National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-08-15
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.

Orders Of the Board Of Public Works.
The ard Of Public Works issued tho follow
Ing orders for improvements yesterday: A gas
main has been ordered, with services, on both
sides OF L street, from Twentieth to Twenty
second street northwest. The work Of laying
sewers on @ street southwest, between Four
and-a-halt and Eleventh streets southwest, has
been ordered as fellows: A l2-inch pipe sewer
on the north side, between Four-and-a-half and
Sixth streets; l2-inch on north side, between
Sixth and Seventh; i2.inch on both sides, be-
tween seventh and Tenth, aud lq-inch on north
side, between Tenth and Eleventh streets south
west, with the necessary manholes and traps.
Also, for grading, setting curbs and laying foot
walks on street, from Four-and.a-half to
Ninth street southwest, and for laying an
asphalt pavement or carfiageway OF such patent
as the board may determine on said q street,
between Four.and-a-half aud Eleventh streets
southwest and laying water services on
the said street between the points named.
The work OF grading, setting Gurus, laying foot
walks, water services, necessary sewers and
paving the carriageway with Perry wooden
block treated, has been ordered on Ninth street,
from to Boundary street northwest; also, for
laying l2-lnch pipe sewer on the east siie OF
sixth street east, from South Carolina avenue to
Pennsylvania avenue, and an ls-tnch pipe sewer
on the east side OF sixth street east, from South
Carolina avenue TO Virginia avenue southeast,
aud 10 inch pipe sewer on the west side OF said
street, between Pennsylvania and South Caro-
lima avenues southeast, and between street
and Virginia avenue southeast, with the neces-
sary mAn-holes and traps. The water registrar
has been directed to have 6.inch Waterman
laid In Eleventh street east, between Il street
south and Pennsylvania avenue, with nre-plugs
and stop valves. A i5.inch pipe sewer has been
ordered on the east side OF fourteenth street,
from d TO d southwest, and an ls-inch pipe
sewer on the east side Of said street, from ID
| street to Maryland avenue, with the nee essary
man-holes and traps; also, l5-inch pipe sewer
on the east side OF Thirteen-and-ah llf street,
from b TO ID street southwest, aud an isiuch pipe
sewer on east side OF said street. from ID street 10
Maryland avenue. with the necessary M al. hole
| and traps; also, binch pipe sewer on west side
said street, from to q street, aud along the
north side OF q TO street southwest, with the
necessary mhn-holes and traps. Footwalks have
| been ordered TO be laid on Y street, between
fOur-and-h-half and seventh streets southwest
The work Of setting curbs, laying fOOtwaIks and
| paving the carriageway with blue rock on Mary.
land avenue, from seventh street TO the Long
bridge, has been ordered TO he commenced al
once, and completed in forty-nye days. Messrs
Wholley Drainard have been awarded the con
tract Tor constructing the sea-was for James
creek, from the head OF James creek canal, neal
Virginia avenue, To the arsenal grounds. 4 wal
| Ia 10 be constructed on each SIDE, distant SIKH
| feet between them, on pile foundations, the from
row i've feet from centre to centre, the piles moi
to be less than twelve inches In diameter
| straight, bark removed, and TO be driven hOnt
with ram OF not less than 800 pounds weight
the last ten blows OF such ram, OF not less tiiaI
ten feet fall, must produce no further percepti
ole sinking Of the piles. The same to be driver
home as described, whatever length OF Pile AM
whatever number OF spllcings may be required
After being driven home they are TO BIS sawed
on one foot and six inches below mean low
water marx 10 a uniform level, ready 10 receive
the stills. There is to be an anchorage row oil
piles In the rear OF the abOye-descfibed row
twenty feet inland, fifteen feet apart In the row
OF the same dimensions. row OF sheet pilet
are then TO be drven Immediately In rear Of the
tr0At piles OF white pine, six lnChea ut the butt
enc and ten feet long TO be driven after the
/ plates have been laid on the front piles, aud
are 70 be sawed on level with the top Of tht
plate. The sheet piles are to be driven close to,
gether TO prevent any wash OF the earth between
them. The front piles are 10 be Ave feet frOm
centre to centre, the anchor piles fifteen feel
from centre TO centre and twenty feet In real
OF front piles. On the row OF the front plles
stills are TO be placed, Of white Pine lumber