Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-15

Important Meeting or the no ard OF
Public WOfks-Contracts Awarded.
work Ordered, Etc.


proposals for street work were present by invita-
ton, the purpose Of the board being to confer
with them as to inst and equitable
SCALE OF PRICES
Tor their work. The prices submitted bv the
board, and which were adopted, were As follows:
Wood and concrete pavement, 50 per ward:
Scharfi pavement, $3.50 per yard; macadamiz-
ing, 12-ineh dressing, S1-5o per yard; Belgian
pavement, $3.50 per yard; new brick pavement,
30 cents per yard; granite curb without setting)
% cents hneai foot blue stone curb, 90 cents
foot, 60 cents; relaying old brick pavement, per
yard, 70 cents; new Cobble-stone, per yard, 50
cents; gutter flags, Pinch, Sc cents; grading
per cubic yard, earth to be deposited where dl-
rec ed without ezra charge, 20 cents; Te- e.sng
old curb, 10 cents; setting 6-inch curb (new), %
cents; re'aying old cobble-stone, 30 cents.
CASH VERSUS CERTIFICATES
A discussion then followed, and one of the con-
tractors suggested that the item for laying brick
pavement was too low.
Mr.. Shepherd said that the old contract price
cel tificates which had to be dispoSed of at a
discount of from ten to fifteen per cent The
board propoced 10 Ply cash lor all work
Viewed ii. m this standpoint, it WIS better than
he old price.
There was also an objection to the proyiso in
relation TO removing earth; but this was ex-
planned satisfactorily.
MIR. Riley A. Shinn made a motion that the
contractors agree to the price named, which
was assented ID, and hey then " -ihf,ew.
THE AWARDS OF CONTRACTS
Twelfth street west, from PENNSYLVANIA avenue
- L s,reet north, Roberts pavement, at S2a5
per square yard, to Il. 5. Hilbert; 18th str ct
west, from Pennsylvania avenue ID canal, Bel
gian, $40, George Neitzey; 18th street west,
from Il street sOuth to river, Bclyian 81 80
George Neitzey; 11th street west, from Pennsyl-
wanna avenue TO n street north, Ballard, 50, l..
Clephane; Sd streetwest, from New York avenre
ID Indiana avenue, priSmatic. 81, y. l.. Smith
meyer street no. IN, from nth to 18Th street
west, Roberts, 1895, l.. S. Filbert; 18th street
west, from Pennsylvania avenue to New York
avenue. Roberts, S2.95, l.. s. Filbert; strcet
north, rom 18th to 9TH street west, wycoff So
j. Spieer; Pennsylvania avenue east, from
Capitol TO sth street, macadamize, $50, P.
Macnamara; Sth street east, from Pennsylvania
avenue to navy-yard gate, macadamize, 81 80. j
Fitzpatrick; 18th street. west, from PENNSYLVANIA
avenue to New York avenue, Scharff, 3.2O, j.
y. Evans; NJ street north, from Rock creek to
New Hampshire avenue, macadamize, s1.5O.
- Birch; ID street north, from Sd street to
New Jersey avenue, Parisen, $500, w. b. Pari-
sen; 18th street west, from New York avenue to
street, Evars Concrete, s2.9j, - Fisher;
Vermont avenue, between the Circle and *
street, PaIisen, $500, w. Il. PariSen; Madison
Place, Parisen, $3.50, w. b. Parisen; Pennsyl-
west, Scharff, $500, j. o. Evans; Pennsylvania
avenue, from nth street to Rock creek, Scharff,
$50, j. Q. Evans; New York avenue, from 18th
- 9Th stTceS wet, Vulcanite, IS, l.. s. Hilbert:
X street, IRON Georgetown to Circle. parked
Belgian. SEQ, Riley A. Shinn; X street. from
Circle to 18th street west, parked, Bidder Kew
stone, So, III. III. Bingham; X street, from 18th TO
9Th street west, parked, Bidder Keystone, So III.
III. Bingham; f street north, from 18th to I'll
street, Morse, IS, Bartlett & Williams; G stree
north, rom nth to I'D, macadamize, s1.JO,
macadamize, S1.5O, Andrew Gleason; 9th street,
from Pennsylvania avenue to X re Belgian
$3.50, Chas. Stewart and G. Neitzey; 9th street,
from to Boundary, macadamize, $50, L.
Kirby; Jacbcon Place, Connecticut avenue r.
1 end nth streets, both sides of Farraeut
Square, Evans concrete, s295, Fisher; Ak
amize, S1.5O, p. CulinaD; III street north. from
18th TO 25th street west, macadamize, S15O, r.
5. Hulse; street north, from Goth to 18th street
west west, maeadamize, SID. w, Fletcher; 18th
mize, S1.5O, p. Crowley; II s,fcet north from
81 to boundary, macadam'ze, S159, ID. A.
Connolly; p street north, from Rock creek to
Circle, macadamize. S1.5o, -; Massachu-
sets avenue, from Circle 10 18th street, macad-
amize, S14O, ]. 'P. Morgan.
y George Hn-Water street, from Rock creek to
Potomac street, Belgian, S251, Il. A. Shinn:
Bridge street, from High street to Rock creeS,
Scharff, $500, j. .. Evans; West street, from
high street TO Rock creek, macadamized, SlJO,
=; LIST street, from High street to Faye;te,
street TO Fayel.e, macadamizeu, S1.5O, -; 80
street, from III TO Fayette, macadamiZed,
S15O,-. small portion of the work on
the aboye-ramed streets will be Immediately
contracted lor, and the cont Facts will, without
doubt, be heres,6er extended % as Il complete
the work ON the streets between the points in
dicated.
To Cr"Nk Setcer.-The contract Tor the con-
I nuation OF The construction OF Tiber creek
sewer rom its Or -ent terminus, on Sd street
west, to the Eorin side of Ma-v'ani avenue. VS.
awarded to l.. A. Bartlett & Co at SO per lineal
ICo..
Scwer cad Water and Gas Ccpneetions.-Em-
m 1T, Dunbar s. Co. were awarded the con, act
tor furnishing lever and water connections in
18th s,fCe. al 43 cents for sewers, 80 cert3 .or
lead eryice and S6I2 Ior ssrcet washer, The
contract lor asIng the gas councillors on 18th
sl I was awarded - the G Company, 9ro-
vidcd they would DO the work as low Ps other
parties, and the work to be fn'shed in ten DAYS
Lon Hesis.-The contract for idrr'shing 500
street la-lp-poTts was awarded 10 P. M. John
Ion s c.. at az each.
WORK or DERED.
The chief officer of he bureau of sewers wos
authorized - have .he sewer APPS on NJ street
repaired, and have the coTt o. the same deduct
cd iiom che contract of Thomas Lewis, 70 said
contractor does not complete the work within
hours. Permission WIS given to Walter
Hawkes., at his own request, to erect a patent
lamp in tfont of the District Offices on Ak street
The officers of the bureau of streets were direct
ed to lay sidewalk on the outh side of Bound
airy street, from 5th street to New Jersey avenue
The officers of the bureau of sewers were in
s...Icted to arch the bridge over a water-course
IN the alley between 11tn and tn A G and III
streets northwest. The chief of the contract
bureau was instructed to make q contract for a
sewer in square No. 22l, and have the alley
paved. The engineer was instructed to report
what sewers are most needed at this sea-
son of the year in the 22d legislative district.
proposition from nj Ssrs. Herrell & Childs to
grade without cost X street, between South
Capitol street and the Eastern Branch, was
referred to the chief engineer tor report.
complaint was made by the chief of the bureau
OF streets against the contractor for sweeping
streets, for non-performance of his duty. The
board directed the cor tractor 70 be notified III he
aga'n failed his contract would be Cancelled
The Water Registrar was Instructed to have the
Waterman on 5th street extended from G. TO
boundary streets. The chief Of the bureau of
lamps was Instructed TO have lamp-posts erected
on Maine avenue, from Sd D 9th streets. The
president of the Columbia Railroad Company
asked permission ID erect small frame building
at the eastern terminus of the road; granted
An alley in square 337 was Oh dered to be graded
Lamps were ordered TO be erected on 18th street
east, at the approach to the Anacostia bridge.
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THE new JUSTICES OF THE PEAcE.-The
law passed by the Legislative Assembly " 70
provide for the appointment OF Justices OF the
peace in and for the District OF Columbia and
to define their duties," goes into effect t1-mor-
row. BY this law the justices of the peace ap-
pointed by the Governor are empowered u
take all necessary recognizance md ''iga-
TORS for good behavior, u keep tn peace, 70
appear and answer any offence or criminal
chars in the court hay ing jurisdic ion Their of
and 10 exercise and perform all other duties now
exercl ed by justices Of the peace " ithin the
District OF Colrmbia, under existing laws; and