Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-23
PUBLIC WORK ORDERED
IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE BY
ASSESSMENT SYSTEM.
Granite Curling, Cement Sidewalks,
Alley Paving and Water Mains
Proposals Accepted.

| lowing work done under the provisions of
| the assessment system, the same having
been duly advertised:
Set new granite curb and lay cement side
| walk as follows: On the south side of U
street northwest. from 1st street to I'd
| street. at an estimated cost of 5000, to be
assessed against lots in block 2, Moore and
| Barbour's Addition to LIE Droit Park, and
| lots in block q. Addition to LIE Droit Park
| abutting on said street between the linn
| its named. On the east side of 21st street
| northwest between Q and r streets, from
| the alley south of Hillyer place northward
| to the alley north of Hillyer place, at an
| estimated cost of $3.50, to be assessed
against lots 50. 1874, 135, 1856, 1877 and 1873,
| square 90.
| On the north side of Philadelphia street.
| Petworth, from Brightwood avenue to Sth
| street. at an estimated cost of $3.50, to be
| assessed against lots in block 26, Petworth
| abuttfng on said Philadelphia street, be-
| tween the limits named, on the east side of
| Connecticut avenue northwest, from N
| street to Dupont Circle, and on the north
| side of street from Connecticut avenue to
| 18TH street, at an estimated cost of $9S5 to
| be assessed against lots in square 1877 abut-
| ting on said street and on said Connecti-
| cut avenue between the limits named; on
| the north side of Rhode Island avenue
| northwest from Sd street Harewood ave-
nue. to Florida avenue, and on the north
| side of Florida avenue from Rhode Island
avenue to Az 0inden) street, at an esti-
mated cost of 81 600 to be assessed against
lots in block 8, LIE Droit Park, abutting ON
said Rhode Island avenue and on said Flor
ida avenue between the limits named.
On the west side of Sd street Harewood
avenue) northwest from Rhode Island ave-
nue. northward to the south end of an exist
ing cement sidewalk, at estimated cost
of 662, to be assessed against lots in block
9, LIE Droit Park abutting said 3d. street
CHarewood avenue) between the limits nam
ed. On the north side of 1 street northwest
from 18th street to 18th street, at an esti-
mated cost of $1.115 to be assessed against
lots In square 2S5 abutting on said I street
between the limits named. On the south
side of F street northwest from 1st street
to I'd street, at an estimated cost of 1851,
to be assessed against lots in square $50
abuttng on said street between the limits
named.
Curb to Be Reset.
Reset curb and lay cement sidewalk as
follows: On the north side of u street
northwest, from 10th street to the ten-foot
alley west of 18th street, at an estimated
cost of $500, to be assessed against lots In
squares $50 and 175 abutting on said U
street between the limits named On the
west side of 22d street, from Q street to
MasSa chuSettS avenue at an estlma ted
cost of s213, to be assessed against lots in
block 3, kalorama avenW AUDITING on 22d
street between the limits named. On the
north side of Q street northwest from Sth
to 9th street. at an estimated cost Of $40
to be assessed against lots in square 1896
abutting on said Q street between the limits
named
Lay cement sidewalk as follows: On the
south side OF G street northwest between
9th and 9th streets abutting lot g. square
4s7, at an estimated cost of S14S to be as
sessed against said lot g. square 4S7
Pave alleys with vitrified brick or asphalt
re- of
timated cost of S6,So1; in square 564, at an
estimated cost of S3,3O7; in square 512 at
an estimated cost of IS. 1877 in square 511,
at an estimated cost of Sc SOL: in square
569. a. an estimated cost of So 500; In square
515, al an estimated cost of $5775; in square
90. at an estimated cost of S761; In square
3Gl. at an estimated cost of 500; in the
north block of Bellevue subdivision between
Whitney avenue, Sheridan avenue and
BrightWood avenue, at estimated cost of
$3.50.
Pave alley with cement as follows: The
fve-foot alley in square "a, entering said
square from 18th street at a point ~ feet
inches north Of the northeast and west
ten-foot alley, at an estimated cost of $780,
to be assessed against lots IA, so, 81, SO, SO,
"a, 80, o6 81, So, so, 60, 81, 60, So, "a, 60,
III, ~, 6S and GO, square "a.
Affecting Engineer Department.
The Commissioners have issued the fol-
lowing orders affecting the engineer depart
ment and work under it:
That W. H. Amiss be granted a license
as master plumber upon filing satisfactory
bond.
That Albert Eugene Anderson be granted
a license as a master plumber upon filing
satisfactory bond.
That Alfred Gawthrop be licensed as mas
ter plumber upon filing satisfactory bond.
That the proposal of the Crawford Paw
ing Company, dated September IS, to grade
and lay granolithic pavement at the Pet
worth School building for the sum of s2S4 rs
is hereby accepted
That the proposal of r. M Howe, dated
September 10, to grade, lay gravel walk
granolithic pavement and erect wire win
dow guards at the Benjamin G. Orr School
building for the sum of s145, is hereby ac-
cepted.
That the proposal Of NJ. F. Tally, dated
September 12 to grade the yard of the
Takoma School building for the sum of $780,
is hereby accepted; chargeabe to the appro-
priation for repairs and improvements to
school buildings and grounds 1903
That 445 feet of Six-inch water main be
laid in Brandywine street west from I'LL
nois avenue at an estimated cost of s4O1
That the Bladensburg road, from Mount
OliVet road north, be spiked and regulated
and trap rock and screening be placed
thereon; work to be done by day labor; esti-
ma ted cost of labor, $500.
That vitrified tile sidewalk be laid around
reservation 105, bounded by 21st street
New York and Virginia avenues; estima ed
cost $l79, chargeable to appropriation for
sidewalks and curbs around public reserva-
| tions, 1903.
DEED BARS UNPAID TAXES.
Opinion of Corporation Counsel in
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