Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-23
Estimates Made by Assistant En-
gineer Commissioner Beach.
fHOROUGHFARES FOR IMPROVEMENT
County Roads Included for Appro-
priation of 100000.
IMPORTANT SUGGESTIONS

submitted to the Commissioners. through
Engineer Commissioner Black an estimate
of the amount required for the proper con-
ouct of his department during the next fis-
cal year.
The estimates of no department under the
District government are considered of
more Importance to the public than those
OF Captain Beach. since they contain a list
OF the streets recommended for improve
'hent next year, and every one is supposed
TO be interested in the announcement
After giving a list OF the empIoyes of the
department and estimating for their SAL
aries. Captain Beach recommends an ap-
preparation of sio.ooo for assessment and
permit work
Paving Roadway.
He says in explanation thereof:
For assessment and permit work. sloc .ooa.
ror paving roadways under the permit
system, provided that such parements shall
join or abut upon and connect with some
existing pavement. and that the work so
done shall be completed to the entire width
OF the roadway, and shall be at least one
square in length. sI5.ooo
rms item is believed to be advisable be-
cause the present provisions of the permit
Ia" 90 not apply for street payements and
there have been several instances where
parties desired to do work under the per-
dho were unable under the
to do so. ~ IN"
improvements and Repairs.
FOR work on streets and avenues named
in appendix, Book of Estimates 1890 20 he
expended in the discretion of the Commits
sioners upon streets and avenues specified
In the schedules named in said appendix.
and in the aggregate for each schedule as
stated herein. as follows: Georpetovu
schedule, $4,000: Northwest schedule
sSii,Sop' southwest schedule, s1i.Vo:
southeast schedule. si21.l0: Northeast
scnedule Sld1, 400; total. Sd21 :asl The total
OF the appropriation for lS.,S was Sle5a
A proviso added to Capt Beach's esti-
mates is that the streets and avenues shall
De contracted for in the order i'm which
they appear in said schedules. and be com
pleted in such order, nearly as prac-
ticable.
Provided. further. That under appropria-
tons contained in this act no contract
shall be made for making OF repairing con-
crete or asphalt pavement at a higher
price than SIS per square yard for a quail
ity equal to the best laid in the District of
Columbia prior to July 1. 1856. and with
the same depth Of base: Provided That
these conditions to price of depth and
base shall not apply TO those streets on
which, in the judgment of the Commits
sioners. by reason of heavy traffic. poor
foundation, or other causes, a pavement of
more than ordinary strength is required
in which case the limit of price may be in
SiSdscu ~ g. per SqudIe ydlu.
Grading Streets, Alleys and Roads.
For purchase and repair of cars, carts,
tools and the hire of the same and horses,
to be used by the inmates of the WASH
ington Asylum for the work OF grading,
and pay of dumpmen, estimate, 5000.
The $1,000 appropriated for hire OF teams
and horses for work of grading in
cor ection with the chain gang is not suf-
mt to keep up the work throughout the
year, the money generally being exhausted
early I'm the spring. 1t is believed IL an APP
preparation of 5000 is made for this work
II could be continued the entire year with
advantage and economy to the District.
Authority should be given to employ the
dumpmen needed upon this work from this
appropriation, as a convict cannot be used
for this purpose.
Condemnation Purposes.
For purchase or condemnation of Streets
roads and alleys, $1,000
Repairs to pavements: For renewal, re-
surfacing and repairs to concrete pave
n,ents with the same or not inferior ma
terial Gr cluded in next item) sl50Ooo.
Repairs to streets, avenues and alleys:
For current work of repairs to streets,
avenues and alleys. s2oO,oo0.
And this appropriation shall lie available
for repairing the pavements of street rail-
ways when necessary; the amounts thus
expended shall be collected from such rail-
road company, as provided by section . of
An act providing q permanent form Of
government for the District of Columbia
approved June IL, 1878. and shall be de-
posted to the credit of the appropriation
for the fiscal year in which they are col
iec:ed.
1t is believed to be advisable to consoli-
date the appropriations made in former
years for repairs to concrete pavements
and for repairs to streets avenues and al
leys. 1t is at present impossible to do a
n work " hipl iS urgently
demanded, because the appropriation of
$4,000 for current work of repairs TO
streets, avenues and alleys is not suffi-
cient for all the cases arising which have
to be charged to this appropriation.
For some tine past IL has been neces-
sary in many cases to lay new walks in
stead of repairing old ones, because the
funds would be too low to use for such a
purpose, and laying a new walk under the
assessment system would be the only legal
way to keep the old enc in safe condition;
the same thing has occurred in several
instances in regard to alleys. If the two
appropriat tions were consolidated, rec
commended, IL is believed that the money
could be more advantagoously expended
than under former methods of aDproDria-
tions.
The increase of $4,000 recommended is
believed to be urgently needed.
For replacing and repairing sidewalks
and curbs around public reservations, S15,-
coo.
The increase OF $1,000 recommended for
replacing and repairing sidewalks ana curbS
around public reserve tions is greatly need
ed.
There is no other fund which can be
used for this purpose, and the sidewalks
around many of the public reservations
are rapidly becoming dilapidated and dam
gerous. and complaints concerning their
condition are frequent.
Repairs of County Roads.
For current work OF repairs to county
roads and suburban streets, and sprinkling
of same, 100000.
Provided that this appropriation shall
be available for the repair OF all county
roads. except such as are rende red useless
by the opening and improving ,,f new high
ways established Under the AIT approved
March 2. 1888.
The appropriation for count, roads and
suburban streets>was $4,000 sol ne ten years
ago. when there were only thirty-nine
miles of suburban streets in the District
of Columbia At present there are about
miles Of subur ,an streets
which have to be cared for out of this ap-
as well as all the county roads.
In addition to this Increase OF more
tfsn thirty miles Of streets the travel has