The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-04-04

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nainink 44sold. 4 beg leave reopeci5 n
pSfore you copy nk the estiniAtee which
made for neN objeefo Improvement, S1sd
| ESr grading and gf&yeiling Penns1lvnsiA
Seast of the Capitai,. from the Cdpitof ~
9Th street east; FOR setting q. cufbstone 8,
side thereof; for heving guitars, and IL,
brick pavement, Sax feet widS, next "a IL:
stone. and for laying dag footways. q
| For grading the carriage way Of Marv-
land avenue east of the Capitol, for ex.
tending tho brick culvert, and for paw
ing cutters where necessary.
For grading and graveiling north Canitol
street from B to E streets, setting the
| curbstone on each side thereof. at the
distance Of twenty six feet from the
building line; paving with brick for a
| width of six feet next to the curbstone.
paving the cutters and planting trees.
| For grading and gravellinr Delaware
avenue north of the Capitol, from B to
D streets; setting a curbstone on each
side thereof, at the distance of TWENTY
six feet from the building line; paving
with brick for width Of six feet next
to the curbstone; paving the cutters and (.
planting trees.
For grading and gravelling Virginia ave.
nue. from 18th street east to the public
mall. near the Washington monument:
paving stone gutter on each side there
Of; laying flag footways and set:inr
curbstone in front of public spaces, and
for constructing bridge across the
Cahai.... ....-........... ....
For grading and gravelling New York
avenue from 18th street west to the OBJ.
servatory; setting curbstone on each
side thereof; paving with brick for
width OF six feet next to the curb: Law
ing flag footways, paving cutters and
planting trees.
For grayeiling Indiana avenue from New
Jersey avenue to Sd street west: setting
curbstone on each side thereof. at the
distance of twenty-six feet from the
building line: paving with brick for
width OF elk feet next to the curbstone;
paving the cutters and laying flag foot
waysin front of public spaces, and plant
ing trees. .......................
For completing the grading and paving
of the carriage, way of Pennsylvania
avenue from 18th street to Rock creek.
and for setting the curbstone and paving
the fOOtway six feet wide on each side Of
said avenue, Tin addition to the sum
heretofore appropriated for that object)
For completing the Improvement of Mary
land avenue from 7th street to the Poto-
mac river; and for building sea- wall
across the end of the avenue.
TIL ieS duinE anu repaVlng mat part OF
+ and 7th streets in front of the east
wing of the Patent Office building; for
setting granite curbstone and tagging
the footway in front of the building, and
for an iron railing in front of the same.
For completing the east wing of the Pa.
tent Office building, including gas fix
lures, water closets, observation-disclosures.
towards erecting the west wing of the
Patent Office building. ......., q
For laying sewer from the Capitol to the
public stables, and thence to the canal.
For erecting lamp posts and lamps on both
eides Of Pennsylvania avenue from nth
street to Georgetown, $4,000, and from
the CAPITOL 10 the Navy Yard, S / ,2OO..
For encloing Franklin Square with an
iron fence, having four gates ....
For enclosing with iron fences and other
wise improving four Of the public trian.
gular sraces on Pennsylvania avenue,
betweenthe Capitol and 20th street west
For filling up and draining that part of the
PUBLIC nall lying between the Capitol
and the canal, laying out walks therein,
and for walling the bank of the creek
where itpasses through the same. :.
For extending the culvert across Tiber
creek from Pennsylvania avenue to B
street nGrtn. .............
Towards removing fences and filling up
the low grounds around the Capitol, pre-
paratOr7 to the extension of the square.
For paving LIST street, on the east front of
the Capitol square, with stone, and for
the setting of curbstone. ..............
For paving the footway in front of the Ex-
ecutive offices with New York tagging. {
For an iron fence between the Presidents
grounds and the Navy Department.
For opening and improving Virginia ave-
nue. from 18th street to the canal basin. :
For repairing the bridges across the East
ern Branch
For rebuilding the bridge across the Poto-
mac, in connection with an iron steam
ferry boat. proposed in the annexed
letter from the Commissioner to the hon.
orabIe chairman ofthe Senate Committee
the District of Columbia Il
All OF which is most respectfully submitted
WILLIAM EASILY,
Commissioner of Public Buildir
OFFICE OF CoMMIssIoNER OF PUBLIC BuILpin,
WAsHINoToN, February IL,