National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-08

be fixed upon, in order that these bfIlss may be
audited and included in the statemgpt OF eI-
penditures.
-. The assessments sheets upon the following
streets have been transmitted to the deputy
for collection, viz:
0 street north, from Second 10 Fourth stree
west.
street north, from Thirteenth TO Fifteenth
street west.
Riggs street north, from Thirteenth to Four |
teenth street west.
And upon the following streets the |
statements Of expenditures have been re-
ceived from the Auditor, aud the assessment |
sheets are in course Of preparation, viz:
70 A street north, from First to Second street
east.
street north, from Delaware avenue to
First street east.
c street south, from Third to Fourth street
east.
street south, from Sixth to Seventh street.
east.
D street north, from Eleventh to Fifteenth
street west. -
E street north, from Thirteenth to. Four
teenth street west.
E street north, from Fifth TO Seventh street
west.
F street south, from Seventh to Water
street west.
F street north, from Fifth to Fifteenth
street west.
II street north, from Fifteenth street to Yer
mont avenue west.
II street north, from Fourth street to Della
ware avenue east.
street north, from Fifteenth to Sixteenth
street west.
\ street south, FROM Sixth street to Canal
| east.
street north, from Fourteenth to Sixteenth
street west. --.
Second street cast, from Maryland avenue
| to North Carolina avenue.
Eleventh street east, from Pennsylvania ave
Eleventh street west, from Pennsylvania
avenue to street north.
Thirteenth street west, from Pennsylvania
avenue to street north.
Thirtcen-and-a-half street west, from Penn
sylvania avenue to B street north.
Fourteenth street west, from to II street
west.
Twenty-sixth street west, from X to NJ
street west.
Columbia street west, from o street to Rhode
IIsland avenue.
Union street south, from Four and a hal
to Sixth street west.
i Delaware avenue cast, from B to e. street
north.
Maine avenue south, from Third 20 street
west.
Maryland avenue north, from First to Elf
tenth street cast.
Maryland avenue south, from First TO Thirt
street west.
South Carolina avenue, from Sixth to Sew
enth street east.
Vermont avenue, from Fourteenth street Il
Rhode Island avenue circle.
l. In connection with the assessments thu
claims for drawbacks for old material taKe1
by the Board of Public Works from the street
; have been considered, in accordance with tn
, request of the Board of Audit. The evidence
in each case having been considered by thu
, board, statement of the allowances mad
was forwarded 10 me, and has been noted upol
the assessment sheets when transmitted to tn
Deputy Comptroller. As the evidence in som
cases was defective, have requested the Dep
uty Comptroller TO impose the additional chccl
OF an affidavit from each claimant, TO the a
feet that he has not received any other com
/ pcnsatiOn for the old material claimed to hav
been taken from in front Of his premises, AM
that he has not disposed of the same.
REPAIRS.
The sweeping of the streets and cleaning O
alleys are under contract, aud repairs of al
kinds have been made by a variable force un
der the direction of this office, except the re
pair of pumps which has been done under
contract recently expired Under the tw
contracts still in opera ion the work has bee
) well done, and the continuance of this class 0
work under contract is recommended for tn
present. Repairs of all kinds, including
pumps, can be made to better advantage b
days work. The pumps arc gradually falliD
into disusG within the city limits as the POto
mac water mains are extended, and should b
condemned. for sanitary reasons, whenever tn
laying of the mains shall have obviated tn
necessity for their continuance.
a., For general repairs and for miscellancou
work upon the streets a chain gazing has bee
organized from the wOrkhouse, and kept con
) stantly employed under the supervision o
special policemen. 1t is found that the mel
work very we'll, and the experiment of prisO
labor is, so far, success.
, With the subject of repairs the present con
dition of contract work is brought up for con
sideratiOn. The precautiOn of requiring tina
work shall be guaranteed for term of year
has been taken by the Board of Public Works
. and under this provision of contracts nOti1ca
tons have been sent by me to various con
tractors that repairs were needed. The ma
jOrity eff these notices have received no atten
ton, and it has been necessary to do the wOrl
: and charge it to the contractors. Provision
must be made for doing large proportion o
this work, and suits must be brought to re
cover the amount expended from the delin
quent contractors or their suTeties.
Statements of expenditures for repairs ar
appended.
FARMING COMMISSION.
Under the late Board of Public Works, Mr.
William r. Smith, Mr.. William Saunders an
Mr.. John Saul consented to assume, withou
compensation, the duty of experimenting tn
planting and cultivation of trees in the cite
of. Washington and Georgetown. They nav
continued to act under the Commissioners
These gentlemen are experts in their profes
sion, and have performed their duty ably ant
conscientiOusly. The present appearance o
their work throughout the District is tn
strongest recommendation that they cal
receive. The trees are healthy and vigorous
have been well cared for. and under the sam
intelligent supervision will soon become one o
the most beautiful features of the improve
ment of the Capital.
The report of the parking commission il
appended.
ESTIMATES.
In the tabular statement of work under con
tracts of the late Board of Public Works
which have been resumed, ] have given tho
! estimated cost of completion of the 'WOrI
required under each contract, and have con
cluded those in the TecapitulatiOn of esti
mates. In these estimates every probable
source of expenditure has been taken into con
sideration, and / have no apprehension that
the estimates will be exceeded.
1t will be necessary to make some provision
for auditing and paying claims to the amount
of the aggregate of the estimated cost of com.
pletion of these contracts at present payable in
! :-G5 bonds.
! The completion of these contracts, with
! such indispensable extra work as l have pro-
vidcd for in the estimates, will still leave q
necessity for further improvement of certain
| localities, in order to restore them to the
condition in which they were found. This is
the case with contracts for grading improved
streets, which do not provide for replacing the
| carriageway and fOOtwalks, and with aban-
doned and closed contracts of which the work
! is left incomplete.
| In either case | have not had time to make
the necessary examination upon which to base
an accurate estimate, but have given an APP
prOximate estimate under the head of improve
ments which should be made within q reason
able time. 1t viii be necessary to provide for
repairs of existing work, and for the extension
of sewerage throughout the city. The latter
as a sanitary measure, and, as foreseen when
| the large expenditures already made were au-
thorized for the main sewers, should not be
classed with projected improvements, but ac-
cepted as essential to the completion of an ap-
proved work, and should be extended as rap
idly as consistent with the means available for