Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-17

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The five big projects outlined above ara
announced today as favored by the engi-
neer department Of the District govern
ment, to be included in the estimates tho
Commissioners will send to Congress at
the opening of the coming session.
Because Of the million and a half in
crease In the Districts income in the
fiscal year 1912, according to the esti-
mates prepared for the Commissioners,
these five large projects, OF the nature
OF the permanent improvements spoken
OF In the Judson plan for financing the
District. will be presented to the Com
missioners by the engineer department
with view to their becoming a part Of
the estimates now being prepared
The Districts revenues from its own re-
sources will show an increase OF over
100000, 1t is estimated. In that year Add
to that the same amount from the United
States Treasury. and the resulting million
and half will enable the engineer de-
partment OF the District government to
start work on some Of the projects that
are destined to make Washington the
greatest capital in the world. Provided
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Explanation of Projects.
The projects as explained by Commits
sioner Judson are these:
A two hundred and fifty thousand :
dollar bridge to be constructed across Rocc
creek at Q street 1t 10 planned that
when this bridge is thrown across the
valley 1t will be the flrst step toward
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the landscape-ROck Creek valley with Its
ash dumps. The bridge will be a monu.
mental affair in the class with the Con-
necticut Avenue bridge
The second project. permission for
which will be asked by the engineer de-
partment, includes the purchase OF the
summit Of the hill north of Cathedral
avenue on the west side of Connecticut
avenue and the purchase of Klingle Ford
Road valley. This will preserve a beau
tiful entrance to the park section from
the westward. through the natural valley
Of Klingle run, and afford, on the hill
an esplanade from which beautiful views
may be obtained of the valley of Rock
creek and the Potomac, as we'll as Of the
whole city Of Washington. Unless these
two purchases. be made. Commissioned
Judson believes that private owners will
soon fill up the valley and remove the hill
as part of a real estate operation. Tho
hill and the valley form the least desir-
able portions of the land from the stand
point Of the owners and thus should be
acquired reasonably, in the opinion of the
Commissioners.
The third item provides for a new and
principal entrance to the Rock Creek
Park via Geological Park. At Columbia
read, Mount Pleasant and 10th streets
there heads a ravine which leads down
by an easy grade to the lower end of
Quarry road where it enters the park.
1t is proposed TO purchase this ravine
and make of 1t fitting entrance to the
park.
Reclamation of Flats.
The reciamat alton of the Anacostia hatS
will be started in 1912. If Congress ap-
proves. and the amount which Commits
sioner Judson mentioned in his explana-
ton is 100000 for a start in the first
years work
The fifth item is the adoption of ths
scheme put forward by the secretary and
other members of the board for the con-
demnation of insanitary buildings, pro-
viding for the conversion Of Willow Tree
alley into an interior park and play
ground. Maj. Judson said the plan would
be followed almost exactly as outlined
in the recent report OF the secretary OF
the condemnation board. but that i'm
provements would be made on that
scheme.
In addition to tearing out the inside of
one of the city's most offensive blocks
and converting the land into q freshly
green breathing spot and broad play
ground, Commissioner JudsOn hopes that
Congress will allow the Commissioners
to erect at one end of the place a big
recreation house. This would have a
and swimming pools. There
would be places for neighborhood clubs
and gatherings, entirely along the line OF
the most advanced ideas on social ad-
vancement In neighborhoods such as Will
low Tree alley.
Encouraged by Congress.
In explaining his projects and his hopes
that Congress will approve OF them in the
bill Commissioner Judson
said:
II think we can safely say that. with
The very large increase in revenue, as
estimated for the Hscal year 1912, all
)f these projects WI be included in the
estimates. With the encouragement
which / have received at the Capitol to
expect at an early date the passage OF the
dill providing for permanent improve
nents, 1 believe that Congress will APP
prove OF the projects under present con-
,ideration, in advance of the passage OF
hat bill, so that with the increase in
'evenues these permanent improvements
AN be started just as IL the new finance
,lan was already in effect"
Besides the permanent improvements
mentioned above, Commissioner Judson
lopes to obtain authority TO extend the
water mains down and up the left bank
# the Anacostia river to Congress
Ieights and to Benning. respectively. and
O provide for the proper street lighting