Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-18
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT,



The scheduled bids for paving roadways I'M
der the permit system were forwarded to the
Commissioners today by Capt Rossell with the
recommendation that contracts be made with
all except when the price Of asphalt block pave
ment Is more than 81 per square yard.
DAMAGE TO STREETS BY TEMPORARY TRACKS
An order was issued some time ago by the
board Of Commissioners requiring the WASH
ington and Georgetown Railroad Company to
resurface the asphalt streets where the tempo
rary tracks were laid or where they shall be
laid during the reconstruction Of the road.
In letter to the Commissioners today Capt
Rossell calls attention 10 this and says that the
company has made no effort to repair these
places and as winter will soon be upon us rec
ommends that the company be required to
commence this work within the next fifteen
days.
NEW AND OLD CURLING.
In response to the inquiry Of the computing
engineer Of the District for instructions re-
garding the use Of new and old curb on street
improvements Capt. Rossell saws that all streets
in the city or county that permanently i'm
proved should have granite curb either six by
twenty inches or eight by eight inches. On
streets that are graded or regulated old curb
should be used. He urges the Commissioners
to carefully consider this matter, as il will re-
suit in considerable expense to the property
owners.
LAYING RAILS WITHOUT A PERMIT.
Capt Rosseu has called the attention Of the
Commissioners to the work Of the Metropolitan
Railroad Company in changing the old style of
rails to the new approved pattern, which
1t is doing without permit. This should
be required he says, and cites as an
instance Of the evils likely toresult from doing
work without permits the condition of 9th
street northwest between and Massachusetts,
avenue. where the grade is wrong. leaving the
rails Of the road three or four inches above the
pavement
He recommends that an order be issued re-
quiring the company TO make good all faulty
work and forbidding il doing any other work
until permits are taken out for the same.
WANTS TO DO IT BY pays WORK.
The last District appropriation act provided
1000 each for the improvement of Pierce and
Fillmore streets, Anacostia. Capt Rossell
writes to the Engineer Commissioner to-
day stating that what is needed to
be dono ON these streets is more in
the nature Of repair work and laying sidewalks
than ii is of new work and under these circum-
stances says il would seem inadvisable TO ad-
vertise the work and recommends that the same
be done by day labor by the superintendent Of
county roads.
THE EUCLID PLACE CONTRACT.
Capt. Rossell has recommended that the cor
tract for grading Euclid place and 4th street
extended northeast be awarded as follows: An
drew Gleeson for 4th street northeast and F. H.
Lyons for Euclid place.
TIE ANkcosTIA RAILROAD.
Capt. Rossell has recommended that the
Commissioners issue an order requiring the
Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad Com
pany to put the bad places in the pavcments
where they have replaced their tracks, espe-
cially where the tracks cross NJ street bridge
across James Greek canal, In good condition
at once.