Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-17
The City Hall PIazn.
PROJECTED IMPROVEMENT or LOUISIANA AND
INDIANA AVENUES.

PROJECTED IMPROVEMENT OF LOUISIANA AND
INDIANA AVENUES.
Among the contemplated street improve
ments for this season the one most conspicuous
is that OF Louisiana and Indiana avenues. In
'rCnt OF the City Hall, the plans for which have
Geen prepared. It will be remembered that In
Lieut.. Greene'a late annual report 20 the Eng.-
neer District Commissioner he stated that
tine portions OF louisiana avenue and Indiana
avenue, between lst and It'll streets now have
Width CT ~ feet of carriage way with stlll
WIDER spaces at the Intersections OF u and Gtn
streets. There is not and cannot be any neces-
silly f0r Carriage ways OF any such width. and
LO otAeIs exist in the City. The space when
they cover aulOuatS 20 Il, 600 square yards be.
tween eight and line acres TO repa9e, which
would cost about ST.. co., besides the future
were reduced TO a width OF 90 feet. which would
De amply Sufficient to accommodate all the
travel, he amount OF pavementWouid De reduced
10 20, $50 square yards, and saving OF $780, 900
oe efect Cd. TIE appearance OF the whole
space would also De immensely improved and
would be in accordance with the rest OF the
city,.
TIE CARRIAGEWAYs TO BE NARROWED AND TUE
SIDEWALKS wIDENED.
II Is upon this general plan Jnar the improve.
m-rJ Is contemplated TO be made, and Louls.-
ana avenue. between 81 and eth Is to be re-.
CGceG on the carriageWays from 129 10 81 feet.
iraVlng ntty feet slqeG alk On each side. which
&c Is proposed 10 improve as follows: BatWaen
9th aLd 1Jh streets. where there are business
houses, the sidewalks will be laid with brick,
L1ty Ittt wide. the same as between 95n ami
4Otl streets; triangular reservation Will be
laid out between 9th and It'll streets, IL front or
the Police Court building and improved with
sidewalks, shruobery, &c. on the South side OF
louisiana avenue, between ~ and 9Th streets,
Where there are private houses, Will be 8 line OF
parking, the Sidewalk running between &c and
the PARK, which VIII extend 10 the bend OF the
street where this avenue iltersects with D
street.
THE GRADE WILL BE LOWERED
enout two feet on the crest or the hill 10 front
OF the City Hall, on the north side OF louisiana
avenue, making about level surface from the
intersection or ~ street to the steps OF the
City HAL and the drainage viii be east and
vest. The grade at the corner OF Z street VIII
net be changed at all. A straight liue OF curb
Ing viii Oe laid on the north side OF the space
from 5tE TO 4th streets, which Will tncluie
THE LINCOLN sTATUE,
and the space between the new and the present
curb, 90 feet, will be parked and improved with
sbrubOeTy, leaving fifteen feet sidewalk along
by the statue. Three loot walks win b. run
through this parking to the steps OF the CltyHail
Indiana avenue, east Of the City Hall, WIN be
improved Ia the same way as Louisiana ave-
nue., as far as 50 street, the corresponding
triangular reservation, extending between 81
and 4th streets This improvement win inter
IeIe very little with the street railroads. First
etsss granite It oIock pavement win be laid from
except the space In front OF the CIty Hail.
Wllcn Will DC OF asphalt. The whole tost ~
this work Will be about $50, geo. -
TIE APPEoxIaATE QUANTITY OF WORK
Is as 1oloWs: Grading Il, 700 cubic yards. asohalr
CaIrlageWay, $500 square yards; granite hIoaI-
caTiageWay, !. $40 square yards: brick footWaTlt
9tt0 square yards: new inch granite cnrb
3.G95 feet; 2-inch parking curb 1850 nneal faeT.
sodolng, $50 square yards. The old material
old co6bie stone pavement and 1900 feet OF UH
seIyteeable Gurp.