Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-15

NEW STREET PAvEMENTs.
CONTRACTS 70 be Awarded BY the Die.
tfict CO0mtssl00ers.
Capt Symons has made report to Maj. Ray
mond respecting the streets to b improved under
current appropriations recommending the charac-
Ter OF pavement TO b used In each case and the
contractor to whom the award should be made.
THESE recommendations which have been ap-
proved BY the Commissioners, are a. follows: s
GENERAL SCHEDULE.
Seventh street. from Q to Boundary. with gran
lite blocks contract awarded to Andrew Gleason:
1lth street southeast, from Pennsylvania avenue
to Anacostia bridge, paved with granite blocks,
contract awarded I'd W. H. Mohler; ~ street.
from to Arsenal paved with granite blocks, con-
tract TO 7. II. Lyons; BnghuFood avenue, from
granite blocks. contract 70 Andrew dleeson The
streets on the south and west OF the Treasury
0oioing 10 be paved with asphalt, with oitumi-
tne paving OF street southeast and southwest
from LIST street TO New Jersey avenue, be post
,Tr 1ne II being INTENDED to use sas
then toward the END Of the year 70 put all avail
In all GASES the lowest bidders.
GEORGETOWN SCHEDULE.
3oth, from to 9 Streets to be paved with
asphalt on bituminous base, contract TO be
awarded to Barber CO. @, from 2sth TO 30th
streets, TO be paved with asphalt on bituminous
from 18th street to College gate. to be paved with
coal;tar distilate, contract 70 be awarded TO Bar
New York avenue. from 18th to New jersey
avenue, to be paved with asphalt on bituminous
base, the contract awarded to Barber & Co 18th,
from 70 streets to be paved with coal-tar dis
t q the contract awarded TO h. l. CRAWFORD.
TX. n
Tar oistii!ate the contract awarded to II. l. Gran
ford 6, from nh TO 18th Streets TO be paved with
Crawford Rhode Island avenue, from 5th to New
Jersey avenue, to be paved with asphalt on oi-
luminous luminous base. the contract awarded 70
streets, to be paved with asphalt on bituminous
base, the contract awarded TO II. l. Crawford.
asphalt on bituminous base, the contract awarded
10 Barber 90: Boundary, from 7th TO New Jer-
sey avenue, to be paved with asphalt on bitumi-
nous base, the contract awarded to Barber Co.
q, from 5th to New Jersey avenue, to be paved
with asphalt on bituminous base. the contract
streets, to be paved with asphalt On pituminOus
base, the contract awarded 70 II. L crawford. Q.
from Rhode Island avenue TO vermont avenue, TO
base, the contract awarded to H, l. Crawford 9Th,
from to Boundary, to be paved with coal-tar
dlstillate, the contract awarded to Barber CO.
18th, from TO streets, to be paved with asphalt
on bitumin0us base, the contract awarded to II, L.
Crawford. New Hampshire avenue, 9 TO X streets,
contract awarded TO H. L. Crawford. Corcoran,
from 18th TO New Hampshire avenue, to be paved
with asphalt on hydraulic base, the contract
and 25th be graded and regulated and improved
with gravel roadway, contract awarded 70 I. II:
Lyons from 80 70 North capitol graded . and
The following two items will be omitted for the
present until further along In the season in order
that there may be no doubt OF the money holding
out: 5th, from to Q streets, and intersection OF
18th ana streets. The item OF 18th street, west
side, from Pennsylvania avenue to New YORK ave-
nue. Is also omitted from the present awards and
will be the subject OF special report and special
contract. These bidders are in general the only
bidders ON each street.
THE SOUTHWEST.
The recommendations Of streets to be improved
and the contracts to be awarded in the southwest
are as follows: G, from Sd to Az to be paved with
coal-tar distillate and the contract awarded to H.
L. Crawford C, from 18th TO 14th, to be paved
with asphalt blocks, and the contract awarded TO
Patrick Mal0ney. !, from 1st TO Water, TO be
graded and regulated and improved with gravel
roadway, the contract awarded to WIN. Buckley.
regulated and improved with gravel roadway, CON.
tract awarded TO z. r. Pullman. Canal, from to
LIST, to be graded and regulated and improved with
gravel roadway. and the contract awarded TO VIM.
Buckley. The work on 18th street, from Mary
land avenue to Water street, which Is 10 be paved
with granite blocks, and the grading and regu-
lating OF L, from LIST to AZ Streets Will be post
pOned for the present, Ia order that there may be
no question about the money holding out
SOUTHEAST.
9TH, from d to Virginia avenue, to be paved with
| asphalt blocks and the contract awarded to Pat
rick Maloney. South Carolina avenue. from 7th to
9th to be paved with asphalt blocks. and the con-
tract awarded to Patrick Maloney. 9Th, from E to
virginia avenue, to be paved with asphalt blocks
Pennsylvania avenue. from 9Th to 18th streets, to
be paved with asphalt on bitumnous base, and the
contract awarded to Barber Co. II, from LIST to
I'd, TO be graded and regulated and improved with
gravel roadway, and the contract awarded TO j. s.
Ellis. 1t is recommended that G. from 9TH TO 11th
which is to be graded and regulated, be postponed
| for the present in order that there may be
| no question about the money holding out.
NORTHEAST.
{, from 9th to 9Th, to be paved with asphalt
blocks, and the contract awarded to Patrick
Maloney. 9Th, from to streets, to be paved
with asphalt blocks, and the contract awarded to
Patrick Maloney. Massachusetts avenue, from
9th 10 Sth streets, to be paved with asphalt
blocks, and the contract awarded to Patrick Ma
streets, to be paved with asphalt blocks,
and the contract awarded to Patrick Maloney.
MARYLAND avenue intersection &c 1so 10Th I, street
blocks and the contract awarded to Andrew
Gleason. sth, from East Capitol to Massachusetts,
contract awarded TO Patrick Maloney. 18th, from
North Carolina avenue to Massachusetts avenue,
to be paved with asphalt blocks, and the contract
Capitol to I'D streets, to be paved with asphalt on
bituminous base, and the contract awarded
TO III. l.. CRAWFORD Y, ITOm OH W l1ln,
to be graded and regulated and improved
with gravel roadway. ana the contract awarded to
Andrew GleesOn. G, from end TO 9th, to be graded
and regulated add improved with gravel roadway,
and the contract. awarded to Andrew GeeSon,
provided he accepts Cudmores prices, who was
the lowest bidder. B, from 18th to 14th, to be
graded and regulated and improved with gravel
roadway, and the contract awarded to Andrew
Gleason. Third, from E to II, to be graded and
regulated ana Improved with gravel roadway,
ana the contract awarded to Andrew Gleason,
provided he accepts Cudmores prices, who was
the lowest bidder 1t Is proposed to exclude Cud-
more from the contract for the reason that he has
already been awarded all the work he can do in
the sewer department.
REPLACEMENT OF WOOD.
1t is only possible to do the south side OF street
with the money Appropriated; this Is recommended
to be paved with asphalt blocks and the contract
awarded to Patrick MalOney; 7th TO 9th.
SUBURBAN STREETS.
1t Is recommended that 14th street.
from Boundary to Euclid Place, be paved
with asphalt on hydraulic base and the
contract awarded to Barber & CO. Howard
avenue l4th to 18th, TO be graded and
regulated. The lowest bid on this work is $9355.-
90, while the appropriation is $500. All bids,
therefore, were rejected and the work viii be done
by days labor. Nichols avenue from Harrison
street southwark, to be paved with granite blocks
and the contract awarded to Andrew GleesOn.
SUMMARY OF WORK TO BE DONE.
The following Is summary Of the pavements
recommended: Granite blocks Al. 253 square yards.