Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-03


lance OF this avenue, the relative posttios 1t
bears TO all the avenues and streets, which ed
Their oiverge from IL IN every direction or in
terSeCt n aIoDg its en- ire ie n 9Th, sume most
marked improvements should be tnaugurated
TO Ieaoern as great and beautiful 10 appear
aDoe as iI hiss proved TO necessary and ac =
csssIbIs. Ttevery Unite appropriaUes has
enabled me 10 mske only such repairs as were
most Leeced; sCme sections had becoms 81
most mp assioae, either from tn effects OF the
weather, or having been cut by the I'm me- Sc
auoaHtof travei over them, or from both
causes sonbineo. II is now only in toiern5ie
order, Aitncpgh II is s6Io 10 be IN much better
cor ciion thsn for many yesrs past. The ssst
If eoVeTL Of a nAiion should be- able TO
oCast Ct at ieGft oIP magnificent syegue' tbs
par extending from RoCk Greek. It's boundary
OF ,ne west. TO hist splsn1id pile OF sTchttec-
tutri me capitol. should receive the advau-
tsees OF me most i'm proved roadway. There
Is scarcely a street or avenue IA the city
over which one can drive With
comfort Is only lately that the Bel
sisu pavement mas been tried TO auy tx
TENT, and the sgTeeabe constEsst ex-
peritnce between u ana 'bat OF the Old
iasnloneo cobo!e stone cannot be but appre-
ciated oy all. The numerous deep cutters,
which cross the street 70 o W ash ington IA every
BLOCK, cause constant wear and tear TO both
horse and vehicle. It 10 to BE- hoped that at
no distant day the drainage of the entire ely
VII De underground, aud that more even
surface for driving may be obtained. The
stIet OF the city are public property. in which
cltlyens are more OF less interested. aud in point
OF necessity no other public work can equal
them; why. then, is not more attention p1id 10
paving aud ornamenting them The paving
OF streets IL OF early date, aud is in fact neaes.
sary u any considerable degree OF civilIzati0a
and traffic. The Romans paved their streets
IN the same elaborate manner IN which they
paved their highways" Portions of the an-
Client pavement OF tbs streets of the city are In
use at the present day, and that of Pompsii
remains entire. In one of the pamphlets on
the subject of pavements, il is Well remarked
thtt &C psiderine the development of the arts
and sciences there rs no reason why the city
streets should not be agreeable for walking
and riding as the rosds in the Central Park;
and, ~ the same time, be so substantially
paved as to meet all other req uire ments" In
consideration of all these facts, and the great
importance OF having at least one good pave
ment traversinR the city. the recommended
ton ls made that the present cobbls stone
pavement he removed, and that Penn
sylyhnia avenue, west of the Capitol, be
reiaid with either one or the other OF the
improved pavements now coming into general
use, liz stone Is TO be used. the Belgian pave
me- nj posses the greatest ad want we; bu, should
one of wood he preferred. which Is delightfully."-
easy and not noisy, either the Nicholson,
R-ams, faystte, or Stafford Will prove a.
near perfection as II Is possible 10 construct
them. Then again the Asphaitum. the con-
crete, and other similar pavemenls have
their advantages IN Certain climates. Each
ole OF those name has g ad vocates. and tbsir
Ieiaiive merits, both IN a practical and eco
pomicsl view should be severely tested by
oCmprtIye comparisons, made under tn.
anne ana equal triais, both AS regard. clLmate
ahn use. Pamphlets have been printed drs.
crIhing the he nef,tS OF each, aud all can find
AT OI poriunity of testing them by actual ex.
peTteLcs. IL is unnecessary 90 describe them
H. iEis 'epcTt. hs length OF tnat part OF The
avenue which it IL proposed 10 iinprox. "a
over two SDo = MALT miles. and ayrTay ng IN
superficial disbursement about ore hundred
WOO binet' SIN thousand square yards. Tie
vCOiIe stone pavement 10 Do removed eau he
Ass q On Oh er and lees freqnented aver ues
Although the natIou IT large i deeply in
-eItsied IN the general improvement OF the
neitcpoi- 81 the republic, and es pee ally IN
ne Accomplishment of such q great and much
needed WORK stIti the property holders a,oag
re avenue. as well a, the C,tIIers g-ner4lly
aie mostly oerebtiso hy It; the expense OF Goa
stTuGtirg on improved pavement might there
.tie' oe ,4Uit1bly pToPortioDeo between ma
fulictpal snd general Government In Sd
dist % lay 'hg - Ecod oaTIsige-wsy. other adj
EaItageJus change might De m iroduced tor
he besutiiyIng of TINS avenue. Inc great
UIG'E- OF tht avenues an0 s,Ttsyr u, Washing
'on Cfe- many -essCrs. both IN an ORNAMENTAL
ma tn On eccnomIc Al consideration OF the ma
ieE. or iHiIttluE he taste and utility due
pisyeG IN some OF tnE iarger cities or E.Qrop.
The "Untsr-1eT- LiLcen'' - q -sCribed in The
letter from General M g, previe -iv referred
.C,''is street & great celenriety iu IserIisand
the people ar stiil praisIDg the electors who
iaid IL out Two hundred years ago IL is the
Fi4NCipSl street of a. civ OF xix hundred thou
Sn1o ihhsbitan's' upon 1t ARE ne royal paiscr-;
nose 81 m ost OF the princes the pr,Dcipai sb1ps
"Hd hoteis; " ide gravel walk IN me centre tour
sowS OF JTses which give SHADE, wide side
Walks next the houses. ana We. II ~ never en-
'ufnb!ed. The central avenue rs sometimes
1iied IL the evening ny ciiiZens and strane1rs
enjoying the long summer twilight OF this
northern latitude, IN which darkness does nor
come uLul ~ y. M The general gives y
sketch of A. And hopes that Pen nsyiyanis ave-
nue. ray yet se ged like u. The folio W.
.Lg are The dimensions Of the different parts
into v hIch AZ Is divided: FIRST foot.patn
O. feat.
rtaE WAY, we'd, 70 teet: third line of stone
poets, 3 iest; fourth, row of Trees; ii fth. car
ri-Er-waN aud equestrian way, paved, ~ feet;
KIN row Of trees; seventh. promenade, gTav-
-lisd- ~ isei; eighth, row ef trees mimi. ride
gTayellsd. ~ fee; tenth, row of trees; eleventh
row OF s'"ne posts. , feet: twelfth, carriage
way pa A. =. feet; thirteenth, foot pa b paved
) .'ei. - Lese measurements give tue width
oi the ursr -der-I.in den al two hundred feet:
PenhsyiNanIa avenue is one hundred ana
sNty- IDr tires are not very large, having
rtTi>Eeh IN IN. occupation of the cry by hos.
iilr armies. and repeatedly renewed IL the
ihITty- ihTse feet of carriage way happens 10
h@ fnil OF ob~Iructed. carriags take he ven
y-iour feet lines between the trees: but these
twenty -four foot lines are rdinariIy u ed on Nv
,y equestrians and By persons who drag their
wagons assisted by their dogs. One of them
that Cd Tie north side of the promenade il
gTaEeIied- 10 be used rs a summer road THIS
sIsst IS he rebort for business and recreation
OF all Berlin, and OF ali strangers.
Is 10 not possible, IN view OF any cOutem-
10 adopt -Onls Of the plans proposed for orHa-
menJLs lhis prominent IhorOugnfara. aud re-
EsNlng u from Its present unfinished appear
aicF. besidts the improvement Already sug-
gested. there II another which should receive
prompt aciiOU. From AN examniatioE which
~s- made by my direction, MI Theodore H.
- mo- Engineer OF tbs Washington aaueduct,
reports thai between First street east and
iietm street east. On PENNSYLVANIA avenue
There are hite~n fire. plugs: thirteen are similar
IN eonsrrncaCn 10 those known az New YORK
Plug: each one 10 connected with q pipe
cesieuated as the .fopr-inch or spriny.pipe
The other TWO are Phladelphi Igs and are
CONNECTED with the tTelye-inch government
chains ''1Le fonr-inch pipe ~ Ar old pine
EeaIiy WON out, ana 10 connected with the
t~riNe-ineh main only at Third street west
and thirteen and half street west Not
more than two plugs can be supplied
ny al once, owing TO its small
diameter and the distance between
us CONNECTIONS 1t is respectfully suggested
that the New York plugs, which are TOO small
an nave been constantly OUT OF repair should
he replaced by those of more improved make
aho laclities anew ax-incA pipe should be-
laid IN the place of the four ch, and more
frequent connections msde with the twelve
inch man. IN order that a sufi cheney of waer
may De bao In case OF fires. At present The
steam engines have 10 obtain their suppIy
iIom other streets. The cost OF replacing the
eid plugs Il comparatively small, CONSIDERING
the great amount OF interest at stake and an
estimate Is here with submitted.
The Relation Of the general government 10
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