Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-17

zens' Association-D Installation of
lights in the Langdon school building
in order that it may be used a civic
center: (2) acquisition of triangular
tract lying east of the Langdon school
grounds and bounded by goth street
on the east; go construction of teach
ers' retiring room in Langdon school
building.
Garfield Citizens Association-D
Removal of hill on 25th street. begin
ming at Good Hope road and use ma :
stallation of electric lights in James
A. Garfield School: go installation Of
lights on Pierson. Fort, Garfield. Goth.
Jasper and ,1st streets and Garfield
heights.
The Petworth Citizens Association
has made extensive recommendations.
1t urges, first Of all. construction Of
an addition to the Petworth school.
purchase of the Libby tract for CONVEX
sion into public park also are recon-
mended. The associations specific
recommendations regarding streets,
lighting, etc. are the following:
1. New Hampshire avenue. from
Randolph street to and around Grant
Circle. grade and macada mize.
2. Eighth street. from New Hamp-
shire avenue to Shepherd street, grade
and macadamize.
3. Ninth street. from Georgia avenue
to Kansas avenue. set curbs and mac
adanliZe.
4. Shepherd street, from Rock Creek
Church road to 5th street, grade and
macadamize.
New Hampshire avenue, grade and
macadamize.
6. Upshur street. from east side of
Illinois avenue to end of present pave
ment, grade and improve.
Z. Georgia avenue. from ROCK Creek
Church road to Buchanan street, grade
and improve.
8. Varnum street, from 9TH street to
Sth street, grade and macadamize.
g. Fifth street from Rock Creek
Church road to Grant Circle, ma ca RAM
10. Randolph street, from Georgia
avenue to New Hampshire avenue.
macadamize.
II. Seventh street, from Upshur street
to Varnum street, macadamize.
~. Seventh street, from Quincy to
Taylor streets, macadamize.
10. Allison street. from 18th street to
9Th street. macadamize.'
IA. Illinois avenue, from Rock Creek
Church road to Grant Circle, macadam-
ize.
15 Fourth street, from Rock Creek
Church road to Shepherd street, macad-
annie.
Lighting.
/. Upshur street. from Rock Creek
Church road to Georgia avenue. install
and maintain lights equal in power to
those on Georgia avenue above and be-
lance apart.
Extensions.
l. Varnum street, extend from its
present terminus east to Grant Circle.
. Webster street, grade from ILL.,
nois avenue westward $50 feet.
g. New Hampshire avenue. This as
ISOLATION approves the extension Of
New Hampshire avenue from Grant
Circle to the District line, as it win be
one Of the main lines of travel for this
portion of Washington.
Sidewalks.
1. Lay sidewalks along Soldiers
Home reservation from Eagle gate to
connect with pavement on south side of
Rock Creek Church road.
2. Eighth street. lay sidewalk on
west side from Webster street to Kan
sas avenue.
3. Fifth street, lay sidewalk on west
side from Upshur street to Grant Cir
Gle.
Between Car Tracks.
1. Upshur street, pave between car
tracks from Sth street to Georgia ave-
nue..
2. Georgia avenue, oil car tracks and
between car tracks from Rock Creek
Church road to Buchanan street.
Parking.
/. Libbey Park, purchase this site and
make it United States reservation.
2. Widen end improve Varnum street
from Georgia avenue to Soldiers Home,
as provided in the Mcmillan plan for
improving the District.
3. Purchase triangle of ground be-
tween Sth street, Buchanan street and
Kansas avenue, and make it a United
States reservation
4. Lay sidewalks and curbs around
plot 3D.. known as Grant Circle.
5. Lay sidewalks and curbs around
plot 328. between Rock Creek Church
road. Quincy and 5th streets
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