Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-10
GROUNDS SOUTH OF THE CAPI.
Toll.
Lit. Greene's Report of Their Inn.
prOvement.
WORK OF FILLING THE OLD CANAL, ETC

WORK OF FILLING THE OLD CANAL, ETC
Lieut.. +. V. Greene, assistant District enpi-
neer, has made report to Engineer Commits
sioner TWining respecting the condition of the
work done under the recent appropriation OF
$4,000 passed February 18th, last for inprov-
ing tne grounds south OF the Capitol. He says
tnls Work was begun February 9, 1850. AS one
OF the main objects of the appropriation was to
provide labor for suffering poor a system was
devised oy which the selection Of laborers who
were In greatest want was entrusted to the
police, no person being employed more than SIX
days. Tickets signed by the leutenanCs OF
ponce recommending men for work were de-
IiVered In person by the officers OF police aud
the ticket holders were Identified on the WORK
by the same officers, thus preventing any trans
fer or traffic in the tickets. This system gave
the present date there have been 70 work
Ing. days and in this time 1861 iaborers
ard Cos carts have been employed
Mr: J: J: Burrows was appointed general
over seers were appointed by the commissioners
placed under his orders. The average working
force was 40 laborers and SO carts.
FILLING THE OLD CANAL
served for making certain necessary
sewer extensions, under directions OF
Lieutenant Hoxte, and the balance was
paced under my directions, to be employed I'm
filling as much as possible Of the old canal un- n.
Ger previous appropriations made for this work:
the line OF the old canal had been brought to
pFa S CONTINUOUSLY as far point $50 feet east
preparation, the filling has been extended con
uhOuSiy 10f $40 feet or within $50 feet OF the K
street railroad bridge. and in addition, consld-
tween K and L streets. In order to obtain the
earth for this filling, 1T was decided
TO cut down the beds OF those streets
old canal and NJ street, (Which was ALREADY cut cut
down and paved) A new set of grades was
apaMn up and approved by you, conforming to
South Capltol street, M street and the improved
portion OF New Jersey avenue. The maximum
cut at any point was limited to 81 feet. The
Work has been prosecuted on this basis, and
New Jersey avenue has been cut to grade and
partially to grade. The old bridge was hloWn
DOWN by powder, and all it's materials were
hauled TO the bank and used In the improve
litnt VI Ne" Jersey aVenl and In the sewer
NEW JERSEY AVENUE
alt'r having been cut down has been completely
improved with Macadan roadway ioche,
tnlck, cobbleStone gut teIS curbS four feet hIcE
sidewalks, With four feet grass DiOis hefwaan
them and the curb trees and tree boxes wooden
steps and brick leads to every house. II and
streets having hardly any houses on them, and
not being cut entirely to grade, were lett 10 an
unfinished CONDITION,
TIE BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD COM
nave been requested to bring their tracks TO the
grade at New Jersey avenue and have signifed
work was begun about month since. hrbe,r
tracks win be lowered from to feet ali tie way
from 4th street east to South Capitol street,
t as lne easiest way TO accomplish this as well as
70 strdighten out reverse curve In their track
where IL enters Virginia avenue. they were al
lowed to lay new track about 50 feet to the
non tn In the line Of the Old canal AS soon as
oiis Isl. is iala they Will excavate the bed Of the
old track TO grade and deposit the earth In the
CaDal, Whlcn Will very nearly complete the I'LL
lug DIS lar as the bend OF the canal at K street
TIE AMoIST OF WORK WHICH HAS BEEN DONE
un9et rs appropriation (and small balance
OF szgS remaining from similar appropriation
OF 1879 is as follows:-Earth excavated and
hauled an average OF 422 feet and deposited In
the canal, GO,0SO cubic yards, $l4, 1856 80; stone
removed from canal bridge, 1860 cubic yards:
trtck removed from the bridge, $1,000 cubic
yards, S1.60S.95 macadam roadway on New
Jersey avenue, ,s55 square yards. s9Z3 90: cobb!e
gntteiS On Ss...asoo, Jos square yards Sl73 20;
oilck sidewalks on same avenue, 1881 square
yards, S1S0.35: curb setting on same avenue,
$50 lineal feet, 1920; trees planted on same
avenue, 20, 1855; wooden steps built on same
avenue, 50, $1S1.45; removing pump on same
avenue, l. 81, 400; making a total of $1I,37I35:
10 which add 600 feet OF SO feet inside diameter
brick sewer extension, with trap rock bottom
laid In concrete, $2,91,.6l; making total O.
s20.G9i.96.
No portion OF the above money has been ex-
pended for materials except to purchase few
necessary tools and lumber. The stone for the
MaCadam. metal aud the bricks were obtained
from the old bridge. the curb and cobble stone,
were partly derived from those formerly Oh the
street, and partly from materials saved In the
improvements OF other streets. An estimate OF
cost OF completing the filling OF the old canal as
far as Its mouth at y street, amounting to
s3O,06S 80 exclusive OF extending the sewer
was submitted TO you April II. 1880. The pres
eat work has been thoroughly and satisfactorily
superintendent by Mr. j. j. Burrows"
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to c. II.
Il n nfl9 trSn Tot,
Inns and Clarence d. Bates John b. Floyd and
Ella L. Mills George b. Phelps and Mary Nj. j.
F1nney; w. w. Hin and Bessie C. George; p.
stanton and Matilda Thomas; Augustus Travis
and Annie Marchie, both OF Arlington, Va
Washington Padgett and Emma j. johnson
both or 7. q. county. Md; George Thomas an
Martha Kelly. Henry G. Kenner and Martha
Nj. Lanaghan; Philip MaStOn, OF Pittsburg Pa
and Mary Elizabeth Taylor: Charles L. Rey-
holds, OF Montgomery county. Md. and Frances
A. Co"ling, OF Columbus. Ohio; John F. Simms
issa Roebuck: w. b. Wheeler OF Montgomery
county, Md. and Susan Il. TruXson; William
carroll and Alice Brooks: A. NJ Proctor and A.
Z. Ashford.
OF INTEREST TO TAX-PAYERS.-The Joint reSo
luton passed by Congress and signed by the
President recently is as follows: That the pro-
visions or the first section OF an act entitled
'AG act liking the rate OF interest upon arrear-
ages OF general taxes and assessments for sgc.
cial improvements now due TO the District OF
Columbia, and for revision OF Assessments for
spscial improvements. and for other purposes
approved June 81, 1879, be, and the same are
hereby, extended so as to apply TO all general
taxes in arrear on July 1879, and TO all special
assessments due the District or Columbia. and
which may be paid on or before January /,
ISL
The effect OF this law is to extend the time
fixing arrearage penalties at per ce0t- six
months beyond the limit OF the act of June u,
1879.
REAL ESTATE SALES. - Yesterday, Duncan
son Brothers, real estate auctiOneer for MessrS.
ThoS. A. Bradley and Thomas JeSSup Miller
trustees sold the property fronting fifty-foui
feet eleven inches on 9th street, with depth on
ID street northwest OF 116 9-12 feet, improved by
TWO brick dwellings, being parts OF lots and q
Charles e. Fraser and John A. Prescott, tr,ls.
tees, lot 50 In square 500, having front OF forty
two feet SIX inches on Union street. betwe; L
| ~ and 9th streets southwest, for eleven cents