Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-06

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shall seem necessary, without waitihe
FOR congressional action.
Proposed legislation for new street
paMh ntE etc. ts as follows; ,,.,,oner, Of
the District Of Columbia be. and they
are hereby authorized and empowers,
whenever In their judgment the puDnc
requires the paving Of the roadway
OF any street, avenue or road IN the
District Of Columbia with a fixed pave
ment, or whenever application SHAH De
posit equal to one-half the estimated
cost Of the work, to construct fixed
pavement on such roadway and pay the
total cost OF such work from the ap-
pose. and there is hereby appropriate
for said purpose the sum of $4,000;
and the proceedings as to notice by al
yeFtisement and as to assessments 70
be levied on account of such work
shall be the same as those provided
in the act of Congress making appro-
prfattons for the expenses Of the gov
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1895. APP
proved August Z, 1894. for improving
and repairing alleys and sidewalks un-
der the appropriation therein made for
assessment a,s,ess1 mt AN and permit work (suR-
Work on streets and avenues:
Northwest section-26th street. K to
| Virginia avenue; 27th, I to X: Esd. B
| 10 w, flOrlQa avenue TO 1lln.
Southeast section-14th street, Massa-
| chusetts avenue to Pennsylvania ave-
| nue.; Pennsylvania avenue. north side,
and asphalt. to bridge; 18th street. B to
D; I'd. H to 1; A, 14th to 18th; B. 14th
| to 18th.
Southwest section-F street, 10th to
Water: L. LIST to AZ: I, sth to Water;
Delaware avenue. c to Virginia ave-
nue.; street. Half to LIST.
Northeast section-K street. 10th to
1 n 70 Il 10
nue.; 14th. B to E; L, North CAPITOL to
| list; Tennessee avenue, D to 18th: 18th
street. H to I; I. 9Th to 7th.
Repave with asphalt the roadway OF
streets. IS feet wide. and this width
| Of roadway or less Is authorized for the
use hereafter on other portions of this
street in connection with their resur-
| facing: $500.
| Repave with asphalt the roadway of
Sd street northwest, from Pennsylvania
avenue to B street south; 1886
! Repave with asphalt the roadway Of
14th street northwest, from Pennsyl-
vania avenue to street, 10 feet wide;
$500.
Repave with asphalt the roadway Of
1st street southwest, from Maryland
avenue to Canal street; $3.50
| Repave with asphalt the granite
block roadway of 7th street northwest.
from R street to Florida avenue; $751;
900.
For repaving the roadway of B street
northwest, from eth street to 18th
street on plans to be approved by the
Commissioners Of the District of Co
llumbia: $4,000.
For repaving the roadway Of B street
street, on plans to be approved by the
Commissioners Of the District of Co
l1umbia: Provided, That the one-half
cost Of paving said roadway between
the north side thereof and a line 20
! nd thereto
tween the west building line OF 1th
street and the east building line of 9Th
street shall be assessed against the
Washington Market Company. and col
ments for paving roadways on streets
paved: $4,000.
| Grade and pave 23d street northwest.
from B to E streets; $12,600.
| The following legislation is recon-
mended:
THAT upon the approval of said new
highway plan for said subdivision OF
Barry Farm the said Commissioners
are authorized to open. extend or widen
any street, avenue, road or highway
laid down on said plan. and in the In
terest Of economy where buildings pro-
ject beyond the highway lines shown
on said plans and it is practicable to
move such buildings back to such high
way lines, the said Commissioners are
authorized to designate such buildings
| in the petition of condemnation as
buildings to be moved. and when SO
designated the condemnation jury shall
allow in it's verdict for damages to such
buildings no greater amount than may
be necessary to move such buildings;
and the Commissioners are further au-
| thorized to include In said highways
any land owned by the District Of Co
lumbia that they shall deem necessary.
The cost of said condemnation pro-
ceedings and all expenses incident
thereto, including the costs of surveys
and Of the preparation of plats, shall be
paid from the appropriation herein
made for the extension of streets and
avenues"
Grading streets. alleys and roads:
For labor, purchase and repair of
cars, carts, tools OF hire of the same
and horses; and inmates of the Wash
tington Asylum and Jail may be used in
connection with this work, $4,000; in
crease of $4,000.
Suburban Road improvements.
The estimates specify the following
suburban roads to be repaired or re-
paved at a cost Of s2s4.5e0 in all:
Park road northwest, New Hampshire
avenue to 18th street, pave. S17.500.
New Hampshire avenue northwest,
Park road to Georgia avenue, pave.
5000.
Rhode Island avenue northeast, South
Dakota avenue to District line, grade
and improve. $4,000.
Nichols avenue southeast, 4th street
to Upsal street. grade and improve,
1880, and 1t Is proposed that the
| Secretary of the Interior IL hereby au-
! thorized and directed to transfer to the
| Commissioners of the District of Co.
lumbia for use as public highway so
much of the United States reservation
on Nichols avenue. and designated as
parcel 243-1. as may be necessary to
open Nichols avenue with width of
Ito feet from its westerly line as now
| established"
| Connecticut avenue northwest, Ca
thedral avenue to Klingle road. pave.
Todd place northeast, Lincoln road to
I'd street. grade. 32.5o0.
Todd place. pave. s2,00o.
Colorado avenue northwest. Montague
street to Georgia avenue. grade and
improve. $1,000.
Clifton street northwest. nth street
to 9Th street. pave. $500.
| Eleventh street northwest. Florida
avenue to Clifton street. pave. $500.
avenue to Clifton street pave. Sc. 100.
Twelfth street northwest, Clifton
| street to Euclid street, pave. $1,000.
Hobart street northwest, west OF
Mount Pleasant street, pave. $500.
/ Warder street northwest. Kenyon
street to Columbia road. pave. $4,000.
LIVINGSTON streG northwest. Gonne ca
| Improve. $500.
Twenty-seventh street northwest,
pave. $4,000.
| Perry place northwest, Holmead place
to Spring place. pave. $500.