National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-08-14
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IMPROVEMENT OF TuR CITY.

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Vtoers OF Tue bonru OF rnphc "orks-Tne
F-strcct Rnilrond-Scwcrs to be Laid |
GEORGETOWN Payemcuts-De,si;.o OF In.
.tructiou, In Coutr.etors.
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Tue iohoWlhg oruers iOr improvements nave
been Issued by the Doarl OF Public Works: A
letter has been addressed BY Mr. Shepherd, vice
president OF the Board OF Public Works, to }.
W. inonipson' esq ptesihent metropolitan rail-
road company, requesting that the track Of that
sses,s aise eapy a,,es MIA a IN III sN,n p ana az
First, between A aud East Capitol streets, where
It Is proposed to put large iorce OF aborers to
close to The IRON fence asos f sne p park i IS
East Capitol street, aud ansn the grading in ii.
teen days, 80 a. to have the Improvement CON-
ploted before the wet season commences. The
grading OF the carriageway OF North Caro-
una avenue, from Pennsylvania avenue to New
Jersey avenue, has been ordered; also, the
grading, setting curbs, laying sidewalks on Sec.
| ond street. from Fourth TO Sixth street south
east, and terraelng said street from Second to
| OF street, from Second TO Sixth street south
| east. A lb-lnch pipe sewer has been ordered on
both sides oil Third street, from south side OF
North oaroiina to south Carolina avenue, to con.
meet at the southeast corner OF South Carolina
avenue; thence s-foot 6-inch brick sewer along
street 70 the cana, with the necessary nianholes
| noval Of the cohble-stone pavement on High
| street, between West AND Second streets, GEORGE
| town, and the paving OF the carriageway with
stowe wood pavement, burnetized; laying Of
| water services and footwalks on said street be-
tween the points named. also, for paving Second
| street, between fayette and High streets, with
| Miller woui pavement laying sewer laIerals,
| water services anu lootwalks on said streets. A
lo-lnch pipe sewer mas been ordered TO be laid on
| Ooth sides OF Y street, from Fourteenth to Sew
| enteenth street northwest, with the necessary
iuanholes anu traps also, l3-lnch pipe sewer
on street. from Fourteenth To Seventeenth
street, WIN such nahholes and traps as are ne
cessary. ~ street southwest, from Four
ahu,fnan 10 seventh street, Ia to be
paueu, Gurus SET anu carriageway paved with
nchnohu efaniIe block- The alley In square
80, IN rear OF Grant place northwest, has been
| ofuereu 10 DC graded ana paved with cobble-
stones. l2-lhch pipe sewer mas been ordered
~ hhey ~ SQUARE tfO, between Fou -and-ahaf
hnh SKIN anu Z anu u southwest, with the
necessary ihnnhoIes anu traps. Directions have
been gwen Tor tue construction OF thTce-riDg
DICK barrel sewer, SIX feet diameter, on Bound
aIy sIeeL, from us intersection with second
sueeI 70 EleNenth street northeast. The grading
anu settlhg GURUS mas been ordered on Rhode
island avenue, between seventh and Thirteenth
streets northwest. Gas mains aud services have
oeeh oIueieu 10 ne put IN on sixth street east,
| WINE tne Walef-malns are being laid. The work
OF setllng Gurus, laying footwalks and paving
Tue caIrihgeNay win fHbert a Taylor wooden
pavement Ieater has been ordered on Bridge,
from ilgh 10 Market street, and same work nj