Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-14
THE WOOD PAVEMENT.
preparatory Work On Pe0usyIy.nia
Avenue and Else " here

Mr.. Vim. For>y n, the Superintendent OF
stree =, &c, j. engaged in fixing the levels OF
Pennsylvania avenue, prepar atory to the Law
ing of the wood pavement, and il is expected
mat all the contractors will commence work on
Monday next To-day notices are being served
on the property holders along the line to have
the water and gas service pipes laid inside the
cu1o !ne TO the distance OF one Loot, with a
view OF obvlating the necessity of taking up
inc pavement for the purpose of laying pipes
hereafter. The work of raising the curb or
the south side of the avenue Is still in progress
4 = street.
Mr.. Peter Mcnamara, the contractor for Law
ing the wood pavement on louisiana and In
diana avenues, is preparing to commence oper-
a'lons to morrow, and Will Immediately put
quite large force upon the work. Some of the
property holders between 9th and 7th streets on
Louisiana avenue have signed a petition askinD
the Mayor 10 stop the work on that s1uare az
lsging that the contract was given out inprop-
cry and that they do not desire a woOt pave
inent. one or two OF the property holders on
tie square between ith and 4 \ street we hear
ere preparing to sue out injunction "a soon
81 tEe Work commence, Oh the ground that -he
contract had been made for stone PAWN. aud
rot wood; and it is stated the case Will be
brought up Tomorrow. Mr.. Men, no weyer
intends TO proceed with the work until stonned
by legal process ard to that end the lumber has
already been ordered from Wiliamsport p.
and Will be cut up in blocks here that a. much
work as possible shall be done in this city.
CHEsAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL.-The Cum
teriand ,ghdRiG7 says :-The damages I, the
canal by he recent flood al lhe Potomac were
greater nan any since the DISASTROUS food of
April, 1872, which caused a Suspension of nayi-
CATION for three months. We have from an
oihelal source the following detailed statement
OF the damages sustained Below Harper's
Feify, where the Shenandoah enters the Poto-
mac, the first serious break occurred, which
required nearly Coo feet OF wall and tOw-path TO
be put up. On the nIne-miie level, Monocarv
DIVISION. there were four breaks measuring IN
gether go feet. but none of them more than
'hree feet below bottom. On the eight
ever teiow Edwards Ferry, five breaks ore
20 feet long, washed ont sixteen feet below hot
tom; one $50 feet long twelve feet below hottors.
one no feet long, eight feet below bottom: two
on BERNIE side, leo feet in length, but not bs
low bottom. On feeder level tbrae-fourtb
OF a mile below Seneca DAM a sinai, hreak
Al Ufeat alls, break 50 feet long and about
thlIty-sIH feet deep. At Dam No / uard tsnL
broke for eco feet; this bank averages sx feet
Dlgh. Between the seven and i've mile ro,.s
two small breaks. On the Georgetown ieveI
three miles above town, brepk OF 2t5 feet ion,,
ne arly one half of il about te1 feet bel1w hnf
TOM At different Other places the toyr- oath
was much washed. and the csuel uusi -uctad
with saDd-bars. Several locks were moro or
less injured President Clarke organized work
ing FORCES at the various points 90 quickly a.
possible, and list week had $50 men AMI on
horses and carts employed day and night We
earn that the repairs we're sufficiently afiyar
10 Jrsll1y The commencement OF filing the levels
On yesterday, and if there are no unforeseen
drawbacks, it is expected that navigation will
be resumed throughout the line by Monday
next.