Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-21
HIGHWAY PLAN
CHANGES URGED
District Heads Approve Nine
Proposals, Which Are Sent
to Park Commission.

The NATIONAL Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission today has before it re-
quests to approve nine changes in the
! highway plan of the District. These
changes were considered and approved
yesterday by the District Commission
ers after a brief public hearing.
Apparently the changes did not stir
! great interest among property owners,
! except for that relating to reducing the
width of Piney Branch road. Several
| persons attending the public hearing
expressed views on this. some to the
effect that the road should not be
widened, and some to the effect that it
should be made narrower.
The changes, as approved by the
Commissioners, are as follows:
1. Property in the Northeast section
bounded by Douglas street, Thirtieth
street, Adams street and the Washing
ton branch of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad. The change consists in the
elimination of parts of Twenty-sixth
street and Charming street northeast
and the widening of an old road. The
change is proposed by the sewer de-
partment to facilitate drainage.
2. Property in the Northwest section
along the line of Elder street between
Blair road and Seventh street. This
change consists in the elimination of
Elder street between Blair road and
Seventh street northwest. There seems
TO be no necessity for the opening of
this street, as it is not through street
and there is very substantial house
within the lines of the street as shown
on the highway plan.
3. Property in the Northeast Sec
ton bounded by West Virginia avenue,
Queens Chapel road, Bladensburg road
-l.s
consists in the elimination of a num-
Der of streets in the cemetery, the
elimination of Montello avenue, which
is rendered unnecessary by the acqui-
sitlon of West Virginia avenue, and
certain changes in the street system
north of the cemetery to better suit
the drainage conditions and the own
ership of the property. The new sys-
tenn will permit more orderly develop
ment than the existing plan.
4. Property in the Northwest section
along the line of Madison street be-
tween North Capitol street and Fifth
street. The change consists in mar
rowing Madison street from 100 feet
to 80 feet. The width of this street
was changed from 90 feet to 100 feet
some time ago to facilitate its use as
part of the fort drive. The fort drive
having been located elsewhere this is
no longer necessary, and the reduction
of the width of the street to its nor
NAL width of 80 feet is desirable.
B. Property in the Northwest sec
ton bounded by the District line.
Geranium street, Chestnut street, Fifth
street, Butternut street and eighth
street. This change consists in reduc-
ing the width of Piney Branch road
between Chestnut street and the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad at Fern street
from 40 feet, as shown on the present
highway plan, to 80 feet. The width
OF 40 feet appears to be unnecessarily
great for the amount and Character of
traffic that this street must handle,
and involves serious damage not only
to private property but also to the
public school grounds at the corner
OF Dahlia street and Piney Branch
road. The reduction to 90 feet will
diminish the cost of the project, will
considerably reduce the injury to the
school grounds and will be acceptable
TO q majority of the property owners.
This street viii connect with the I'M
derpass under the Baltimore g. Ohio
Railroad at Fern street.
8. Property in the northwest section /
along the line of Forty-second street !
from Canal road to Reservoir road. !
This change consists in the elimination |
OF Forty-second street from the high |
way plan. Owing to the character of |
the ownership OF this territory, Forty |
second street is rendered unnecessary |
and Its elimination from the highway |
plan is desirable to bring the highway |
plan up to date.
z. Property in the northwest section |
bounded by Tilden street, Rock Greek |
FarK, Macomb street and Connecticut |
avenue. The change rearranges the |
street system in this locality in order |
70 70 meet the conditions of the topography. |
me new location for Quebec street lies |
within the boundary of Rock Greek |
Park for a portion of its length. The |
director of public buildings and public |
parks has consented to this location.
3. property in the northwest section |
west OF Wisconsin avenue and north of |
Yuma street along the line of Forty |
lrst street. The change consists in the |
elimination of Forty-first street from
me south line of parcel 35/I31, about |
lzO feet north OF Yuma street, to Wis |
consin avenue at River road. The |
street as shown on the highway plan |
runs through public school property and |
;reates bad intersection at Wisconsin |
avenue. South of Yuma street, Forty |
lrst street was eliminated by act of !
sometime ago and can never |
90 through. This section of the street |
now to be eliminated is, therefore. of /
no Importance.
g. Property in the northwest section |
pounded by Gallatin street. Eastern |
avenue, Emerson street and Thirteenth !
street. This change consists in the !
animation of Farragut street from |
Fourteenth street to Eastern avenue |
ana Fourteenth street from Farragut |
street to Gallatin street, and the siJb- |
itltution Of new street perpendicular
% Eastern avenue. This change is
to meet a drainage condition