Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-10

7th street from X 10 p streets, $1,000:
for grading and improving 18th street
from B street to f street, $4,000; Tor
the purchase or condemnation of neces-
sary land, paving and construction OF
walls. steps and terraces for connecting
Belmont and 18th streets northwest.
$500; grade and improve Fessenden
street. Belt road to River road north
west. $500: grade and improve Rock
Creek Church road from Georgia avenue
to 5th street northwest, $500: complete
grading and improving of 18th street
from Newton street to Hamlin street
northeast, $500.
For grading Irving street from 18th to
18th street, $500: grade and improve
Massachusetts avenue EXTENDED, from
Wisconsin avenue to Idaho avenue. 80 400
grade and improve Kennedy street. 18th
street to 18th street northwest. $1,000
grade and improve Holmead place north
west, Otis street to Spring road. 5000
pave T street northwest, from "a street
TO Rhode Island avenue. SAG grade
and improve (bituminous macadam 14th
street southeast from Good Hope road
to V street, $1,000: gravel Bruce place
southeast, S100; grade and improve Mas
sachusetts avenue. from Wisconsin ave-
nue. to Western avenue and begin work
hraska avenue $4,000: grade Adams Mill
road northwest, $4,000.
Change in Car Route.
An amendment to the bill allows new
route for a short distance for the cars
OF the Anacostia line, providing that the
Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad
'onrpany removes its tracks from Mary
land avenue southwest, between Sd and
IA streets and from "a street between
Maryland avenue and B street southwest,
the company is to relocate the tracks IN
r street southwest between MARYLAND
avenue and Sd street, and to repave the
street space from which the tracks are
removed. all in accordance with plans to
he approved by the Commissioners or
the District and to their satisfaction
For replacing sidewalk on the east side
It the White Lot, that being the west
nue. to D street, $500 is provided in an
other amendment.
For new sidewalks and curbs around
inc patent office an expenditure oil
81. 500 is authorized in Senate committee
a amendment.
For replacing sidewalks and curbs
around the old post office building in the
square between 7th, Sth, z and F streets
northwest $500 is provided in an amend
mant.
increased from 100000 to $14O,OU
Bridges: For the construction and repair
q bridges, the appropriation Is increased
rom $4,000 to $4,000.
New Rock Creek Bridge.
The construction of a new bridge across
lock creek. on the line of Q street, the
ost ultimately not to exceed $275.OOO. Is
authorized in an amendment in the sec
ton Of the bill providing for bridges, and
$4,000 is appropriated to begin the con-
of the bridge. This appropria-
ion has been asked for in the annual es-
Inmates of the Commissioners for several
years and is regarded as necessary to
rare for the traffic between Georgetown
and Washington.
Accompanying the amendment for the
bridge is another directing the Commits
sioners to begin proceedings to condemn
he land necessary for the widening and
extension of @ street from its terminus
last of 2Sth street to 9th street, with a
wdh of 60 feet, and from 9th street to
I'D sreet with a width OF 30 feet, and the
ost of this purchase and of the condem-
ation proceedings is TO be assessed
sgainst property benefited. This addi-
tional land is necessary for the APP
'roaches for the proposed bridge.
Sewers for the operation and mainte-
nance of the sewage pumping service, the
Total is increased from $4,000 to $$44, 500.
The increase is granted to allow for the
of motor vehicles used In
connection with the service, and that ex
penditure Is allowed in another commit
Tee amendment. For main and pipe sew
rrs. the total is increased from 100000 to
ST. 600 and for suburban sewers. the to-
tai is raised from $4,000 to $161,Oo.
Municipal Street Sweeping.
An amendment to the proviso for the
sweeping and cleaning of streets will al
low the Commissioners TO take over the
work OF street sweeping and cleaning al
leyS and unimproved streets, now done
under contract, whenever 1t appears to
the Commissioners that tho work can be
lone more advantageously to the District
under their direct supervision than by
contractors. The Commissioners are. by
he amendment, authorized Ito perform
any part or all of said work in such man.
ner, to rent stables and to employ all
personal services. and pur-
-hase and maintain such street cleaning
apparatus. horses. harness. carts. wag-
ons. tools and equipment as may be nee
-ssary for the purpose.
The appropriation for cleaning streets
IS increased by the Senate committee
from $250,OW to $210,0O0 and of the
amount $4,000 is made Immediately avail
able.
that the appropriation of $4,000 for
cleaning snow and ice from streets. side
walks. cross walks and cutters shall be
avsilable for cleaning snow from any
sidewalk and not only. as provided In the
House BILL from sidewalks 'in front of
public spaces
For the purchase or condemnation of a
site or sites for the erection of stable
and storerooms for the street cleaning
and for rebuilding the present
.ordemned street cleaning stable. another
committee amendment provides $12S 900.
Bathing beach-Watchman's salary in
creased frcm $50 10 $3.50 per year.
Half and Half Basis.
Playgrounds-The appropriation of
81. 900 for the repair and maintenance
of Fairgrounds is made Immediately
available The committee put the ap-
for the supervision of the
amounting to $15.S7O. on
the half and half basis. by striking out
Of the House bill the words which sum
shall be paid wholly out of the reve
nues of the District of Columbia" a
clause which followed the figures.
Interior Park-The Senate committee
put in an amendment, similar to the
proviso favored by the House commit
tee, and stricken out on the floor of
the House on a point of order. provid-
Ing an appropriation of $125.000 for the
of Willow Tree alley, and
the establishing Of playground" and
the .sconsfructiOn Of a substantial Struc-