The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-28
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Work of the Current Year TO
Be Done by Contract.
EXPENDITURE OF s15o,ooo
Suburban. and City Streets Now Under.
going Improv-ment-Othe Soon to
Bt Put in the List-Grading, Gravel
Ing, Macadamizing and Widening Of
Thorough IN es-Gnrfield Hospital.

The work OF improving the city and SUBJ
urban streets under the appropriations for
the current year may be said TO have
! but just begun and the expenditures under
pending contracts on the grading, paving
and curbing, will closely approximate
| 500 900, while the allotment Tor cement
work on sidewalks will probably reach
| $50, 900 before the close OF the year.
There is IA force OF men already at work
| grading Massachusetts avenue extended.
The contractor has furnished an outfit
| and many OF the workmen are camping
out in close proximity To the scene Of their
daily toll The sum OF $1,000 is 10 be
expended here.
Another force is already engaged on
| Connecticut avenue extended. Tile im-
| provement here consists IN widening the
| avenue by grading the east side, which
will extend from the east side of High
| bridge" TO the entrance to the Geological
| Park.
!. LARGE AREA OF SIDEWALK.
The intention is TO lay IA brick sidewalk
| six feet wide over this new ground, eX-
| tending between the two points named.
Cleveland Heights also come in for coed
| share of street work. There are two
gangs OF men employed there, and the
amount of the appropriation available
is $1,000. This expenditure Will in
sure a great improvements that section
The widening of Sherman avenue is
under way, for which $40 COO was appro-
priated. In addition The sum OF $500
was given 20 pay for taking down a build
Ing on the grounds OF the Garfield Hospital
and erecting another in lieu at a different
point in the grounds.
!. The removal OF the building was made
necessary by the Improvement to the ave
nue., IL being n Condition that ground
necessary for widening the avenue should
be dedicated to the District before the ap-
preparation for the street work can be-
come available. The work OF removing
this building and protecting the terrace
is now in progress.
For the several other sire It's to be
graded and graveled, tie work being in
nearly every instance now under con
tract. and some OF il completed, or ai.rut
to he. the following sums have teen ap-
propriated:
AMOUNTS MADE AVAILABLE.
Columbia road, grading and regulating;
Sixteenth street northwes: extended.
Prospect street, Crescent street, Super or
street. Erie STREET, Ich'fai street Mer'ui'i'
ana ohtafio avenues anu Meriuiih hHi'
continuing improvement. 5000; Able
marie street, grading and grave.lDg, anu
opening same py purchase OF eohoeii'iia-
ton 10 Grant road, continuing improve
ment, $4,000: Illinois avenue. grading,
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tending Tbi ri v.seventh street hctwc,,
near Schneider lane. TIE awarJ for this
has already baen made u,d.r nroco.J,nys
had in tie district surname cour, and the
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road ex,eodinp from tho aro,a prapcb
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anpronria,ed and authority was ,,,ver tho
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tn tho or;e,noy owp.rs any ,,or,;,, of tho |
road named urop receiv,py tho conway.
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