Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-11
L OCAL NEKS.
District Government Am,r
PROPOSITION TO PAW PKSNsyIv.sr.

PROPOSITION TO PAVE PKxNsYLyAstA
Mrs. Watson a smith have Ia,a ro,,..,
District Commissioners n proposal IN naN.e
fenI sylvania avenue with the vulcaniEet
concrete, lof which they claim 10 be the orig
maj inventorsl, laying 80 with material As
good or even better than the sample over the
aich of the Fiber on the avenue al "a street
winch they say has stool the battering OF
good as when FIRST laid. Is hard. durable and
iol affected by the hottest sun: the nave
inert 10 be laid six ifiches thick in The mid
a i, OF ,S street where the wear is greatest,
be the same substance from ton IL hotfor,
Ike brick, 50 that when one. two. or even
ihree inches wear OF, the roadway will az
all times he compete. The Concrete 70 10
laid on hand foundation ~ coarse gravel on
The present bed Of sand and gravel. aud the
price be - 80 per square srd. They propose
that commission ~ three prOpvrt y-hollerS
be designated 10 inspect the work while be-
ing done In conjunction with such officers as
may be Put ON Tor this purpose by the Dis
trict authorities. As ~ the superiority of
this kind Of coacrete. they refer 10 one of tue
annual reports OF the Board Of Public Works
IN which u II stated "that the vulcanfie
concrete pavement i the best of all the kinds
iald IN this city" Broken stone. they claim
- lad az great cost as "A road he'd. when the
best gravel j. abundant and makes A much
better bed az less cost. THIS. with other pro-
positions. i before the Commissioners hui
nothing definite rs Yet has been agreed upoa
A PETITION
was tsnl bffort tnt tom ma ~SlOmCrS on Mon
DAY last, signed 10y thirty five prDpert who'll
erS and business men on The north side ~
pennsylvania avenue. between 10Th and I5th
streets, representing THAI the CARR tEeway al
the point indicated i IN such "A condition a.
20 render II u0ilt Tor the passage Of light We
hlcleS: that I'm It's present condition "a dam
ages their property and buSineSS ana unless
speedily repaNNi viii he impossible: that
The property there * amongst the most val
uahle. and pays mora taxes IN the aggregate
10 tht square foot than any other portion IN
he city; and in addition thereto a large pnr-
ton Of the revenue derived from licenses Is
PAID ny those doing business thereon In
view ~ these facts, and being satisfied a.
comes clearly within the Jurisdiction ana
power OF the Commissioners, they ask It's
speedy repair, Ia such manner ami with such
N aterial a IN the Judgment Of ulc Commits
SlOuers may seem best.
BUILDING PERMITS
ISSUED today 10y Inspector PIowmqn. I
aStcTi'cld. a two-S story and basement brick
Owe ling on the west side OF 2lth street b.
tween l. and VI northwest. 3nHa. /. Chan-
pei. time two-Story and basement brick
dWeNlnE~- one - 10y "a feet. and two 20 by n
'eet, on The north side Of N street, between
IN and SIN northeast. Stn.unD. r. H. Walsh
a brlck stable ON the west side 81 New Ter
S,N oN@nue, between 4th and Ith SIS north
wc>;' 800. Francis McCriStal. "a two-Sfory
brick dwelling, - by 2, feet, ON the yye>t side
al l5ih street. between - and - northwest.
Sl,J"o Thomas Kane. a two-Story aud hase,
Weni brick dwelling. on the Soutu side Of NJ
street between 18th and 10Th SIS northwest:
$500 ~