Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-01
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Opening of the Bids.


crowded with contractors and others interested
IN the contracts TO be awarded for paving the
carrlagewsys of several of the streets and ave-
nues OF the city, paving sidewalks, setting curb,
&c, &c. There were about a hundred present,
and the carriageway Of ~ street in front OF the
building was nearly entirely blocked up with
vehicles, the scene leading many of the unin-
formed to inquire whether a coroner's inquest
or convention of physicians was in progress.
Col. Magruder, the treasurer of the board was
at his post quite early, and as the time set for
receiving the bids (noon) approached he was
kept busy receiving the sealed envelopes en-
dorsed 50 Proposals for eurbing, guttering, flag
ing, and laying side footwallzs,n and Proposals
for paving carriageways." Mr.. s. p. Brown and
shortly after IL O'Clock, and Messrs. b. n. Mead
and NJ. +. Kelly took their places at the table
and "cleared the decks for action"
The bids for paving or matchmaking the car
riageways of the following avenues and streets
were first opened: Pennsylvania avenue, from
18th street west to Aqueduct bridge; New York
avenue, from 18th street west 10 Sd street west;
street west, from Pennsylvania avenue %
Arsenal gate; L street north, from 18th west to
judiciary Square; q street north, from 18th west
to I'D west; g street north, from 18th west to Sd
west; 18th street west, from north to the river;
18th street west from Pennsylvania avenue to
n street north; Sd street west, from Indiana ave-
nue. to New York avenue; street north, from
18th west to I'D west; III street north, from 14th
west to 18th west; 18th street west and Vermont
avenue, between Pennsylvania avenue and n
north; 9th street west, from Pennsylvania ave-
to the Boundary
In the room were contractors for almost every
description OF pavement, and some-that there
might be no mistake-brought with them boxes
containing sPecimens-one a box about three
feet square, with sand and blocks of red stone,
and two cOlOred hands, who, in the presence of
the members, proceeded to lay a pavement
thereon; but Col Magruder entered his protest
against laying a pavement on Brussels CARPET
even if one inch of pine box interviewed. and
obliged the workmen to hold the stone on their
knees until they were ready to lay II on the sand
A pile Of wooden blocks was also brought into
the room for exhibition. Col Magruder opened
the envelopes and Mr.. Shepherd read the bids,
Mr.. 5. p. Brown numbering the bids and filing
them.
The first proposal was that of Hugh McGin-
MS, for maeadamizng New York avenue 1.-THE
prices named in each case below being per
square yard) at S1.35, and X street at Sl25
The second bid was that of G. H. Esln, paving
with Senaca stone, s1.67; blue stone, Sl.62; mac
adami ling, IL inches thick, S1.S5, and inches
S1.26. Thomas Lewis bid for various STYLES of
pavement, including the Morse, at $40; Trini-
metropolitan prismatic, $3.50. j. G.. Stafford
maeadamizing ~ street. as per specifications
S1.39; paving with Seneca stone, Sl-3i; Follans-
crete, s225. He also bid for other Streets
Albert Gleason, seneca stone, S165, blue stone
S1.GO; matchmaking, IL inches, S1.s5, do. &
inches, sl.25 j.. y. Evans, president National
Capital Asphalt Paving Co., Sharp's asphaltic,
$40. b. F. Hutchins s. Co., macadamizing,
Sl.s4, blue rock, S1.62, seneca, s1.G9. cobbIe
stone, 66 cents. l.. A. Bartlett and Joseph Will
Morse, $40; seneca, S1.65; blue, sL67 Belgian,
1886; also Smiths Georgia yellow pine, 50 60
Andrew Gleason, 18th and \ streets blue stone,
S1a5; also other streets at from S1.47 to above
figures; 18th street, granite blocks, S4.9). III. H.
Bingham, Videler keystone wood pavement.
$3.50; grading, "a cents per cubic yard. w. b.
PaIisen, patent asphalt, similar to ArlIngton,J
$3.50; grading and excavation, 80 cents
Governor Cooke Oh
reading the bids, as follows:
Emmert Dunbar & Co., blue stone. Sf56;
Seneca, SLIGO; matchmaking, 9 inches, 50 25. G.
s3.45, hemlock, $3.50 and $500; white pine,
80. Is and AS. L. Clephane metropolis Paving
Company, PENNSYLVANIA avenue, Miller, Stowe |
asphalt, $40. George Mason and Hawkins
Taylor, matchmaking of blue stone not exceed |
ng u inches, S129. George Nietzey, Seneca O, |
s2;S2; granite or North river, ssl5;
Himber, Pennsylvania avenue, macadamyzing, |
3 .33; blue stone, s1.65; Seneca, si75; Belgian,
ESQ; New York avenue, same; Gay street,
georgetown, do; ~ street, do; street north, |
j, from 18th to ed, 18th street, same; 11th same
ID, same; street, same; H, 18th and 9th. same; |
Thomas Joyce, matchmaking, 80; blue stone, |
s1iO, Seneca, $3.50: j. V. W. Vandenburg, ma |
PennSylv ania avenue. 81. 80 to sI.7O |
With inches limestone dressing, 30 cents per |
quare yard additional. W. S. Morse &C., Penn
ylvania avenue, Morse patent, (woOd, includ- /
ng grading, $500, blue stone. s1.5s, Belgian, |
1885, Trinidad asphaltum vulcanized, $3.50,
seneca stone, g SO; macadamizing Sd street |
inches, S1.2O, 10 inches, s175, Talford, 5000;
lth street, do; New Jersey avenue, do; 18th
treet, do; street, do. Riley a. Shinn, X /
treet from Circle to Georgetown, Seneca stone,
.1.29k same from Circle TO 9Th st. STAY or ali
n large blocks $40; st, Soy; 18th st. ,same
ST., same or large blocks, $40, excavations on
To-, and G, 81 cents. Evans Concrete Paw
ng and Tagging Company, New York, } chem
cal concrete pavement, in. thick, S2.75 per yd. /
.. o cent, cents for grading. Morris Murphy, macada-
lue, Sill; New York avenue, S1.sf; Az street, |
80; g street, Sf.S5; street, sl.S0. Thomas
Kirby, matchmaking, Pennsylvania avenue,
treet, Sl.i5; Az street, s1s5; G street. $50; 10Th
treet, S1.75; Sd street, 1885, street. S1.9O Sen
ga or blue stone, Pennsylvania avenue, $40; |
y and g IS street, sl.io; 18th street, SLAP; Sd
Philadelphia Filbert's patent vulcanized, |
3.25 per yard, except Pennsylvania avenue
which he win lay at s3.l5. Robbins pavement, |
avenue, Seneca or blue stone,
81 IS; macadamizing, S1.6O; New York avenue, |
To-; X street, Seneca or blue stone, So macada
MIXING, s1.so; AZ street, Seneca or blue stone, |
rect, sl.59; matchmaking, $3.50; l2tn |
street, do; 18th street, paving. Sl.65; |
S1.s0; Sd street, do; + street, |
paving, s1.59; matchmaking, Sl.so; III street, |
do; 9th street, paving. S16I; matchmaking, |
s1.so WycOff's wood, 1896; Dunbar's, $500, in |
GLIDING grading not exceeding two-thirds of a |
yard. George Follansbee 81 Co., Washington,
S1.6O; blue rock, S1.59; Senaca,
s1.Gi; cobble stone, LES. ThOs. Ii. Moore & Co.,
Pennsylvania avenue, S179; ad- |
ditional grading, 81 cents; New York avenue
s1.91; additional grading, 50 cents; X street, |
Sis; street north, S1.13; additional grading
IS cents; ~ street, S179; additional grading IS
cents. Chas. Stewart, Belgium pavement, SO; |
ST naca rock, $780, granite, $3.50; Senaca pres
ent style, S1.S0. j. w. FitZhugh, Burroughs |
wood, $3.50; Senaca or blue stone, 9th street,
S1.65; macadamizing, S177; Is street west,
blue stone, S1.65; matchmaking, S1a7;
street, blue stone or Seneca, S1.5I; macao.
amizing, SLIT; Sd street. same price; 18th stres
west, blue stone, $685. matchmaking, SLIT;
+ street north to river, S1.65 and SLIT, on
same price as other streets; G street north from
18th TO Sd street west, S1.65 and Sill; street
north, to 22d street west S1.56 and S17I street
north, to Judiciary Square, same price; *
street, to Arsenal gate, same; h street north,
S16 and SILT; New York avenue, S1.65 and
Sill; Pennsylvania avenue, from 18th street to
Aqueduct bridge, S1.65 and SLIT. Henry
Burch, Belgian pavement, all the streets, 1885,
Seneca or blue stone, Sl.75; wood pavement,
$3.50; matchmaking, S1.90. 8. G. Rowe & Co.,
Willetts patent wood pavement, 1918, all streets
p. Culinane, macadimizing Az street, Sis;
seneca stone, Sl.15, blue rock, S1.65, Belgian,
S3.45; street, blue rock, S1.65 Belgian, S3.45,
seneca, S1.61. Lucas q Co., blue rock, S17O,
do. and grOut with cement, g. %, seneca. 80 a.: