Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-30
LOCAL n EW S.
The District improvements.


serious changes are designed in the grades of
many of our streets, has no foundation. Ii is
true that the Board will make changes in the
grades when necessary for sanitary reasons or
the public convenience; but these changes will
be confined TO those already made in the First
Ward tor sanitary reason entirely, those ordered
fer Maryland avenue, east of the Capitol, and
lew unimPortant ones in other localities. In
paving all streets, of course the uneven places
viii be made level, depressions filed up, and
humps cut down; and for one thing, the obnox-
1ous gutter-hollOws across streets (the horror of
horse and dTiver) will be got rid Of, as the COM
viii do away with the necessity for this surface
drainage.
The property on the streets the grade Of
which will be lowered will not be injured there
by, as the change will not interfere with the
foundation OF single house, or necessitate any
nnderpinning, the great width of the streets
enabling the board, by reducing the carriage
way to a reasonable width, to accomplish these
improvements without injury 70 the structures
NARROW cARRIAGEwAYs.
Our citizens have been so long accustomed to
wide streets and caTriageways that they fail to
appreciate the proposed improvements. Chest
nut street, the principal one in Philadelphia
measures but 2 feet between cuTbS; Broadway
of New York measures but A, and Fifth ave-
hue of that city has been narrowed to 40 feet on
precisely the same principle as that adopted by
our Board Of Public WOrks-namely, giving to
the pTOpeTty-holders the benefit of the excessive
width OF the street as q garden-spot for each
residence. In relation to the parking of streets
a may .. De proper 70 state mat what has been
for street has not been followed by the Board
of Public Works.
vary from &c 10 100 feet. The established width
of the road bed for fashionable streets in New
York Is 30 feet from curb to curb. A visit to
that portion Of New York lately improved will
probably satisfy the most obstinate grumbler
and veteran obstructonist of the advantage of
such improvements. Many Of the streets of
Washington will undoubtedly be in bad con
dtiOn this winter, but this is not the fault of the
Board of Public Works, as the iniunctionists by
their persistent efforts delayed work until late
IN the season. Vermont avenue, as far as the
18th street circle; Pennsylvania avenue, from
18th TO Eth streets; and 9TH street, from south
TO the river. will be completed, however, before
winter, as well as other important improve
ments.
In all cases before paving the streets sewerage.
gas and water connections will be put down. so
that there will be no further tearing up OF the
earriageway. For a time there may be tenn
ICrary inconvenience, but when the work is
completed the property-holders win have the
satisfaction of knowing that there will be no
further bills, or tearing up.
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS.
Designs have been prepared and approved by
the Board of Public Works and the Commits
sioner OF Public Buildings and Grounds, for the
conversion of the large at the inter-
section OF North Carolina and PENNSYLVANIA
avenues, and South Carolina and PENNSYLVANIA
avenues, east of the Capitol, into public parks
closed by iron fences, chain and posts will be
used, and the drives will be directly through
the parks.
The Board of Public Works has purchased ALI
the curbing that could be obtained in New York
and Boston and other places, and are vet short
IN the supply for work necessary to be completed
this fall.
THE PROPOSED CUTTING DOWN OF EAST CAPT.
ToL STREET.
congress in July, 1870, passed a resolution re-
curing the Mayor of the city of Washington to
m 4 10 -,
the Capitol so modified and established, with the
approval OF the chief engineer of the army or
omeer IN charge of public buildings, and the
, alenlteet OF The Capitol extension, as may be
10 the Capitol, and to furnish plan of the same
10 Congress at its next meeting. In accordance
WITH this act Mayor Emery, General Michler,
and Edward Clarke made a report to Congress
recommending the cutting down of East Capitol
and other streets in that locality. The Board of
Public Works, as heretofore stated in The STAR,
Go not feel authorized to adopt this plan and
viii not carry it into effect unless directed so 10
do by Congress at the next session.
STREET AND SEWER woRK-Yesterday the
Board of Public Works ordered the alley in
square 241 to be cleaned; asked for a report on
me necessity of grading I'd street, between b
anu noItheaSt; properly referred request for
street lamps in alley in square 167; referred a
request OF +. G.. Davis and others to have 9th
street, from Market Space to ID street paved
WIN wood 10 MI Mullett, with power to order
TIE work done. MIR. Il. T. Fowler accepts the
contract awarded him for matchmaking Ist
20, and Sd streets, Georgetown. j. o. Evans
Will commence laying the Seharf pavement on
pennsylvania avenue, between 18th and 18th
streets, next week. The work upon the sewer
AT missouri avenue and Sd street has been com
meneed by George Follansbee, the contractor.
nhder the superinSendence of Philip b. Duyall
IL Is to be six feet in diameter. Geo. Follansbee
Tor building sewer on Missouri avenue Come,
Inns Clark, grading y street, between 2lst and
I'D streets. VIM. SchOoler, grading and gravel
ing W street, from 18th to Boundary, and grafIing
list street, from NJ to Boundary, setting foot
walk anu narrowing earriageway to 40 feet.
The WONAN's PRINTING OFFICE IN CouRr.
W wednesday, Margaret {. O'Brien fled an appli-
cation in the Supreme Court of this District for
a viii OF repieyin for the recovery of a large
SuahIty OF type and printing material in rooms
81 and "A, Federal Block, at the corner of Tth
ard streets, all valued al $500. The plaintif
g. M mat these goods and chattels are unlaw-
Iuliy held by one Jas. III. Holmes and prays that
The same be taken from defendant and delivered
10 her, or that she may have judgment of their
Nsiue; The replevin was issued in accordance
with the request. and the court balm turned
over the goods to plaintiff, she giving the Sc
Gurity required in such cases. This is the ioh
afiee established by the woman's Suffrage As
soSiation of this city TO give occupation 10 fe-
males desiring TO learn the printing business.
HARMoNIzING THE TwENTY-FIRsr DISTRICT
IEPI BLICANs--At private meeting of reuuh-
Ilesns Of the 2lSt district last evening"" q
LOOMS I'D the chair, and G.. u. Barton secre-
tary-Mr LOOMS offered a resolution forminy
an ASSOCIATION 70 be known as the Twenty-firsf
District Republican Association. The resoln-
non was rejected, "a voting in the ALTERNATIVES
and 70 IN the negative. A rambling debate fol-
lowed, IN which the recent disOrderly proceed-
1hSs OF The republican club of the district were
silllcised IN severe terms. Mr.. Sidney w Her
beIt, the president OF the club, stated that the
IA meeting was more orderly than the pre-
ceuil. z one, and that he was determined that
nc flght OF Tree speech should be maintained
hereafter.
. 1HH SlxTEENTH STREET IMPROyRNRyr
IsIge ueiegatlon OF property owners on l6th
hIett on wednesday waited upon the Board of
Pubhe Works in relation to the proposed parking
OF mar street, and Colonel Magruder explained
10 the m the plans adopted by the board WHICH
4 70 have the carriageway and sidewalk on each
eide located in the middle Of the street with the
PARK on each side extending 10 the buildings
4 MS plan was heartily assented to by the dele
gaton, and all went away perfectly satisfied
with the plans.
IHE AUCTION SALE Of the large and varied
stock OF MI. B. SIverberg, 3f2 9Th street. com
I,nenelng next Monday, at 10 a. m, promises TO
De the attraction of the week. Very seldom we
nave chance TO buy at auction such goods "a
ne Will oner, comprising articles ranging in
saiue from ten cents to fifty dollars Eyerv-
pody KNOWS Silverberg and his store ON IN
street, and u u needless TO mention anv Of the
articles he will sell He intends to convert h;s
,stahiishment into grand Dollar Store e. such AZ
ashington needs.