The Washington times., 1913-01-29

ark to Tilden streets. grade and i'm
| prove s15500.
Northwest - Eleventh street, Clifton
street to Columbia road, improve, Sll,
| 600.
| MISUNDERSTANDING street, North Capt.
| tol streSt to First street, improve. 49, 200.
| Northwest-Randolph nlace, First to
| Second streets pave thirty feeD. si.sc0
| Northwest-Third street, Florida ave-
nue. to T street. nave forty feet), 81, co.,
| Northwest-Seventeen street, Euclid
street to Columbia road, grade and I'M
prove. $500.
| Northwest-Ontario road, Columbia
grade and improve, $500.
| Northeast-Sixteenth street, Gales
place to Rosedale street. and Rosedlle
| street, Fifteenth to Seventeenth streets
grade and improve. $6.20o
! Northwest-Fuller street, Sixteenth to
s., 500.
| Northwest-Colorado avenue, from
Fourteenth to Sixteenth streets, grade
| and improve. sS,4CO.
In all, s10O,6co.
Street Names Changed.
The following changes of street names
are authorized:
''The part of Twentieth street north
west, in the District of Columbia, be-
ginning at Park road and extending
north along the west side of square
2617 to the north end of said square,
| shall hereafter be designated Park
road; and the part Of said Twentieth
street beginning at Park road and ex-
tending south along square 2604 to
Adams Mill road shall hereafter be
designated Walbridge place.
A total of sa6e, 900 is appropriated for
repairs of streets, avenues and alleys,
and from this amount the Commission
ers are finally authorized. to build a
municipal asphalt plant. for which they
have asked for the past two years.
Get Asphalt Plant.
The authorization for the municipal
asphalt plant is, contained in the fol-
lowing language:
And they are further authorized to
Establish, construct or purchase, mailI-
tain. and operate, on the site above de-
scrtbed, an asphalt plant with the
necessary accessory 9tructures, mate
rials, means OF transportation, road
rollers, tools and machinery, and rail-
road sidinSs. all or any part of the
above work to be executed by day labor
or contract, as in the judgment of the
Commissioners may be deemed most ad-
vantageous to the District Of Columbia.
and the cost of the same and of any
Necessary incidentak or contingent ex-
penses in connection Herewith shall be
paid from the appropriation for re
pairs street, avenues. and alleys" made
herein: Provided further. That the total
expenditure under the above authorize
ton for an asphalt plant shall not ex-
ceed the sum of $4,000: and the port
able asphalt plant purchased under the
appropriation for repairs OF streets,
avenues. and alleys for the fiscal year
1915. may be operated under the iII-
mediate direction of the Commissioners
Of the District of Columbia in doing
such work of resurfacing and repairs
to asphalt pavements, in the repair OF
macadam streets by constructing Oh
such macadam streets an asphalt ma
cadam wearing surface and in the con-
struction of asphaltic macadam sur
faces on concrete base, as in their
judgment may be economically per-
formed by the use of said plant. and
necessary for the purposes aforesaid Is
hereby made available for such work
The authority heretofore given the
Commissioners to make such changes
in the lines of the curb CT Pennsylvania
avenue and its intersecting streets In
they may consider necessary and ad-
visable is made applicable to such other
streets and avenues as may be fmprov-
ed hereafter under appropriations: Pro-
vided. That no such change shall be
made unless there shall result there
provement.'
In connection with this appropriation
for the asphalt plant. the bill provides
that the site for the plant costing s19. 900
shall be-paid entirely out of District
revenues in that the proposed site Is
owned by the United States Govern
ment and win be purcha sed for this
sum by the District government. The
site selected lies south of Water street
and east OF Fourteenth southwest.
Repair of Sidewalks.
The SUN of $4,000 is recommended for
the replacing and the repairing OF side
buildings in the District.
The committee refused to allow 81. 900
asked for sidewalks and curves about
the Patent Office and $500 for similar
about the old postoffice
building.
The estimates OF 100000 fo- the repair
of suburban roads were reduced to
$4,000 and of this amount the Com
missioners are allowed to spend 1900
for a motor vehicle. -
Bridge Appropriations.
, The s17,ooo asked for the construction
and repair of bridges is allowed.
The salaries of four watchmen across
the highway bridge are increased from
$3.50 to S79o. These watchmen, the Com
.nissioners explained, do police duty,
and should draw the same amount as
park watchmen.
The committee recommends an appro-
priation OF $1,000. as requested. for the
completion of the construction of a
bridge across Rock creek on the line OF
Q street.
Among the important new items in the
bill is the authorization for the construc-
ton Of bridge across Rock creek on the |
lines of Pennsylya ia avenue. at total |
cost not exceeding sIG0. 600. and of this !
amount $1,000 is appropriated in the |
current bill, In lieu of the S65, coo re-
quested for the next fiscal year. The |
bill carries a provision that the Capital !
Traction Company shall rearrange its
tracks in this vicinity I'm accordance !
with the plans for the new bridge.
Sewers.
For cleaning and repairing sewers. |
SOS. 600 as requested; for operation of
sewage pumping station. $4,000 as re-
quested; for main and pipe sewers and
receiving basins s65, CO., instead of the
s69, 600 asked; for suburban sewers, Sl30,
600. instead of the s260,0O0 carried in the !
estimate.
For assessment and permit work on
sewers. Sl25.000. instead OF the $50, 600
carried I'm the estimate.
For continuing the construction Of the
Anacostia main intercepter. $50, 900; for
Rock creek interCcpter $4,000