Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-13

IMPROVEMENTS ORDERED By rHs BOARD OF
PUBLIC WORKS.


IMPROVEMENTS ORDERED By TIE BOARD OF
PUBLIC WORKS.
A letter has been addressed by Mr.. Shepherd,
vice president of the Board Of Public Works,
TO j. w. Thompson, ESQ.,, president Metropol-
itan railroad company, requesting that the track
9Th ' and F streets: also calling Attention to
the track on LIST, between and East Capitol
streets, where il is proposed to put large force
of iaborers to work. and requesting that the
track be removed close to the iron fence en-
closing the park. 1t is proposed to work $50
carts in this cut and on East Capitol street, aud
finish the grazing In iifteen days, 50 as 70 have
son com mences. The grading of the carriage
way of North Carolina avenue, from Pennsyl-
ordered, also, the grading, setting curbs, laying
sidewalks on ID street, from 4th TO 9th streets,
southea and terracing said street from ID to
of f street, from I'd to 9th streets, southeast.
15-inch pipe sewer has been ordered on both
sides of Sd street, from south side Of North
Carolina to South Carolina avenues, to connect
at the southeast corner of South Carolina ave-
nue.: thence three foot six-inch brick sewer
along street to the canal, with the necessary
for the removal of the cobble-stone pavement
on High street, between West and ID streets,
Georgetown, and the paving of the carriage
laying OF water services and footwalks on said
street, between the points named; also for paw
ing I'd street, between Fayette and High streets,
with Miller wood pavement; laying sewer lat
erals, water services and footwafks on same
streets. 15-inch pipe sewer has been ordered
to be laid on both sides of Q street, from 1ith to
18th street, with the necessary manhoes aud
traps; also 15inch pipe sewer on p street,
from 18th TO 18th street northwest, with such
manboles and traps as are necessary. street
southwest, from 4 to It'll streets, is TO be
graded, curbs set and carriageway paved with
Richmond granite block. The alley in square
$40, in rear of Grant Place northwest, has been
ordered TO he graded and paved with cobble
stones. A Pinch pipe sewer has been ordered
in alley in square 1876, between Az and 9Th and
+ and g streets southwest, with the necessary
manholes and traps. Directions have been
given for the construction of three ring brick
barrel sewer, six feet diameter, on Boundary
street, from its intersection with I'd street to
nth street northeast The grading and setting
curbs has been ordered on Rhode Island ave-
nue., between 9TH and 18th streets northwest.
Gas mains and services have been ordered TO
be put in on 9Th street east, while the water
mains are being laid. The work of setting
curbs, laying fOot-walks, and paving the car
riageway with Filbert & Taylors wooden pave
ment treater, has been ordered on Bridge, from
High to Market streets, and same work
up Potomac to ID streets, Georgetown. The
work OF laying three-foot brick barrel sewer
commencing on the west side of Sth street east,
and running along the south side of ID street
southeast to eth street east; thence down the
east side of 9TH street east to / street southeast
and a Pinch pipe sewer on the west side Of 18th
street east from ID to / streets southeast has
been ordered, with the necessary manholes and
urS's; also, for laying Is inch pipe sewer on
the west side of 10th street, from the sewer now
constructed on Massachusetts, avenue northwest
TO pennsylvania avenue; thence along the west
side of Connecticut avenue to north side of r
street northwest; also, putting in a trap at the
southeast corner of 18th street and P-street
circle northwest, connecting the same with a
Finch pipe to sewer on the east side of
18th street; also putting in trap at the SOUTH
west corner OF 18th and Q streets northwest,
connecting same with l2-inch pipe sewer on
east side of 10th street northwest; laying a Is.
inch pipe sewer on both sides 10Th, from Bound
airy TO streets northwest, to connect with an
ls-nch pipe sewer at the northeast corner of
18th and X Streets thence an ls-inch pipe sewer
on east side 10Th street, from X to north side o
street, Finch pipe sewer on west side 10Th
street, from south side of II to north side O
street; Pinch pipe sewer on north side of o
street from Connecticut avenue TO- west side
18th street; thence a l5-inch pipe sewer to the
east side 18th street, thence Inch pipe sewer
on north side Q street northwest, to be connect
edWith Eth street northwest sewer, with neces-
saTy manholes and traps.