Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31
PROGRESS.
Its OOnquering March.


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Hensc sewers and Improved htretta
$50. ..Lo ,f g.intn1 /. mn. r.ot Nrovi.
hV' '"o osAo " $500 n'o 80
edge oonoernhk tho INTERPRETATIONS NJ" VA.
ing place over the face Of tho city, under the
powerful and directing hand Of tho Board ,r1 Of
fuOho "ViAs' ~ H'eiuVoh uiNo "es NA'u
yesterday In the eastern section Of the city, and
there, 10 'so wS sSun @V ', Snu ,sSo
sooeohsi wy s,,. ,,s',,y w. 80
Even an OLD resident oI NmhlnEton Wh9 hM
months would scarcely recognize u now, 50 grea',
complete and wonderful have changes ior the
better been wrought
The frst and prime s" oonsidsrsulon in making
Improvements that shall DO lasting as Norrloke
grave Is perfect and comprehensive system OF
drainage, and now there 10 ~ process OF con
struction by the contractors, Mcssrs. Pumpkins
Rucklo, an n.toot brick barrel sewer that
will drain, when oompleted, All the northehststh
Commences al the intsrscotion Of L and +
lrtroets, where " oonneots with the great lleoT,
Eereek seWer, and thence up 70 FUN street. and
ssa fSst long S' and viii co Consume IN IL CON-
ptfuction more than two millions o. prick.
| At the intersection o. and streets, WheTo
has been built the greatest dihonlty mas Deen
experiance1 from quloksands and natural
springs. with an energy and discrimination
| eqnAl " thoir capital the emoient contractors
| have overcome thesa obstacles, and built por.
/ ton Of section Nlioh mas been aeoepteI' ,OyeI
| IT, a this pointf ~ theinnsnsS hnlne q Third
street, and the sewer, Which y mere oI !. shspe'
supports the tremendous weight above u WIN
| out giving hair breaath.
There are now about SHY men employsd en- the
work, and II Tho weather permits y NH , 9 =
driven 70 speedy completion, rum trom Z
street e now nearly eGeayated up 70 the traek
OF the Baltlmore AND Ohio raliroau ann WI oe
continued under H. TINS Is one OF the improve;
ments among the greatest aud most penenelal
now taking place, and YET, from It's very nature
among the less snowy. ~ " also an expensive
Improvement but one rom which Az VIII detlye
benenI LIZ an 9it'IePeHteS Visit h. Inat Ih ~
| who are COUPLING the hdmlIaOio plhhs 81 the
Board Of Public Works would take pains to per
tonally Inform themselves Dy NlsM 70 thess
places as they are pointed out. ~ viii 90 mucI
towards the correction Of false impressions and
lead to more wholesome public sentiment
,,-,-, MARTLAE3 AyENuE EAST TO-,
| Driving up TO MaIyland ayenue busy Ioro'
Of workmen arc noticed bard AZ work on MARY
| land avenue, unlor the supeINAoh OF tne con
tractor mr; Murphy. ~ oos,s 4ut a lLtle ln
yostlgaton 70 learn that ~ SATURDAY nlRht mex
the avenue viii DO graded, grayeled aod Tolles
from flIst 70 fith sIteeL IN iaot tne kIa, Nv
ing eommenoes to-ahy' lr' murphy mas wy
and paving the Sidewalks, and u he " able =
get the necessary amount o. brick, the entir'
JOB viii DC soon completed. he has SONG IoTty
seven men AZ mork ana iNenty horses anu eaItsI
II 10 over this avenue that the connections Will
DO made with the BladensDurgp PIKE.
EAST cAfiToL sIKhEI. ,
Nothing could DO nnef than tine Emporium
and beautiful improvements made on East car
i.SI street his mS oSb SsN t PIS .lrS
Eisvenlh- and clear nm 70 IJncoin mark, Tn
caTriagsway IL fIty feet. the sideWaIks hfteel
feet, ami the parking from the sidewalks to tn
buiIdinT line forty feet, Iamppoets and lamp
Spo created ali tSe Tay M. XII In some othe
| nisccs thero q soma SufierinV now foT bricE h
complete the sidewalks, but the untiring an