The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-08
WAS GRANT IN THE Pool !
TIE REiL ESTiTE
RfsG's OPLRiTIOHS.
~. nc-pcra' seort4 nj the WASHINGTON


some very Interesting Documents.
rho Washington Ring was or ginatcd by
1. tadoz.n uu-cr ipulous -pccu'ai "a and CON
ir,.'t-.vtl lal .o1c. sod e vast rohomo Tor
.rUl,La.e of unuupruvcd property in The
iNr-fUrn section II the city ~ very low
..D.. ISL $50 They tNi rf,d would RAPIDLY adj
,li,,, BIB vlluo uucu .hc completion e the cotu-
tt,lcnlsc iln ~ street improvements which
tI,. bad or. ircfcl. The frat step toward the
a,,Dmui -tmcnt of thoir purpose was the pas
ia-r.D 4 ara a,l ~ touErcs- in July, te,o. waith
.ltanrl. j ttc pavement of PENNSYLVANIA ave-
rNo from the Capitol grounds to the Treasury
Department. : ooinwi-.i ion consisting Of CI-
iDmbns II 'lan', Secretary ~ thc Interior. Nat
thnw Emory. Mayor uf Washington, AMI Gen.
Al hl, 9, cnr.ncrr IN charge 4 publc hlildnc-
aud grounds. was created by thI. law and cn-
I, wcted to select and determine the Kind W
pavement tat should h. used, and {" ie-
c,iyc proposal and lt the contrart+ The
Mcfror0n,an Paving CHmpln,. 90 Nh.'h the
tt.rrItal m,u',f. ~ the kt- anc the
editor. Of the tire daily r1rer- pun
n.hrd in This ci:y we're interested "lifitcd
contracts for atout twc-thirds ~ the work.
net troat % uhout a. u'r 81 re- yard was
r,.ii1 Il ON this work, and this provided large
DIlittlnn fln3. WDi-h was dcxtcrousN used
To-. r,Nt session a. Congtcss To- promote the
rr.nd h,nc which tl.' Ring hal in Ncw-thc
i,t. tDuot thc territorial government for the
u.'r,t 81 Columbia with asoNcru'r, icsisla-
t.r.. AVID % ho. 70 af public works. having nb-o-
f....,.,ro,.r..n tho streets and nv,nno4 oi
Oh. 'iy lrd the hight to do whitsoe,er thoy
n.-It d, tcrmiuo in the way Of improvements.
A.,tr- ,f cnt rtainmonts were given To- meme
t,i-.,f G. luerc-, hy Huntington. shepherd. XII
tourr, UyU4. and othcrs.of the Ring. q viii, h
tho one ih,Uc ~ the after-dinucr sneakers was
th' iN.Irru o. nuiiNn e Wlshinftnu nj the
nD.'.-fy of improving ana lcluiiNint u. IN
triir to make y worthy % h' the capital ~ a
o. 90 hailoI. alet cover ol iNi7 .nanp'r ing
b" -,'.' 40 m KING th' rel wofN ~ il' lhoN-
w a., IL, 40 lInNl ~, io'c'i ,, ~
ii' INSTRUCT 81 'piun' ii WINS uInrnNcd req ),
I.Ii hut D. di. NOT take effect uu1l thc l-t oi
dun' ne 'Mce.. however winch IL ere td
wore n..'d soon aii,t the nl.- 20 OF INC 1ct hy
Z. .iunI' Wr tti lie ry y. Cooke t~tnN amor
$751;. So - also 49, ftio n'rmher OF the b1 tu
81 iiiN' WNfN-. aud had or lis uri.t's m
90. tnri James y. Magrl ger, NloX udcr r.
NN lorL y. IS huleti. and l.. L. lir'wn
Active ol'ra'i 'n- Goo the inter- e Of the con-
~ tulT KING were CONNIE 'crd about The
o.. 90 r"V tmu'r wien 'onir go we're ict Tor
work. whose t"iM cost as-re'9i q mili ns u
lf'n ruti 20 INV un properly ln iu' uolth-
W tern t' az ~ tue CIV. ana Nltn'rn hu
J. ita. iAc tt' OTIS 90 tlhs hht were l'iiN.N en-
'-' u iu h,'".hi A'' ,h' l'' .l't l',-
I .hNN~ iH'N in'i uatrN ii.f iNal r.'.ir s'cct-
i'i'T- "nc t.e contractors were c'nhcc'ed'
,....,..,
ltr -.t tNt
A., ~ . t.,....f. r.'t- t.,. .i ..,.. n
Ir.t IS .-f..-ftl ais uI-.f 10 ,isf lIl.lOIuhi aid
o. N.. rU.I $40 -l. nr NOfrr.
g. ftiugnI- .' r+.. ln lii '.t' iN. .n
. "' -'
',d,f ~. .n.l. %, fs,N,t =, az
I'D ia, 30 WI boz. 'r,l 30 -.
f.lfn un tn -'iu..' ~ 10 o. .rI. b. ieI.i rrft ol
b. clhn tIas Doc Or costs, delivered. al 800 .. if
W. '4 -i'u-f .n'i ..a d., ui
,"ituF' in' n"fI'., ca '''', ''' p,
3D. -r' "a n, "-.aa.. a. hs ,..,.H u, "a
frth.m Wsla.i n,aac "a rt.ii i'm. "a in,.t. t,n
p,.sors 10 ordcr % accomplish nllf-. In tl. 81 4.
%, al ihe concrl IT,. LNan'. tl'pn nr, lr-c T.
a li. iwci anu m -'if connfi-t g. \ ~ &c hiht
ft''t pr d. D" ,i,,n 'as . w., ~
-, D" -,r' .y.rin, aaa ~ ID = t,,,... n,
ist,in ~ Tor nr.t ~ settcflhrr
i. ..d Emo her .it,s from Fiirclrc g. it %
rieudd fellow. tie talAs OF visiting washin. ;on 10
Al.n, ini le't
,. ' '''" o." ~''' 'o' Won" V"'" i''
''" .'t'' '' hiA'''' ''
Nl rNr.e. viii fifnften0 q these nfGN'- ffnrt-
1 rDt il. un having contracts h. well known.
atI tn ntl.r '..f.iIu,.l ih.. w,rr f,r yvOrl, a..
.fr.,f- t,,i .,,.,,tts tra,r.t0. 90. f'esii,v it
"t" ,''- ''i' IN"'''' ''i
l' h' u- hl".'. thl i'-' 'n vas w. % M
~ %. "llI q itN rhii'ir '.'-t PEI HN' y. liit
as rapidly 49, kihvntN lAiia made fic r. pur-
,hnsp-. streets and avenues were nrDiHrtDi and
th. .yurN of -.Idlur. having ami h,.u.lf,la.
,,.u, .r q n ,rrp rlu!ditv rhr,. az t,,i,-
49,, ,...t, ..th,r-i Ia t,n '.,,tr, ~ M ,.,,.r.,.
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