Evening star., 1921-08-02
CITY HEADS PAIRING
STREET PROJECTS
Citizens Delegation Told
Some Disappojntments Are.
Sure to Come.
IMPORTANT NEEDS FIRST
Location of Trash Disposal Plant
Also Discussed-0ccoquan
Site Is Favored.
IMPORTANT NEEDS. FIRST

Many citizens associations are deS-
tined to be disappointed in the amount
Of street improvements to be asked for
by the Commissioners in their esti-
mates to Congress, it was indicated
today by Engineer Commissioner
Kutz.
The Commissioner made this. clear
this morning during hearing at
which a committee from the North
east Washington Citizens Association
presented list of eleven civic better
ments desired by that community.
When President Evan H. Tucker
told the city heads his association
hoped to see several streets approach.
ing the new Eastern High School
paved. Col. Kutz said:
Commissioners for street improve
ments are so large that we will be
compelled to ask only for the most
important needs Of the various sec
tions Of the city. Last year we SUBJ
mitted estimates for $500. 900 worth OF
street improvements and received app
preparations for only $4,000 worth
of paving"
Eleven Projects Asked. q.
The eleven projects which the
northeast citizens asked to have sub
mitted to Congress in the estimates
are:
First-An appropriation for the
purchase OF the Patterson tract for
a public park. provided .tere shall be
no assessment for benefits on owners
of adjacent property.
tnf 0N a
to construct and maintain a bathing
beach and the necessary appurtenances
thereto, to be located In Anacostta Park
in the vicinity Of the New Eastern
High School.
Third-An appropriation for a plant
for the disposal OF refuse ana the
city's waste. that the existing nuisance
may be eliminated from Northeast
Washington and tie city.
Fourth-An appropriation for the
paving of streets approaching the new
Eastern High School. viz, East Cap
itol street from 18th to 10th street.
A street northeast from 18th to 18th
street, b street northeast. from 18th
to 18th street and 18th street from
A street southeast to B street north
east.
Fifth-An appropriation to complete
the grading Of New York avenue and
U street from Florida avenue TO
Bladensburg road.
.Sixth-An appropriation for the ,im-
provement of West Virgfnt4 1yenne
from Florida avenue to New York
avenue. j.,
installation Of modern electric street
lamps on H street northeast to 18th
street.
Eighth-An appropriation for the
installation of modern electric street
lamps on Massachusetts, avenue, east
Ninth-An appropriation for the
purchase Of vacant ground adjacent
to the Ludlow School for playground
Tenth-That the annual appropria-
tions for the reclamation of the Ana
costa fats be materially increased
so as to insure the completion Of the
project at an early date.
Eleventh-An appropriation for the
repaving of H street along the sub
way under the tracks of the WASH
ington Terminal Company.
Wants Trash Plant MT Occoquan.
Col. Kutz asked the committee If it
cared to suggest where the proposed
trash plant should be located. All
three members agreed that 1t should
be built outside the city. possibly at
PROT. Percival Hall, a member Of
the delegation, said he realized that
it would be possible to build mod
ern incinerator in the city proper
that would burn waste paper with
out throwing off Objectionable odors.
He told tho commissioners, however.
that there is a great variety of junk
that cannot be put in an incinerator.
Large plies of this cast-on material.
such as bed springs. ash cans and
broken bottles. have accumulated
around the trash plant in Trinidad.
he said, and would accumulate around
even a modern trash plant built any
where in the city proper.
The delegation was composed Of
Mr. Tucker, Prof. Hall and Roscoe
Jenkins.