The Washington times., 1931-12-09

lowed the District Highway De-
partment for street, roadway and
bridge improvements in the 1888
budget. The total estimate Of
the department is $4.435, $40 com.
pared with the appropriation Of
$4,392,910 of last year.
Nearly 100000 was allowed for
three new bridge projects. For
construction of a bridge and
trestle in line of Benning Rd. N.
E., over the AnacoStia River. an
item of $309.0O0 was estimated.
The estimate provides that one
third of the cost shall be borne
and paid by the Washington
Railway and Electric Company.
p Street Gets Bridge
An item of $25o,O00 is included
for construction of a bridge to
replace the present span over
Rock Creek Park at P st. N. W..
which item also includes a pro-
vision that any street railway
company which uses the bridge
shall pay the District one-fourth
of the cost Of the new span.
The third bridge project is pro-
vided for in an item Of $4,000
for preparation of studies, plans
and investigation of foundation
conditions for a bridge to re-
place the Calvert st. N. w.,
bridge over Rock Greek Park.
The largest item in the depart
ment's budget is $1,960,000, a de-
crease of $4,000 when compared
with the 1882 appropriation, for
paving, repaving, grading and i'm
proving highways. Streets desig-
mated in the item for proposed
improvements are:
Southeast Section
Southeast-Good Hope Rd. from
Minnesota Ave. to Naylor Rd.,
$685. 800; T st. from Minnesota
Ave. to Seventeenth ST., $1,000;
@ st. from Minnesota Ave. to
Naylor Rd., $6,1OO; P st. from
Pennsylvania Ave. to east line of
lot 300, square 5547, $4,000.
Northeast Section
Northeast-B st. from Six
teenth to Seventeenth Sts.,
$4,000; B St. from Seventeenth
Pl. to Nineteenth St., $1,000;
Seventeenth Pl. from B to c Sts.,
$4,000; Twenty-third Pl. from
Benning Rd. to E St., $500;
Penn st. from West Virginia to
Montello Aves., $1,000; Queen ST..
from West Virginia to Montello
Aves., $1,000; Holbrook Terrace
from West Virginia to Montello
AYES, $1,000; West Virginia Ave.
from Holbrook Terrace to Mt
Olivet Rd., $l4,700: Thirtieth ST..
from Charming st. to Douglas
ST., $4,000; Thirtieth st. from
South Dakota Ave. to Yost Pl.,
$4,000; Perry Pl. from Twenty
fourth to Twenty-sixth Sts.,
$1,000; Twenty-fourth st. from
Perry st. to Quincy St., $500;
Quincy st. from Twenty-second
to Twenty-fourth Sts.. $4,000:
Quincy st. from Twentieth to
TWenty-first Sts., $4,1OO; Twen
t1eth st. from Perry St. to Quincy
st, $500: Twentieth st. from
Evarts st. to Franklin St., $4,000;
Sixteenth st. from Irving st. to
Lawrence St., $13,7O0; Tenth st.
from Upshur st. to Vafnum t.,
$4,000; Varnum st. from Tenth
TO Twelfth Sts., $7,5O0; Fourth
st. from Franklin st. to Michi-
gan Ave-, $35, 900, and Third st,
from L to M Sts., $9,4OO.
Northwest Section
Northwest: Buchanan Street
from New Hampshire Avenue to
Hock Greek Cemetery, $4,000;
NICHOLSON Street from Fourth
Street to alley east of Fifth Street
$4'oOO; Sixth Street from Nichol.
son Street to Oglethorpe Street
$t,2OO; Peabody Street from Third
street to alley east of Fourth
Street, $4,000; Fifth Street from
Peabody to Rittenhouse Streets
$ll.2002 Third Street from Sheri
dan to Underwood Streets, SO. 300:
Sandy Spring Road from Van Blu.
rem to Laurel Streets, $4,000; Whit,
tier Street from Sandy Spring
Road to Second Street, $4,000;
Walnut Street from Laurel Street
to Second Street. &6,50O; Laurel
Street from Sandy Spring Road
to Second Street, $4,000; Fifth
Street from Tuckerman to Van
RureN Streets. $4,000: EiRhth