Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-27

and grounds, expects to commence the work Of
Improvement on reservation No II. which lies
directly south OF the Capitol, soon as the SUM-
dry civil appropriation bill becomes law. The
estimated cost OF this improvement is $150000. but
this bill appropriates but $4,000 for the COM
prises about forty acres and extends to the Car
roll and Duddngton estates. 1t will be made into
beautiful park.
District Government Affairs.
Yesterday the District Commissioners appointed
Gordon W. TrOW to be clerk in the police depart
ment, at $500 per annum. Mr.. Trow, who is a resi-
dent OF Capitol Hill, has held other clerical posi-
tonS under the District government
The Commits sioners have directed Chief Cronn
to submit plan for the greater security Of the
The Commissioners to-day signed the pay-rolls
of the police for the month OF July.
Yesterday the Commissioners spent most OF the
river flats bill, which was finally put through and
in great measure by the efforts OF the Commits
sionerS.
The District Commissioners have had new con-
tracts made for supplies for the fiscal year ending
change OF date This is in accordance with law
and to avoid any risk hereafter OF invalid papers,
VALUE OF YEARS IMPROVEMENTS.
1899, since the last assessment, made one year ago
IS as as follows: @ Washington city, 9S4 new houses
s2,5Os 200; Georgetown, 40 new houses, s70,45O;
1882 new houses at total value OF s. 652O COO This
value will be decreased by appeal from the assess
old buildings torn down by order OF building In
spector and destroyed by fire.
street Improveme nts.
PAvEHENTS TO BE LAID UNDER THE RECENT AP-
Preparation.
Under the recent appropriation act for the Dis
trict OF Columbia, the District Commissioners have
prepared proposals for the improvement OF sew
eral streets in this city, the approximate estimates
OF which are as follows:
Asphalt pavements-New Jersey avenue, from
street north to M street north: Massachusetts,
avenue, from 1st street northto Sd west; Rhode
Island avenue, from 9th west to 18th west; New
Hampshire avenue, from NJ street north to Du-
pont circle; PENNSYLVANIA avenue, from Washing
ton circle to Goth street west; 18th street west.
from NJ street north to Boundary; 2d street east
from Pennsylvania avenue to % street south; d
street SOUTH from I'd street east TO Sd street east
9th street east, from East Capitol street to Penn
syiyanla avenue: street north, from New Hamp-
from N street north to P street north. These
streets @ are TO be repaved with asphalt aggregating
wth ana the and
7.a4 and the railroad tracks l,54 square yards
Of granite block pavement respectively: The gram
streets west OF th street, from the property yard
at street northwest, and at the 9Th street prop
erty yard for all streets east OF 9TH street west
Asphalt blOck pavements are to be laid on 18th
street west, from Pennsylvania avenue to street
north; 4th street east, from Pennsylvania avenue
street north to street north, aggregatfng 1414O
square yards Granite block pavement is to be
il ou oIiccC SOut0 from Hail StTeet 20 AZ street.
west. This work embraces the grading, Including
maui OF 545O cubic yards OF earth. taking up, re-
lo1ntng and relaying OF 3,22O lineal feet OF 5nch
bIne stone laying Of $40 lineal feet Of new 5inch
Diue stone curb, taking up and relaying 100 neal
feet OF 1sinch gutter flag, taking up and relaying
S,OOO nneal feet 16-inch gutter flag, laying $500
square yards new brick sidewalk, taking up and
relaying $50 square yards brick sidewalk, building
four receiving basins. laying 900 feet 12nch sewer
ment e sonara and the the taking up and o relaying
saerd. mena ~, The granite blocks. new curb and
sewer pipe viii be furnished by the District.
North Capitol street. from to streets, is to be
graded and regulated. embracing $500 cubic yards
yards laying $50 linea feet 5by % inch blue stone
curb taxing up and relaying 2762 lineal feet OF
lncn Dlue stone curb; taking up and relayng 1,730
square yards cobble gutters5 laying &1OO square
ysEos sto @ urlck SIDEWALKS; taking up and relaying
l12S has square yards brick Sidewalks; laying 1907
laying $50 Hneal feet l2 inch gutter flag; taking
up ana relaying 1,657 neal feet is inch crossing
nag; setting 36 lineal feet inch granite circular
cSre; :; 6 building four reciyiIg basins: rebuilding
sewer pipe. The District furnishes the curb,
eeWer-pipe. bricks and an other material neces-