Evening star., 1919-12-01

! For grading streets. alleys and roads. 2S.6oo
1.-THE prices paid under contract for
roadway pavements during the year"
| the report continued were:
| Per square
| yard.
| Laying sheet-asphalt pavement (21a Inch
asphalt surface, 2-inch binder. before
compression) with 6-inch concrete base. $3. .0C
Laying 'vitrified block with 8-inch concrete
Laying sheet-ssphalt pavement (:h-inch
asphalt surface, 2-inch binder. before
| compression) with 5-inch concrete base. 2.SC
| Laying vitrited block with 5-inch concrete
Laying s-inch concrete roadway 1.e4
1.-THE prices paid for resurfacing and
repairing asphalt pavements under a
! one-year contract expired June 30, 1919,
, are:
Laying sheet-asphalt pavement f21s-inch
; asphalt surface. 2-inch binder. before
compressionl. with 6-inch concrete base. =,
per square yard. ..........:.. S2SS
Laying sheet-asrhalt surface t21. inches ~
before cOmpresSiOn). per square yard. LOS
Laying asphalt binder Tin connection with
rcsurfacing work.. per cubic foot. .43
etc. within the space required by law
to be kept in repair by street railway
companies. per cubic foot 49,: :.....:.. .15
Laying asphalt binder for repairs, ETC..
within the space required by law to be
kept in repair by street railway com
panies. per cubic foot. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. &C
Suburban Streets md Roads.
''The total of the appropriations for
the construction of suburban roads and
streets for the year was $275,800.
Concrete roadways appropriated for
in 1918 but not completed and those ap-
propriated for for 1919, about thirty
five streets in all, were placed under
contract in the latter part of the year
and are progressing toward completion.
Massachusetts avenue and Rhode Island
avenue were macadamized to the Dis
trict line, and at the close of the year
the macadamizing of 18th street to
Alaska avenue was approaching COM
pletion under contract. A number Of
heavy grading contracts on various su-
ourban streets were executed. Repairs
to suburban roads were most made
quately carried out, the funds provided
being entirely insufficient to cover the
necessary field of work at the greatly
increased cost of labor and material
over that of former years
lne total cost of minor repairs to
Sheet-asphalt pavementS during the
year, representing the maintenance
cost Tor the year, was $97.O6S13 This
cost represents the maintenance of all
asphalt streets not under guaranty
hy by contractors-a total yardage Of
3rloI,157. The cost per square yard
per year was about 3.07 cents"
The surveyors office made for pri-
Vate parties during the year 1854 sur
VeEs, as compared with 71S the pre-
ceding year; fees received were &c.,
456.30, as compared with S9,56515 the
previous year. The number of sur
veys made for the United States and
the District. for which no fees are
received, was 2,437, against 1879 the
previous year.
Recommends Park Purchases.
Recommendation was contained in
the report that the government ac-
quire as soon as possible the follow
n
Piney Branch parkway. Klingle road
valley, Mount Hamilton, Fort Drive
and the Dean tract.
Five street and alley cases were
confirmed by the courts during the
year, with twent ,-c-ses pending; DAM
ages allowed in confirmed cases, SAL
O74.12, all of which was assessed
against properties benefited.
Recommendation is made that the
so-called ALLEY law" enacted Septem-
Der 25. 1914, and suspended May %,
1918, for a period of one year after
the ratification of treaty of peace,
be amended, as housing conditions in
Washington now are so bad and con-
gcstion so great that nothing should
be done to aggravate such conditions.
The number of trees planted along
the curbs in the streets of the District
of Columbia at the close of the fiscal
year was 1O4,254, decrease under
the preceding year of 1863. The mile
age of trees at the close of the year
was 1926. a decrease of 2.06 miles
under the preceding year. The amount
expended for the planting and care
of trees during the year was $50,
Street Cleaning Cost.
IS To keep the streets of the District
of Columbia clean during the period
included in the report cost $3S7,9S5.05.
The report showed the cost of clean
ing by various methods per 1000
square yards for each year, beginning
with 1915, the tabulation following: