Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-27
$3.50, 900 to Start Work on
Calvert Bridge Included
in Total.
$1,80O,OOO EXPECTED
TO COME FROM GAS TAX
Arlington Memorial Span and Tri-
angle to Require Greater
Paving Expenditure.

Expenditures totaling $4,773,076 for
street and road improvements, includ-
ing $25o,000 to start work on the CAL
vert Street Bridge, are recommended
In the 1882 estimates submitted to the
District Commissioners from the high
way department, details of which were
made public today.
OF this amount, $1,800,oo0 is expected
10 De derived from the tax levied on
gasoline sales, which will be used in
general Improvements and repair work.
Last years appropriation for this sort
OF work, met through the gasoline tax.
amounted to $1,978, 400.
In submitting his estimates, Can't,
H. @. WhitehurSt, District co-ordinator
and chief engineer, recommends ST.
475,000 for street repairs and repaving.
an increase of 100000 over the app
preparations of last year. This increase,
it was explained, is required to replace
old concrete bases found to be made
quate.
Bridge Approaches Covered.
The Governments plans for the Ar
Ilngton Memorial Bridge approaches
south OF Pennsylvania avenue also call
1or increased expenditures in paving.
capt. WhltehurSt has asked for $lOO, 600
10 repaVe the west side of Fourteenth
street and all Of Fifteenth street from
street to Pennsylvania avenue and
all OF E street from Fourteenth to Fiji
teenth streets, incidental to the triangle
program.
Another $16s,5Oo viii be needed for
widening B street to 80 feet from
Fourteenth to Seventeenth streets. in
connection with the approaches to Ar
Lngton Bridge. These expenditures are
based on Supposition that CONGRESS-
VIII provide 40 per cent of the cost
from Federal funds.
No increase Is asked for the street
maintenance fund for the year. The
S87,5OO estimate in that item is the
same as the amount used last year,
Anotner provision of $25O,OO0 also is
asked Tor continuing the work on the
hllngIe Valley Bridge on Connecticut
avenue. This project was started with
similar sum last year and is not to
De completed for another year.
Calvert Street Span Project.
The $250,0o0 estimate for the Calvert
surrey Brldge, one of the main thor.
ougntareS leading to Cleveland Park
ana CHEVY Chase, is a new item in the
estimates. 1t Is estimated that approxi
mately 100000 will be REQUIRED to
modernize the bridge, over which the
cars OF the Capital Traction Co. operate
II the estimate is allowed, work on the
improvements will start this year.
Another bridge item in the estimates
involves $4,000 for reconstruction of
the draw tenders on the Highway
Bridge.
Continuing its policy of eventually
oolng away with all the grade crossings
which take an annual toll of life, the
Highway Department Is asking for
$l35,OOO to construct viaduct over the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad tracks cross
ing Monroe street northeast. The rail-
road will pay one-half of the cost of
construction.
Other items in the estimates in
cIude 100000 for street and road i'm
proVements and repairs, which are to be
met by special assessments on the tax
payers residing on those thoroughfares
ThlS is the same amount as provided
In the 1881 appropriations. A $4,000
estimate Is made for condemning GER
tain streets, roads and alleys and an
other $4,000 for the maintenance of
wharveS This latter estimate is a de-
crease of $4,000 in the 1881 appro-
priations.
For construction and repairs of side
walks and curbS on streets around pub
lie reservations, the Highway Depart
ment has recommended $40, 600, which
Is the same amount previously expended