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

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manent system Of highways plan for the
District OF Columbia Is recorded In the
Office of the surveyor OF the Distf1c& 81
Columbia may have oeen q ~ my G n
sioners OF the District Of Columbia
rendered useless or unnecesary, said
Commissioners are authorized or caoSe ue
same upon the application or consent OF
the owners Of all Of the property abutting
on the part OF the highway to be closed.
Princeton place northwest, Georgia ave-
81. 100:
avenue to 37th street, grade and improve.
Kanawha street northwest, connecti-
cut avenue to 37th street. grade and i'm
prove. $3,S0e.
Jocelyn street northwest, east Of Con-
necticut avenue, grade and improve,
$2,700.
Seventeenth street northwest. Irving
street to Kenyon street, grade. $500, and
Under and in accordance with the
provisions Of subchapter 1 Of chapter
IL of the code of law for the District
of Columbia, within six months after
sioners of the District Of Columbia be.
and they are hereby, authorized and di-
rected to institute in the Supreme Court
Of the District of Columbia a proceed
may be necessary for the extension of
18th street northwest, from Kenyon
street to Irving street. with width of
ninety feet. said extension to be in d.
exists north Of Kenyon street: Pro-
vided. however, that the entire amount
found to be due and awarded by jury
in said proceeding as damages for and
for said extension. plus the costs and
expenses of the proceedings hereunder,
shall be assessed by the jury as bene-
fits. That there is hereby appropriated
Columbia an amount sufficient to pay
the necessary costs and expenses Of the
condemnation proceeding taken pur-
fsuant hereto and for the payment of
the amounts awarded as damages to
be repaid to the District of Coiumbia
from the assessments for benefits and
covered into the Treasury to the credit
Of the revenues Of the District OF CO.
lumbia.
Twentieth street northwest, Kalo-
rama road to Belmont street, pave.
Queens Chapel road northeast, Bunker
prove, $500.
Lawrence street northeast, 18th street
to 22d street grade and improve,
Lamont street northwest. 9Th street
to Park place. pave, $500.
Mount View place southeast, Norris
| road to Talbert street. grade, $1,000.
Dahlia street northwest, 9Th street to
varnum street northwest. 7th street
to 9Th street, pave, $500.
Seventh street northwest, varnum
street to Upshur street. pave. $4,000.
! Fifth street northwest, Aspen street
$500. .''' nut ''fee'' s'A'' anu ''"p''
Sixteenth street northeast, Brentwood
road to Irving street, grade and inn
prove $500.
Fifteenth street northwest, Allison
street to Buchanan street, pave. $4,000.
Holmead place northwest, Otis street
to Spring road, grade and improve. S5,-
Sixteenth place northeast. Rhode Is
land avenue to Franklin street, grade
and improve, 81, 100.
Franklin street northwest. 18th place
to nth street, and 18th street. Franklin
street to Douglas street. grade. So, 200.
South Dakota avenue northeast, Carl
ton avenue to Vista street, grade and
improve. $4,000.
Want Authority to Open Streets.
New authority for opening streets.
avenues. alleys, ETC., Is requested as
follows:
That the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia be. and they are here
I by, authorized. when in their Judgment
the public interest require it. to open,
extend or widen any street, avenue.
road, highway, or alley through any
property subject to the Jurisdiction or
control of the said Commissioners Of
the District of Columbia"
where formal written contracts with
bond are required by the District of
Columbia for work. material or sup
District shall be required from the
contractor In a penal sum not less than
25 per cent Of the amount OF the con-
tract.
ton and repair of sidewalk around
public reservations and municipal and
United states buildings. $4,000. an In
crease of $4,000.
ment of benefits is requested as fol-
lows:
THAT hereafter In all proceedings for
the opening. extension. widening. or
streets and for the establishment of
building lines in the District Of Column
bia the jury of condemnation shall not
be restricted as to the assessment area
awarded as damages plus the costs and
expenses of the proceedings as bene-
fits upon any and all lots. parts of
they may find will be benefited by the
opening, extension. widening or straight
ening Of the alley or minor street, or
by the establishment Of the building
line as they may find said lots. parts Of
lots. pieces or parcels of land will be
benefited"
Repairs to suburban roads:
For current work of repairs to sub
urban roads and suburban streets, in
Guiding the purchase of motor cycles
and / truck in lieu of motor cycles
and / truck to be exchanged, and In
Guiding the maintenance of motor
vehicles, $4,000. increase of $4,000.
Bridge Estimates.
improvements and repairs Of bridges:
For construction and repair Of bridges,
$4,000, an increase of $4,000.
Highway bridge: Four watchmen at
$500, increase of 1920 each: for paint
ing iron work and repairing tenders OF
Highway bridge, $4,000.
The Commissioners request that juris-
diction over the Aqueduct and High
way bridges and the approaches be
transferred from the United States to
the Commissioners of the District.
For the operation Of Anacostia
bridge, $1,000, a decrease Of 5000.
For surveys and plans for bridge to
take the place of the existing bridge
across Potomac river known as the
For preparation of plans for con-
struction of bridge to take the place
Of the existing Calvert Street bridge
crossing Rock creek. $4,000.
For main and pipe sewers and re-
ceiving basins. 100000. increase of
$4,000.
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