Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-25
Improyement Of the City.

ORDERS or THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The sup eTintendent of gas lamps has been
directed TO have gas main laid in street, be-
tween lst and I'd streets northwest, ar the wa
ter reg istTar directed ID have a finch water
main laid in both sides of the same street. be-
the points named; Pinch pipe sewer has been
ordered on both sides of said street, between the
points stated, with the necessary manholes and
traps, TO connect with the LIST street sewer. Or
ters have been given for the having of the car
Iiagewsy of Columbia street, from . to @ streets
northwest, with concrete, and = do what sew
eTage ard curb-setting may be necessary;
also. for paving the carriageway of o street,
from 9TH to 18th streets northwest, with con-
crete, and to DO what sewerage and curb-setting
may be found necessary, and put in water
SER .ces, the roadway TO be 81 feet wide ami
The work TO be completed in Co DAYS. A con-
meeting sewer has been ordered to receive the
water coming down the Blajensburg road at II
and Boundary streets. The paving of the car
TiageTay Of - street, from / : to It'll streets
southwest, with blue rock, has been ordered.
CLEANING THE STREETS AND sEWErs
The Board OF Public Works have male
arrangements for the sweeping and cleaning
the SsfsetS, avenues AMI alleys in the cities OF
Wellington and Georgetown; also, cleaning
Out OF The sewer traps; ali sWeepings and clean
1Dgs - be the property OF the parties doing the
Work, 10 be der Osited at such points as the
superintendent OF streets nav direct Also, for
HE rel 'r.ag and cleaning Of sewers, manhOies
and drops IN the cities of Washington and
q JrgetJWn, and for building such manhOles
traps and drops a. lay be directed b. the super
1ntendeIt o. -eweTs; all at the usual board rates
Nc gE NEW WORK ORDERED.
a 12-in"h Iips sewer has been ordered under
she sidewalks on the west side of eth street
Ion the Cell2r Of the new District buildings TO
connect With the b street sewer. Wooden rail
1ngs have been ordered on X rect, from 18th
street TO the Circle, northwest, around the
parks two-ring brick barrel sewer, three
feet in diameter, has been order Il in eth street.
from south side OF Virginia avenue to NJ street
southeast, with the necessary manhOles and
TAPS. Tine grading OF 9th street, from NJ to
y street northwest, has been ordered. The set
ting OF old curb and laying old sidewalk on
South SIDE OF boundary street, from 18th to 10Th
street north, has been ordered, said sidewalk to
De : feet wide, and parking to slope next to
curb; also the setting of curb and putting down
OF gravel fOotwalk feet wide on north side of
said street, from 9Th ID 10th street, with cobble
and Tag gutters-the roadway to be 81 feet
wide.
PROTECTION OF THE YOUNG SHADE TREES
The board has called the attention of Major
Richards TO the fact that the young trees re-
c6ntly planted are frequently Injured and in
some Instances completely destroyed By evil dis
posed persons, flour of the finest Young llndens
on 18th stree between and New York avenue.
were deslfoy ed a few nights since and also some
on the corner OF 18th ana Mas achusetts avenue,
As stated in The starr and requested him to
Instruct his officers 10 promptly arrest all per-
sons detected in offending in this manner; also,
70 urge them to exercise extra violence 50 far
as the pro >etlOn OF the trees and snrubbeIy are
concern 4.
The roadway of G street, from Az to 18th
stress southwest, is 10 be laid with Parisen
pavement in ssrict conformity to the specifca-
tois OF that patent, the roadway to be seven
inches thick compressed, and - be in all re-
spects equal to that in front Of the Arlington
hotel.