Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-10-30
DISTRICT NOTES



The following items Of interest to the public
disclose the fact that It was busy day again
at the Board Of Public Works. It should DO
horne IN mind that what is published Of Its
transactions bears little comparison With the
actual amount Of WORK accomplished
uupNELL's CONTRACT. -,,-
Mr. UudnelI who has the contract Tor grazing
Thiftson. and A.half street, rom Pennsylyanla
avenue to tho canal, and 2 streeti Iron NJ
teen AM. a-half To Fourteenth, paving with COB.
bIsstoneE and relaying fOOtWalks, hAs beon com
moncsd In good earnest He mas some thirty
men and ift0en sartsA WORK, aud II the Weether
permits expects TO inlsh his contract within hi
teen dayp Mr. Hudnell IL giving his personal
supervision to the work, and with commendable
energy.
usrREEr SEWER.
James Murphy, Ia reply TO request that
sewer he laid on II street, between North Capt
tol and First streets, was Informed that nothing
can DO done until tho main sewer IL built.
THE CHRaArEAEH CANAL.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company
the canal road from Aqueduct bridge 70 near the
Chain bridge as tow pate cannot DO allowed,
aud the company was directed to cease using II
Tor this purpose.
FoorwAv At ISLAND NALL.
1nrpectnF Wallace was directed to sec that the
bricks of the footWny at Island hall, corner Of
Virginia avenue and sixth street, are lali on
elEp, 20 As to admit the passage Of wagons aud
carts across the tO0t'paVemehI
RrFERREn TO rHE LEGISLATURE
Mr. !, T. X. Plant, In reply 90 an inquiry 10
relation TO the Improvement Of the alley on the
north side OF ID, between, Ninth and Tenth
streets, was Informed that the board have no
power In the premises without the action Of the
Legislature.
OLD CuRRsroNE oF NO VALUE.
In reply to several communications from DIT
ferent persons lncluslng bills tor old curbstOne
removed In front Of their property, they were
Informed that the same Il Of no value, and was
only taken away for the purpose OF cleaning "
the streets, and that they can have It returned
complication therefor
psrRKEr SEWER.
The chief cngiHeer was directed to amend the
contract With George vi GSo1a 81 sr 20 1I
tho north side or p street, between Sixth and
Seventh streets southwest the same TO 10 g
Seventh street and tue other half to Sixth south
west.
wnV IT WAS DOM.
In justice to Messrs GanE Appleman y
should be stated that II was by their own request
that the contract for sewer on Rhode Island
avenue was cancelled.
STANTON Avenue
Superintendent Golden was yesterday In
structed to cause the removal OF tho earth oh.
structIng tho road leading to the old school
house, lntersectlng stanton avenue.
SPECIAL PERMIT.
Permission was granted A. u. StOughtOn "a
use the iron railing now enclosing his premises
and to drain the parkod portion through hi,
garden into the sewer, under the supervision oil
Mr.. Cluss.
NEW SEWERS.
A contract was made with James Chapman
for the construction Of 4 y inch pipe sewer Ia
square 449 bounded by l. and NJ and Sixth and
Seventh streets northwest, and also for the con
structiOn OF similar sewer In square bounded
by l. ana NJ and seventh and Eighth Streets Al
board rates.
roo PORN SUBSTITUTED.
Hugh Mc0innis contract for laying 30
inch pipe sewer on = street, between Four
tenth street and New York avenue, has beer
amended 20 as 10 substitute tho egg form bricb
sewer VI the dimension Of 30 by 1915 inches.
CONTRACT FOR SEWER.
II ls proposed by the board TO lay q latera
HeuBr on the north side Uf street, between
sixth and seventh streets southwest and
contract for doing II has been awarded.