Evening star., 1946-06-21
$25,oo0,o0o Sewer
Program Sought in
D. T.. Master Plan
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and equipment of all fire apparatu.
with radio.
All of these programs are par
of the $228, ,000, 900 expansion of city
buildings and services recommended
by the Engineer Commissioner tt
his two civilian colleagues to catch
up with the growth of the city dur.
ing the war years. Gen. Young sale
his estimates are preliminary to 6
final plan which he recommended
be worked out jointly with official!
and civic leaders during the summer
for submission to Congress nex'
winter.
Requires New Taxes.
Financing the plan would require
new and increased taxes, higher
Federal payment annually anc
heavy borrowing from the Treasury
over long period, it was indi.
Gated.
Some of the items are carried ir
the 1947 District budget, due to &c
into effect July l if acted on in time
by Congress. The rest, it is con.
templated, would be spread over the
ensuing five years ending in 1852.
In connection with the proposed
development of the sewer system
Gen. Young recommended a thor
ough study of the problem of COM
plete separation of pipes for storm
water and domestic drainage in the
older part of the city, where single
mains still prevail. This alone could
cost $50 100000 if undertaken, it was
Indicated
Meanwhile. improvements recon-
mended include additional storm
water facilities, relief sewers, sani-
tary outlets, expansion OF the sew
age treatment plant and five under
ground convenience stations.
In the more recently built ur
sections of the city, it was explained
storm water sewers carry OH the
water into the rivers while separate
mains take domestic sewage to the
treatment plant.
Police Expansion Items.
Ikplice expansion under the pro-
gram announced yesterday woule
call for:
i. A new precinct station ir
Benning to break up the area o1
No. II. This project was asked ir
the 1947 budget estimates but wa!
eliminated. 1t is long sought item
of the department.
2. Replacement of precinct sta
tion$houses Nos. /, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, Il
and 13. These structures are non
fireproof and vary in age from 81
to "a years. 1t is not considered
practicable to undertake major re.
pairs.
3. A new and adequate building
to house the Woman's Bureau ant
the House of Detention outside tht
congested center OF the city.
4. A warehouse and storage space
for property temporarily in police
custody.
s.. "A new central radio station
and service shop. The present ont
Is too small and has poor lighting
and ventilation.
6. Remodeling precinct station
NO. 2 by re-arranging the first floor
providing a smaller and more eff
cient heating unit and adding
second tier of 10 cells.
7. Conversion to oil of the presen
coal heating systems in Preclnct
s, 8 and H.
Replaces Radio Equipment.
8. Provision of off-street parking
facilities for an average of 10 car
adjacent to each of seven station
houses.
9. Replacement of all radio equip
ment. Present facilities are out
moded, and the Federal Communi'
cations Commission is soon ex.
pected to demand transfer of the
police system to a high-frequency
band.
A proposal to move No. precinct
to the Municipal Center is under
consideration, but Gen. Young citee
the heavy demand for space there
rs a final determining factor.
The following items were recon-
mended for the Fire Department:
l. Removal of No. Engine Com.
pany station from its presents sitt
to the vicinity of Seventeenth ano
Massachusetts, avenue Sc. Tht
present building was built in 1899
2. A new repair shop on sites nov
occupied by the Repair Shop, En-.
gine Company No. 8 and the Train.
ing School. Present building bull
in 1899.
3. Removal of the Training School
built in 1907, to a new unspecifiee
site.
4. Reconstruction of No. Trucl
Company station on its present sit
at New Hampshire avenue and N
streets NV. Present structure bull
In 1879.
Would Acquire More Land.
5. Reconstruction of No. Engine
Company station, built in 1879, OF
its present site at 438 Massachu
sets avenue NV, acquiring SOM
additional land
6. Abandonment of No. l Engin'
Company station. built in 1867 a
1643 K street NV, and Replacement
with a modern station in the sam
area.
7. Construction of a new station
to house an engine company in tn
vicinity of Wisconsin avenue an,
Fulton street NV.
8. A new station house for an en-
gine company near Alabama avenu
and Irving street Sc.
8. Relocation of No. q Engin
Company station, built in 1908, to
new station near Forty-seventl
street and Deane avenue NE, to
gether with a new truck company.
"A perfect and completely mod
ernized layout" according to Ger
Young's report. would involve al
almost city-wide scrapping of sta
tions."
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