Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-22
Improvement Of the iYty.

ORDERS OF THx BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
Inc suPeriLren1ent of streets has been d.
rected to nave the pump on the corner of 9Th
and streets repaired at once. The superin-
tendent of sewers has been directed 10 have the
sewer on \. Y. avenue, between 18th and 18th
streets, which has caved in, repaired at once.
A pipe culvert has been ordered on 18th street
road, near Rock creek church road, with neces-
sary head walls Of masonry. The grading, re-
setting curb, relaying sidewalks. parking, and
such sewerage ~ may be required has been
ordered on East Capitol street, from LIST and %
streets east, work to be completed in ten DAYS.
The superintendent of roads has been notified
that it is intended to divert the water carried
through the culvert on Good Hope road, washed
away by the recent rains, through what is
known as the Hancock lot, either by open gut
ter or oy laying large pipe, and TO make an es-
innate of the cost of the propOsedimprovem
and also to ascertain whether OF not the culyert
now crossing Nichols avenue Will be of sufficient
capacity to carry off the water thus proposed to
be diverted, and report whether the land should
be purchased or condemned. The contractor
for the Improvement of T street, between 18th
street and New Hampshire avenue, has been
directed to hurry up the same to completion.
The superintendent OF roads has been
directed 70 ask proposals. for the re-
building of the Nichols avenue culvert.
The general superintendent has been directed
70 have the work of soddlng the parks resumed.
The superintendent Of property has been di-
rected TO have the cCbbleStOnes removed from
X street, between 9th and 9TH streets A Pinch
pipe sewer has been ordered on street be-
tween 18th and 18th streets northwest, with
man nOleS ana traps, To connect with the sewer
in 18th street. The alley in square No. 2I6,
between X and l. streets and Vermont avenue
and 18th street, is to be paved with asphalt.
SEWERAGE ON TIE AVENUE.
In reply 70 parties on north side Pennsylva-
MIA avenue, between 9th and 9Th streets who
complain about their cellars being flooded, they
have been informed that the matter las been
referred TO the superintendent of sewers who
reports that the property is severed by pri-
yate brick sewer running diagOnally across
Pennsylvania avenue, and emptying into the
9th street sewer; that the trouble arises from
the backing Of the water in the Missouri av-
enue and 9Th street sewers, caused BY the
amount of sand and gravel at the mouth CT the
Missouri avenue sewer, in the Tiber creek; that
when this is removed and the canal excavated
to the proper depth at the mouth of the Tiber
arch and below, there v Ill be no further diff
ficulty. This work is now being done.
THE SCARCITY OF POTOMAC WATER ON HIGH
GROUND.
In reply to a communication from Water
Registrar Luby that there is a great necessity
for a more abundant supply of Potomac water
ly tn at portion bounded by l., 22d, and 5th
streets northwest, and recommending that a l2-
inch main be run from the 36-inch main at the
corner of and 22d streets, up I'D street to
Boundary, and along Boundary TO the head of
9Th street northwest, connecting there to all the
lateral mains, the registrar has been directed
by the board to purchase the necessary material
patch.
The superintendent of sewers has been di-
Rcted TO have a Pinch pipe sewer laid in alley
in square 484, connecting with sewer in 5th
street northwest; also, a Pinch pipe on o
street, from 8th to 18th streets northwest; also,
streets northeast, to connect with the sewer in
I'd street.