Evening star., 1934-02-23

described as "unsafe for modern
| traffic"
The third item In the 1895 pro-
posal Is for appropriation OF $4,000
for preliminary studies Of plans Tor
construction Of . new Chain Bridge
over the Potomac River. This item
is included In the 1885 supplemental
estimate now before the Bureau OF the
Budget. A%
These items. not including main
tenance sums, total 100000.
The proposed 1896 bridge program
includes the following: Widening and
STRENGTHENING Of the Benning viaduct,
| to cost $175,000; construction OF the
Michigan avenue viaduct over the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. to cost
$45o, 900, including the cost Of land to
be acquired by condemnation; replace
ment Of obsolete wooden structures Of
minor importance and the widening
of existing narrow concrete structures.
$4,000: for plans and surveys OF
future bridge and grade crossing pro-
jects, $4,000. This makes the 1895
total, exclusive of maintenance work,
$645, 1000.
The proposed 1887 bridge program
would be: Widening. and strengthen
ing of the Pennsylvania Avenue
Bridge over the Anacostia River, and
the laying of new floor system,
$500, 1000; construction of viaduct
over the Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad
at Franklin street northeast, $780, 900;
minor structures, $4,000 and surveys,
$4,000; making the proposed 1887
total $500, 900.
The 1888 bridge program Is outlined
as follows: Replacement of the old K
Street Bridge over Rock Greek,
$4,000; widening and strengthening
of the Sixteenth Street Bridge over
Military road, $4,000; minor struc-
lures and surveys, $4,000 each;
replacement of the Klingle Road
Bridge over Rock Greek, $4,000;
Pierce Mill Bridge over Rock Greek,
s35 900; and Twentieth Street Bridge
over Piney Branch, $4,000. The
1928 cost of new projects would be
1855 900.
1899 Bridge Program.
The 1889 bridge program would be:
Construction Of a new Outlet Bridge
in connection with the lower Four
teenth street widening, $85. 200; con-
struction of a subway in the line Of
Eastern avenue near Kenilworth ave-
nue., 100000: construction of a via
duct IN the line of Varnum street over
the Baltimore & Ohia Railroad,
Sl00,00O; minor structures, $4,000,
and surveys, $4,000. This would
make a total, exclusive of mainte-
nance, of s4o5 900.
The proposed 1910 bridge program
would be- Widening of the Connecti-
cut avenue bridge (Taft Bridge),
$675.0O0 minor structures. $4,000;
making total of S685,00 exclusive
of maintenance work.
The proposed program for main
highways during the 1885 fiscal year
follows: Replacement and widening
of B street southwest fro mTwelfth
to Fourteenth streets, $4,000; D
street southwest, Twelfth to Four
teenth street, $50 1000; Twelfth street
southwest, Virginia avenue to D
street, $4,000; C street southwest,
Thirteenth to Fourteenth streets,
$4,000.
Surfaclng and curb and gutter, Ala
bama avenue southeast, Naylor road
to Pennsylvania avenue, $1,000:
Broad Branch road. Nevada avenue
to Rock Greek Park, $4,000; Har-
ward street in vicinity of Zoo entrance,
$4,000, and Kalmia road, East
Beach drive to Rock Greek Park,
$4,000.
The 1886 proposed program follows:
New paving for Foxhall road, Con-
duit to Reservoir roads, $4,000;
Eighteenth street northeast, Otis
street to Michigan avenue, $37, 1000.
Surfacing, curb and gutter, Naylor
road southeast, Good Hope road to
District line, $4,000.
Curb and gutter, Daniels road,
Military road to Rock Greek Park.
$1,000; Harewood road northeast,
Michigan avenue to Rock Greek