Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-03

Introduction Of this merit system deserve
to be recorded for the benefit Of other
cities.
The District appropriation act for the
ton of $4,000 for
elimination Of constructing a sub
Grade Crossings. s,rset crossing Of
the tracks Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company in order to eliminate
a grade crossing. 1t was necessary to
condemn certain land necessary to widen
Cedar street. so as to permit Of the con-
struction of this subway. and this land
was acquired. and a contract for con-
structing the subway was entered into
with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company. The work has been completed.
with the exception Of certain grading
and other incidental work. and the sub
way is being used for traffic, the railroad
being carried overhead.
In their last annual report, and in the
estimates for the fiscal year 1913, the
Commissioners submitted an estimate of
$4,000 to provide for constructing a
viaduct and bridge to carry Benning road
over the railroad tracks, but this appro-
priation was not made. and it has again
been included in the estimates OF the
Commissioners for the fiscal year 1914.
The Commissioners believe that all such
dangerous railroad crossings should be
gradually eliminated as they have been
eliminated within the old city limits
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The sum of s579O5O was appropriated
for paving new roadways and for repair
ing and repaving old
Roadway roadway pavement. OF
this amount S425, 600 was
for resurfacing and re-
pairs. In this paving work sheet asphalt,
asphalt block and asphaltic macadam
were used.
The prices paid for constructing new
sheet asphalt pavement and asphalt block
as follows:
Laying sheet asphalt pavement t21z
inches asphalt surface. 2 inches binder.
before compensatory. with 6-inch concrete
base, per square yard, $1.7O.
Laying vtrified block cutters with 6
inch concrete base. per square yard 81. 40
Laying finch asphalt block pavement
with gravel base. inside the old limits OF
the city of Washington. meaning thereby
south of Florida avenue and east of Rock
creek. per square yard. $1.65.
Laying 4-inch asphalt block pavement
with gravel base. outside the old limits OF
the city of Washington. meaning thereby
north Of Florida avenue and west of Rock
creek. per square yard. $50.
Laying 3-inch asphalt block pavement
with 4-inch concrete base. at any place
within the District of Columbia, pei
square yard, $3.50
Laying Pinch asphalt block pavement
with 4-inch concrete base. one square in
length, to be selected by the Commission
of the District of Columbia should
they decide to use this type of pavement
per square yard. 81 So.
The prices for the current fiscal year
1913 are as follows:
Laying sheet asphalt pavement (21t
inches asphalt surface. ? inches binder
before compensatory. with 6inch concrete
base, per square yard, $1.77.
Laying vitrfied block cutters. with g.
inch concrete base, per square yard S1.37
Laying asphaltic macadam pavement on
6-inch concrete base, per square yard.
$1.67.
Laying asphaltic macadam pavement or
broken stone base. per square yard, sc
cents.
Laying Pinch asphalt block pavement
with 6-fnch concrete base, per square
yard, S1.76.
The current prices for resurfacing and
repairing asphalt pave
Asphalt ments under contract