Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-29
The Sevenfi,.street v,pnrox.,,,o,,,


ANSWER cF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
To THE COMMITTEE oy PROPERTY HpLD-
ERs-Cosr OF TIE WORK, MODS or ASSESS
NESTs, ETC.
Mr.. 4. r. Shepherd, vice president OF the
coaro OF public works, has sent a written 70 rlv
70 MessIs. Mattingly, Church. Van Riswi'k,
MIX ard Ashford the com mitree apP'iu'el 20
he meeting OF the etreet property hClCeTs rll
at Island hall on Monday last, m answer T. tbciy
request for information as 20 de items of c0st D
work done OF 1tt street, from = street scush e.
she Potomac. Mr. Shepherd SAYS TIE improve
ment was made in conformity with the &C. O.
TIE old corporation OF Washiy st0n OF Nav =.
1870, ard the contract was awarded 10 &. ".
Invite On Mach 5ul lo'l, D. AlHJ' Emery
THE CONTRACT PRIC -.
copy Of the contrsct Is furnished, in which
tbe follow lns pfIGes are specified % be PAL e.
or said street:-For eisateeuincl dram pipe,
s-ti house CC!.-itc'iC -. - ger =! al foot
tseIye-ineh lateral pipe, s3:l2 per linesl root
ssTy ,iaps and drops complete. - = each. fCr
paVip.; the eaTriageway from u to water streets
"lih the Foilansbee wooden pavement, sac
per sSlare yard, ana Tor the necessary gra-
finC furnishing all SAND and gravel 70 make
sald - eI0ent, seventy cents rer square yar.,.
Copies If the s.aCif cations ana ~. ,JSais ale
FURNISHED by Dir. Shepherd, a. also lie iustECI-
tons o. EIr. Foysyth, ~ EssistaI. --E,I.C. "a
the board TO Mr. Linville t. bGiiG The ever -
e ioio",hg manner; t[o-t t-a ana. T. ''
street put Gown j. iECh Scotch pipeOu J0tt sides
% The stree: from & street g Z. stree. hGi!I
tTlcE sewer thTee fret inside q an tss IN both
sides % the stree. icom = street 20 rae ~ ..r
=
2 ":frk SCSS- Of ~iN feet ,pSi.i, al' r.=t.r. NJ
i'Yv.i'e was also diTectc.! - commence tG'
pave Cer' on tac south si..e OF y -tc-e- or line
win the Ferr- House, and Tuu fruUl thence 70
north side OF street southwest
Mt shepherd Says: This work Wa 5U r---
cass o. execution az the tine the board eUt..-.-l
81 cher duties, and upon eN.G-.uiIz t.c.-.
e!s an contracted iCr i'll tie Js4a.u +. toe. were
itura 70 BE entire,y iHades 20 carry g.-. the
row 90 Tater Accordingly tire contract wcs
smendedon the lit OF October. ISif, a. lJ',o.r--
The sever from tie canal 10 q street 20 ~ 's-
inch Scotch pipe o. bath Sides Cf tLc street;
from street to J. strssJ OF brick, ,h.ss fse- w.
side dI5neter, On Jotl sides o. tie street, aGi
IRON J. street TO the river q brick scs.ys, sN teet
inside GiG2ete-.''
TEE COST o. TIE WORK.
Mr. Shepherd furnishes the items c. srrrv3i-
t-re uHCer that contract as amended. footing
NJ Sl5+.Sfi.C). Total 2csOurt expended fo-
water services, tie cost OF each connection being
Charged 10 each p-eperty-oE ner benefited. and
not charged IN tbs general GccOuut, Sz,z.J.7j.
Total Si51 1894.
D'&act across virginia and Maryland avenues
and - streets, charged to United States, les
one-i&th. 80 1855; deduct 652 feet lSiuch pipe,
al - o., less o3e.sixtE - ag1.t-. deduct -ai
yhrd- Iave.ueEt, west ts,f the street in square
4.Z, At -j.yJ, less one-s.Eth, f,L5,.65. deduct
1850 yards pavement to Washington and George
town railroad, 81 ,CtS. To.al deductions,
SZi,Jl4i -. This leaves 81; .tI>.j5. add J per
cent. Tor general expense, ,--5.l., and Hs
have $40 "a. ~.
TIE AssFssNgE~
Ire total cost OF the entire work, iEJ!gI.n.
I'VE per cent. Tor expenses, al viii tie seen,
amounts 10 S1i0, 5477l, OIe-thiEd OF which Is
CiaTgssbie 10 the property hordsrl!. CB the
Improve ment. The total frontage assessaG.o :
53.t.i} which. divided into the Cns-ttist OF
$40, 5f1-.1. l. 1897. and equals per front
loot Sshi slice. Under recent &c. 81 Con
gTesS exc uptirg al church ana school property
from Ia, alton the church rropartv
atCUE the GES OF lis iEI.C- P, N, Ht has BEEN
charged 20 the entire property Uene ftted there
10y. increasing The cost per tJSt from ssh =
10 the rate charged.
THE BOARD ALWAYS READY re FURcISd IN
FORMATION.
NY. shepherds communicate closes - f0i-
low: "l desire 70 state - CCICiG-Cu THAI tay
board Il always ready t. furnish iufOrla t.oG 10
any citizen III relation 70 CsfCial matter under |
their charge. The Offices =: the District govern
iDe nt are open rom O'Clock a m, - G C.oCk
T. M, every day 70 the public. and the board |
Will take pleasure IN giving particulars OF III /
'EelT transactions in connection with improve
meat OF streets &c., whenever les -ed % 10 -.
: lie board aTe prepared and willing, whenever |
or rec uired, 20 furnish h'l ol items
"a OIL which assessments are maze