National Republican., 1874-05-08
vbicb make, 49 oents ner LINEAR foot

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Which makes ~ cents per linear foot.
Irecommcnd that an experiment be made at
once, extending through sufficient length Of o
street, and when successful, then to go on on q
larger scale. ADoLrH CLUss.
in my opinion, be hit place for the test. :
Upon that this party was authorized to go on
and fit up that street.
By the Chairman: Q. Mr.. Cluss was then
your engineerl A. Yes, sir; It was referred to
him to report as to the price. 1 will state,
however, In regard to that that upon consulta-
ton it was found best to do away with the
wires, as the boys would get on them with
their feet and bend and swing them down so as
to destroy their straight outline and make it
an ugly looking fence. Instead of that they
did away with two wires and put in a neat
round bar, strong enough to support o boy if
he got on 1t without breaking 1t and without
springing it. On the Sd of July, 1873, there
was an additional proposition from Mr.. Cotton.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July g. 1873,
DEAR SIR: propose to furnish and put up COM
plete, of best material, fence similar to that on
New York avenue, west of Ninth street, or any
othe. portion Of equal cost, In front Of parking
pleted at the rate of 40 cents per linear foot pay
able us the same may be accepted by the board,
viz. in front Of oil parks for which no provision
fence, or which may not be accepted by the board,
on the following streets and avenues East Capt.
tol, North Capitol, New York avenue, Massachu-
setts avenue, g, H, K and L streets northwest,
Fourth, Eighth. Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thir-
teenth, Fifteenth Sixteenth, Nineteenth, Twen-
tieth, Tweuty-hrst and THsnty-secOnd streets
west
veryre'pectfully, H,V; CqIToE,
Cunningham, select streets where this is most
needed. A. K. 5.
Endorsement
WAsHINGroN, D; c., July . IsIa
No. 1904 (Board of Public Works, vol. p 1878.
Cotton, II. ", SO IL street. Proposal to furnish,
and put up complete. fence similar to that on New
York avenue, west of Ninth. at forty cents per
linear foot giving list of streets. y. L. b., vol
ume 1, 1873, p. SS5.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
DISTRICT OF CoLuMBIA, I
Rospectfully referred to Mr. Cunningham, who
will select streets where this is most needed.
BY order ofthe Board: CHAs. 5. Johnson,
o. X. Assistant Secretary.
Respectfully returned, with recommendation
that Massachusetts, avenue, from Fourteenth to
Ninth, on north side, and from Eleventh to Ninth
on south side; New York, from Seventh to First
street northwest, on both sides; Twentieth,
Twenty-first and Twenty-second streets, from
PENNSYLVANIA avenue to street northwest, is
about all that are in need of fencing.
CHAs. w. CUSNIHGHAM, Inspector.
JulyT.
Give order for this also: Sixteenth street, from
L to R street.
| streets. an not quite sure which is intended.
q. s. J.
Ito street.
That is the history of that fence question.
By the Chairman: Q. State your knowledge
| of the character of the bricks used in the B
street sewer; whether at any time you inspected
the samei A. 1 carefully inspected those
| bricks every day, for it was a sewer in which
felt special interest, as the filling up of the
canal aud the building of a sewer alongside Of
| 1t was one of the prominent features in the last
investigation. OF course, as the executive Off
Ger of the board, felt special interest in hay-
ing the work thoroughly done, so that the plan
which VIC had adopted ofgetting rid of the old
pest, the old canal, and putting sewer along
| side of il, would be successful experiment.
went daily along the work, sometimes with the
engineer and sometimes with other members
| of the board. The bricks that were used, in
some cases, were of light color. 1 suppose
have broken hundreds Of them, but on break.
ing them found that inside they were good
red brick-solid brick; and the fact that the
sewer stands to-day. after having been in oper.
alton for two or three years, and after it has
board by going in and through 1t, is good eyi
dence that the work was well done.
| @ State the facts In regard to the Seventh
street and Bladensburg roadi A. The Bla.
densburg road l know very little about, as II
was matter which did not come under my
special notice. But was importuned by Col
onel Rives, and a great many living on the line
of the road, Mr.. Clark Mills and others, in re.
/ gard to the condition of It. I ordered that q
| plan and profile should be prepared, and that
an advertisement should be inserted calling for
bids for the improvement of this road. We re-
ceived bids, and awarded the work to Mr.
Crowley, who was the lowest bidder. After
he had done some 81 900 or $1,000 worth oi
work, measurement was made, and he was
paid some 5000; and the day on which he
was paid It, was at the Office late inthe after
noon, and word was sent to the office that
there was a great crowd of laborers at the
Herndou house, at the corner of Ninth and
| streets, who had been defrauded of their pay,
and that there were fears of riot. got Col
onel Magruder, who was treasurer of the
board, to go up. The statement was that this
man Crowley had attempted to cheat his Ia
borers-got drunk-or something of that kind
Colonel Magruder went up and saw him, and
by dint of moral suasion and little force, got
from him the money which he had not spent
which was some two thousand dollars, think
do not recollect the exact amount. He brought
It down, and IL was paid out to the laborers, and
the balance has not been paid to this day.
tried again. offered the work to Mr.. McNa.
mara, and I think one or two other parties.
offered 1t to q man named Davenport, at board
rates. Every one refused to undertake It. A
the season was getting late, and as the people
living along the line Of the road were very I'm
Fortunate, 1enoaged Mr.. Yanderberg TO do the
work at an advance upon board rates, the
cheapest price at which 1t was possible to gel
It done at that time. It was simply done By
him as q matter of accommodation TO the
board, he having no desire to do It, as he could
work to far rgrester advantage in the city: The
work was done, and inspected It the day Il
was done. 1t was done in forty-hye working
days; was very excellent job. went ovei
the road the day 1t was finished, and have
never seen road in better condition. havt
not been over 1t since, but understand from
parties who have been over It that the road q
In very good condition, excepting some littlt
holes washed init by the rains of this season.
In regard to the Seventh-street road, an
familiar with that road, and thoroughly famil
far with It. It Is the great thoroughfare lead
ing from Montgomery county, and all the re
gion north, into the city Of Washington. I
was held by turnpike company for man
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