Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-26
TO AID DEVELOPMENT
Streets Near Union Station
May Be ReCIassified.
FAVORED BY CAPT. KELLY
Urged That They Be Known as
Business Streets.
WOULD ENCOURAGE BUILDING
Large Structure for Southern Rail-
way Said to Be Contingent Upon
the Proposed Change.
FAVORED BY CAPT. KELLY
WOULD ENCOURAGE BUILDING

To provide for business development in
the vicinity of the Union station Acting
Engineer Commissioner William Kelly
| has moved that the building regulations
be amended SO that the streets near
the plaza can be classed as business
| streets.
The property in that section, 1t is
pointed out by Capt Kelly. will not
be used for residences. and yet. if the
streets are not classed as business
| streets, there will be many restrictions
on those who want to put up business
| buildings there. On business streets, II
is pointed out, structures may be built
which cover the entire lot, and may be
| built higher than on residential streets.
| The Southern railway, it is announced.
/, has proposed to construct a large and
handsome Office building in that vicinity.
but will not be able to do so unless the
| streets are declared business streets. This
| Is one of several cases which have come
to the attention of the acting engineer
! commissioner, and which Influenced him
! to propose change in the building reg
| ulatiOns.
Streets to Be Reclassifled.
| The streets which it is proposed to
class as business streets are:
| Massachusetts, avenue. from New Jersey
avenue to I'd street northeast.
| California street, from the plaza to I'd
street northeast.
| b street, from New Jersey avenue north
west to I'd street northeast.
F street, New Jersey avenue to the
plaza.
D street. New Jersey avenue northwest
to I'd street northeast.
! Delaware avenue, plaza to c street.
First street northeast, plaza to c street.
Eleventh street southwest, E street to
| Water street.
f street southwest. 18th to 18th streets
| + street southwest, 1lth street to 18th
street.
| The last three streets are not in the
vicinity of the Union station, but the
| same reasons for declaring the others
| business streets apply, as their character
has been changed by the railroad i'm
provements In the southwest.
! Capt. Kelly's Attitude.
| ION account Of the location of the
streets mentioned and the fact that they
are essentially business streets, although
they cannot legally be so declared" ex.
plains Capt. Kelly in his letter to the
Commissioners, 1T is believed that fol
| the interests of the District of Columbia
1t would be well to modify the building
| regulations so as to permit these streets
/ to be considered as business streets in
constituting the light and ventilation regu-
| lation.
| 1T is understood that one of the princi-
pal points brought out in the damage
| suits in connection with this land was
| that it would be converted into business
property and thereby considerably en-
| HANGED in value.
Il move therefore that the corpora ton
| counsel pass upon the legality of the pro-
posed section to be known as section 33a.
| In the event OF his favorable opinion ]
further move its adoption by the Com
| missioners, to go into effect fifteen days
| after the date of it's publication"
Commissioner mcfarland has approved
| the recommendation and it is expected
| the proposed section will be considered by
| the Districts legal adviser at once.