Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-31
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.

10 REMOVE THE NEW YORK AVENUE PARKING.
Capt. Rossell in forwarding the report of
capt Fiebeger upon the question Of removing
the parking from the middle of New York ave-
nue. today recommends that the Commission
ers favorably report bill to Congress having
this in view. The estimated cost of this work
Ior removing the parking and resurfacing
from 9th to 10th street, $1,000; for removing
the parking and resurfncing from 9th to 18th
street, f3O, OOO
OIL LAMPS IN BRooKLAND.
Upon the recommendation of Capt. Lusk the
commissioners have ordered the erection
and maintenance of thirty-seven additional
pupic oil lamps in the subdivision of Brook
land. The removal Of four present public oil
lamps, two at the crossing OF Providence and
duncan streets and two at the crossing Of
Duncan and Hartford streets, was recon-
mended to the CORNERS opposite. that they may
be on the line OF the present sidewalks. pro-
vided the cost of such removals does not ex-
coed the cost of setting up four new posts.
BIDS OPENED.
The Commissioners yesterday opened bids
for the construction of a bridge over James
Creek canal at street southwest. The follow
Ing were the bidders: Berlin Bridge Company,
Berlin. Conn. So, 300. So, l9s Groton Bridge
and Manufacturing Company, Groton. MY,
S2.9SS: j. L. Huntington, New Haven, Conn.
S2.766.60; Pittsburg Bridge Company, by Mel
son Buchanan. 50. 293. so; Youngstown Bridge
Company. by H. Ashton Ramsay. 81. 2G7. go.
The contract will probably be awarded to the
Youngstown Bridge Company.
ABANDONED TRACKS TO BE REMOVED.
Upon the recommendation of Capt Fiebeger
the Commissioners today ordered that the
Capitol. North Street and South Washington
Railroad Company be directed to remove its
fra kS
near the Garfield statue and repave
the space with asphalt on concrete
base. Also that the Metropolitan Railroad
Company be directed to remove its abandoned
tracks on 18th street northwest between H
and Pennsylvania avenue and repave the
space. and that the Capitol, North street and
South Washington Railroad Company be
further ordered to remove its abandoned
tracks on Ohio avenue between 18th and l4th
streets.
LAMPS ORDERED.
Upon the recommendation of Capt Lusk the
Commissioners ordered the erection of the fol-
lowing gas and oil lamps: Gas lamps-One on
the east side of I'd street between H and
streets northeast one on the east side of
I'd street between 1 and streets northeast
one on the west side OF I'd st. between and
h streets northeast; one on the north side of
street between Delaware avenue and I'd street
northeast; one on the northeast corner Of
street and Delaware avenue northeast; one on
the northwest corner of I'd street and Delaware
avenue northeast.
OIL lamps-Five on Callan street. square 1856,
between 9th and It'll and X and streets north
east; two on the south side OF street between
I'd and Sd streets northeast: one on the south
side Of l. street between Sd and Attn streets
northeast: one on the south side Of l. street
between 4th and 5th streets northeast; one on the
northwest corner Of Sd and L streets northeast;
one on the west side of Sd street hetyyean ,
and NJ streets northeast two on the west side
OF Delaware avenue between H and l streets
northeast; two on the west side of Delaware
avenue between 1 and X streets north
east; two on the east side of Delaware
avenue between H and 1 streets northeast:
also that gas lamp on the east side of It'll
street between K and l. streets be moved to
the northwest corner of Callan and 7th streets
and that street designation be placed upon
said lamp.