Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-08

of these petitions presented during the last three
years. and now on file in this office amounts to
GO, anu they cover nearly every street in the
city. AS previously stated however the Com
missiOners have limited their work on the streets
mainly to replacing worthless wooden pavements.
which alone has absorbed all the revenues avail
aole 1or THIS purpose, and hence the greater part
OF these petitions have not been acted upon
In order to prepare basis on which to make
the estimates and statement of work above
referred to, have carefully examined the con-
dition OF every street within the limits of the
two cities, excluding the unsettled portions east
OF Lincoln Park, south of N street south, and
between the White Lot and the Observatory.
The necessary measurements have been made
and the estimate calculated in detail of the cost
at present prices Of putting all the streets in
proper order. as petitiOned for. This schedule
Is submitted herewith. (appendix table CO.
together with map showing the present con-
dltion OF the streets and the Improvements
needed. 1t comprises work on 173 streets or
parts OF streets in the city, in addition to the
suburban streets now being rapidly built upon
Just outside of the city limits. The most i'm
pOrtant work is the replacement of wood nave
ments amounting to 294. 757 square wards and
estimated to cost $6S3, 627.55 Next in i'm
portance is the replacement of portion of the
rougn ana unsuitable cobbe or blue rock pave
ments In the heart of the city-such as Az. 9th
lOth and l4th streets adjacent to PENNSYLVANIA
avenue The amount of this work is 90 713
square yards, estimated to cost $3.50 S47. *
NeAC III oruei Is The replacement OF the macadam
where 1t was diminished or improperly laid nrior
to 1873. New York avenue east of 18th street
llth street southeast and the western end of /
street are samples of this. The whole amount
Is 81. 939 yards, estimated to cost STA .O1S.S5
All OF this work is replacement of payements
already laid, but now worn out or unseryice-
able NV
or new work there is required certain
amount OF paving on streets of frequent travel.
such as virginia avenue, and H streets south
anu vermont avenue, Q and other streets north.
Inc total amount is lis, 900 yards. estimated to
cost (wlth grading and sidewalks) 1905 522. 10.
LESS important streets are estimated for a
eraVei Roadway, together with curbs. cutters
anu SIDEWALKS. The number Of streets partly
quilt upon but wholly unimproved is very large.
amounting to 995, 1873 square yards of Carriage
mated at 1868 1880
nave also estimated for relaying the side
walks on pennsylvania avenue. ISL 1877 20. and
lot grading and crawling the streets of record
ed subdivisions adjacent to the city, 1894 $50.
Ihe grand total of cost of these improve
| ments is %, Sc, 56265. This is the work for
! which petitions are on file and which ia neces-
sary to complete the streets of the city and it's
suburbs. 1t Is apparent at glance that it's cost
far exceeds the amount of revenue which can
be devoted to the streets for several years.
With an annual appropriation of $500, 600.
Cas- for the past three years. it
this work can be completed II law