Evening star., 1934-07-12
CITY HEADS STUDY
SOUTHEAST AREAS
TOF|ND OUT NEEDS
Allen and GotWaIs Prepare
for Special Hearing To-
morrow Morning.
BUSINESS MEN ARE BUSY
GETTING INFORMATION
Commissioners Promise Aid in
Budget if Improvements
Prove Necessary.

Prove Necessary.
Commissioners George Z Allen and
John c Gotwals are making a per-
sonal survey of public facilities in
Southeast Washington this afternoon
TO determine II public Improvements
are required there which have not
been given proper attention In the
past In preparation for a special pub
lie hearing on the subject to be held
by the Commissioners beginning at 10
m tomorrow.
Meanwhile, officials Of the South
east Business Mems Association,
aroused by what they call discrimina-
tion against their section by District
officials in favor OF the Northwest sec
ton Of the District, we're busy today
preparing a mass Of information TO
be laid before the city heads tomorrow
Promise Aid II Needed.
Mai Gotwals. the Engineer Com
missioner, and Commissioner Allen
both declared that If they find certain
projects are needed for southeast
Washington they will strive to in
corporate such Improvement items in
the proposed District budget either for
the fiscal year 1886 or 1897 The
1896 budget will be prepared by the
Commissioners early next Fall.
Allen also stated II We find that
Southeast Washington has been treat
ed unfairly or has been Disseminated
against, / will urge that that be cor
rected."
Capt. H. C. Whitehurst director of
highways, declared that so far as
roadwork is concerned there has been
no discrimination against the south
east section of the District. That is
the work in which he has the power
of recommendation to the Commits
sioners.
Capt Whitehurst explained that
road work costing S126.264 was al
lotted to Southeast Washington in the
past year out of the Federal grant to
the District of Sl,9l8,400 for improve
ments to Federal highways. This was
for new paving and other improve
ments to Good Hope road from Mich
OILS avenue to Naylor road and for
portion of Nichols avenue.
For the new fiscal year the Dis
strict is to receive from the Federal
Government for road improvements
a total of Se72.0 OF this sum
sl85,00 has been allotted for i'm
provementS in Southeast Washington.
Nsylor road from Alabama avenue to
a 0gEEF tot 1is,r fe 70 tlA ,r,,r,
at a cost of $45 900; Eleventh street
southeast is scheduled for a 100000
improvement, including Improvements
of the approaches to Anacostia
Bridge, and Branch avenue southeast
between Pennsylvania and Alabama
avenues is scheduled for a $40, 900
improvement. Out of an appropria-
tion of S225 900 for reclamation of
streets, contained in the 1885 Dis
trict appropriation act, $4,000 is to
be spent in Southeast washington for
an improvement to Alabama avenue,
Capt Whitehurst said
Seek New Bridge Funds.
Engineer Commissioner Gotwals
said the District will seek approval
of Congress of the expenditure of
$4,000 for preparation of plans for
a proposed new Pennsylvania avenue
bridge. This is one of the improve
mentS sought by Southeast Washing
ton residents.
Mai. Gotwals said it was hoped TO
incorporate an item for the consuuc-
ton Of the proposed new bridge in the
1887 budget Mai, Gotwals estimated
the bridge would cost less than a ST.
000,000 unless the Fine Arts Commits
sion insists upon a span of a special
monumental type. He said Chairman
Charles Moore of the fine arts body
had said he wanted the bridge to be
Of splendid architectural type Of ma
Sonry construction.
District officials said they had no
authority in a proposal that a new
avenue IN Southeast Washington be
developed from Seventh street and
PENNSYLVANIA averFue to Third street
and independence avenue southwest.
10 skirt the southwest corner of the
Capitol grounds. Such an avenue
would cross the Mall and the approval
Of the National Capital Parks OfTice
would have to be obtained. they said
one observer raised the question as
to whether the Southeast Business
Mems Association was jealous Of i'm
provements which mad been made IN
Southeast Washington, but south of
the AnacoStla River. Much ot the
travel from Southern Maryland now
passes through the business section of
Anacostia instead OF directly up Penn
sylvania avenue southeast. across the
Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge and
through the business developments
along Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
nearer the Capitol.