Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-20
LOCAL NEW S.
street Improvement.


busily engaged in the preparation of plans for
the proposed Improvements, contracts for which
have recently been awarded by the Board of
Public Works, as announced in The STAR at
various times.
IN GEORGETOWN.
The work upon Bridge street has been com
meneed, the grade of which will be raised, at
the bridge over Rock Creek, about twelve feet
and continued up TO Washington street. This
Ill will necessitate the raising of Green and
Montgomery streets, making an easy scent up
to Gay street. Bridge s,foet will be paved with
the Scharf pavement from Rock creek To High
street West street Is now being graded, pre-
paratory to macadamizing it from the P-S.r ct
bridge to Mill s,feet, upon the top Of the hill.
Water street Is to be paved with the Belgian
commenced until after the completion of Bridge
street. LIST, ID, and Sd streets, from Bigh 10
Fayette, are all to be macadamized and graded
IN WASHINGTON.
The removal of the cObble-stones from Penn
sylvaDa avenue, from 18th street TO Rock Creek,
is now going on preparatory u paving IL with
the Scharf pavement. The grade OF the ave-
nue. will rot be altered, however, except between
the Circle and Il ock Creek, where 1t is proposed
10 make slight cut.
18th street to the Northern market, for the
Fewer, have been commenced. This avenue is
to be graded between those points, necessitating
a nil of three feet at 18th street, and about
eighteen inches at 10th street.
TIE GRADING OF MARYLAND AVENUE,
from LIST street east TO the boundary, ill neces-
state cut of about twelve feet from 9Th to Sth
streets east, and a nil o. about four feet rom
18th 10 the boundary. Between LIST ard 4th
streets east there will be but little change in the
present grade.
In relation to
THE GRADE OF EAST CAPITOL STREET,
from the Capitol to Lincoln Square, IL is prob
able that nothing will be done to it until after
the meeting of Congre 5. The commit, sion ap-
pointed by Congress some time since u dster-
mine upon the grad sOf streets approaching the
Capitol, recommended that East Capitol street
and others in that locality be cut down some
eight feet; The lowering Of the street would
itol Park, hence the matter will rest until al
the meeting of Congress.
OTHER WORK.
Mr.. Andrew Gleason is about finishing the
sidewalks on both sides Of Maine avenue, from
Sd to 9th street, and tomorrow will commence
Is "3I TS S ans to be AVE
street west, from street north to boundary, is
being graded.
Board Of Public Works have been accepted by
the Contractors Cook, II pave alley in
square I2i. Dunbar, Emmert s. Co., for paving
tOotways and setting curb on 18th street, from
New York avenue to X street; Vermont avenue
between Circle and X street, Madison Place,
jackson Place, and Connecticut avenue. Hugh
McGinniss. paving Rhode Island avenue, from
It'll street to boundary. Andrew Gleason, grad
ing and parking Maryland avenue, in 18th dis
trict: macadamizing street north, from 18th
to Sd street, and paving footway and setting
eurbs on G. street north, from 18th TO Sd street.
George Follansbee, paving portions of footways
and setting curb on Sd street, from New York
liams, paving street, from eth to 18th street,
also, Iootways and curling of 18th street.
from b street south to river. Henry Himber,
paving foOtways and setting curb in 18th street
from Pennsylvania avenue to New York avenue
and G. street north, from nth to 22d street NV
Delaware Hudnell, footways and curb on Penn
sylvania avenue from 18th street TO Rock creek
John Spicer, paving III street from 14th to 18th
streets with Wykoff wood. ID. A. Connolly, ma
s eadam f1 gIaSng feo1Eays and curb on
macadamiZing AZ street from Maine avenue to
Arsenal gate. T. Crowley & Co., macadamiz-
ing the carriage way Of 18th street west from
TO NJ n. W., and footwalk and curb in same.
aiah Stewart, portion Of foNtway and setting
curb on street north, from It'll to 18th street,
and 9th from Pennsylvania avenue to X street.
l.. Clephane, Stowe pavement ON Market Space
from 9Th to 9th street. III. j. Mclaughlin, foot
way and curb on II street from 7th to 18th, NV.
MEETING OF CONTRACTORS.
A meeting of contractors who have the con-
tracts for matchmaking streets was held at 6O3
18th street, opposite the Treasury building, at
neon to-day. The object of the meeting was to
txupon some general system, especially reia-
tive to stone crushing, which shall save contrac-
tors unnecessary expense and trouble. There
were present Thos. p. Morgan, VIM. Fletcher,
W. A. Fletcher, Henry Himber, Henry Birch
and X. s. Hulse- Mr.. Morgan was cho. en- chr
i1s man ana 9H henry DrSn secretay Inc chairman
New York the furnishing OF stone was a separate
business. In h,s opinion 1t v ould be adv able
for the contractors to have Gome system in re-
gard to the furnishing and crushing Of stone.
MIR. Birch thought contractors who have small
Jobs could not AFFORD 10 get a crushing machine.
Mr.. Bimber said he INTENDED to have a machine
of his own. Mr.. Morgan said he could prob bly,
furnish stone on float fer fIom $3.50 ~ $500
per cube yard. Mr.. Himber thought it ought
to be furnished for s. per cubic yard. Y he meet
ne adjourned after some informal discussion,
rothing definite being done.
PROGRAMME FOR THE FREEDOM CELEBRA-
TIoN-The celebration in this city on Friday,
the I'D in. sant, in honor of the hundred day
proclamation of President Lincoln, is intended
20 be an imposing demonstration. The follow
ing V. IN brief, the programme adopted: At
O'Clock a. m. ten guns will be fired, when all the
sabbath Lchoo's, ocial, civil, and military o.
Citations proposing 10 take part in the celebration
viii meet at their respective headquarters, and
at O'clock precisely w, Ill proceed to the general
m Twelve guns ill be fired, on the arrival of the
troops at the Baltimore depot, at which signal
CHIEF marshal and his aids, over the following
route: The right wing TO rest on Sd street and
Indiana avenue, and proceed down Sd street to
Pennsylvania avenue, to the Capitol, around the
Capitol, through the grounds, up PENNSYLVANIA
avenue 70 Washington Circle, around the Circle
down ssreet to 18th, along 18th to Vermont
avenue, along Vermont avenue to 15x street,
through Executive avenue to the White Lot re-
serving only the right of column to the +. NJ.
Stanton Guards. On arriving at the Presidents
GTounrs grand opening chOTors will be sung,
and prayer will be offered by the Chaplain of
the day. The proclamation of the ODD of Sep
TENDER, 1862, will be read, alter which the Star
SpaDgled Banner viii be PLAYED by the band.
The p sident viii then cau-e the proclamation
Of January 1, 1873, 10 be read, and the b .nds
VIII unite in playing the national ar America"
the entire audience joining with the words
.Csdbl- our native lard.
Firm may she ever sand, &C"
The Grafton " III then be delivered by the orat0-
OF The day, after which dinner, music and adj
ORC rS7 un.n 5O'clock, when the proce sion viii
reform and proceed 10 the City Hall and there be
dismissed Several organizations from Balti-
more, Alexandra, Richmond. and counties IN
Maryland and Virginia adjoining the District.
have signifed their intention OF participating.
KNIGHTJ OF PYTHIAs REUNIos-Excelsior
Lodge, No. IL, Knights Of Pythias, paid fra
teInal VISIT - Equal Lodge, No. II f, Of the same
Order, at their hall, corner OF 9Th and ID streets
last evening. There was a large attendant Il of
Knights, and interesting addresses were deliv-
cred by p. G.. c. Thomp. on, and p. C's Cagis,
Foxwel- Colcwell and Whitshand, and w. G.
Collins OF No. Il. ard p. C's Langley and c. W.
Brown Of No. II. During the evening appro-
Proprate songs were sung, and refreshments
were served. The latter lodge was started by
the ami o. b. n. members OF the former and
the reunion OF the membership was very pleas
ant.