Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-09-13
Improvements Ordered by the Board
Of Public xorf.s

MI. JUS has oeen directed 70 have an iron
raining placed n front az the residences On he
square south OF Gen. GarfieId's house similar i'm
Pdltern 20 MS. D. Hafnell has scared the con-
IaGt Tor grading, setting curbs AMI layia1 foot
wax .ak II flerce Place, between 9Th and 9TH and
ian snd 10Th streets. Ii has been 6ste-iaincG
1S .ale BOARD 20 have II 4 ald / street teTracsd.
W. W. Wits contract Tor paving 5th street,
rom r to NJ street with wood, has been amend
60 s. as 70 lrciudc from G. TO NJ. The boarL
nave given permission u DR.. e. II. LiebeTLc an
70 erect an iron railing IN front OF his house to
the inner line OF pavement, the rail to be re-
turned on the alley side. A large force o. men
are employed la having eth street. from May
land avenue 10 b street north with wood. Mr.
Richard Rothweli has been directed to proceed
with the wei OF laying the sewer on - sire st,
from the corner of 9th street southeast to the
corner or \ and oh streets northeast. The con
tract Of Andrew Gleason has been extended 80
&c 70 include the laying OF CUTTERS on Maryland
aveTue, from 9Th 10 Boundary streets
p. Brennan has been awarded the contract for
laying twelve-inch Iipe sewer on d street,
betE cen 18Th ard 18th streets northwest; also.
twelve-inch pipe sewer en- Estreet, between 18th
and 18th northwest. Capt. Wall has been di-
reoie d 70 let Gen. Babcock have such quantity
OF cid Seneca stone STEPS, now at the south side
or lu;h street bridge, as he may need TO make
stairway AZ The Executive Mansion. Gen. Bal
IOch has been directed 10 cause to be era let
and paved the alley between 9th and 10Th rsets
a. new Jersey avenue and X street north8as
and 10 Use OIL material that viii be furnished
bythe board. The contract Of Chi!ds ~ Neville,
fcT ne sewer n Sih street east, has been e1l-
tended - Is &C include the laying of 6 twelve
inch pipe sewer On said street from the terminus
OF tEe sewer 10" being lad IN g street south
east j ne contract with j. -. Evans Tor paving
East CAPITOL street, from Is; street to Lincoln
s. rare; sth street west, from z north u q
south. anC AMI stl streets from ith stree. 20
New tIsTs ey avenue mort VI Sl, u = been sl
50 e. 70 require TIE Stowe, Miller and Ballard
ock " be used. In Response to a netition of
George y. Lane. that tie width Ct lJth s;raer
n9t% cen and northwest, be made elual
WIZ the streets adjoining, lie board Iays
informed him that IL is nc. deemed advisable IN
make the same wider.
COAL VAULTS UNDER SIDEWALKS.
a few days since Mr.. George TAYLOR citi-
zen of the northwestern PORTION or the city, al
dressed protest to the board OF public works
against the construction Of vaults under the
sidewalks. The letter was referred to the su-
perIntendent OF buildings, Mr.. Ciuss, who L Is
made report 20 the board, in which he says
.'Mr. Tay !or's objection, L find, refers to the
coal-yault under the sidewalk, privilege uni
yersally n anted b. the cities Of the Union, and
by this city since 1876, with President Folks
approval. MIR. Taylor himself availed himself
OF this privilege last year in building houses or
New York avenue. between 12ih and 18th
streets. However, he built his vaults SO indit-
ieeently that light food brosGet them down,
and he came TO this Office, cl sfming dana yes
fr1 N the board of pubic works. These, hot-
ever, were not countenanced by the Inspector.
Since ioo4, the citizens have also enjoyed the
privileges OF vsuitiBg under the roadyays Of the
avenue TO as much a two ftths of the whole
width OF the avenue, by paying tiftv cents per
square foot thus occupied beyond the curbs
The revenue fTcm this source has not amounted
IL anything. 1t is believed that The vaults out
side the Seatcn House on louisa a avenue are
the only vaults on record neI e money was paid,
nder the circumstances, in framing the new
bui!GlDg regulations, IL was not deemed Judi
elous TO curta;l the Old right OF the citizens to
have vaults under sidewalks to the inner line OF
the curbstone. The only precautionary measure
required seems To be that in parked streets the
crown of the arch be laid deep enough TO hare
the grass grow luxuriantly on TOP OF Il. The old
law provides that if the vault is arched in with
brick work the crown of the arch he twelve
inches below the surface CT the sidewalk. which
is not enough, but can be provided for in issuing
permits. which has always been required. The
law allowing vaults under roadways has been
obsolete, IN fact before II became imperative
after modern pavemeHts were laid ON our
streets but since the city authorities ever exer-
clsed the right to permit waiting under any
part OF the roadway they saw fit, why shall the
board OF public works, without cause curtail
the old right OF the citizens to extend their
vaults TO the curb, when 70 limit them Ia the old
euro Is merely financial measure which the
experience OF nine years has proved not to yield
any revenue. SOdding can be made to grow
almost as fast as brick payemen. can be laid,
SO That Judge Ii would be odious to cucumber
the erection of Improvements on that score
The board has approved the report OF Mr..
Cluss.
ORDERS OF TO-DAY
The board of public works has instructed Mr.
Richard kothweIl 20 proceed with the work of
laying the sewer in street. from corner of 9th
sou.neas,' 10 corner OF "A and 9th streets north
east, without delay.
MIR. +. Brennan has been awarded the CON
tract for laying Pinch sewer in Massachusetts
avenue, from the northwest corner OF 18th street,
aon the north side to 18th street, across to the
southwest corner Of 18th street; thence to com
mence about midway between 18th and i5rh
streets, and run along the south side to the man.
hole southwest OF the 10th street circle.
The board has extended the contract OF MI
Daniel A. Connolly so as 10 include the grading
OF Sd street east to street north also the grad
ing OF street north, from 81 10 Jth streets east
and ith street east. from 10 streets north
l.. A. Bartlett x Co. have been directed 20 Law
a l3-inch pipe sewer in Delaware avenue be-
tween IL and c streets northeast.
Gr. Lewis CIephane las been directed TO pave
ii street, rom Sd to Boundary street, with the
Phillip round wood block. and this work will
soon be completed These blocks are of cypress
wood, from the Dismal swamp