National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-14

WORk-THE NEW BOARD OF ASSESSMENT
LIEUT.. HOXIE's REPORT ON THE VA
LIDITY OF OLD CONTRACTs-MORE GAR
BAGE MEN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BUSI-
NESS.
Commissioners DcnnisOn and Ketchau were,
as usual st their posts yesterday, and transacted
considerable business
In the new regulations as to the Gre limits OF
the District Of Columbia, established by the
e. Commissioners and published yesterday, clsri-
cal error has been discovered. Instead Of follow
ing along Virginia avenue to Maryland avenue,
and thence to Lincoln square, itshould have been
stated: Along Virginia avenue to South Capitol
street, thence along North Carolina avenue to
Lincoln square," sc.
During the day Ex-Governor Cooke called and
had 3 lengthy interview.
CONVICT LABOR
Amer repeated conferences with Superintend-
ent HodgsUn and MAJOR Richards on the subject.
the Commission yesterday decided to make the
inmates Of the work-house labor. Heretofore
they were employed In doing work on the farm
foundation for the new ian, and began The grade
OF Nineteenth street east, all OF which was done
The present intention Of the Commission is to
divide the sixty or seventy inmates into squads
Of IRON six TO ten. as the work may require, and
send them TO the different sections oIthe city 70
clean and repair streets and alleys: They will be
in charge Of police oRoet; anu Will OF necessity,
q chain gang, required to wear a BAH and
chain. In defence Of this the Commission urge
thrust upon the community TO support, and It is
but fair and just they should give their labor in
q return,
CHURCH PROPERTY.
Messrs. Geo. W. Riggs, Anthony HYDE and H.
A. Willard, the commission recently appointed
under the act Of June II, tor the purpose OF max
ing fair assessment upon church property, with
view of ascertaiIing the actual assessable value
Of all real estate In the District, except that
owned by the United States and for purely char
liable purposes, met yesterday, qualihed, and
were furnished with their commission.
Before proceeding with the work assigned them
the commission requested that they be furnished
by the superintendent OF assessment with . full
list Of all tho property included IN the term Of the
act, and the present assessed value of real estate
Immediately adjoining such property.
That Odicial Is now busily engaged upon the
work, and when the list is finished the Commis
siop will as speedily as possible return the result
Of their lSbOTs.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
DR.. Bliss and Prof LangstOn, from the Board
Of Health, held an interview with the commits
sion to urge the employment Of eight additional
Rarbage-Iien ATter full statement to the
necessities Of the case the Commission agreed to
employ that number Until October J.
The subject Of substituting some means for fur
DiShing medicines and medical attendance for the
INDECENT poor in lieu Of the physicians and apoth
conclusion reached. The commission agreed that
some means should be devised, and further con-
ferencs will be held.
They also called attention OF the Com nIssoners |
to the present unwleldy mode Of furnishing collins
for dead paupers through the Intervention Of the
police and ii was arranged that hsncefOrth where
applications are made by persons unable 70 bear |
the expenses Of burying their deceased friends the
medical inspector TO the board be authorized to !
investigate such cases, and II they are found TO be
proper for charity, to issue orders direct 70
the undertaken, instead Of through the sanitary |
police officer, &c.
THK POLICE TELEGRAPH.
Permission was given Ma lcr Richards to make |
tie necessary openings on the streets, avenues |
and roads in The District Of Columbia for tho cree
tIon of telegraph poles and the construction and |
erection Of the police telegraph; provided neat |
pole Of unifOrm size and pattern be used; and the
and no obstruction be caused to the streets and |
that all the expense incurred be paid out Of the
By 27 faS tS new BdRs9 School
aa3 i nave III interview Win the Commission TO-
TIE engineer has directed the contractor sor the
improvement Of Ninth street, between o and
Boundary EtTeets, TO repair the street at once. A
letter was addressed TO the president OF the Ches
apeako and Ohio Canal Company, req ucstfng the
immediate repair Of the bridge at Jefferson street.
Georgetown.
CONTINUANCE OF CONTRACTS.
AS is well known, Lieut.. Hoxie some days ago
submitted to the Commission q list-oG contracts on
which work was TO be resumed. AS that brought
forth avalanche Of opposition from different
sources, the Commission requested Lieut. HOxie
TO make careful examination and report Of each
e2So. Yesterday the following, Asone Of the most
ExaNEEE's OFFIcE,)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, : |
WASHINGTON, August, 1874.
To TIE Hon TIE Commissioners Of the District Of Co.
GENTLEMEN: have the honor to submit the
following special report In regard 10 contract No.
6g4. dated May q 1878, with John o. Evans, for
setting cUrbs, laying Belgian trGp-roCk pavement,
lie 4 footwRys and parking street northwest, be-
tween Twelfth and Seventeenth streets northwest;
brick foot pHvenents Z feet wide on b street
northwest, Between Twelfth and Fifteenth streets
northwest setting curbs, laying Belgian trap
pavement, flag foOtWays, and parking on Twelfth
street west, between b street north and B street
south; setting curbs, laying Belgian trap-rock
pavement, flag footWsys, and parking on Four
teenth street west, between street north and b
street south; laying nag footWays and parking on
Seventh street wet, between B street north and
B street south. Prices: Setting cuTbs, board
rates; Belgian traP-rock pavement, per square
cement, grading, necessary trimming and sod
ding per square foot 81 cents; brick paving board
rates; TO be completed as rapidly as possible.
The contract is properly signed and bonded. !
Bonds in the sum Ct e2O.eOO for the proper execu-
ton Of the work, and for keeping the same in
repair for one year. Of this contract the work
has been completed on Seventh street west, from
D street north 10 Is street south, across mall: | {
street south, across MALL Fourteenth street west
from street north to Street south. acrOs small
and On B street north, between Twelfth and Sew !
ectecnth streets west the limits Of the contract.)
The following work has been done, namely,
=, a05 % yards Belgian pavement at S3.5O- :
S6O,gl6es: 2 ,2s5 feet tagging, at s. centS-S22
9l9.s9; lel5 YARDS brick pavement at sl-sl SO:
sou feet inches curbing at sls2-SS SSH l3Ofeet
inches cuTbing (circulaT) at S25O-S325 co. total
s94,545IL And the following are the amounts re, 9
naming to be done TO CON iete the entire con !
tract, namely 45!l l-9yards Belgian pavement, at
s85o-sl5 e9s SO; q 6o2 feet tagging at s. cents
e23-2Jo.Os: none brick pavement at 81, none: gS3
feet inches curbing stEl42-sol52l; 2! feet curb
ing lclrcul2r) at s250-!67.50; total, $40, sl765.
Tic parking required by tho contract is to be
done by the contractor without pay the game be-
iGg Included IN the price Of tagging. The mate !
rails are On hcsh5 and the completion Of this i'm
prOVement Is very desirable. Tie tagging Oh the |
south side Of the streets finished between Twelfth
Street and Executive avenue, and its completion !
may bs deferred. Ii
II was the Intention to fill the old Washington h
canal entirely between Third and Seventeenth | !.
streets west, but between Executive avenue and
Seventeenth street northwest the entire width was
not filled, and the remnant Of the old canal is y
quite extensively used by sand boats, which IN. Q
load on the Sidewalk, and In many cases on the 4
earragewuy ofthe street. lit should be the inten
ton not TO close the canal for the present and to
Az fioT G5 5Ss use of IF tbs, gasTsk ~ REhE?ay
}l9 that On Tue north side [alOng White lott only
&c parking shall BE done without extra conPen. ,
cation rgm the curb 70 the inner l!ns q tbs Gag
EiEg. and from the outer lips u the aGggingtO Z
The building line. Cpo3 tie Incomplete portions
Of The work this REQUIRES foT every SQUARE fooE Of
tagging about 4 Of a square yard Of Parking, !
worth, at bOsri rates, 80 cents Per square yard:
Detuclng this from the price for tagging. aud
deductlng further % per cent. for the cOnsldera-
ton that The payment Is 10 DO n ado II 365 bonds
per square foot Il Is true that some OF this park
Ing Will be included within the United States | '
reservations, and sJECe OF II should not be put | !
down at present: but for all Of this deduction | :
GACUlL be made from the amount paid the con |
tractor upon mail measurement. That is % say. =
the total amount Of parking required by the /
terms Of his contract should b3 measured up, and
q deduction made for the amOuh. not done BY
him. estimating the same at beard rates, viz: 90 ,
cents per square yard. The following Is de- :
tailed estimate:
Contract No. G9i-Flagging required along
VI rite lot, T5Txl2, $500: tagging required along
White lot, ~ 5Il2, 9.23s; tagging required along
canal, Executive avenue and Seventeenth street. ,
7G5Nl2, 9,2J4-2T65S. Parking required along
White lot, 757N4l 81 ~: parking required along
bite lot, 772 5Z4l, t69; parking required along
cansl as above, 56Txl54, lU277S-lo5, sS4 equalmK
Il, 1879 yards. Cost Of parking, Is 4S2L ut so h
cents e3,2i5.53; which, divided 1888 square
feet OF tagging, would amount TO 80 cents per q
PeTncial foot OF tagging. II the width techni- S
clllY required the south side Of the street viz r
l5i feet, should DOT be considered IS required and
Otrly tho amount between the curb and the new \
fence then the total Of parking required would be
but 1874 20 yards, costing 1912 IL and this d. :
Tided on the tagging would amount TO Is cents :
per superficial foot which John .. Evans would | :
have TO furnish free Of expense. The fence of the
W hlte lot will also be brought close 70 the daR-
gDg, but there is no reason for releasing the cBr I
tractor from the cost OF the parking rs ar a. the
building line. Upon this point respectfully re-
quest the attorney Of the District Z
This contract has been espee ally brought into Z