Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-13
District Heads Make Reports
on Measures for Street
Improvement. ),
EXTEND TWO HIGHWAYS:
ABANDONING ANOTHER
Plans for Buchanan Street. Piney
Branch Road. Kenyon and
18th Streets.

commissioners Of the District or Column
tia in a report sent to Congress today on
the bill authorizing tn. extension OF Bu-
chanan street northwest.
The object Of the measur. Is 70 give
the Commissioners authority To accept
the dedication of the land necessary To-
extend Buchanan street between Piney
Branch road and the Avenue OF the Pres
idcnts and. when this dedication has been
made. To order the abandonment as
public highway OF that part OF Pirey
Branch road. lying between the north
line OF Allison street and. the south line
Of Buchanan street.
Owner Willing to Dedicate.
The owner OF the land on the west side
Of Piney Branch road within the limits
named who also owns the land neces-
sary for the extension Of Buchanan street
to the Avenue OF the Presidents, has
agreed to dedicate the land for the ex-
tension OF Buchanan street. provided
Ptuey Branch road between Buchanai
and Allison streets IS abandoned, the
Commissioners say
Likewise. they assert, the owner OF
thc land on the east side OF Pfney
branch is agreeable TO the ABANDON
ment Of this portion of the road pro
vided the title to the land to be apan
doned reverts to the owners On ea'h
side of the road.
"When buchanan street is extended
| to the Avenue of the Presidents. state
the Commissioners, the portion =.
Piney Branch road In question VIII no.
only be useless for traffic purposes. out
its existence Will be detrimental TO the
development of adjacent property. ana
will also be useless for highway pur-
poses"
Change in Plan Suggested.
Having been twice recommended by the
District Of Columbia Commissioners and
once authorized by Congress in an act
passed In 1907. the proposed extension Of
Kenyon street from 18th to Mount Pleas
ant streets probably never will be made
In report on the matter today. the Com
missioners say they have reconsidered
their former action and disapprove of the
proposal.
Congress- in separate measures, pro-
vided for the extension of Kenyon street
between the limits named. and for the
extension Of 18th street from kenyon to
Irving street. On account or ruling
by the court that condemnation proceed
ings were not instituted within the time
! limited in the acts. the laws were rem
dered imperative.
The two projects were then combined In
one bill. which was introduced in Con-
gress. the Commissioners reporting favor
ably on the measure. Now, they say.
they do not believe that Kenyon street
should be extended. but that they believe
the extension of 18th street should be
made az provided in the bill. The esti-
mated cost of this extension, II is stated,
Is about $4,000, The total amount award
ed as damages. including expenses of the
proceedings. shall be assessed on abutting
and adjacent property as benefits, il is
provided.
Extension of LIST Street Northeast.
The District Commissioners have sent
10 Senator Smith. chairman of the Dis
trict committee, a favorable report on q
bill authorizing the extension Of LIST stree.
northeast from its present terminus south
of u street south to it's present terminus
north of r street. and from its present
terminus south of Q street south to Flo
rtda avenue, according 20 the plan for
the extension Of a permanent system of
highways adopted for the District
They have sent also report on bill
for incorporation of the Greater wash
ington Poultry and, Pigeon Club. in which
the Commissioners state that they see
no good reason for ts,is legislation since
they believe that the objects of the legis
la ton can he effected through the gen