Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-11
District Ksnproxen,ants.

ACTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC wOREs
Superintendent Carpenter has been author
lIed D put ~ a twelVe-iaCh CUlvert, 50 Tee
long, on the BiadenSturg road. Sc much OF
DayId Eeppel's contract as Ieiated 20 he laying
OF SIDEWALKS on 10th street, bee gsen r and VI =,
has been Cancelled aud he contract Cor tina.
VOL even TO >. p. Crawford. Peg miss on
has ben granted W. T.. NermiIion TO
take The tOP soil lSOm ID street, between 18th
South Carolina avenue. between Gth and Ith
streets Tie contract OF JSAn Chapman was
amended - as 90 include the construction az A
70 cross branch sewer on X street north vest az
10th street, AID the building ~ II AMI ole at IA
street, and putting In two tFaSS At Il IN street
and two a. IuiS street, the work 20 be done
under ths supervision OF the Chief engineer.
In reply 20 parties interested asking that ths
grade Re eG'abiislGd i'm the 4 part OF auev in
square 80 tRey were infer med that draiEAye
sneh az Is desired cannot be provided IOT the
aAiey uniess sufficient quantity ~ land for al
eXttSsiOu " TIE alley from the NORTH <nd OF t.le
wes: L 10 street be Condemned. A letter from
the beard OF heath to tEs Governor aES Uy hiis
TefeTroe 10 The board CT public works ia rea-
ton 20 extending the sEsl pON hospital owing
To the large number OF CSqvalesCents vas re
turned Sith the endorsement that owing TO
TO the want 0f sn aFpropTiss.O out OF which 10
dtlray the expense Of said addition the same
caEnOt be lore unless you car a1gyest some WAY
IN which II can be aecompllsks l." Yesterday
wee President shepherd sent contractor ThOS.
Lewis ~ 20, he following. Tao PaIiSen nave
ment Laid OF u street, from Pennsylvania ave-
nue. 10 VI street northwest, il in a very unSatis-
factory condition. and must be rene Sied at once.
some portions h2ys entirely gone, and must be
replace A. sOOn a. the weather sI!I permit: bur
the whole street VII require a new top Goa. he
lore 1t will be accepted nv the board. desire
!mme.i.ate attention e The defective places on
the Li>' lair day
AseWeF connection with that on he north side
81 y street, between 9th anc 10Th streets. is
hetns LAID IN the alley running parallel with
y street. The contractor Tor uur:iDy in -a,v,a-s
ON RLoce Island avenue, between eth and
Boundary streets, vas Informed that the work
must not be done II present. InSDeCtar Wal
ace Vas dlrecfed 20 have the contractor for i'm
PTOVement OF llth street southeast push the
same 10 speedy completion. The Evans con
ttete paving company were informed that
great COMP amt Las arisen al the daIav in
laying TIE carrisgeway Of 2ist street and the
iOOtwaiks G. 10th street. from Peuu>yIvsnta
avenue 20 / street; also on same street. ron =
70 r streets and On 2lSt street FROM f 10
7, ana they we're requested to state the ca1.e
Vi Us uei&y Ice contractor for the con-
>tfGSl-on O. the street and Eth street sawa-.
The CONTRACTOR Tor hauling and setting ths
ChIb around tie siliPse in the centre OF Fsr-a-
eul square the contractor for pawn! the foot
Naiks Oh -v-A street from Pennsylvania avenue
~ N street., anu Tie sOOtw slks on 2t-t street
iiom 70 h the cOrtTsctJT fyT Construction O.
a.; p!!sk sever from the manhOS at inter.ar-
'.cp O NassaeI lsette avenue and 18th street.
along ~ sewer IN Il I'll sIset; toe coBtrac-
tor on 10Th street. from l. TO Boundary streets.
the contractor for work on Goth street between
n and VI streets; the contractor for the 18th
street work between street circle and Bouul-
AIRY street and tIe contractor FOR improve ments
on 18Th street, fTOm IL street 20 CONNECTICUT
avenue, were seveTaily Iegu iTed 70 state in full
the reasons for DELAY ing their work. The chief
engineer las been directed TO amend the con-
tract with James q Naylor, so a. 10 include :be
furnishing and placing Ct the nece~'ar' co. 49,
house, ~ Ae'