Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24
FOUR BIG PROJECTS IN VIEW
Items to Be. Included in Recon-.
mendations by Commissioners.
ANNUAL REPORT SOON READY
Public Schools, Street Lighting and
Charities Call for About $5,OOO,-
600 Additional.


appropriation of approximately half a
| million dollars. comprise the parkways
program for the District for the fiscal
| year 1913
| The improvements, which are provided
| for in the estimates of the Commission
ers, include the following:
The building of connecting highway
| from Lovers lane to Rock Creek and
land along klingle road for park pur-
poses in connection with the roadway
project.
parkway from 10th street east to Geor-
gia avenue and the building of road
| through Piney Branch valley.
The acquisition of Mount Hamilton.
opposite Mount Olivet cemetery. for con-
version into a park
The widening of the road between Fort
Davis and Fort Dupont and conversion
into parks OF the two old forti1cation
sites.
Four Projects Preferred.
While numerous parkway projects were
considered in connection with the prepa-
| ration of the estimates the Commission
ers, it is understood. decided to ask
Congress next year for funds with which
to carry out the four mentioned, believ-
ing them to be the most needed at the
present time.
1t is understood that consideration was
given to proposal to convert Fort
Bunker Hill into a park with an appro-
priatton to be asked for at the next ses-
sion, decision finally being reached to
postpone the improvement for another
year.
OF the projects included in the esti-
mates the one that will involve the
heaviest cost, it Is said. is the Piney
case. it is understood. will be in the
neighborhood of $25O.OOO. 1t is said that
about forty acres Of ground will have
to be acquired. which, alone, will run
the cost approximately to 100000.
OF the remaining three improvements
contemplated. the most expensive will
be the highway from Lovers lane to
ROCK Creek Park and the purchase of
ground for parks along the Klingle road.
The cost of this undertaking, it is es-
timated. will be about $4,000
To convert Mount Hamilton into a park
will involve the purchase of about 100
acres of ground. which, with other i'm
provements. will make the total expense
Of this project, 1t Is said. about $4,000.
The widening of Alabama avenue be-
tween Forts Davis and Dupont and the
conversion of the two forts into parks
will cost about $1,000, the Commissioners
estimate.
Difficult Problem to Solve.
1t may be said that the attitude to be
taken by Washingtonians toward the
parkways program is being awaited with
interest by the Commissioners. The Dis
trict heads have found the task of ar
ranging for park improvements one of
the most difficult of all encountered in
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According to Engineer Commissioner
Judson. the cooperation of the public
with the Commissioners is necessary if
the capital is to be provided with an ad-
equate system of parks.
IF the community will get behind the
efforts of the Commissioners" declared
the Engineer Commissioner. Ito obtain
park lands from year to year as rapidly
as funds permit. it will be surprising
how soon all the needed lands will be
obtained.
Opposition Effects Delay.
The citizens must learn that if they
express resentment because their par
ticular projects are not to be acquired
at once they will simply prevent the ac-
QUESTION of any lands, and this will make
more remote or finally prevent altogether
the execution of their own projects
IL lISic ID ally IldllSI III WhtSi' 'iS
citizens should be united it is this mat
ter of the acquisition of parks. which
necessarily must be progressive
With the announcement that the park
ways projects are to be provided for at
a cost Of about half million dollars
ii is now possible to account for about
half Of the total estimates for the Dis
trict for 1918, which it is said will
amount to approximately twelve millions.
The school estimates, 1t is understood,
call for total expenditure OF about
S3.OsD,UOO. Estimates for street lighting
repairing and cleaning will amount to
slightly more than 81 ,OOO. .OOO, it is under
stood. The figures of the board of chari-
ties in all probability, will be in excess
of $1,OOU.OOO These figures, with the
tive-hundred- thousand-dolla item for
parkways, will make a total of nearly
H 100000, or half of the total estimates
Report Ready October l.
Engineer Commissioner Judson, who
has been in Cleveland and Columbus
| Ohio. inspecting municipal asphalt plants
operated in those cities, is expected at
| the District building tomorrow. Confer
ences are to be held all of this week in
an effort to get the estimates into shape
expected that the budget will be ready
about October /.
FIRE CAUSES $3.50, 900 LOSS.