Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-12
Appropriation Asked Is Sal 800
More Than Current Amount.
Work Proposed.

Capt. Edwin Markham, assistant engi-
reer commissioner in charge OF highways:
c. b. Hunt, engineer of highways. and l..
r. Grabill. superintendent of county
roads, have assisted Maj. Morrow I'm pre-
pairing the detailed list of improvements.
This work of compilation was one OF
magnitude. Midnight OIL was burned
for weeks to accomplish 1t.
In making up the schedule it Was nee
essary to consider masses of requests
for street improvement from citizens.
business concerns and associations and
to Gull those items which properly are
improvements necessary TO the public
good.
The schedule as presented is arranged
in order Of relative Importance. The list
totals nearly $4,000. 1t remains with
the committees Of Congress to select the
items to be included in the $4,000 ap-
Precipitation asked for.
The list IN detail follows:
Schedule Of Needed Work.
Massachusetts, avenue northwest. grade
and Improve, to cost $iOOO. And the
appropriation OF e25. 900 for the condenna-
ton Of land necessary for extending
Massachusetts, avenue from Wisconsin
avenue to Nebraska avenue and toward
grading and improving said part OF
Massachusetts, avenue, contained in the
act making appropriations to provide Tor
the expenses Of the government OF the
District Of Columbia for the fiscal year
ending June 30. 1907. approved June ~,
1906 Is hereby made available for grading
and improving Massachusetts, avenue be-
tween the limits named during the nscai
year ending June 30. 1910.
Rhode Island avenue northeast, ex-
tended, grade and improve. provided the
land necessary to open this avenue to It's
full width to the District line be first
without cost, to cost $4,000. =
Lincoln road northeast, from Truxton
Circle to r street. pave 30 feet Wide. to
cost $500.
Macadam to Oxon run. grade and I'M
prove. to cost $2.2O.
Sixteenth street northwest. attended.
grade and improve. to cost $1,000
U street northwest. from North Capitol
street to Flagler place. pave 20 feet wide,
Mills avenue northeast, between e4th
street and Rhode Island avenue, grade
and improve. to cost - 400
Harvard street northwest. from 11th TO
$1,000.
School street northwest. from Irving to
Lamont street. grade and Improve TO
Todd place northwest. between LIST and
ID streets. pave thirty feet wide. to cost
81. 400.
Twenty-second street southeast. from
Minnesota avenue to Railroad avenue.
grade and improve. to cost 81. TO.
Jackson street northeast. from 10th to
18th street, and nth street northeast.
from Jackson to Kearney street. grade
and improve, to cost 50. 800
Sheriif road northeast. grade and i'm
prove to cost $1,000.
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street to Park road. grade and Improve.
forty feet wide. to cost $4,000.
Irving street northwest. from nth to
18th street, pave thirty feet wide. to
cost S. 800.
Warder street northwest. from Manor
street to Newton place, and from Luray
place to Kenyon street, and Park place
from Lamont street to Manor street,
grade and improve. to cost q. TOO.
Eleventh street northwest, from Irving
to Kenyon streets. pave fifty feet Wide.
cost $4,000.
Michigan avenue northwest. from list
street westward, grade and improve. cost
70 go
Portland street southeast. from Nichols
avenue to 9Th street. and 7th street from
Portland street to Alabama avenue. grade
and improve. to cost $I.1OO
Rhode Island avenue northeast, from
Lincoln road to 4th street. grade. to cost
$4,000
ShepnerQ street NORTHWEST, GeOr-
gia avenue to 18th street, grade, to cost
S4.tNO.
Macomb street northwest. from Connec-
ticut avenue westward. grade and inn
prove TO cost S7.dW.
Adams Mill road northwest. grade. to
cost $4,000.
Butternut street northwest, from Piney
Branch road 10 9Th street. and 9Th street
from Butternut to Cedar street, grade and
improve. to cost 81. 400.
Lawrence street northeast between 7th
and 9Th streets. grade and improve. to
cost 81. 800.
Evarts street northeast between 22d and
oath streets. grade and improve. to cost
81. zoo.
Garfield street northwest from Connec-
ticut avenue to 9th street. pave thirty
feet wide, to cost 81, 100.
Eleventh street northwest. from Mon
roe to Otis street, grade and improve. to
cost $500.
Newton street northwest from 14th
street to Holmead place. grade and i'm
prove. to cost 81 500.
street northeast. from LINCOLN road
to I'd street. grade and improve. to cost
$500
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, grade
and improve. to cost 5000.
Fourth street northeast. from end OF
present pavement to Rhode Island ave-
nue.. macadamize. TO cost 81 400.
Seaton place northwest. from list to I'd
Meridian street northwest, from 14th
to Holmead place. grade and improve, to
cost $500.
Fourth street northwest. from Elm
to w street. pave 81 feet wide. to cost
$4,000
Prout street. southeast. from 22d street TO
Pennsylvania avenue. grade and improve.
to cost $4,000.
Third street northwest. from T to Elm
street, pave ~ feet wide. to cost 81. 800
Shepherd street northwest. from 9TH
street to Rock Creek Church road. grade
and improve, to cost $500.
Fessenden street northwest, River road
to Wisconsin avenue. grade and improve.
to cost 1850.
Girard street northeast. 18th to 18th
street. grade and improve to cost 81. SO0.
street northwest. Rhode Island ave-
nue. to I'd street. pave IS feet wide. to
cost "a. 100.
Twenty-third street southeast. Naylor
road to Minnesota avenue and from q
street 2sd to 18th street. grade and gravel,
to cost - 800.
Van Ness street northwest from Con-
necticut avenue to Pierce Mil road. grade
and improve. provided the land necessary
to open this street is first dedicated to
tie District OF Columbia without cost.
81 100.
Rittenhouse street northwest from
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