Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-09-18

AN ACT authorizing the construction of q
bridge ove- Tiber Greek at its intersection
Be it enacted by the Board If Aldermen and Boar
Of Common Council Or tie CITY Of Washington,
that the Mayor be, ant ne is hereby, author.
lied to caose stone AMI brick bridge to be
constructed over Tiber Oreek, at il Intersection
with q street north; the work 70 De done under
the direction OF the Mayor, the superintendent
OF carriageways, sewers, &o., the com missioner
OF the Fourth Ward, and q superintendent,
who shall be appointed by the Mayor. and re.
ceive such compensation tor his services as the
Mayor may determine; the work to be adver.
tised for ten days; the contract to be given to
the lowest Responsible bidder or bidders, he or
they giving bond to the amount of twenty
thousand dollars for the faithful performance
OF the work; thesaid bondsmen to DO assessed
on the books Of the Corporltian for the amount
OF bond required. And no disbursements
shall b made on account OF the proposed i'm.
provement unless the condition, progress, and
completion Of the work shall receive the
unanimous approval, in writing, of each and
an sh pars,ss aPpSntsed OF ssieSied 70 supsrintsnd
there snail be withheld from the contractor
twenty per cent. on the amount Of his bills
until otter the completion Of the work, and its
- sarer,n end its constr uc'ion.
So. !. Aa9 be 1t f,rtAer enoets1, That the
arch OF the sad bridge shall extend across q
street north, at right angles to the course
thereof, from bulldog line to building line: 1t
stall rest upon foundation OF oak timber
six inches oy twelve inches, placed four fec
eXIo10llR
across the entire width OF the archway, ana Of
the abutments and wing walls, covered with a
flooring Of three.inch plank, spiked TO the
tmbers with eight-lnch wrought iron spikes.
The shape Of the arch shall be euiplca... las
span thirty feet. It's Else eight fea:, and its
thickness eighteen inches. II shall rest upon
abutments OF heavy Little Falls gneiss, Two
feet high at the nor ID side Of q str e. two feet
SIX Inc hes high ~ the routh side OF q street,
and five feet !hick at the spring line of the
arch, aud continuing mp with the same thick.
ness to the under line OF the crown of the arch.
The end walls OF the bridge shall also be of
heavy Little Falls gneiss, three leet thick. The
wing walls shall be prolongatious OF the end
walls, ten feet beyond the back OF the abut-
heavy masonry, Of the same description as the
abu.ments and end walls, to the under line of
the crown Of the arch. The bridge shall be
surmounted at either end with parapet of
stone masonry. which shall be three feet Elk
inches high and two feet thick, and which
shall be COPIED with New York coping, four
inches thick and thirty inches wide. Immedi.
ately above and below the upper and lower
foundation timber shall be driven a row of
heavy shee. piling to the depth OF at least f. We
feet, and the upper row shall be driven also
OF the thickness thereof All the masonry shall
be laid IN the best hydraulic cement mixed
with washed sand
SIC. D. and be i. further enacted That the
CARR. geway and footway over the bridge and
for distance Of fifty feet on each side Of it be
| cuIbed and paved in the best manner, similar
/ W the bri0g6 over Tue same street tt II street,
and that the new bridge be also provided with
| sewerage similar to the bridge at II streat.
SIC. 4. Ind be IL further enacted, That to
| enable the Mayor to carry this act into effec:
the sum OF fourteen thousand dollars be, and
the same Is hereby. appropriated, payable out
/ of the funds of the Fourth Ward.
Approved, September Z, 1869.
| AN Act TO set the curbstones and pave the foot
ways and cutters on the north side OF Estr 81
south. froIi Eighth to Eleventh streets west
| Be IL enacted by the Board Of Aldermen and Boo I'd
| Of Common Council of the City Of Wdshingtta,
| That the Mayor be, and he is her by, author
| lied and requested TO cause the curbstones to
be set, and the footways aud gutter paved on
| EleN enth streets west, anda to derry the ex.
pense thereof q special tax equal 70 the cost OF
| The same be and the same - hereby, levied and
| imposed upon all lots aud parts Of lots border.
| ing on the line Of said improvement, to be rs.
sessed and collected IN conformity with existing
law. The work to b dobe in accordance with
| law. IApproved, September Z, 1859.
| An ACT TO set the curbsrones and pave the foot
4 ways and cutters on the east side Of Mn \
street west from b street south to Wster
| strset.
| Bet enacted by the Board Of Aldermen and Board
Of Cor NOR Council Of ne cay q Ms'a sn'
| lied and requested to cause the curbstones to (,
! se', and the foot ways and gQtters paved on the
cast side Of Ninth street west, nom D street
south to War str: ct; the WORK 70 be done
1 under existing law and 70 defray the expenss
| therof special tax, equal TO the cost OF the
same, 10 hereby levied and imposed upon all
lots and parts of lots bordering on the line OF
| In conformity with exislng law.
i ApprOyed SaDtember Z, 1o09.