National Republican., 1882-07-28
STREETS TO BE IMPROVED.
what Phvements Are 60 be Laid In VI
rIous Sections OF the city.

what Pnvements Are 60 be laid In yn-
rIous SectionA OF the city.
The advertisement of the Commissioners for
proposals for work to DO done during this fiscal
year, under the recent appropriation act for the
District of Columbia, shows that quite an amount
of street work is to be DONE and that many Of the
streets which have for some time been sadly In
need of improvement are TO be placed In good
condition. The following is detailed statement
of the streets which nre to be improved and tho
character of the work to be done:
ASPHALT PAvEMENTs:
New Jersey avenue, from d street north to NJ
street north Massachusetts avenue, from First
street north to Third street west; Rhode Island
avenue, from Ninth street west to Thirteenth
street west; New Hampshire avenue from M
street north to Dupont Circle; Pennsylvania ave-
nue., from Washington Circle to Twenty-sixth
street west; Fourteenth street west, from NJ north
to Boundary Second street east, from Pennsylva-
MIA avenue to d street south; d street south, from
Sc cond street east TO Third street cast; Fifth str, ct
east, from East Capitol street TO Pennsylvanid
avenue; M street north, from New Hampshire
avenue to Twenty. sixth street west Thirty third
street west, from street north to street north
THESE STREETS ARE TO BE REPAvED
with asphalt, aggregating 81 926 square yards, and
the cutters and railroad track with granite blocks
the cutters aggregating 7,2oi, and the railroad
Trucks ,504 square yaris of granite block pave
ment, respectively. The granite blocks will be
furnished by the District for all streets west of
SeNeutn street, from the property yhru ht u sttett
northwest and at the sixth street property yard
for all streets east of Seventh street west.
ASPHALT BLOCK PAvBMENTs
are to be laid OH Fifteenth street west, from Penn
sylvania avenue to B street north Fourth street
cast, from Pennsylvania avenue to East Capitol
street; Twenty ninth street west, from street
north to street north, aggregating H. LAO square
yards.
GRANITE BLOCK PAVEMENT,
laid on. street south, from Half street to Four
and.a-half street west. This work embraces the
grading. including haul, of $3.50 cubic yards Of
earth, taking up. rejointng and relaying of 1920
lineal feet Of five-iuch blue stone laying of $40
lincal feet of new five inch blue stone curb taxi
ing up and relayins 100 neal feet of twelve inch
gutter flag, taking up and relayiug 1000 lineal
feet of sixteenth inch gutter flag laying 5000 square
yards ofnew brick sidewalk, taking up and relay
four receiving basins, laying 200 feet of twelve:
inch sewer pipe, laying $3.50 square yards of
granite block pavement, aud the taking up and
relaying Of 800 square yards granite block pave
ment.
THE GRANITE BLOCKS,
new curb and sewer pipe will be furnished by the
District North Capital street, from i to Streets
Is to be graded and regulated embracing $500
cubic yards of grading; hauling same; grayelling
$3.50 square yards; laying 553 hneal feet by 90
inch blue stone curb; taking up and relaying 27S2
lineal feet of 5-inch blue stone curb taking up
and relaying 1,73O square yards ,cobbe cutters (;
laying 3,lO0 square ya ds brick sidewalks taking
up and relaying 1,l50 square yards brick side
walks; laying 1,OO7 lineal feet l2inch
up and, relaying l,657 lineal feet, n6.ineh
crossing flag; setting 36 linea feet 6nch granite
circular curb building four receiving basins; re-.
building three do, and laying 200 lineal feet OF
curb, sewer pipe, bricks, and all other material
necessary for the work.