Evening star., 1940-03-10

ton, the program had been ex-
panded to include $4,618,375 of ad-
dltlonal sewer work, most of it to
check pollution in Rock Creek and
to provide additional service for the
fast-growing Northwest section OF
Washington. OF the total, $817, 1926
was reserved for extensions in other
sections than Rock Creek valley. The
largest portion of this amount, $780,
900, was allocated for construction
OF an outfall sewer to relieve over
loading of the. trunkline at the
pumping station and to erect flood
gates at the Blue Plains disposal
plant. The sum of $59,70O was set
aside for extension of the Oxon Run
lntercepter from Second and Waller
streets Sc. to Thirteenth street.
Funds previously had been made
available for building the intercepter
from the Blue Plains plant to Sec
ond street. Eventually this inter-
cepter will be extended into Mary
land
The Rock Greek trunk sewer,
which is to cost s3,71O,O00, now is
we'll advanced, with deep tunneling
operations north of the Geological
Park and in the Calvert street area
now IN progress as the most interest
Ing engineering phases of the prof.
ect. While most of the pollution of
Rock Greek within the District will
be eliminated by completion of this
major project, there still will be some
rainfall overflow which will be dis
charged into the Potomac above the
Water Gate. The project includes
construction of two great interceptor
sewers, one running generally down
the east side of Rock Creek from
Plney Branch Valley to the George
town interceptor and the other along
the west side of the creek from
klingle Valley to the Potomac River
There also has been a 100000
Federal grant to abate a pollution
nuisance from the Washington Navy
Yard and smaller sums for similar
work at the Anacostia Naval Air Sta
ton and Naval Magazine.
Housing Projects.
Among the most encouraging ex-
amples of civic progress under way
In Washington now are the great
slum clearance and low-cost hous-
ing projects, which seem likely to
continue at an accelerated pace far
into the decade, with lasting bene-
fits of the highest order to the whole
community.
On February 7 the Alley Dwelling
Authority announced the award OF
a $679, 500 contract to Charles H
Tompkins Co. for erection of a 2O3-
unit housing project for white oc-
cupancy in the Navy place alley
dwelling area, the largest inhabited
alley in the District. Navy place
with 70 dwellings and four stores
and SO substandard houses fronting
on three of the streets bounding
the new site-Sixth and Seventh and
G and I streets S.E.-already has
been cleared as part of the slum-
clearance program
OF the 203 dwelling units in the
! new project, At will be two-story
homes and four and five rooms, with
bath, each designed for one family
The remainder will be two and three
story apartments. Central heat anc
hot water will be provided and the
contract allows 300 working day.
for completion of the whole under.
taking.
On another large site not far from
Navy place, the A. D. A. is planning
g development for colored occu
pancy, for construction in the neal
future.
Several months ago, when tn,
A. D. A. sought bids for a housing
development on Ridge road, in Ana
costa, so few offers were received
that it became necessary 70 adver
tise a second time. The reason was
the large amount of competition a
the time for other Federal con
struction in Washington, chiefly IL
the new Southwest area. The stu
alton has changed as was indicated
by the large number Of bids for tn
Navy place project, and work OF
the Ridge road development is ex
pected to follow soon.
The Ridge road site, south of Ben
ming bridge and southeast of tn
intersection of East Capitol street
extended, and Anacostia road, i
easily accessible to the Fort driv
and is near Fort Dupont Park. I
contains about Sc acres, bisected b.
Ridge road. This site, and anothe
20-acre site at Alabama avenue ant
Twenty-frst street Sc, to be de
veloped for colored occupancy, viii
provide approximately $50 low-ren
houses for white and colored families
Thus, housing projects schedules
for the early part of the 1940-5
decade will provide more than 1,20
family units in healthful, well land
scaped areas. with plenty Of opel
park and play space.