Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-11
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Capt. Sym0ns' Recommendations as to
the Award Of Contracts.

Capt. Symons' Recommendation a. tc
| the Award Of Contracts.
In the appropriation bill for the fiscal yea,
ending June 80, 1890, Congress appropriated
the sum Of S615.O00 for the improvement ei
the streets and avenues in the District of Co.
lumbia. This amount was divided as follows
General schedule, s1s5, LES; Georgetown SEIZED.
ule, S57, $50; northwest schedule, s224, 2l0
southwest schedule, ss9, 800; southeast SEIZED.
ule, $50, 500; northeast schedule, $115,475
special schedule, $4,000.
The Commissioners, after they had decided
upon the streets to be improved, advertised for
sealed proposals. for improving the same. Eor
some days past Capt. Symons, who has the mat
ter Of street Improvements under his personal
| supervision, has been engaged in awarding the
missioners, and as . result 81 his labors to-day
commended be approved:
GENERAL SCHEDULE
To the Crawford paving ccmpany-C street
southeast and southwest from LIST street to
New Jersey avenue; ~ street nom Missouri
avenue to Maryland avenue; New Hampshire
avenue from to T streets.
To the Barber asphalt paving company
n
street from Q to y streets; 18th street from
Pennsylvania avenue to New York avenue; 18th
street from Pennsylvania avenue to New York
avenue.
ToPatrick Maloney-Maryland avenue north
east from 11th to 18th Streets and North Caro-
lima avenue from Sd to 9Th streets.
lwould recommend that the following items
Of paving be held up for the present, in order
to be certain that the work contracted for shall
not overrnn the work which there Is money to
pay for: First, New York avenue from New Jer-
sey avenue to North Capitol street, and New
Hampshire avenue from T to v streets.
eEoReErowS SCHEDULE.
To the Barber asphalt paving company
Prospect street from High to 18th streets; saith
street from N to N streets; 2sth street from P
to Q streets; 29th street from to Q streets;
35th street from Prospect to N streets; SD
street from NJ to N streets and SD street from
p to 32d streets.
would recommend that the portion Of 34th
street from N to P be not contracted for at
present In order to be certain that the work
contracted for shall not overrun the work
which there il money to pay for.
NORTHWEST SCHEDULE.
To the Crawford paving company-25th
street from Pennsylvania avenue to NJ street;
L street from 18th to 9th streets; O street
from 5th to 9Th streets; Sampson street from
streets; @ street from New Jersey avenue to
Sd street; L street from New Jersey avenue to
North Capitol street; 21st street from to
Boundary; 18th street from 8 to v streets; 18th
street from r to T streets: LIST from I to X
streets; N street from 5th to New jersey ave.
nue. NJ from New Jersey avenue to LIST street;
s from 18th street to New Hampshire avenue
To the Barber asphalt paving company-22d
from NJ to o streets; Pierce from New Jersey
avenue to North Capitol street; Madison from
M to streets; Marion from to R Streets
Washington from 4th to 5th streets, johnson
from r to streets; French from 9th to 10th
streets; Ridge from 4th to 5th streets; 4th from
New Jersey avenue to NJ street; 25th from
street to Pennsylvania avenue; from goth to
Connecticut avenue; 10th street from R to 8
streets; E street from Pennsylvania avenue to
18th street.
To Patrick MAloney-41S from Pennsylvania
avenue to d street.
would recommend that R street from 10th
street to New Hampshire avenue and from 7th
to 4th be omitted at present from the schedule,
and that 18th street be paved only as far as
street. This is done in order to be certain that
the work contracted for shall not overrun the
work which there-is money to pay for. have
selected to be left over for the present r street
in the two different locations above mentioned,
because it is through this street that the 4S-
inch water main is to be laid, and it will be a
considerable length Of time before this is COM
pleted, and it viii be advantageous to allow the
trench to settle well before the pavement is
laid upon it.
SOUTHWEST SCHEDULE.
To the Crawford paving company-H from
LIST to Sd streets; I'd from Maryland avenue to
F street; D from South Capitol to LIST street.
To the Barber asphalt paving company-9th
street from b to G streets
would recommend that the work on Canal
street from C to E be suspended for the pres
emit in order to be certain that the work CON
tracted for shall not overrun the work which
there is money to pay for. This street is to be
paved with granite blocks; the blocks have
been ordered and will be on hand at the proper
time. when the contract can be awarded When
ever it is awarded it should be awarded to Andrew
Gleeson, he being the lowest bidder By the
time all the granite blocks are on hand IL can
be readily determined whether there will be
sufficient money for the completion of the
street.
SOUTHEAST.
To Patrick Maloney-C street from 9Th to 7th
streets; D street from Sd to 9Th streets; 4th
street from Pennsylvania avenue TO North
Carolina avenue; D street from LIST to Sd; 5th
street crossing square; LIST from to D streets.
would recommend that the paving of Sd
street from Virginia avenue to K street, which
Is to be done with granite blocks, be awarded
to W. d. Mohler, lowest bidder. ! would
recommend that G, on the north side, from 4th
to 9th, be held up for the present in order to be
overrun the work which there Is money to pay
for.
To the Crawford paving company-Sd from
G to streets; K from North Capitol to LIST
streets; from North Capitol to LIST street.
To the Barber asphalt paving company-H
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