National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-03-13
TIVE DISTRICT SEWERAaE.
Proposals Invited for Large Amount o



Proposals have been invited by Engineer
Hoxie, to be opened on the 22d instant, for a
large amount of sewerage work to be done In the
District during the approaching spring and
summer, and which 1t is believed will not only
drain localities now licking the proper sewer.
age, but relieve the h street sewer from the
great pressure made upon it, and prevent the
recurrence of the overnows in the Easements
and cellars along Pennsylvania avenue and
south Of It,
In accordance with the plans of Lieutenant
Hoxie, q new siN-ioot intcrcepting sewer will
be laid, commencing at Seventh street north
west and New York avenue and running
down the south side Of the parking of that ave-
nue. to Fifteenth street and across the White
Lot, connecting with the outlet of the present
i street sewer, which also is to DO extended
some 800 feet wcstwardly. About S35 lineal
feet of the lower POI ton of thispropo5ed sewer,
running through tho Whito Lot, Is to DO three
rings of brick, eight feet internal diameter,
upon a hydraulic cement concrete foundation,
average cut of ~ feet, with five man.
holes. This portion extends from b
street, In the ncighborho0l of Seventeenth
street, TO Fifteenth street The mex, section is
about 2i9O lineal feet Of the same material 6
feet inches In diameter, on same kind of
foundation rs above described, 49, feet cut,
and with eleven mau.hOles alGng Fifteenth
street to New York avenue, and along that
avenue to Thirteenth street northwest The
next section, of about 100 feet same material
and foundation, Is to be > feet diameter, Il
feet cut, with four man-holcs, and extends
from Thirteenth to Eleventh street. The next
section, of OZO liuCnl feet is to be 81 feet in
side diameter, of same material and foundation,
l6l feet cut. with five man.holos, and extends
from Eleventh to Ninth street; and the last
section, of $50 lncal feet, same material and
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ter with IA feet cut, and with three man
holes, extending to Seventh street. just south
of Mount Vernon Place.
The excavation OH New York avenue will
probably he partially under the south railroad
track, and necesstate the company to use for
time only the north track, between Seventh
and Fifteenth streets On Fifteenth street.
between New York and Pennsylvania ave.
nucs travel will again be intcrfered with, as it
is proposed to run the sewer beneath the west
track of the railway. The outlet of the b
street sewer will be extended 800 feet, and will
consist of n 2i.foot span brick arch resting on
| stone and rubble stone and pile foundation.
In this work there will be 5,160 cubic yards of
excavation, !, l25 cubic yards concrete masonry,
l ,lsj cubic yards brick masonry, 1915 cubic
yards rubbe masonry, % cubic yards range
| rubble masonry, | 10 cubic feet arch stone ma
sonry, 81 liuCal feet coping masonry, llO,OOO
feet board mcasure) lumber and ll,jSO lineal
| feet of pile work. The outlet OF the Il street
sewer will be removed to the junction with the
new sewer and the material thus obtained
will be ut the disposal of the contractor, but
must DC used In the proposed new work.
There us also 10 be constructed about l20
| iiueal feet thrcc-rng brick sewer, about eight
| feet inside diameter, upon hydraulic cement
| concrete foundation. toward Seventeenth
| street, connecting the .three-loot drain sewer,
| about sixty feet long, on the west side Of Sew
| !, foot
connecting the pipe sewer with the thrce.loot
| drain sewer
| The Tiber arch in tho Botanical Garden
is to DO repaired aud IN overflow constructed.
| This will be quito an important piece of work
and involve considerable expense. 1t is the in
tention of the Engineer Commissioner, Major
| w. J. Twining, aad his assistant, Lieutenant
| lIoXie to push this work to completion with
as much expedition as possible, and try to
have it finished in time for the the heavy rains,
aud prevent, If possible, the bookings OF preyi-
| GUS summers,