Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-24
SEWER WORK AND CONTRACTS.
a Considerable Number of Orders Is
sued by the commissioners.

sued 10y the commissioners.
Tie Commissioners have ordered: That
sewers be constructed under the assess
nent system in the alley of square 617 and
Hanover place. ESTIMATED cost, sIS3. one
half to be assessed against abutting prop
erty. viz: lots /, .. 3 @. q. Il. l6. Il. 49, a.,
~, 40, 80 81, S. So. 81, 81, 123. 124, 10, 126
and 121, square 611): along the north side of
Virginia avenue between 9th and 9TH
streets southwest. at estimated cost of
s346. one-half cost to be assessed against
abutting property. viz: lots in square south
of square 49, fronting on Virginia avenue
southwest between 9Th and 18th streets: i'm
alley of square 1904. at an estimated cost
of sl63. orehalf TO be assessed against
abutting property. Viz: lots ln2. 102 lo4,
loo, LOG. 1Oi, lac. Ia. las, 49,. 100 and l5l,
square 1ooI; in alley in block %. subdiyi-
sion of Rosedale and sherwood at an es-
timated cost of s1s2. one-halt the cost of the
work 10 he assessed against abutting prop
erty. viz: lots Il. ~. "A Al. A6. AZ - and
~, block "a. said subdivision of RosedaIe
and lsherwood: in the main alley of square
2Sl. at ain estimated cost of SIl5 one-haif
to be assessed against abutting property,
viz: lots IL. IA. A. Is. c. ID and on the
east side of said alley and lots A. h. &,
d. 20 and - on the west side of said alley
in the main east and west alley of square
Do. at an estimated cost of S21a. one-hslf
to be assessed against abuttng property,
viz: lots ,. 4, ;. q. Z, = and .. on the north
side of the said alley. and ~. of "a, - and
of 8. on the south side of said alley.
1t was also ordered: That the contracts
for furnishing cements, i'm pursuance of
bids opened on July -, 1s91, be awarded
as follows:
For furnishing natural cement both
classes a. and ''B," TO the firm of Henry
A Jones and Company. at the price named
in its bid. The firm is the lowest bidder
and is believed to be responsible. And that
the contract for furnishing Portland ce-
ment be awarded 10 the Atlas Cement
Company at the price named in their bid.
1t was further ordered: That 235 feet of
finch water main be laid in alley square
31s: that ~ feet of 12-inch sewer, 20 feet
of 1O-inch sewer and one manhole be con-
structed on the west side of 9th street
southwest between G street and Virginia
avenue, and that 225 feet of l5-inch sewer
be constructed i'm alley. square PSI; that
2'6 feet of 1o-inch sewer, % feet of 1o-inch
sewer. basins and manholes be con-
structed in alley, square Do: that the order
feet of G-inch water main in the west side
OF 18th street between A and b streets
southeast is hereby amended to read as
follows: That J62 feet of 6-inch wafer
main be laid in the west side of 18th street
between and b streets southeast: that
an additional naphtha lamp is to be erected
on the north side of ID street between Ioth
and 18th streets southeast, and a gas lamp
on the north side of r street between bath
and 35th streets northwest
That the naphtha lamp on the north side
OF . street between saith and 18th streets
northwest be changed to gas: also that
do Feet OF 6-fnch water main be laid i'm the
north size of Prospect street between a1,th
and 31th streets.