The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-11-23
Nature OF pavement.

The principal expenditure on streets has
been for the replacement of tho worthless
wooden pavements. In July, 1878, there were
pavements; In July, 1870, Cog, 742 yards, or 81
miles; IN July, 1881, 8so,6s5 yards, or 10
yards, or IL $40 miles, of which 105, 900
yards will be replaced during the presont
fiscal year, In addition to which $4,000 yards
leaving 100000, or miles In an impossible
condition at tho beginning OF the next fiscal
year. The estimates for next year contemplate
the replacement OF $4,000 square yards, SO
that there will still remain considerable
portion. Seven years Will complete tho re-
moval of the so miles OF wooden pavement,
which was laid at an expense OF $1000,000.
The Replacement of wooden Pave
since 1878 has cost the following amounts:
Replacing with asphalt Of 32o,O7s;69 square.
296SS square yards, 1868, 255.65. With as.
phalt block OF 9241.67 square yards, $751;
yards replaced at n cost OF S9S0,bS1.13. The
street railways during the year paid $S,201.27
for paving between and adjoining their
tracks.
The new work done last year was paving
portions OF Four-and.a-half street and. Vir.
ginia avenue southwest, portions OF Vermont
avenue and Thirteenth street northwest,
grading portions Of New York avenue, Eight
zenith, and Twenty-second streets northwest,
and opening North Capitol street through to
the river.
The entire cost OF this work was $77,214.O3.
The System OF Paving
established by tho late Major Twining has
been adhered to and found satisfactory.
The methods OF paving are described at some
length.
The care and maintenance OF the concrete,
Belgian, cobble, macadam and other pave
ments Is treated OF. In the concrete pavements
laid prior to 1873 partial dislntegratl on has
taken place on eome streets, and $4,000 has
been expended annually In keeping the 80
miles Of this pavement In good order and re-
sprfaSing about 10000 yards per year; The
is hard to cut for pipe-laying, &C., is pro-
nounced TO be incorrect. For the repair OF
macadam payomonts, OF which there Is about
seven miles, there has been an annual appro..
priation OF $4,000. Last year 30,233 yards OF
this pavement were repaired.
For the repair OF the Belgian, cobble, rub
Bile, and gravel pavements OF which there Is
about 60 miles, as well as tho alleys and side.
walks, no specific appropriation Is made, and
the work is done by days labor, under the SUI
pervision OF tho superintendent OF Repairs.
OF this work there was last year 2S600 yards
Of cobble laid, rs we'll as 3,400 feet Of curb,
2O,300 feet OF gu,ter,stone, $500 yards OF
repaired. Tho work done by private parties
by permit, the District supplying the mate
laid, 1854 feet of curb laid, 603,o0o brick
laid, and miles OF streets improved.
Street and Alley Cleaning.
The paved streets and alleys were cleaned
by contract at 23hcents per thousand yards on
the streets, of which about 100, 000, 900 yards
were cleaned. In clear weather IS TO 90 miles
were cleaned per night. All sweeping is done
between % p. M and q a. M, and tho refuse re-
moved between daylight and noon. Ice and
snow are partially removed from the main
streets, and cutters and crossings arc kept
open. The expense last year for street-clean-
Ing on paved streets was sou, 1865 40; unpaved,
S2,465 DO; removing Ice aud snow, Sl6S 80;
cost of inspection, VI 200, making total OF
S20,000.25, The cleaning OF paved alleys cost
100000 were cleaned. Alleys were cleaned
weekly throughout the summer. The cost OF
cleaning paySd alleys , was ass s15SS9o nnpayed
| dS6, making total OF S6,62l.10.
Street Lighting.
Tho streets We're lighted by tho gas COM
| panies at $50 per lamp per annum. Lamps
burned 1900 hours during the year. New
| lamps erected by the District cost about $50
| each. Tho total number of lamps In streets,
| alleys and roads is 1902. During the year
| so new lamps were erected, 10 discontinued
and relighted, giving a total at the end o.
| the year OF d,2i0. About 30 now lamps Will
| be erected this year and 40 next year, so thai
In 1882 and 1888 there Will BIO 1920 to be
| lighted. Tho subject of "moonlight schedules
| IS reviewed at length and the street lighting Of
| other cities compared with this. The repor
recommends that the lamps hereafter burr
| 5000 hours per year,i and tho burners be
| changed from TO 8 feet.
| Parking Commission,
Two thousand, four hundred and seventy
seven new trees were planted on the streets
and s6S old ones replaced. There arc nov
| b7,06O trees growing on 1875 miles OF tho cit!
| streets, The Parking Commissioners report,
previously published, is revised.
County Roads.
| There IA about 102 miles OF county roads
which are kept In repair by day labor undor q
supervisor. Many OF those are we'll paved anl
| graded, while others arc almost impossible
The roads are being kept In better condition
this year than ever before. The improvement
OF seventh-stroet road, which has boon de
scribed, Is treated at length. The total cos
was S2S,021,20.
Survey of thc District.
Tho surveys have boon made ms rapidly a
| possible by officers OF tho Coast Survey, az tn
| expense OF the District. Tho trlangulatlon
completed give 1866 nXed points within tn
District whose positions are absolutely known
Tho survey has been OF great usO IN conneC
tlon with the extension OF the water supply
and viii afford data for subdivision OF tn
| county.
Steam Railroads.
The faDOrI RiVps mn oxlauAllY0 revIaiOn q