Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-22
District improvements.
ACTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Mr Iohn O. Staffnr.i. in rf plY 70 a reluest


ACTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Mr.. John G. Stafford, in eply to a request for
final estimate on . street, ITom 70 water
street southwest, was info rmed that before TINS
| work il finally me Asured he wouli be fadaifeA
I to repair some 30 yards of bTick footwalk ami
| 70 yards Of cObble gutter. Mr.. A. b. Reys aud
others. in reply TO petition asking 'at the alley
in square No. 4l on the 1itI street 81 lie be cut
through TO z street, &c, was Informed that the
| proper mode ofproceeding is to enter complaint
/ at the police court against Mr.. Kingsman to
show cause why be keeps the alley closed. Mr..
| VI. Menke was granted permission to lay a
water service to his new house on Sd street
| northwest, provided the same does not in
terfere with the wood pavement, and that
| the brick paveme Mt is relsid within five days.
| Tie Superintendent of streets was directed to
Immediately see Daniel A. Connolly, the con-
tractor for LAYING footwalks on street, in III !,
vicinity of the government printing Office and
direct him to lay them at once, sloping the same
TO the building line that if he fails or refuses 70
do so, to procure the bricks and have them laid
without delay, and report action to the board.
The superintendent was also directed TO cause
to be hauled in the alley running from Potomac
to Market streets, and between Bridge street and
the canal, Georgetown, sufficient gravel or oys-
ter shells TO render the same passable for teams
The contract of ID. r. Smith was amended 50 as
TO read "laying the DeGOlyer block payement,r
Instead OF that Of Taylor x Filbert, on street
northwest, between 1st and Sd streets. Nsssrs.
Newman x Middleton, in reply to n request to
be awarded contract for paving 10th street
southwest, was inform that no more work
Can be dOIe at that point this season
A plat was sent to the marshal of the District
showing the location OF the proposed alley in
square No. 40, and he was requested to have
the same cCndsmned. Mrs. CathaTiue Leonard
was informed that the contractors will a, once
repair all damages to her property, which was
injured 10y digging for a sewer. The prODo-
sitiOn of Gantz & Appleman to build sewer
connections across the canal has been accepted,
and the Chief engineer instructed to furnish
them with necessary instructions. The chief
engineer was directed to have curb corners OF
the proper radius cut for the Evans Concrete
company, TO place at the intersection of Mas
sachuSetts avenue and 18th street. Nothing can
be done until the arch is built towards erecting
a bridge over the creek at LIST and streets
southeast, as petitiOned for by Mr.. Daniel T.
Malone and others. Mr.. Adolf Cluss was rS-
quested to have the parking and terracing done
and the foot pavement completed, on L. street
between Massachusetts avenue and 14th street
northwest. Assistant Engineer FORSYTH was
directed to make final measurement of
the Improvements on ~ street southwest,
and to make out assessments for the same
General Balloch has been instructed to have the
cutters on the north and south sides of II street.
in front of Wormley's and Mr.. Hoopers. raised
10 conform to the grade of the concrete pave
ment, so as to give q fall westward from 18th
an examination OF alleged projections of area
steps into the fOotwalks on the south side of f.
between 9Th and 10th streets, and to promptly
take such measures as may be necessary to reme-
dy the evil. Assistant Engineer FORSYTH was in
formed when an assessment has been made upon
a piece Of property, part of which has been
assessments shall be Immediately corrected and
the proper charges in each such subdi vision
made against such piece of property. Deputy
Engineer Oertey was requested to furnish the
board with information as TO what arrangements
have been made for draining for the south side
OF street, between and 9Th, and whether 1t
Is the plan to lay an additional sewer on the south
side OF the street, II so to report the length and
cost Of same, so that the work NAV be ordered.
General Balloch has received the following
special Instructions To have a sufficient force
put on Monday morning ReXt to clean up all
the streets and avenues in the city and George
town; TO prevent persons setting boxes and
other receptacles for ashes and refuse matter
on the curb; to have the old surplus and useless
stones which cucumber the sidewalks removed
or cut up TO form carriage steps, at the expense
Gf the owners, and to remove or have shortened
the old wooden carriage steps to the required
dimensions. Major Richards, CHIEF of police
was requested TO notify his force to prevent the
constant infractions that are being made upon
the cleanliness and order OF our streets by parties
sweeping their filth nto the cutters, and In
some instances deposi ing ashes and other refuse
matter in the streets ind allowing it to remain
there Tor great length OF time. His attention
was also called to the nuisance continually
created by persons in the employ of the Wash
tDgton and Georgetown railway company, who,
In paving their track, litter up the paved por-
and stones scattered over the face OF it, forming
very serious and disagreeable impedment to
travel.
TODAY.
Messrs. Joseph & j. l.. Libbey, in replv to a
request that a stone wall be erected in front and
stone piers In the rear of their row of houses on
2lst street, between l. and nj streets, recently
raised by the board, were informed that the
engineer reports that strong frames have been
placed under them, which should satisfy them
and that the request cannot be granted. Messrs
John Reed and others, in reply to a petition
asking that lot p, square 81, be drained by the
board, were informed that 1t is not deemed
advisable to lay a sewer at present at the point
named. The chief engineer was informed that
pavement on
east, from Pennsylvania avenue to East Capito;
street, and that it is not necessary to lay water
services there at present.