Evening star., 1935-08-04
S93,4S HIGHWAY
PROGRAM DRAF TED
FOR SUBMISSION
Projects for District Would
Place 2,200 Men on
Security Wages.
CROSSING elimination
PROJECTS TO BE LISTED
250 Additional Laborers Are Ex-
pected to Join Regular Force
September /.

The drive to end the dole in the
District gained momentum yesterday
with the announcement that the
Commissioners have drawn up for
submission to the Bureau of Public
Roads Tuesday an extensive highway
program designed to meet the labor
requirements of $943,496 allotment
from Federal road funds.
The addition of this new program
to the Works Progress Administra-
tion highway work already under
way, according to report prepared
by Col Daniel l. Sultan, Engineer
Commissioner, would enable the
District to reach goal of more than
1900 men employed at security
wages" on streets and highways for a
period of year.
Col. Sultan did not specify the
exact number of men to be employed
under the Federal roads program. It
was estimated roughly, however, that
a maximum of $50 would draw their
wages from this fund after the
Treasury approves the grant. To
meet fully the rigid rules Of the
Bureau of Roads, he said it would be
necessary for the Highway Depart
ment to employ $50 additional men
from its own funds for year.
Plan Grade Crossing Work.
At the same time, Col Sultan said
the Commissioners intend to submit
Immediately under another program
items for grade crossing eliminations
for which S410,408 has been ear
marked for the District. These items
would include construction Of the
Eastern avenue subway under the
Pennsylvania and Baltimore and
Ohio tracks to eliminate the Quarles
street crossing in Northeast Washing
ton. The Michigan avenue grade
crossing elimination project, he said,
will be submitted as soon as condem-
nation has been completed from
District funds.
The grade crossing elimination pro-
gram, 1t was indicated, would follow
the Federal highway projects. The re-
port will be approved by the Commits
sioners at Tuesdays board meeting
and forwarded to the Bureau Of Roads
with an urgent request that the funds
be made available Immediately.
The list includes Is projects Of pri-
mary type paving and 13 projects of
secondary type paving. Every section
of the city Is included within their
scope.
To Join September l..
The $50 extra laborers will join the
regular force Of the street division
about September /. None of the regu-
lar highway employees will be laid of,
Col. Sultan said, but no occurring
vacancy in the regular forces will be
filled.
Col. Sultan's report included also a
plan for extensive street repairs and
new paving in many sections Of the
city which will be undertaken, he
said, from other than relief funds" /"
These include future work of the regu-
lar street program authorized under
the District appropriation bill.
List of Streets.
The following streets are included
In the program:
Widening and repaving:
Tenth street, from Constitution ave-
hue to Pennsylvania avenue.
Eleventh street southeast, from
Pennsylvania avenue to bridge.
Thirteenth street, from Florida ave-
nue. to Clifton street.
Twelfth street, from Constitution
avenue to Pennsylvania avenue (ex-
cluding circle).
Replacement of existing pavement:
Twenty y-second street, from Consti-
tuition avenue to E street.
Rhode Island avenue northeast,
Bfrom Fourteenth street to Sixteenth
3street (south side).
Rhode Island avenue northeast,
from Twelfth street to Sixteenth street
(north side).
Rhode Island avenue, from First
street to Third street.
Rhode Island avenue, from New Jer-
sey avenue 200 feet east.
G street southeast, from Fourth
street to Eleventh. street.
Fourteenth street, from Rhode
Island avenue to U street (west side).
Fourteenth street, from Thomas
Circle to Rhode Island avenue.
Water. street southwest, from L
etreet to P street.
y P street southwest, from Water
street to Fourth street.
Fourth street southwest, from o
street to P street.
First street southeast, from B street
to e street.
E street southeast, from First street
to Fourth street.
Nichols avenue southeast, from
bridge to Howard road.
Curb and Gutter Work,
Curb and gutter and resurfacing:
Massachusetts, avenue, from Wis
consin avenue to Nebraska avenue.
New paving:
Chesapeake street, from Nebraska
avenue to Fort drive.
Fort drive, from Chesapeake street
to Nebraska avenue.
Kenilworth avenue northeast, from
Benning road to District Line. p
New Hampshire avenue, from Grant
Circle to Kennedy street.
Covering existing roadway with
bituminous surface:
Wisconsin avenue, from Massachu-
sets avenue to River road.
Low-cost roadway, including grading
and surfacing:
Twelfth street within limits Of
circle south of Pennsylvania avenue.
Eads street northeast, from Fifty
third street to District line
Grant street northeast, from Fifty
third street to Fifty-fifth street.
Hunt place northeast, from Mime
sofa avenue to Forty,eighth street.
Ridge road southeast, from Anacos-
tia road to Burns street.
Newcomb street southeast, from
(See HIGHWAYS, Page B-3)