Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-29
PUBLIC WORK TOBEC|N
Engineer Department Prepar-
ing for New Projects.
STREETS TO BE FIXED UP
$500. 900 Soon Available for Repay
ing and Resurfacing.
NEW SCHOOL AT MT. PLEASANT
Twin Bridge Over Piney Creek.
Sewerage Extension-Sites for
Various Purposes.

With the coming of the spring weather
the engineer department of the District
government is making preparations to be-
gin work on numerous improvements.
| From now until the end of the summer
| the engineering officials will he busy COM
pieting work authorized under the appro-
priation bill for the current year, and be-
ginning many projects for which provision
was made in the recent appropriation bill.
Engineer Commissioner William V. JUDD
son and Chief Clerk d. E. Garges are in
constant consultation over the projects.
Plans and specifications for street and
sewer work and for the construction OF
buildings are in course of preparation.
and steps are being taken to advertise for
work provided in the last District appro
priation bill, the funds for which become
available July |.
Proposals Invited.
Advertisements are now running for
proposals for the following sewers, and
bids will be opened April 10:
Trunk sewer in Rock creek valley north
Of street, between Rock creek and the
United States naval observatory grounds.
Extension of the Luzon avenue sewer TO
Georgia avenue.
Completion of the relief sewer for the
vicinity of 4th street and Pennsylvania
avenue southeast.
Construction of the Falls branch sewer
from the River road to Wisconsin avenue.
Proposals will also be opened April
10 for grading 10th street northwest be-
| tween Webster and Kennedy streets.
which will involve the excavation OF
about 5000 cubic yards of dirt.
For the construction of an eight-room
school building on School street, Mount
Pleasant, To take the place of the present
wooden Johnson annex, bids will be
opened April :.
Much Work to Be Done.
The District appropriation bill for the
fiscal year beginning July !, 1909, pro-
vides for large amount of work 10 De
done by the engineer department. Many
city streets will he paved with asphalt
or with asphalt blocks, and the list 81
what are known as country roads and
suburban streets outside of the city limits
which will be improved is a long one
For grading and improving the largest
items are for Massachusetts avenue eX-
tended. 10th street extended and Penn
sylvania avenue southeast extended.
Many shorter suburban streets also will
be paved with macadam, sheet asphalt
and asphalt.
For repairing and resurfacing some
worn-out asphalt pavements in the city
100000 was appropriated, and the list
of streets to receive attention Will shortly
be drawn up.
Bridge Over Piney Creek.
That old archaic structure which has
given access from Washington proper TO
Anacostia for SO many days that the
| memory of man runncth not to the con-
trary will be removed during the COM
ing year. The bridge across Piney Branch
on the line of 10Th street will be widened.
twin bridge to the one already under
construction being contemplated by the
appropriation OF Congress.
Work will be continued on the east side
intercepting sewer to Brookland and the
sewer between 18th street and Georgia
avenue will be begun.
An important piece of work to be taken
up during the next fiscal year is the
drilling of deep wells to take the place
of the shallow wells which were closed
up by the Commissioners many months
ago. For this purpose Congress appro-
priated 5000
A small addition will be made to Rock
Creek Park by the purchase of a piece
of land at the northern boundary, to
round out the park lines at that point,
and money will be available for putting
into shape the existing improved roads
of the park.
Appropriations will also be made for
the purchase of sites for new school
buildings and erecting the new struc-
lures. as well as for increasing the area
of Fairgrounds of existing buildings.