Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-04
DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT.

DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT
Major Lydecker's Report for August.
Capt F. Y. Greene has made q report to Major
Lydeeker OF the progress on the District WORKS
during the month OF August
STREET PAvEMENTS
Under the heed OF "pavements" he states that
the appropriation OF $a6S,o00 for replacement OF
pavements and work on sunory streets ana ave-
nueS' contracts have now been made for 6e,lsl
Yards OF asphalt, II $50 yards OF asphalt blocks and
grain sa ans OF granite block pavement and for
the estimated cost OF the total being SIS, 70a
Mork Is now progressing under al these contracts
pavementS on A street northeast, between "a and
Attn: street northeast, between ed ana 4th north
east, between North Capitol and Maryland avenue,
have been completed.
Under contract with the Barber Asphalt Paving
Co, street northwest, between 18th and 18TH and
street northwest between Pennsylvania avenue
and Goth street, have been completed.
Inc pavement Is now being laid on New jersey
avenue northwest between and streets.
Grading and curb-settfng are In progress on II
street northwest, between 16X and 18th Nreetsr
street northwest, between ID and 5th streets, and
and 9Th street
Under contract with Maloncy & knight for as
phait block pavementS, 4th street northeast, be-
tween East Capitol street and MARYLAND avenue
has been completed street southeast. between
New Jersey avenue and 4th street, has been partly
graded ana the laying OF block will begin during
Under contract with Andrew Gleason for granite
block pavements, b street southwest, from LIST TO
Missouri avenue. has been completed, and Mis-
souri, avenue, between Sd and AZ streets, Will be
completed during the present week.
Under contract with j. A. Blundon for granite
block pavement. street northeast between Sd
and 4th streets. has been Completed ana work is
now in progress on Potomac street, IN Georgetown.
Under contract with Cudmore & Hines, the gran
tie block pavement on Water street, between VI
and streets, has been nearly completed on the
east side OF the railroad track and the west side
has been graded, and Is ready for the blocks On
street, between 32d and 35th streets, In George
town one side OF the street is graded and the lay
Ing OF blocks will commence this week
Under the various contracts for furnishing gran
lite blocks. 509.295 blocks have been received and
Issued. The balance required, amounting TO 100 7O5
have been shipped from The Quarries.
Up TO date the following amounts OF pavements
have been laid. viz: Asphalt, l7,7O yards asphalt
block, 1900 yards; granite block TO- 200 yards and
partial payments have been made to the amount OF
Work on North Carolina avenue southeast, be-
tween 9th and 18th streets, and on street south
east. between 4th and nth streets southeast, was
Degun during the last week.
All me above work Is to be completed on or be-
lore the first OF December, under heavy penalties
SEWER CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Under the appropriations OF $500 600 for compile
ton of main sewers, and OF $4,000 for Boundary
and lateral sewers, contracts have finally been
awarded as follows For $3.50 feet of sewer pipe OF
various sizes, to the Akron sewer pipe agency,
McMahon, Porter d Co., Potomac terra Gotta COM
pany and A. Lamond. For $4,000 stone blocks for
lnVertS OF brick sewers to the WASHINGTON granite
company and Richmond company.
ne bids for brick sewers. OF sizes 4x6, 45x615
5.25X7.S1, 5.5XS. 25, were all rejected and It was
found necess ry TO change the @ street sewer In the
northeast section, from the egg-shap 85x1275 to
circular sewer 10 feet in diameter. New proposals
have been invited for this sewer and for the brick
sewers or the sizes just mentioned. Under these
various contracts 32 OBJ OF sewer pipe and 81 303
1nyert blocks have been furnished; work has been
commenced by $. Courtney on street southeast,
between 9Th and 18th, and by Mr.. OIIare, on the
main sewer in Georgetown; the other contractors
are ready TO begin work during the present week.
The pipe sewer on the north side OF street, be-
tween Bed and 18th streets, in GEORGETOWN, has
been completed under contract with Mr. Shea, and
work on the pipe sewer on south side OF the same
street Is In progress pipe sewer has been laid
On the north side Of street northeast between Id
and 4th, in connection with the paving OF that
street. Total payments to date for construction of
sewers, 81 $50
COUNTY ROADS
Work has been prosecuted with large force on
the various roads In the District OF the culverts
washed out or damaged by the heavy rains OF the
latter part of June, that On the Roach road, near
Uniontown, has been repaired; the one at Smiths
branch, on the same road, has been rebuilt. At
watts branch, near BenntngS, the abutmenC walls
are nearly completed At Piney branch, on road
nearly completed. In Hillsdale the retaining wall
has been rebuilt and two small bridges have also
been rebuilt. Repairs have been made on eth street
road, Queens Chapel road, Prospect street, Park
street, 10th street extended 18th street extended
Military road, Brentwood road, Rock creek Church
road, Brookville road Chain Bridge road, Tenley-
town road, Piney Branch road, Pierce Mill road,
River road, Whech road, Howardtown road, Living
Ston road, Sherman avenue Bennfngs road, Fort
stanton road Harrison street, Monroe street. Gies-
boi0 road. and Central avenue. The extensive
repairs TO the 9TH street road and the Tenleytown
road are both IN progress The total eXpendi-
lures for county roads TO date are $12, 500.
REPAIRING AND CLEANING.
The usual repairs have been made to the streets
and alleys. The cobble-stone pavements on the
various streets between Pennsylvania avenue and
and 9th and 14th streets have all been repaired,
where necessary. and the pavements have been
repaired in eleven alleys The cObbleStOne on 18th
street northwest, between O and P streets, have
also been repaired. POmeroy street, between 4th
and 7th, Is now being repaired with c0bble-stone.