Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-15
The March Of Improvement.

'npnERs OF The BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The grading Of the south half Of Penusylva-
MIA avenue, from LIST to ID street southeast, has
been ordered. Congress street, from Bridge to
Cav street, and Washington street, from West
10 S 'oddard street, Georgetown, is to be paved
with Ballard wooden pavement, the curos re-
set and sidewalks relzid.
The superintendent Of sewers has been d.
rectet TO have l2-inch-pipe sewer laid on the
north side Of ID street, between 5th and 1th
streets southwest, and on the south side from
west side of Central alley, in square No. i65;
also, 15-inch-pipe sewer on the east side OF 81
street, tTODl a street 20 south side OF Maryland
avenue, and an IS-inch. pipe sewer from Mary
land avenue to street northeast; also, u
Inch-pipe sewer on west side Of said street, from
Maryland avenue TO z street northeast; also, a
l2-inCh pipe Oh both sides Of Il street, between
FL and 4th streets northeast; also, a Pinch
pipe sewer, with the necessary manhOles and
traps, on the south side OF street, between
4 and 9Th streets southwest, and an alley
drop at the Il near street, to be connected
by 9-inch pipe with the sewer on 4 \ street.
S,1he engineer in charge has been instructed
to have two-rail wooden fence placed around
the parking on the following named streets and
avenues, 70 prevent injury to tue sOdiiug
and shTubbsry: Maryland avenue, between 81
and = streets, south side; Massachusetts, ave
nue., between 9Th and North Capitol streets;
New York avenue, between 18th and 18th
streets, northwest; Vermont avenue, between
l. and streets, northwest; Il street, between
9Th and 18th streets, southwest; r street, be-
tween 18th street and Virginia avenue, north
west; street, between ID and 18th streets,
northwest, q street, between 9th street and
New Jersey avenue, northwest; l. street, be-
tween 9Th and 18th streets, northwest. 1st street
between Pennsylvania avenue and iith AMI II
TO ]; "a street, between and II streets, north
west; 9Th street, between Virginia avenue and
street. southwest; 10th street, between G and
streets, northwe {; 18th street, between II
and X street, north vest; 18th street, between
and % streets, IOrthwes:; 18th street, be-
tween and G. streets, northwest; same,
between Pennsylvania avenue and ID streets
east side; 18th street, between PENNSYLVANIA
avenue and b northwest east side; same street.
between X street and Massachusetts, avenue;
1sS street, between Pennsylvania and III street
west side; 10th street, between and l. north
side; same, between and street northwest;
18th street, between X AMI VI streets northwest:
18th street, between " and p streets northwest;
ri street, between T and f. northwest; 23t
street from II to NJ streets northwest, and y
street, from 18th 20 lith streets northwest. The
c3rriageway of 18th street, from X to G treets
l. 10 be paved with cObblestOnss. The grazing,
setting CT curb, and laying OF sidewalks has
been ordered on l. streets. between Penn
sylyania avenue and 2Sth streets northwest
iitE street extended from Boundary street 10
College hill, is to be graded and paved, both
the Carriageway and sidewalks. The superin-
teLCent OF roads has been directed to survey and
make estimate OF cost of road from stanton
road to the teTmiri of L street northeast.
Boundary street, between eth and 9th streets is
10 be maeadamized. The wagon stand on New
York avenue has been directed 70 be changed
70 X street. between 9Th and eth nOrShwest
The superintendent Of streets has been direct 4
70 take up the pump on Massachusetts, avenue
between eth and 9TH streets, and fill up the we'll.