National Republican., 1877-11-20
DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
Engineer uoxie's Annual Report.


tion OF the system OF sewerage for part OF Tiber
Valley the rtlief"f n few localities from lie ectiye
| sewerage and q very moderate extension Of the
supply uf gas and water. Sewer plIc aud other
| material which remained on hand at the close OF
Inst .eaS"n's work. hns been SUPPLIED t. prnGer,y
ton OF his Office The work OF tree planting has
been continued, but the want Of funds has restricted
| the operations Of parking commission, whose work
hnS been principally confined / the care aud pre-
'clvh ~ Uf the trees already planted.
Inc work -, repair thrnuchont the District has
hcen kept up. 10 that all streets, avenues, and
alleys sewers roads, and bridges are IN fair con
dItJn, or In course Of repair, excepting the dcieu'
vision mus he made E,r thc repair Uf these pave.
| ments and the maintenance Of the existing con.
crete or btinnou' pavcment' III the rep ,rt Of
! 1914 the Engineer estimated twenty ccit per yard
| rer aI,num rs the cost of maintaining
TIE CoAL.TAR PAvEMESTs.
| lie has seen no reason 10 lower that estimate, and
Hs the District has now TfllSjW square yards
III ~ squirc yNrd' of the native asphalt nnd
| aSphnltum IAvements, nn annual expenditure Of
ut lea sl3DsT is required For want Of proper
Ing, Ei' Sni shuI should it be be '3 i"nn3 Imps.IGc
To provide tho means Of maintaining then in
proper condition, will be nCrcssary u return TO
tone. The grenler part OF these cmcnts can
be adyautageuu>ly covered " th much
better quality Of wearing surace tnan that OF the
Original pavement and the subsequent cost Of
maintenance may be somewhat reduced. The
bitunnuus monulithc pavrinents are a luxury
howe, or. and must be kept IN good Uticr at the
price oi II luxury or abandoned for something more
durable. He has heretofore recommended that
| THE DISTRICT ASSUME THE WORK
of putting down these pavcmrnts aud keeping
them In repair without resort Iu contract employ.
lug skilled labor and purchasing the necessary MA
| trriuk iip renOws this Recommendation aud Is
| satisfied that the system would bc Iuund more
| economical and satisfactory In every respect than
the contract work. with lts multiplicity ui patents
meaning nothing and describing every thing cN-
ccrt the pavcnunts laid under thcm. ltwIll bc
iicuU sary To employ II Thoroughly competent cH.
| peri ~ supeTmtrnd this work nnd to purchG
| suitable machinery. 1hc Necessity Of regluimtng
| ITIm then recent .mIAasibiu COI.ditItn the mills
| Ut pU- utn aNrnent. yet iutting III the streets of
this Cty ana Gr' ~ t'Nn IL tsc,nIly urged up.n
| the attention oi the COinnissi iI"rs.
1hrsc streets arc pcriiUiS Ia travel, and are pro-
nuInrrd 10y the Brdrd Uf Health aS III condition
hghy iuJur!Jus 10 meath. Tue aupruIriat uu Of
eLJhh b! Gur.rcss iur general purposes has Oecu
| NANNY applied ~ Tins, Rud pI.rJJl5 squa.c yards
navy Urri IcInNrd ~ IN stnur blocks amd b.tImi.
Un~ paN rIncmlS there remain about 100 ti square
yards ~ bv attended ". aha vi this 2S6 Ivi square
!nld' are sc,v,c,i aud spevIird hereafter Us Dc!g
IN tIic wort condition aud uiUsi In need Uf imme.
uIuIc attention. It's to he h,pcd that nindS will
sOun he Hvu'inulc for thus purpose. Mt css t.inn
! eOJi0i should Ur expended within the nest year
fT tue repair" "L wO"d Huli c'i!riott pa, GnG"ts, ANA
ISihrIhu could he prJnlaO.y sGhi f'r tn- pu.iJsc.
TliE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
nI account Oi inpruv, meats OF s;Trrts. avenues.
ANA u!.cls have UvGn completed IN uCGOrdauCu
nth the inelnud aud rules c>HhlShrd 10y the
bvfUd Oi iubl,c Works including Hil expenditures
tan n.It,d ~ the engineers Uil,c By Inc u strict
Andilur. nuinDvr III rvyis,plrs vi these a.sCs,s.
hIvnt. have uIso been made. bdsrh up,ma muItti.
C'ti"n ~ te TliiCs. nbu the assessments OF alleys
nave been nilhdIHVH pculinGH t.HdlustmCnt Of
IL" nIcjnd vi npIrrIniIhg The Oist 1nt revision
OF tnv refreshments mace by the board uf Pnblic
NUIk, ~ CUlnTm Ia the mod hrd ruirs OF the Com.
ssUiIcTs aud to oiilninate certain errors hnN Durn
undertaken wTh u view t. Ohmning suvh ivlisia-
ton Un the part ui CungruS II, will ennble their
correction Hnd AZ ju'lmunt Ibis work Is EiIl pro.
gruS>iig he v-lIIutri surplus on account OF
tue coneclI9n OF these assessments given in ihee
engineers last annual report has been verified
witn remarkable accuracy but has been
materially reduced by the Modification Of
Inc rules which governed these nssCSsmGI t
At that time The revision of the special a,scss.
inguLs uaie under the Illard OF publIc Works will
sIll further reduce the edltnatcd surplus, but 70
what extent Is not yet uscrItaned.
IhU duties OF the surveyor, In connection with
the apCcai assessments. arc practically terminated
with tive complexion uf the stats required. but N
argv amount uf work. account OF the District
guNcrnment IL still required from his Office. The
, preparation ui
hsYsTEM OF LEGAL GRADES,
Hdl lpted tu the changes made by the Board Of Pub
lr Work., the rectlficacn Of the building lines o
slrCeE, avenue, and alleys IN this cy and Gcvr+o
town and tho estab ishmoit Of additional monu
nent stones on the District boundary lines are mat
IvlS which deserve immediate attention.
In pur.nnncc of the net uf Congress, approved
June - 1851, the Surveyor receives no OTHER com
lcusilt,un ttIun the tees prescribed by law fo
special SERVICES The attention ui tho Commission
ers invited 70 the very lorcib prc,cuteC
~ his report for the REIMBURSEMENT OF the mater
his com pvn'H alton.
| The recommendation of
AN INCREASED WATER SUPPLY
for the District ia, teen made IN former reports
and Is emphasized cnGh year by the growing waite
anime Ia the higher parts of tails city. Al lea
sl,WONO should Uc appropriated for th's purpose
u be expended only on carefully sc ted plans 70
4 a pvrmumVmI inCrCn,C Of the supply. The problem
l. sample one. c1msisilng oniy IN tho bringing q
this supply from the distributing reservoir an,
storing 1t up"n the high ground ucNr this city TN
u rUurl ui the Water Registrar urges the growing
n Importance Ot this measure, and Is rcCnInmondC'
; to the attention of tho Commissioners. tngethc
u with tGc mes aud suggestions which are given Al
Ia drtlIl III the last RmnlIn, rcpIrt tho Engineer
TuE MAGKETS.
The condition Oi the various public markets |
satisfactory, except aS to the absence orN suItabl
y hulIIug inr the NurihcrI Market The shed'
which were TO have survived only the time require
tor the erection Of pciInnrnt building. nrc some
Il what dilapiincd ail require GlnIusL Increased re
i pa!rs. A new hitdng should BE- put up Us sOnl
rs possible, AN. the present Site 10 objectiOrub
/, in uny respect another should bC selected
Il The rental Of the Western Market stalls az
higher than l. ntCes AIRY for sustaining the mRrke
God should hc reduced when the present. indcblvG
u,ss on account Of the construction Of the buildiu
shall have been paid on. He has heretofore IL
NiIcd auomtinn 10 the great Importance OF certai
pr.jc tel improvements notably tllat Of the estal
A NEW RIVER FRONT
p and the reclamation OF the marshcs nov bordcrir
the city, ihsS plan proposes the creation Of u pei
S mancrt lccp chnnucl for Whhhy.'n aud george
:, town and the sanitary measure Of rclulning III
n mlr,heS which Is incidental to H. The cxeruti0
- Of tho plan has been submitted to the engineer
rratOn has yet been made for carrying II int
effect II ID matter which intimately effects III
prosperity aud htHIth Of tie District and cam,
lie too strongly urged upon the attention Of Coz
W gruSS A. ono ul the most mp prhnt OF all the pre-
jvUted river and hGrbur improvements.
4 TYPOGRAPHICAL sUGvEY
nf the District. with II view u the extension int
the county of the genera system OF streets and ~
" Cuurs, and the establishment Of n syslcm of Cqui
: grades outside of the present city limits Ii yer
H. much needed and should anticipate the irTegult
" suh division vi laud by individual OwmriE, whiC
/ will OlhlfSfc have u he ruCtiticd hereafter TIL
cAtCnsiuu OF the work of Improvement stD he prt
r, N.du,i for. and should begiu wih the completion
B" what hu' been already undertaken. In several !,
mlitivN the suspension Of this work of improve
meat has inflicted II serious injury upon adjoin
, property, having deprived II uf existing mprOv
IT, mrnt without replacing thom In amy manner.
,s TIE bEwER PLAN SHEETS.
ID Joseph G. Rock. chief clerk of the Engineer
" Office suhmt tn the Engineer his annual repo
ol work I'criurlGcd by thc clerical force Of thI
al office wdh the following suggestion: The shcc
!" Ui the sewer plan Ufthc cit cs uf Washington an
4 Georgetown have been In coustaut daily use I,
~ the last six years. aud are much worn, and will
Vs. some instances hnOu brIumv dgiucud. | have
~ snggust that authority be requested to employ O
additional draugutSman u prepare u now sei
p sheets one halt % the STA ui nOe now in use To
w. bound in book iorII. The present iurce Is abs
IT, luluN nudvQuae tu replace this valuable record