Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-29
D.C.COnnnissiOners
Submit List of
Estimates.
WAR NEGLECT
PROVIDED FOR
Increase in AllFigures;
100000 for Subur-
ban Roads.


ban Roads.
Extensive improvements and repairs
of the streets in the National Capital.
which have been neglected during the
war period, are urged upon Congress oy
the District Commissioners in submit
ting their estimates for the fiscal year
1922. The total asked for streets is
$2.45S,T55, as against s1.2s9.720 appro-
priated for the current fiscal year.
For street improvements the appro-
priation for the current fiscal year was
S614, 200 For the fiscal year ending
June so, 1922. total of $s00,00o Is asked.
List of Recommendations
In paving. repaving, grading ana
otherwise improving streets. avenues.
suburban roads and suburban streets,
including the purchase Of two motor
trucks at not TO exceed $500 each, and
including the maintenance of motor Ve-
hicles. the following is recemrnended:
Northwest-For repaving the granite
block roadway Of 1ith street west, G
street north to b street south, fifty and
seventy feet wide, $4,000.
Northwest-For paving west side OF
Connecticut avenue, Chappell road to
Chevy Chase Circle, sixty feet wide,
$50. 200.
Northwest-For paving Georgia ave-
nue., Military road to Piney Branch
road. sixty feet wide. $S6.000.
Southeast-For paving Nichols ave-
nue., south entrance to asylum to Port
land street, forty-five and fifty feet
wide. $4,000.
Northweat--For paving Ingraham
street, east of 14,h street, thirty feet
wide, sS.40e.
Northeast-For paving 11th street. D
street to Maryland avenue, thirty-two
feet wide. $4,000
Southeast-F'or paving 10Th street, G
street to Kentucky avenue, thirty feet
Southeast-For paving Kentucky ave-
nue.. I5th street to 10th street. forty feet
wide, $4,000.
Paving I'm Northwest section.
Northwest-For paving Barry place,
Georgia avenue to Florida avenue,
thirty feet wide. $4,000.
Northwest-F'or grading 18th street.
Buchanan street to Shepherd street.
S1e,500.
Northwestern paving Allen place
wess, s,a sod to 10th street thirty feet vide
Northwest-For paving Argonne
thirty feet wide, $4,000.
Northwest-For paving Upshur
street, New Hampshire avenue to 4th
street, forty-five feet wide. .$11.4oo.
Northwestern grading I'd street.
laurel street to Whittier street:
Eastern avenue, Laurel street to
Whittier street: Whittier street, LIST
street to I'd street: 1st street, Whittier
street to Van Buren, street, and Van
Buren street, LIST street to I'd street,
$l2500.
II street to 1 street. seventy feet wide,
and the use of this or less width of
roadway hereafter on balance of this
street from New York avenue to K
street. in connection with its improve
ments is authorized, $21 900.
Northwest-For pavinx Webster
street, 10th street to 18th street,
thirty feet wide. $4,000.
Northwestern paving Upshur
street. Rock Creek Church road to I'd
street, forty-f1ve feet wide, $4,000.
Northwestern paving Yuma
street. 3sth street to 39th street.
thirty feet wide, $4,000.
Northwest-For paving varnum
street. I'd street to Rock Creek
Church road. thirty feet wide, $500.
Northwest-For paving Sd street.
Taylor street to Upshur street, thirty
feet wide. $500.
Northwestern paving Allison
street. 18th street to 10Th street,
thirty feet wide, $500.
$l1,JOO 1Or AHk0n1a9 Avenue
Northwest-For paving Arkansas
avenue, Emerson street to Farragut
street. forty feet wide, $11,50O.
Northwest-For paving Shepherd
street west of 14th street, thirty feet
wide, $500.
Northwest-For paving Illinois ave-
nue.. Webster street to Allison street.
thirty feet wide, $4,000.
80
Webster street to Allison street,
thirty feet wide, $500.
Northwest-For paving Taylor street
east of 14th street, thirty feet wide,
50, 200.
Northeast-For paving Bryant street
east of North Capitol street, thirty
feet wide. $1,000.
Northeast-For paving Evarts street
east of North Capitol street. thirty
feet wide. $500.
ite block roadway of Georgia avenue.
Florida avenue to Barry place pres
ent width, S36.700.
Northwest-For paving 28th street
south of Cathedral avenue. thirty feet
wide, $1,000.
Southeast-For repaving the granite
block roadway of 11th street, Poto-
mac avenue TO Anacostia bridge. pres
ent width, $4,000.
Northwest-For repaving the. cob
bic roadway of c street, 1874 street
to 18th street forty feet wide, IS, 500.
Northwest--For repaving the gran
lite block roadway of 7th street west,
Pennsylvania avenue to B street
south, present width, $4,000.
Would Move Car Tracks,
Northwest-For paving the west
side OF Wisconsin avenue. Massachu-
setts avenue and Newark street, in
ciudinS the necessary moving of
street car tracks. sixty feet wide,
$4,000
Northeast-For paving Rhode Island
avenue. 18th street to 18th street, fifty
feet wide. $50. 900.
Northwest-For grading Belmont
road. Massachusetts avenue to Con.
necticut avenue. $4,000.
Northeast-For grading lexington
Terrace. Prospect street to T street,
$1,000.
1t is proposed that hereafter the
District Commissioners be authorized
whenever. in their judgment, the pub
Jic health, safety, comfort or conven-
renee requires the paving of any
street. avenue or road in the District
and when rs per cent OF the abutting
private property Is fmproved-to make
such repaving on application Of i'm
terested property owners Their ap-
piication is to be accompanied by a
deposit equal to one-half of the asti-
mated cost. An appropriation of
$4,000 is asked to carry out that
provision.
FOr tho !.