Boundary street
northeast to the District line, according to
the street extension plan. Two-thirds Of the
land necessary for this improvement will
be dedicated to the District, and $500 is ap-
proprlated to institute proceedings.
The act providing for the widening OF q
section of Columbia road gives the Commits
sioners authority to condemn the necessary
land to give this road east of 10th street a
total width of sixty feet, concentric with
the present improved roadway on such
street
Before the present session of Congress
will have ended more such legislation af.
fecting the roadways and alleys will have
been enacted.