Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-18
District Government Affairs
PROPOSED STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

fRUFUSED IMPROVEMENTS
Lieut.. f. V. Green, assistant engineer for the
District, some days since sent In to the Com
mlSsionerS a list OF streets on which he recon-
mends that improvements be made, and pro-
poSalS Invited for the same, as follows: LAYING
stone pavement CLOCKS already contracted rnr1
On street northeast, from Delaware avenuato
ISL street, $50 square yards; 18th street north
west, from to ID, west side, 500 square yards:
llth street northwest from to o streets
5000 square yards; 10Th street northwest from
pennsylvania avenue to X street northwest.
700 square yards; Congress street, George
town, from Bridge to Gay streets, $50 yards
total .Of 1920 square yards, at an estimated
cost %, OF $500. Asphalt pavement as follows
ON ISL street northeast, from b to e streets
2,loO square yards; street southwest. from
AZ TO 9TH street, 1000 square yards; II street
southwest from AZ to 9TH streets 600 square
yards; Massachusetts avenue northwest from
Sd 10 eth streets South side OF railroad track
5000 square yards; 9th street northwest from
from New York avenue to o street 7,iOO square
yarks; 10th street northwest, from TO
street, also square yards: 18th street northwest
from y to o streets, 800 square yards;
18Th lot, H. street northwest, from K street TO
street northwest, from 18th to 18th streets.
2, 4eO square yards; street northwest from 18th
10 lsth streets; 400 square yards. and Vermont
avenue. from to r street, $3.50 yards. a total
OF Al 400 square yards, at an estimated cost of
S.4.2OS.50 Also for grading and gravelIng the
road@ay on | street northwest, from 14th TO
10Th street, estimated at 50, 10O altogether to-
tai estimated cost OF $50 969 so The anDronra
ZION 1Or this work for the current year is three
nundreQ tnot sand dollars OF which the labiII-
tles under existing contracts Qncluding 500 900
paving blocks are So, 1895. The Commission.
eTs to-day approved the recommendation OF the
assistant efneer, and it is probable that pro-
posals VIII soon be advertised for the above de-
scribed work.
THE Bogus GRAYsON.-Kir.1 George Countm
EDITOR Star:-ln giving an account OF that meet
ing OF the JaC kson Democratic Association which
was addressed by colored man." a very
worthy citizen OF this county has been placed
IN false and notifying position. The real
name or that organizer OF democratic clubs
IN tne country" Is one johnson, first Glass
iraud. VINO has graced the whipping post in
tnls county three or four times 1t is Said and has
passed several periods OF seclusion In the county
JAIL ana Is now wanted by the officers for
irauduiently obtaining another mans money
IIom commission merchant In Washington
whle on tnls same excursion. Instead OF s. 80
ne received s22.5 so In washington, $50 In Alex
andrla and come $12 otherwise, making a good
Gay work. The real George GraysOn Is a very
Respectable colored man, and an active and
quite influential republican. He was not in
Washington at that time, and when he is In
WasniDgt0n does not get robbed, and II he
should lose his money there has other ways TO
raise the wind' than to beg In democratic
meeting. x.