Evening star., 1923-04-25
STREET PROGRAM
SUBMITTED TO D. c.
Committee Of Board of Trade
Urges improvements in
City's Highways.

comprehensive program of street
Improvement that the Board of
Trade believes should be asked for
the Commissioners today by George
c. Shinn, chairman of the committee
on streets and avenues Of the trade
body.
The committee also asked the
Commissioners to give careful con-
sideration in their next estimate to
the need for better street lighting
on many Of the main arteries OF
travel.
Attention is respectfully invited
the committee stated in its letter,
ito the deplorable condition of the
paving between some OF the car
tracks of the local railway COM
panies. Under an old statute (Which
does not appear to have been re-
pealed) the Commissioners are
charged with the duty of requiring
street railways companies to keep
the space between the tracks ade-
quately paved. Many accidents have
happened as result of poor paving
between car tracks and the safety OF
pedestrians and travellers over the
highways Of the District of Colum-
bia requires d strict enforcement OF
the duty TO keep the space between
the car tracks adequately rpaired -
Wants 14th Street Extended.
The committee asked the Commits
sioners to bring to the attention of
Congress at the next session the bill
for the extension Of 14th street
through the Walter Reed Hospital
grounds. 1t is pointed out that prac-
tically every organization in the city
is in favor of this project.
The committee also asked that the
extension of New York avenue north
east from it's present terminus at
Florida avenue, be advocated with re-
newed Vigor. This improvement has
been at standstill for a number Of
years.
New Hampshire avenue, the COM
mittee states, should also be opened
from the Metropolitan branch Of the
B. and o. railway to the District line.
This development passes through a
rapidly growing section and is re-
garded as an urgent need.
On the subject of street paving in
general, the committee said:
Notwithstanding the attitude of
retrenchment displayed by the last
Congress toward improvements in the
capital of the nation, 1t is felt that a
good start was made and 1t is hoped
that at the next Congress more good
results may be obtained"
Should He Resurfaced.
The resurfacing of 11th street south
east from the Anacostia bridge to
Pennsylvania avenue is cited as a
much-needed improvement. Georgia
avenue also should be resurfaced from
7th and Florida avenue northward to
the present asphalt pavement. Re-
quest also Is made for resurfacing
wisconsin avenue from Georgetown
northward.
The committee tells the Commits
sioners that 10th street northwest,
one or the main arteries of motor
travel, should be widened.
Other streets which the committee
feels need attention include: Seventh
street from southwest to the wharf:
aaIt aaun street from northwest to B
sylvania avenue; Benning road be-
yond 18th and H streets northeast.
=, The following streets are called to
the attention Of the Commissioners
as In need of new paving at an early
All streets adjacent to Eastern
High School: Upshur street. End to
4th; Webster street End to Rock
Creek Church road; Sd street, Upshur
10 Webster; 1ngraham street, 18th
to 18th; Jefferson street, 18th to
18th: ~ street, 1th to 18th south
east; sth street, Crittenden to De-
catur; Hamilton street, 11th to 18th
18th street, Hilton street south, and
Ridge road, between Reservoir street
and Nebraska avenue