Evening Star Newspaper, April 10, 1876, Page 5

. To accompany the Report of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, : SUPPLEMENT TO The Evening Star, APRIL 11, 1876. made to Congress on the LOth day of April, in part answer to the First Interrogatory of the Second Series of Questions propounded by the Committee on the District of Columbia, ————— j Recapitulation of Tables 1, 2, 8, 4 and 6. 3 | | WORK COMPLETED, NOT AUDITED. j WORK COMPLETED AND AUDITED. Estimated in 3.65 bonds at par, us heretofore payable, i | i SUMMARY. i | = = ts — oo ‘ DONE UNDER DONE UNDER | COST UNDER | ESTIMATED ACTUAL COST | ! | THK DONE UNDER THE COMMISSIONERS. AGGREGATE. | my DONE UNDER THE COMMISSIONERS, AGGREGAT | Hn cost of comple: of the work from | ! (BOARD OF PUB- BOARD OF PUB- [BOARD OF PUB-| tion, dating from | June 20th, 1874, | Lie WORKS. LIC WORKS | Lie WORKS, | June 20th,'74, of | todateunder the | - ae Sana TA “| si | contractsandex- Commissioners, UNDER CON: TRACTS and ex UNDER CON: | TRACTS and ex- , tenaiona of the tensions the Board of Public UNDER EXT! ONS Board of Public Works, including OF THE TOTAL Works, including of coral contracts and COMMISSIONERS. oral contracts and repairs under 9th copeirs pea Mh | Section of Con Section of Con: \Table’ uae tows WORK upon) ADDITIONAL WORK upon ADDITIONAL the main sewers WORK of im- the main sewers W of Ps for their protec: | provement con- for their protec. provement ¢ tion and prever- | sidered necessn” tion and preser- sidered necessa vation and that ry and impor vation and that ry and impor- i tant. Includingy of adjacent im- tant. Including | Sew ? provements Sewerage. 2 1 | 8,624,000 32 280, 57,176 40 7,981,176 72 594 77 47,937 13, 17475 11 p 2 TAAL OR 18.670 84 1 02" a 1,430,923 74 ty 4 | 2,548,291 90 = 809,244 23 "615 86 } 6 Included in above. Included in above,, Included in above. ***1 (14. ‘Included in above, Included in above, Included in above. In = \ ‘ 678,157 94 3,686,221 57 299,330 95 1 003 09 5.824.817 I 594 Bd 01 17475 11 T1482 73 1. Contracts and extensions of Board of Public Works recognized as being existing legal obligations on June 20th, 1874, and extensions of the same by the Commissioners where the original contracts are those which have appeared in the printed reports of the late Board of Public Works. 2. Contracts and extensions of Board of Public Works recognized as being existing legal obligations on June 20th, L874 and extensions of the same by the Commissioners where the original contracts are those which have NOT appeare } * Note. in the printed reports of the Board of Public Works, , \ 8. Contracts and extensions of Board of Public Works, on which measurements have been made under the direction of the x Engineer of D, C., and at the request of the Board of Audit, the work having been completed under the Board ih of Public Work: , 4. Expenditures for repairs of Contract Work under Section “9” of the original Contracts where the cost is to be collected } by suit from the contractor or his sureties, - \ 6. Statement of material on hand July &th, 1874, received and issued since that time, and now remaining on hand. ‘el neluding the | additional work | which has been | W., which were | | tensions of B | |incomplete at | ‘that time, and required upan TOTAL. which have been | the main sewers | - GRAND | recognized ashe- and the cost of ingthenexisting repairing old AGGREGATE, | egelobligstions | Board work un- H in accordance der Section || with the general | ofthe Board con- | || plans of the B. | tracts. (For es- |) [PL W,, together | timated cost of | [with the work | completion of | then required to | Contract work | |complete the im- | see below.) | ts. in| | 4 | with | | | the. stree | || within the limits | | covered by these | | contracts. Ten || percent. for con- | || tingencies. 181,818 60 4 09 4,648,407 41) 4,488, 10,1457 39 10,157 39 74,941 98 460,121 49 1,430,928 74,| 1,430,923 74 615 86 615 86 | 3,858,151 99 | 2,548,291 90 1 cluded inabove. Includedinabove, 104,262 15 809,860 09 104,262 15 5,108,528 90 5,967,409 61) 142,591 85 *148,186 62 13,646,162 82) 7,678,752 71 eduet cost of Repairs under 9th section of Contract, duct cost of Work upon Main Sewers, necessary for their protection and preservation and that of adja- cent improvements, Dednet material on hand, as Asset, 809,860 09) 1 316,806 06, 104,26 1,230,928 30 4,736,481 31 5,108,528 90 Difference in favor of the Commissioner's work, | $372,047 59 | Total deduction, Expended upon the work of improvements, Estimated cost, ete. : (See column under “ Summary”) deducted as an Asset. Congress, approved March 14th, o September 80th, 1875, and February 6th, 1876, (with 10 per cent. for contingencies, )=242,949 20. the work under the terms of gies, )=210,244 62. i A REMARKS. ¢ é Tae COMPARISON WHICH 8 MADE DETWRRN THE YOOTINGR OF THE LAST TWO COLUMNS gr ra “Bciyan 3 will be better understood with the following explanation: In the work done by the Commi to this date, the original plans of the B. P. W. have in some instances been modified so as to substitute class of work, thereby increasing the cost; as in the case of the sea walls of the James Creek pavement of the carriageway of Maryland Avenue, 8. W., and the footwalks of the same A\ while the parking has generally been dispensed with, and the grading materially reduced. No taken of the incidental saving to public and private property in the future improvement of i and adjacent streets in consequence of the reduced amount of grading, although this is conside the other hand, in the computation of the estimates for the perfection of the Board work (column next the last) the general plans of the B. P. W. have in some cases been taken ax a guide where the contract seemed inconsistent with them; as in the case of Maryland Avenue, N. E,, where gravel footwalks were progided because the B. P. W. were unable to purchase bricks for their paper; and upon the same Avenue, & W., where a blue rock pavement was provided for the carriageway, although this class of pavement condemned and replaced by other pavements on less important streets, and that of Belgian blocks fo Avenue was in harmony with the general plan of improvement. In such cases, of which there are fery few, the increased expenditure under the Commissioners is offset in thg column of estimates bei i But where the modification was not in accordance with the plans of the B. P, W., as in the change in the character of the sea walls of the James Creek Canal, the increased cost is not in that ext To these estimates, as made at Board rates for each class of work, according td ite measurement, is added, here, the percentage for engineering work of this description. “This is subject to deduction on account of inferior material or workmanship, apon final examinati 564,292 87 | of the work. Miscellaneous work. Cash cost, with 20 per cent. profit expressed in 9.65 bonds at 70 cents, as terms of contract for these items. *** This is the value of material on hand, added to make up the total of expenditures and liabiliti All of this, however, will be issued for the continuance of the work, and the whole amount is hereinafter Work remaining incomplete under contracts canceled in pursuance of the Joint Resolution of Con, approved March 14th, 1876, and the Circular Letters of the Commissioners of September 80th, 187/ February 5th, 1876, is as follows: Int. Work under contracts not otherwise forfeitable than in pursuance of the Joint Resolution of 1876, and the previous Circular Letters of the Commissioners of 2d. Work under contracts of doubtful obligation in otter respects, the Commissioners having terminated Ye contracts, under the advice of counsel, (with 10 per cent. for contingen- ‘See explanation of Tables in text of Engineer's Report scoompanying this, tal