Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-19

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we're on hand watching for the sports, Who ON
their part. were watching for the officer,
and failed T. put in an appearance at
The time and place appointed Instead Of
going further away IRON home % fight. thew
came back 20 the CITY, and the policemen think
ing the affair abandoned, lett the brui srs 20
their ON n device~ the result Of which was that
the fight came on at O'Clock a. m, in Amer
lean Hall, on street, within few wards o.
Pennsyiyania avenue. Our reporter was not ON
hand TO record the particulars OF the battle but
IL is unders' ood that after holly contested en-
gagement Cation threw mp the sponge.
The work Of Improvement.
TIE CONSULTATION WITH THE ADVISORY
BOARD.
The consultation of Gov. Cooke and the Board
OF Public Works with the advisory board of d.
briefly noticed in TIE starr was continued
until O'Clock, during which time the various
gentlemen present gave their views as TO needed
improvements There were present Gen. Hum
phries, chief engineer United States army: Cen.
NJ. e Meigs, quartermsster general; Surgeon
General Barnes, and Gen. q. Babcock, United
states engineer, in charge Of public buildings
Magruder and Brown, OF the Board of Public
Works. There were also present. by invitation
repTesentatireso OF all the newspapers in the city.
the gentlemen OF the advisory board, expressing
bis qualification at meeting them. The Board
Of Public Works were anxious to commence the
work of Improvement in the District and would
have done 30 ere this had il not been that they
had been estOpped by reason Of litigation with
which no doubt they were all familiar. He
regretted that Mr.. Olmstead, who had accepted
the invitation 70 serve with the distinguished
gentlemen present, had found il impossible 10
5e present; but from what had been heard from
him he would cordially cooperate with the
board in Its laborS- They had been invited on
this occasion in order that the committee of the
board appointed for the purpose might submit
plan for necessary improvements % their cOnsid-
Grafton. The Legislature had recently author
o. Of To
OF half million dollars, which he had negotiated.
to be expended for improvements and the object
N the board was to so use that amount ID the
best advantage in the central portion of the city
IN order that an evidence might be given of the
manner in which the board proposed 70 DO the
work entrusted to IL. The board have been in
treaty for the employment of engineer, but
as yet they had not made definite arrangements
on that score.
the committee appointed for the purpose, 20
present
THE SUPPLEMENTAL PLAN
prepared TO be submitted to the advisory board.
Mr.. Shepherd produced a map showing the
general plan of improvements as originally sub
mitted by the board. From this he said a sup
Elemental plan had been made, which covered
improvements in the central portion of the city
that could be completed before the season was
over, and would serve to show Cons fess upon its
a se milling that the permanent Improvement of
the District was intended. The plan submitted
by the committee is as follows:
IMMEDIATE IMP loyENENT.
10 park and macadamiZe, or concrete, 18th
street and Vermont avenue as far as y street.
To park and pave New y ork avenue from 18th
street to Sd street west.
To park and pave Sd street west. from Indiana
avenue, to form a connection with New York
avenue.
Take one of the central streets leading north,
say I'm 81 -eet west park and pvre a. far north
Pave with stone 18th street, from Pennsylva-
MIA avenue - the river, thus affording facilities
for hauling from the Potomac, and also furnish
rnad To rha orfn ran l.Vrs11 NJ
Smithsonian grounds.
Park and pave the carriageway of f street 10
Judiciary square, also, G street, from 18th street
Park (in CENTER Massachusetts, avenue, from
10Th TO Sd street west.
Park and pave Pennsylvania avenue, from
ID Sth street east.
Park and macadamize N street, from Penn
sylyania avenue 10 the arsenal gate.
Finish the parking OF h street, from George
town 20 9TH street.
THE MODE OF PARKING AND PAVING.
1t was explained that the mode of parking
ana paving adopted by the board was that 70 be
made on street, from 18th street west. This
consists in parking next TO the building line
and throwing the footwalk out so as to reduce
the width of the carriageways. The board are
favorable ID the McAdam pavement, and the
asphalt and concrete, the Governor dwelling
particularly upon the admirable manner in
which the "bond" payements of crushed stone
and asphalt are now being laid in New York
city.
SEVENTH STREET EOAD.
The board also propose to grade and level 9Th
street road as tar north as Bnghtwood. macada-
MIXING caTriageway in the center, grading the
-ides, and guttering the road its entire length,
| hus making il as il should be the grand avenue
Tor the country travel
DISCUSSION AND SUGGESTIONS.
An interesting discussion replete with valuable
suggestions and practical information followed
N regard to payements, sewerage, parking. SC.
n which the different members Of the advisory
board brought forward their views and the re-
suits OF their observation and experience. Each
member expressed himself favorable to the gem
RAJ plan OF improvements proposed by the
hoard, which proposes the Improvement of a
number of the main arteries of communication
within the city, and the opening and putting i'm
good order the leading streets and avenues lead
ng out of the city.
The board favored macadam or concrete
paNements when the amount of wear and tear
ma not require stone, and Gen. Meigs seemed
Inclined to think that the pure macadam was as
good as any.
Gen. Humphreys spoke of the mode of macad-
amizing and concreting prscticed in Paris; and
ihough the stone here was different, thought
hat our blue gneiss, of which there is abun-
lance near the city, would form am excellent
material for macadamizing our streets
ON the matter Of sewerage Gen. Babcock gave
ONE interesting views, and il was held by the
it would be better, If possible, TO arch the creek
on the main line OF its course, merely shortening
rs elbows; and the advisory board concurretf,in
The suggestion of the Board of Public Works.
that for this season, instead OF building bridges
over the Tiber where streets are graded 20 it. it
would be advisable to build sections of the arch
IT sewer of the Tiber across such streets, and
Irse them for bridges.
General Me- e. gave his views i'm regard TO the
: manner in which the drainage of the northern
part OF the city should be divided what portiou
hould 60 towards Rock Creek, what to the
Tiber, &c, showing much familiarity with the
-ubject. = "
Surgeon General Barnes. In the course of fhe
discussion and suggestions, advocated the extern
sion Of New York avenue from the terminus AZ
the boundary to 9Th street road, opposite Howard
University, to form direct drive 70 the SoItiers'
Home; and in this connection he expressed the
opinion that IL would be an appropriate place
for the Scott statue az the circle formed hy tha
intersection Of Vermont and Rhode Island ave.
MUGS.
NEW AND TIMELY TOY has been iuyenfns, i
ny an ingenious mechanic Of New York city ,ands