The Evening critic., 1884-10-30
WORK OF DISTRICT LaBoRERs.

superintendent burrows Interest
ing showing of the street, sewer
and bridge improvements Under
His Direction.
Superintendent OF Streets J. j. Burrows, has
submitted his annual report for the last fiscal
year 10 Engineer Commissioner Lydecker.
The report shows that the work done by this
once last year was vastly greater than dur
ing any previous year. Al the street I'm.
this ofilce, and the labor is paid for by the day.
Street Repairs.
Under tho appropriation for current repairs
TO streeie, avenues and alleys, for which there
was an appropriation OF $4,000, there wore
put down 30,770 yards OF cobble and rubble
pavement, 00f yards OF granite block, 0,03f
yards OF macadam pavement, 12,252 yards OF
There were ds,d25 yards OF gravel roadway
repaired, tagging set or reset 20,003 lineal
ieeti sewer pipe laid or relaid, sos; drops and
traps built, 10; guuer-bridges built, IL, and
SO dangerous holes were repaired.
-Four public dumps were established, and re-
suited In bringing some public alleys up TO
grade. The expenditures under this apIro'
priatlon were $21 10000.
Under the appropriation for bridges ST.
120.1S was expended.
Under tho appropriation for sweoping,
sprinkling and cleaning streets and avenues,
enow and ice were removed from the cross
ings OF the principal streets and avenues four
roadway OF Pennsylvania avenue.
The roadway OF New York avenue, between
Seventh and Boundary streets, was cleaned
meetings at tho National Fair Grounds.
The various cutters, roadways and sidewalks
cleaned aggregated 1850 miles. This work
carts and o foreman cost s3,624.15.
There were $50 yards OF pavement removed
by plumbers which was relaid and paid for
out Of tho deposits made therefor by the
Underground Cables.
Underground telegraph cables to the extent
OF 3,S miles were lald.for the Standard Gable
Company and paid for by the company. The
The cleaning and repairing OF the lateral
sewers was an important feature OF the work
and cost the District $19,005.12. The number
Of lineal feet OF sewers cleaned wore: Pipe
sewers, 127,7S3; brick sewers, 0,045; traps
and drops cleaned, 0,S11i traps and drops
built, ID; manholes built, o; manholes re-
paired, rs; traps and drops repaired, 1875;
pipe sewers laid or relaid, 775 feet; brick
sewers repaired, 1870 feet; catch basins
trapped, 40; new trap covers set, II; minor
repairs to sewers, etc., 80.
There were constructed, under the appropri-
alton for lateral sewers, 100 llneal feet Of
brick and 800 feet OF pipe sewer. Tho ex-
penditure under the appropriation for clean-
Ing tidal sewers was $2,091.S5. Tiber Greek
sewer was cleaned under this head and 1904
cubic yards OF sand were removed and
utilized.
Permit Work.
There has been system OF repairs In vogue
here for several years known as tho permit
system. Under THIS plan the property-0Wner
pays for the labor and the Government for the
material. The improvements under this head
amounted to $i2,O27.31.
The expense TO the property-owners was
$20,013.20. Pavements laid under this con.
tract were, brick, 13,431 yards; cobble-stone,
6,1S5 yards; granite block, 24S yards; as.
phalt sidewalk, $40 yards; asphalt roadway,
1887 yards; curb set, 1925 feet; tagging
laid, 7,S47 lineaI feet; sewer-pipe laid, DC
feet; drops built, z; manholes, 1: pipe
sewer laid, 12,d11 feet; manholes built 102.
wOrkhOuse Labor.
force OF men sentenced to the work
house for minor onenses was en-
ployed under police surveillance In
cleaning filthy cutters and alleys and Streets
and in draining ponds, ETC., ETC., for which
work no regular appropriation OF money was
available. The work was done In an orderly
manner, and while not equal in amount to
what would have been dono by an equal num-
Der or regular laborers, II exceeded what was
at first expected OF them very largely. What
was done by this force was well done, and as
sisted very materially in putting tho city In Its
present excellent sanitary condition. The work
accomplished by them would generally have
remained undone for want OF money to pay for
doing II, hence It Will BIO seen that this con.
Wet labor Is not In competition with honest
labor. Besides the numerous holee, bitches,
etc., etc, cleaned CIR drained by this force
there were cleaned cutters, roadways, etc.,
miles, lilly. There were also 4.36 miles OF
alley cleaned.
Summary of work done under all approprla.