The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-25
SEWERS UNDER CONTRACT
Public Construction Now in
Progress in the District.
AREA LARGELY INCREASED
All Sections Receiving the Attention
of the Engineer Department-New
Sewers and Water Mains ordered
for Early Qompletion-Prior Orders
for improvements Revoked.


the supervision OF large amount OF Inn
portant work under contract and other
wise, which is scattered to the four quar-
tiers of the District and embraces a variety
OF improvements, as well as the cleansing
OF sewers already constructed.
Among these improvements, according
to the daily report OF yesterday, are these:
The Rock Greek sewer, most important
branch OF the underground arteries, of
which two separate sections are under
way, one just above the P street bridge,
and the other In Rock Creek Park, above
Knngle road.
| or equal importance Is another, the
Rock Greek and B street interceptor, three
sections One poiut where the workmen
are employed is at Twenty-seventh street
and Virginia avenue, another In George
town on Twenty-seventh street, near o,
and another In Slash run sewer.
| Another north west sewer OF pipe is the
one in street Men are employed on
this between Sixth and Seventh streets;
in the square between Tenth and Eleventh
streets, and between p street aud Rhode
Island avenue.
There is force of men, also, engaged
In repairing at the corner of Ninth street
and Louisiana avenue and three "clean-
ing gangs" whose duties call them to
valious sections from day to day.
IN THE NORTHEAST.
OutiD the northeast the Brookland sewer
| is well under way, the contractors being
engaged at three points-in Fifth street.
near Rhode Island avenue extended; in
| Rhode Island avenue extended, and in
Ninth street near Central avenue.
There are pipe sewers, also, in course
OF construction between Third and Fourth
and i and X streets, and in ] street be-
tween Third and Fourth streets, in the
| vicinity of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
| road track.
One force is also at work in that section
cleaning the sewers.
The work in the south west section en-
| braces a brick sewer in street, between
James Creek Canal and Della ware avenue.
| In the southeast three separate sewers
are In progress-one in Georgia avenue, be-
tween Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets
and up Seventeenth street; one in Thir-
teenth street, between c and D streets and
1.-THE Junction of Kentucky and South Caro-
lima avenues, and one nea Arthur street, in
Anacostia.
There is extra work in PROCESS also at
Twelfth and Q streets, where an embank-
meDt is being made over a sewer, and in
cleaning
The sewer work is vastly increased over
what it was a few years ago. The system
! has been extended beyond Boundary in
| every direction, and both in the city and
out the improvements have been receiv-
iuor praria f0na
therefor have teeD secured, bids for eight
additional contracts being due August 1.
The labor OF the department in this re-
spect, as well as in the matter Of paving,
water facilities and sidewalks, has mate
rally increased, and the engineer force is
| therefore kept hustlipg in the effort to
| maintain proper supervision OF tie varied
interests under its control.
PUBLIC WORK ORDERED.
Sewers and water mains were ordered
yesterday to be constructed as follows:
In Grant street, between Sixteenth and
School streets. 40 feet OF 1s-inch sewer
| and one manhole, at an estimated cost OF
, 1906.
III ! street southeast, between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets, $40 feet of H.
1DCll anu 1O-lNCn sewer anu Two IudDuCleS,
estimated cost $627.
Also l25 feeto of sewer in @ street north
west, between Third and Fourth streets,
1876 feet of 24-inch sewer in Third street,
| between @ and r streets northeast, and
So feet Of 1s-inch sewer in Third street,
| between @ and R streets, the total esti-
mated cost being $1,795-
All the foreg ding improvements are to be
paid for out of the current appropriations.
! The orders included $50 feet Of 6-inch
water main in Thirteenth street northeast,
/ from Galveston street south to Emporia
street: $50 feet of 6-inch water main in
Frankfort street west from Thirteenth
| street, and $50 feet OF 6-inch water main
in Enporia street west from Thirteenth
street, the total cost, including two fire
| bydrants, being 81 ,7O3.
water main was ordered to be laid
also in d street southeast between Fiji
teenth and Sixteenth streets, estimated
cost SABA.
ANNULLED FOR CAUSE.
Orders for sidewalk assessment work
| was revoked yesterday as follows, for
| reasons assigned and others:
In Twenty-second street, from street to
Massachusetts, avenue, objection made; in
6 street northwest, between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets, roadway not widen
ed; street, between Seventh and Ninth
/, streets, same objection; G street, between
Tenth and Eleventh streets, sidewalk in
fair condition Tenth street northwest, be-
tween C and D, street not widened; C on
| necticut avenue, Dupont Circle to @ street;
Dupont Circle, west side; New Hampshire
| avenue. Dupont Circle to G street.
Also street northwest, between Four
tceuth and Fifteenth streets, objection
received; Firth street northwest, between
d and E streets; F street, between vir-
GINA and New Hampshire avenues, south
side; First street northwest, between o
aud P streets; Massachusetts avenue north
east, between Sixth and Eleventh streets.
sidewalk in fair condition; A street north
east, between Ninth street and Massachu-
, setts avenue, sidewalk In fair condition; c
street southeast, between Twelfth and
Fifteenth streets; d street southeast, from
Fourteenth to Fifteenth streets: Four
teenth street southeast, between B and f
streets; Fifteenth street southeast, between
c and D streets.