Evening star., 1946-08-18

To Improve Streets in
Alexandra Studied
A street improvement program
amounting to s16e,96o is being
studied by Alexandria City Manager
Carl Budwesky.
Recommended by City Engineer
c. Lucket Watkins, the 81 projects
are to be considered along with other
projects under way and amounting
to 1850, when the City Council
meets August 27.
Mr. Watkins said that in the ini-
tial appropriation of $50, con-
crete surfacing Of Walnut street
from Russell road to North View
terrace at a cost of $500 has been
completed.
Others Partly Completed.
Soil sterilization of Yale drive
from Janney's lane to the Govern
ment housing project in the north
west section at cost of s10,350 has
been 80 per cent completed. Work on
a concrete surface for First street
from Georgetown road to PAYNE
street at $4,000 has been go per cent
completed, and concrete surfacing
Of Union street from Oronoco to
Wilkes street has been 20 per cent
completed, at cost of $4,000.
Mr.. Watkins pointed out that work
has been started for a concrete sur
face on Fayette street at $500. and
concrete base with an asphalt top
is to be put on Braddock road from
Scroggins road to Seminary road at
a cost of $15600. ....
In asking for additional street i'm
provements which would bring the
total to s259, $40 this year, Mr.. Wat
kins said he believes it is possible
to complete the entire program this
year If there is normal working
weather in the fall.
Other Concrete Projects.
Supplemental street concrete sur
facing would total 1852 for the
following streets: Wilkes street from
Washington to Pitt streets, $4,000;
Oronoco street from Fairfax to
Union Streets, $3,75o; Upland place
from Hilton place to Top of Hill,
1920, and Quaker lane from Brad
dock road to the end of the present
concrete surface, S30,7l2.
Proposed soil stabilization would
total $23,380 as follows: Pitt street
from Oronoco to Madison streets,
SO 800; Wesmond drive from Mont
rose to Wilson avenues, $7,120:
Woodland terrace from Russell road
to Virginia avenue, $1,000; Mansion
drive from Russell road for $50 feet
west, $1,000.
Smooth surface asphalt top to-
falling Sal, ,0l0 would include: Bruce
street from Mount Vernon avenue to
Angle Point, $1,040; Columbus street
from Church to Jefferson streets,
So 200, Gusts avenue from Com
avenue to Route No. /,
81 7,230; Fayette street from Princess
to Oronoco streets, $1,940; Fordham
road from Summit avenue to Valley
drive, $2,670; Green street from
to Patrick streets, S.
300; Howell avenue from Common
wealth to La Grande avenues, 81
IT'S; Jefferson street from Royal to
st. Asaph streets, $2,32O; Jefferson
street from Washington to Patrick
streets, $4,000; King street from
Patrick street to Russell road, $500;
avenue from Bashferd
road to Bernard street, 1885, and
Royal street from Queen to Prin-
cess streets, $3.50.
Gravel Treatment Projects.
Surface treatment with gravel
and stone totaling $6,918 would in
clude Bernard street from Powha- :
tan street to Michigan avenue,
$500; Buchanan street from Cam
eron to Princess streets, $3.50; De
Witt avenue from Alexandria ave-
nue. to Glendale avenue, $270; FL
bert avenue from Glebe road to 300
feet south of Four Mile road, $1,470;
Madison street from Washington
to Patrick streets, $2064; Oak street
from Mount Vernon avenue to Lit
tie street, $470; Ramsey street from
Braddock road to Oak street. $3.50,
and South View terrace from Mon
cure drive to West View terrace,
1924.
An asphaltic concrete base with a
smooth top is proposed for Pitt
street from Madison to Montgomery
streets at $4,000.
Proposed work on concrete bases
with asphalt tops at $48.750 includes:
Glebe road from Commonwealth
avenue to Russell road, $500, and
Mount Vernon avenue and Linden
street from Braddock road to Little
street Mt SIS $50.