The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-05

ton OF the Anacostia flats. Major
Kutz. Engineer Commissioner. told the
House committee that this amount was
desired to construct a cofferdam and a
lock on the line of Massachusetts ave-
nue.. but the committee members de-
cided that this project might be post
poned, following their appropriation of
100000 for the Anacostia reclamation
project of last year.
Small Parks-For small parks the
Commissioners are authorized to spend
So. 900. for the condemnation OF park
areas at the intersection of streets out
side of the limits of the original city of
Washington. This was the amount car
ried in the estimates.
Street Estimates Cut.
Street Estimates-The committee cut
badly the estimates for work on streets
and avenues named in specific sched-
ules. The appropriations for these
schedules were as follows.
Northwest section schedule, IS. 400 in
stead of the s1S.9OO asked by the Com
missioners. In this schedule were con-
templated improvements for the fol-
lowing specified streets: Hanover place,
from North Capitol westward; W street,
from Eleventh to TWELFTH; E street,
from Nineteenth to Twentieth, and
Twenty-seventh street. from 1 to X
With the limited appropriation for this
schedule, as well as the other schedules.
the Commissioners are directed to I'M
dertake the improvements of streets in
the order named IN the schedule
Georgetown Schedule-S5 go as request
ed for improving Twenty-seventh street
from Dumbarton avenue to + street
Southwest Section-sfS, 800 instead of
the $4,000 asked. which sum is TO be
used in improving y street from First
to Third and from South Capitol to
First street; Union street from NJ to o,
and ! street from Seventh to Ninth
Southeast section Schedule-S35 900 in
stead of 5000, the amount to be used
in the Improvement of Twelfth street
from Il to Pennsylvania avenue: I street
from Eleventh to Thirteenth; Thirteenth
street from Pennsylvania avenue to Po-
tomac avenue, and from Il street to
ID street and Fourteenth street from
East Capitol to Massachusetts avenue
and Pennsylvania avenue. north side.
from the end Of pavement to the bridge.
Northeast Section Schedule.
Northeast Section Schedule-s24.OO 900 in
stead of the $1,000 asked. Improve
ments 10 be made on the following
streets: i street. from Seventh to
Eighth and from Eighth to Tenth: c
street. from Thirteenth to Fifteenth;
Fourteenth street, from East Capitol TO
North Carolina avenue. and 4 street.
from Thirteenth to Fifteenth.
In connection with the appropriations
for the specific schedule. the bill con-
tains the following proviso:
That streets and avenues named in
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gian block or granite shall not be
paved or otherwise improved under this
appropriation. and the remaining streets
and avenues, except as herein specified.
shall be contracted for i'm the order in
which they appear in said schedules,
and be completed in such order as
nearly as practicable. and shall be paw
ed. in the discretion of the Commits
sioners, instead OF being graded ana
regulated"
The bill contains tho following spe-
cinc authorization for repaving certain
streets:
Repave with asphalt the roadway OF
Seventh street northwest. from New
York avenue to q street, $1,000.
Repave with asphalt the granite block
roadway pavement of Tenth street
northwest. from Pennsylvania avenue
to the south side of y street, forty feet
wide. S15,5no.
Repave with asphalt tho granite block
northwest. from Seventh street TO Ninth
street, forty-SiX feet wide. $500.
Tho estimates for the rcpavinE OF the
roadway Of i street northwest. between
Twenty-eighth street and Wisconsin
avenue were not allowed. The Commits
sioncrs asked $4,000 for this purpose.
Specific Road Items.
Suburban roads-The following de-
tailed appropriations for tho construc-
ton OF suburban roads and streets arc
carried in the bill:
Northwest-Sherman avenue, Column
bia road to Park road, grade and i'm
prove, $1,000.
Sortheast-V street. Lincoln road to
Second street. grade and improve, $500.
Standardization road, east OF Good
Hone road to District Of Columbia line,
grade and Improve. $500.
Northwest-Canal road. south side, re-
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company
pays one-halO, grade and improve,
5000.
Northeast-For improving a roadway
from Division avenue and Grant street
toward the District line near Chesa-
plans on file in the office Of the En-
gineer Commissioner. Grade and i'm
prove $500 and so much as may be
necessary of the appropriation for
bv the act making appropriations TO
provide. for the expenses of the Dis
trict of Columbia for the fiscal year
1915 is authorized to be used for grad
ing this roadway.
Northwest-GeorGia avenue. irving
street to Rock Creek road. grade and
improve. S2i.S0.
NoItheast-Myrtle street. South Da-
kota avenue to Central avenue, grade
and improve, wv
Northwest-W street, North Capitol
street TO FIaSler place, pave. Sl2.lOO.
Northeast MOnro" street. Twelfth
street to Thirteenth street. grade and
Improve. $3.50
Northcast-Shcrim road. end of ma
cadam to District OF Columbia line,
gre de- and improve. 5000
Northeast Division avenue. Wash
in-ton court To Deane avenue, grade,
s.. 61J.
Southeast-Sevcuth street. AIabara
avenue to Nichols avenue. grade and
improve. $500
Southeast - PeEusNiy venue
BIZ pch avenue to Bowen road, widen.
500
southeast-seventeenth street. Good