Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-01
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PUBLIC. WORK ORDERED.
Sidewalks. Fo0twalks. New Curbs and
ts Water Mains.


ts water Mains.
The follswingnord were today issued
by the District Commissioners:
That DECENTRALIZATION be appointed rod
man in the street extension division, at
$3.50 per day. On
That thei following work be done under
the permit. system: Lay cement sidewalk
and reset curb on the street side Of lot
l, square 7s6, at, an estimated cost of SOD.
%. Lay brick sidewalk on Seaton street
northwestern front of lots to 8, inclusive,
block 2, Bl6omingdale, at an estimated cost
of S10O.
That a vitrffed block driveway be laid
across sidewalk space in front of the prop
erty Of the Washington Brick Company, on
Florida avenue between 18th and 14th
streets northeast under the permit system,
at an estimated cost of sos; and across the
space between the back of the sidewalk
line and the building line, at an estimated
cost of S23, at the whole cost of the appli-
can't
That so much of the order of August II.
1888, directing the paving of portion of the
sidewalks on Harrison street, Anacostia,
as directs the cost of said work to be
charged to the appropriation for paving
Harrison street Anacostia. from the NeFy
Yard bridge eastward. 1889. is cancelled.
and the cost of said work is hereby directed
to be charged to the appropriation for con-
tinuing the paving of Harrison street, Ana
costa. 1907
That a catch basin be built on the west
curb line of LIST street west, II feet north
Of the north curb line of street north, at
an estimated cost of $65. chargeable to the
current appropriation for main and pipe
sewers. - r.
That brick footwalks be relaid on the
south side of l. street northeast between
North Capitol and list streets: also. that
brick footwaIks be relaid on both sides of
l. street between 9TH and 9th streets north
east; also that the intersection OF lst ana
L streets northeast be paved with trap rock
or granite blocks. and also that the pave
mont of footwalks on said street be ADJUST
ed, where necessary, to grade, at an estl-
mated cost of 5000 chargeabie to the ap-
preparation for improvement and repairs,
northeast section, 1899: work to be done by
Gay labor.
That contract for furnishing metal furni-
ture for the surveyors office Is awarded 10
the Fenton Metallic Manufacturing Com
pany of jamestown. n. Y, at the price
ma med inits bid of May 20, 1890 viz, $500,
this being the lowest bid received.
superintendent of property to purchase
screened pebbles and sand in open market
and charge any excess of cost over the con-
tract price for said materials to the con-
tractors for them.
That new curb be set and six-foot brick
sidewalk laid on both sides of Thomas
street from LIE Droit avenue eastward to
end of public street. under the permit sys-
tenn at an estimated cost of Sl,362.
That cement sidewalk with new curb be
laid in front of lots 16, H. 10 and 10, block
81. Howard University subdivision coax
street,, at an estimated cost of SloS; work
to be done under the permit system.
That 100 feet of 6-nch water main be lald
in the south side of n street northwest be-
tween North Capitol and list streets, at an
estimated cost, of Sill.
That 125 feet of 6-inch main be lad IN
Half street southwest between n and o
streets, and that 24s feet of 4-inch water
main be Fsd in the alleys of square S52, at
a total estimate cost of s29s:5o,
That a suyfpel be erected near the cor
ner of New Jersey avenue and R street
northwest at an estimated cost of 81.
chargeablg, to the current appropriation for
telegraph and telephone service.