Evening Star Newspaper, October 1, 1888, Page 4

IMPROVING THE CAPITAL. CAPTAIN SYMONS’ REPORT. -_——_. IMPORTANT HECOMMENDAT20\N>. Wesurfacing Pemusvivania Avenuc— Improvement of City Streets and Al- leys and Suburban Theroughfares— Mallroads and Overhead Wires. —- capt. T. W. Symons, the assistant to the Engi- ‘eer Commissioner of the District,having clmarge of all surface improvements of the District, to-day submitted bis report for the last fiscal year. The report covers the operations during the whole fis- eal Fear, 1887-1888, most of which were conducted ‘under the general charge of Capt EugeneGrimin. He suows how the appropriation of §350,000 was Gistrivated. Georgetown was allowed 445,000; the orthwest, $140,000; the southwest, $50,000; the northeast, $50,000, and the southeast, $65,000. He then goes on and gives the amount of the several Kinds of pavements that were or are to be used uring the present Mscal year since July 1, 1888. Following these are tables showing the nature, description and cost of the various improvements made from the appropriation of $350,000, and the ‘cust of the Improvements of streets and avenues 4m the different sections of the city, with the per- centage of expenditures in each section, since the establishment of the present form o° government. ‘He calls attention to the fact that the only class of pavements laid during the year were coal-tar distillate and aspbait-biock pavements. The re- port continues: “The sppropriation bill limited ‘the price to be paid for concrete or asphalt pave- iments to $ per square yard, the following being ‘the governing clause of the appropriation bill: ‘Provided, That under the appropriations con- tained im this act no contract shall be made for makiog or repairing concrete or asphalt pavement ‘ta bigher price than $2 per square yard for a quality equal to the best laid in the District prior {to July 1, 1586, and with the same depth of base? The coal-tar distillate pavement laid under this wision was composed of a base of 4 hes of broken stone cemented together With coai-tar paving cement; on this was a binder cours: of Lig inches, composed of ner stone Reated in revoiving Leaters with coal-tar pavl ement, aud Bauled and spread upon the Work ab. Fouled and rammed while stili hot; and a wearing Surface coat of Lig uckes Unickness com| ot ‘coai-tar paving crivent, or eistillate ($0 calied) and Asphalt mixed with sund, fine stone, cement, lime, ‘ng sulphur, spread, ramuied, and rolled while hot, SATISFACTORY PAVEMENTS. “This pavement was weil lait by the contrac. tors, and gives very guod satisfaction. It possesses @ decided advantage over the old standard asphalt Pavement tn being monoliinic 12 character.” He Speaks further of the advantages this pavement over the old staudard asphalt pave- luents, and culls attention to Ue new pavement hie reevumendeu sowe Uiue ago, which combined Uke advautages of bool. Tuts recommendation, Re says, Was approved, aud most of Ue pave: munis to be iad bis year are of the Rew type. The aspuait-viock pavements Yaid Jost year, be says, have developed remarkably ood qualities, ‘The ‘method of manufacture and Proper ous of Ingredients have been changed $0 Aust wu very great extent defcets iu asphalt- Wivck pavewcnts previously iuid have been Femedieu. Under the tflueoce uf tue summer heat and travel the Diocks fave softened and cemented gether so as to form a pavement difll- Cult to detect frow oue of sheet ayphait. These Pavements turned out so well that « large amount ‘Wil be aid during the Fear 18st 186A, IMPROVEMENT OF STREETS. ‘The amount appropriated for street improve- ‘ents in the city for the year 1888-'89, the report fontinues, 1s $615,000, divided as follows: For the eneral schedule, $140,000; Georgetown, $38,000; Boruuwest, $1¥1,400; southwest, $52,800; soULL- east, $54,400, aud northeast, $120,700.” In making ‘We 4ppropriations Congress named tm each sec~ Ton more streets than cvald be improved with the money aj te expenditure was Jett wo tue diseretioa of ‘the Comaussiouers Within we limits of tue streets named 4m the UL The Yask of cutung down the list of streets named in tue bill to correspond with tne amount appropriated was completed by the adoplion of 4 schedule Waich Was Leretotore pub- Used. Continuing, he says: “It docs not seem Pusuble to Xx upon any basis of estimate for the alloument of Luproveuienis Lo the Various sections Of the city Which shall be sutifuctory tn every par- ‘Tere are certain streets which it seems hardly fair to charge to any one secuon, for the Teasou tuat tuey have a general importance; such are the great avenue thoroughfares, streets about The railfuad depots, streets partly in one section and paruy in abother, sirects, Ue unprovement of ‘Which is rendered necessary "by the construction Of other public Works. ‘These streets properiy form ‘rotors Uo an apyended tabie prepared by ‘then refers Lo an ap, ie Capt Gritia, which gives the basis of estimates Proposed last year. 1a relation to tuis uasis, be Suye: “Tuis proposed basis leaves out of cousid- eration one very important element that 18 ‘THE RATE OF PROGEESS. If one section is tucreasing im population much more rapidly than another, it 15 piain that its Reeds of public improvement ape to some extent commensurate Witu this rate of increase. “Tue iouowtag table suows Ue relative my Ace Of Lue YatioUs sections In Tespect to popula- Toa, as suown mM We Cable of last year above Tetefred t ‘This tavie indicaces that 19 ative ation bas lightly imereasea; wat in the northwest it las very materially decreased; Urat iD tLe southwest It has decreased consider- abiy, Wiue iu Lue northeast and soutueast ft has Wery largesy hacreaseu. If now we algebraically Dine this relative increase and decreuse in Uiaton with Whe mean average per cent given fsbuve, depecding ou, Drst, taxable Valuation; sec- cua, population, and fourta, streets Ww be improved, We shail have & basis of estimate as fair aud eguitable us I can devise. & = 35 ES San <. Z| & z 2, Ee La kes a ot the 16.6 i “It way be observed that there is a reasonable Sereement Detween the propused basis ad the Pr ations i. the Last appropriation DULL, “Pier tsa large number of sirens avenues in the city needing improvement, and it ts to be hoped tuat for the work a suth of not less than $1,000,000 tay Le appropriated. With tis as & Siw total T woula aiiucted! to thi Scheuuie, aud the rewaine Jag $750,000 be alloted “as wearly as practicable sccurdiag Lo the above-mentioned base _Tais would give the tollowing sums: Section. Per Ceat. Georgewwa, Jollowiug is a list of the streets: 1 to vd With tbe aimount vo be expenden ap @isOgurement, This the usejof sheet fooewalks and ‘some form of BLOCK PAVEMENT. ‘The asphalt block and tile sidewalks which have stressiasss See ees eiiaeSeSS-masnzooiesd 32g52222225:8222e22225 ay Quanties of the material used Varying beds, ace Lo the local probabie strains on it. It the cost is found to Teasonable, as seems probable, 1. may iurnish th solution of’ the sidew..lk question. I have si hopes that it will, There ure many cases through ‘out the city where sidewalks are old and dilapi- dated, and uncomfortable and rus for ers, should be replaced, and I would fore recommend that the sum of, $30,000 be appro- Driated for the replacement. of existing brick Sidewalks with those of an improved character ‘Whenever the Commissioners may deem it proper ‘Ww do 80 for the pubic health, safety or comiort, ovna. “The kinds of curb laid in the city streets last Year were the ordinary 5x20” bluestone curb, of Which 28,899 feet were purchased and set; the ordinary 6”x20" granite curb, of which 8,390 feet Were purchased and set; a 8"x8", of Which 3,180 feet were purchased an set, aid a combination-curb gutter and electrical conduit of artificial stone, of which 7,078.3 feet Were set. The first two named are the standard Varieties Which have been laid throughout city. The bluestone curb is objectionable on account of its color and the ugly aud unsightly Giscolorations with which it s affected when ex- Posed to the weather, Ibelleve Uaat the use of this curv should be reduced to the least possible pmount- Its only advantage 1s ite cheapness, by Detng cheaper by about 20 cents per foot laid ti the Variety of granite curd. This ina square of 400 feet long would amount to $100, wuich 1s a small price to pay for the much hundsomer ap- Pearance and better qualities of the granite curo, ‘The 6”x20" granite curb, as well as the 5x20" Diue-stone curb, are luld on a narrow base, in violation of ihe most ordinary scientific prin~ ciples, and in consequence they settle un equally, ‘The 8”x8” special granite curb was Procured and laid as an experiment. It was laid on a base of hydraulic concrete, 18 "inches wide, and 9 inches in depth. | The success of the experi- Ment has been undoubted. The curb has kept tts alignment perfectly and ts very haudsome in ap- pearance, During the present year a large part ot he curb to be used will be of Unis character, and it Js intended that hereafter 1t suuil, as far as pos sible, supersede all other kinds ‘The combination curv, gutter and electrical conduit of artiticial Stoné uas stood well, 1s in perfect alignment, and presents a very handsome appearance. It has been laid on C street southwest, between Ist and Sd; on Massachusetts avenue northwest, between North Capitol and New Jersey avenue} on Dum- barton street, between 29th and 30cR, and Ver mont avenue; andon 17th street, between Rhode Island avenue and Vermont avenue, and on 17ua and 18th streets, between P and Q. The use Of the artificial stone for curb 1s such 4 departure from ordinary practice, that I have not felt pre- pared to recommend it unul a longer time has passed over that already laid, No use has been made of the electrical couduits, as there have been no wires to piace therein,’ It 1s probable that a small additional amount of Unis curb will be Jaid Unis year to continue the experiment. “The appropriation for repairs to concrete pave- ments for 1888 and 1889 1s $95,000. The concrete Pavements of Wasuigton increasing rapidiy from year to year, demand a constanuly increasing or ‘ponuATOD—LsAN HALON luit and Foxail . 9ads, “There are now only two Wi town to the west; 18 tat narrow, crowded and disagreeable tnoro ‘The grounds of the Georgetown College stand, Ih the way or the extension of the streets intervening between M and T. ‘The most practicable street to extend and the one whose extension would be of the greatest benefit to Georgetown and the people N'stresy and itis to ds thisthat tos arprepineion 0f $10,000 is asked. a SUBURBAN STREETS, nder the head of suburban streets I have estimated for the money to grade and improve Roanoke and Irving si from 7th to 14th, and Kenesaw and Wallach streses. trom ‘Susteeiaehs Anyone familar with the region north of Boun- dary knows that to get from 7th to 14th it 1s hecessary to go either south to the Boundary or north to Whitney avenue, between the two, a dis tance of three-quarters of a mile, there is no Street opened. It is to meet tue need of inter- communicating streets, that the appropriations asked are recommended. ‘The stree! already in legal existence, and ate in proper and sufMicient accord with tle plan of treet exten- named are ion to warrant thelr permanent {mproveuent, iret extended should be ‘The paving of 14th comp! to the top of the mill, and for ‘this money is asked, It was, I believe, | the intention of " Cougress ” last Year todo this, but the money appropriated was hot sufficient.’ The appropriation of $15,000 18 asked for Brightwood avenue for the ‘foliowing Teasous: ‘Tue original and legal width of thts avenue, the Old Ballimore Pike, was 90 feet, and this ts {te legal widtn now. Buc in improving it in years gone by the improvement was limited to ‘& Width Of 66 feet, and people have been permitted to encroach upon and occupy the Improved part. Investigation Is In progress vo determiue the ex fact legal Mrits of amount and nature of encroachment in each case. ‘This 1s not_yet completed, but enough 1s known to assure this oftice that there will be considerable expense attendant upon restoring it to 11s proper Width. ‘The press of the active Work of street the avenue, and to mx the rovement prevents completing the investigation just now, but it will be carried to completion aur ig the coming winter, STREET EXTENSIONS, “There isno subject of more vital importance and interest to the city than the extension of streets into localities beyond the boundary. The District has suffered for years trom the lack of any author- zed power to supervise subdivisions and the ex- mn of streets, and in consequence many of the subdivisions have been made and streets laid Ut not in proper conformity with any reasonabie an Of the extension of the city. A bill has lately me a law, however, by which the Commis- ‘ington used in telegraph, telephone and electric lighting service have been the subject of the most devoted attention from Coagress, the of the fais omce to Festrain’ tho ‘growth of the overhead | the honor to recommend that an assistant superit wire system in every way possible, consistent with | tendent of streets be provided for at $1,800 per yeai BioPar service to the public. An trrepressipie con- | It is absolutely necessary to provide head Obnoxious of all the wires are those the District Ic much lower, can be maintatned in wi conduits in ‘the most perfect and efficient manner Ughting wholly by an underground system of wi those’ exacted Uy te existing electric light com- certain ex.ent with some prolitable systems of telegraphy, but the affairs of the telegraph companies could be readily ad- Justed to the new condition of things. ‘ihe tele- phone company operating in the District has already buried a large part of its wires and fuds Gaui no difficulty in rp Aes and has for its alm to cing BAe Dury all ts wires at U oan Congress has required a report from ‘the Commis 4 ges0 80 | sioners a8 to the best method of removing all Sis 73 | electric wires from the air or surface of the streets, 1D-posts. = 3) avenues, and alleys, and the best method of inter- at Ting the same under ground, &., and as this re 1,187 4g belng made the subject‘or personal in' Uon by you it is not deemea proper for me to say anything further on the subject. Duriug the year 670 {eet of underground telegraph cable was laid tue engineer departinent ior tbe velegraph and aiid fire-slurm services ‘The number of lamps in. service on July 1, 1887, trict there Is absolule necessity for storage | vietion that the nunber of hours of H rounds rr terials as creased from 2,600 to 3,000. Tue increase in tare eraceee erin eeearedy Shocks aed tiles, | the cost would be stuatt Compared with the benef\t peed water pipe cement, sand. broken | ©bederived therefrom. During the years 18s; stone, Ech have to be received, iaspected, svored | ¢XPeTiment wasmade of lighting some of the alleys and cared’tor until used. Old material taken trom | 7 the city with oli-lamps, and it proved successful. | One street has to be stored and worked over to nt | There are many alleys and suburban localities ft for use. In some oller’ location. Most | Where the gas mains have not yet been laid, but of tho material is very heavy and Duiky and cannot bo hauled long distanoes without great | thas Deen decided vo use the oll lamps. “Posts and ex] storage grou Save been found ke usec pevoraes , grounds | tract made for supplying the fituminant and taking ‘and the public press. “It nas been the aim of “d ir. 3s going on all over tne country against over. | engineering force for doing 1 that they must De ‘buried, and buried | for doing tue wort comnectea with stree 4ue tosd y an or we ust as soon as their wdaintainance | improvements, I would therefore recommend the jute! St following additional employes: One engineer, at $1,500; one rodinan, at $780; oue AXmaa, at g00. 1 ‘would recommend that the Salary of the draugiits- man employed tn the engineer department 0° in- creased to $1,500 per annum. ‘The present occu- Pant Of the position, Mr. Cole, 18 a rapid, skiliful, and correct draughtsinan, whose long service '6 deserves the recognition implied by lighting, both arc lighting under a high | the larger salary recommended. al, aid, incandescent lighting ‘under, one LIGHTING DIVISION. “1 tion: 000. A ‘tm the appropiain sis.gon, cai tn ue appr. priat Bnd $29,000 for electric liga ‘tne following the, dnanciai statement of the expenditure existed and rendered previous | thus appropriation, here are companies wno stand | “tl to enter into the most, binding contracts to ean pommcen ee light the city and carry on the business of ciectric | "T8e7 Bs . ‘and at prices as cheap or cheaper than jons of the current appropria- bats By the provisi bill it Was impossible to open the business of — electric lighting to competition, Tue bury- ng of telegraph lines will probably intortore to = earliest date possible. AS ‘Of the emergency fund of $5,000 $1,212.31 was 7. number im service July 1, 1855, expended by the engineer department to vuuld the | W umber new lamps lighted during Tetaining wall at Potoinac street and the Chesa- Peake and Onio Canal Tis wali developed seri- ous cracks and became dangerous, and its repair necessary. tract ume, mite + ial vata ‘Tuls was necessitated by the usually stormy a weather of last May. Ay T feel it may duty to ‘In conducting the engineering work of the Dis- | Cxpress in the stent none ble manner my con. ber hoursof lighting should | which are in need of street lights. In these places and a con. BAKING POWDER Light Sweet Wholesome Bread Delicious Pastry f ___EDUCATIONAL,__ | cal Eeges, Sunday at 2 ortock, be- wo maz oon, or | gine 14. ty Prof Mosk = 2 OMteck, be "Ri NAL COUR TI—PROFESSIONAL COURSE TN PROFESSIONAL COURSE IN ACTING. KE NON-PR. FESSIONAL Cv 9 tion in itself: persons of an} to the training of any Semin among other thi Voice Culture, awk in un edmea- y wwe will Bod it fuily equal Grace, ‘Gesture. ‘Authors, Conversation, and ae i THE PROFESSIONAL COURSE IN ORATORY | STON SOWOOL OF FINE ant qmubrace- among other thimes: 1, study and Practice pO ce tet Study of Orators aud Oratory, 3 Opes | Perorations; & xtemporancous ‘Actaal, Practice in| Pulj Practice in Lscturine; 10. Actual Preesice tin Al acturing; 10. Actual jn After Actual Practice ih Auccdote- of the Puglish Language; 15 ‘Dramatic Gestut | & Dal . PROFESSIONAL COURSE IN ACTING | M. SCHOOL OF ELOCUTION. among other things: Mechanics of Acting. | 4 beene Acting: 4 ull * study of Actors and Mays Netting, Dramatic Gesture; qmitne; ‘Persouation ; ly College in the pil tor the stage. jorsed by ail proiesions, We have | ty Attorney-General - D.. Prof. Alex. Mi. wend, E. 3. Hay, esq. jury; @. Actual | ce Dinner speeciie: Keading, and Comedy testim land, ‘Bishop John P. ino-t prominent bi city, aud also ie opresentatives have beck pupila bere. LESSONS in CLA=S or PRIVATE. 48 pace COLLEGE OF FLU Gth st. m.w. (aif e block eas F ‘and littie boys will t 1430 Corcoran wt. 80] 0-m,W: EDUCATIONAL. i ‘ = EDICAL AYO DENTAL DuPARTMENTS Oo iM wake nao mi Reza! at the Trvsdineu's Hospital wil AS: winter as follows pat = Satuniay at 430 beeinnine Prot arahom ot Pureie, = Poem Yor sent r students will te held rece larly ur perv ision uf Prot Purvi ‘The Dis fm ary cline will be bela daly from 22 to 2 ‘Shacd cliux> will be beld Sunday mornings for urge winter at the Provides poor can have the:r testh ithout chance, will be beld every Tucaday, aud Satiriay evenings from 6 to Sp. a y afiermcon wt Dr Yeatman oi PURVIS. Secretary, 15 1128 13th st mw, Penn Land watercolor) Medel, Cail or send & are | pa BUIAG WIL RECEIVE | Moan ses ‘preneih, Eamchish ta bya ety ee Address 1024 17th st.t.w aw ‘Special traifme for children aud) \. bess were, iT" 2690 Toth st aw, T= COLMBIAN UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL Prosidieut, Hon. WALTER SCOX. LI. D., ‘of the Su Attorney Gs Lauity Juriaprudeute. of ats fof Part oth Ti ton. FRANC WHY, i (glkcitor of Gh: Dep sruv sent of state, Protoss: bt criiult1 aw wind Lecturer the Law of tious Becturer on Peace HENRY E DAVIS, A aM. wruey of the Distr pleas of Practice, J amount to keep them in repair, and it is urgenuy requested that a sum of not less tuan $100,000 be — for the work for the year 1589 and TO RESURFACE PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. “I desire to invite earnest and special attention to the necessity for making a special provision for Pennsylvania avenue from the Capitol to the new War, State and Navy Department building. This 4s the principal avenue of Une city, and 11s pave- ment 15 in & wretched condition, and 1s in most places so worn as to be beyond’ repair by the method of patching. Tne ouly way by wuich this avenue cau be put into a proper and presentable condition is by removing Une Present surtare-coat and replacing it with auother constructed more in accordance With the dictates ofexperience, A combination wearing surtace-coat can be laid onghe existing hydrauite concrete base Watcn Wili be free irom tue disagreeable wavy surlaces now common on the avenue. It is esti- Muted that the work will cost $120,000, and it 15 requested that nls sum be appropriated tor the purpose. IN THE STREET DEPARTMENT the total amount of material furnished and labor performed under the compulsory permit system Was $32,507.77, and under the ordinary permit system $39,858.49, or @ total of $72,366.26. The aluount Of ‘appropriation for 1888 “aud 1889 1s $90,000, and its expenditure 1s coupled with the Salt be cbaryed to abutiung property’. This pee sl cl vo abutung property, ro Vision is a wise One, ahd Works well in practice, Tt Yends to keep down the wholesale requests for improvements by making appilcants pay a much larger share of the expeuse than they did under the old system. All the mouey appropriated will be expended, and muca invie could ve expended With great alivantage to the city. ‘This is the only fund by which the umprovewenis of alleys can be accumplished, and by it the Commissioners are enabled to produce excellent resuits from a saul- tary point of view. DANGERS FROM UNCLEAN ALLEYS. “There is a large part of the population of Wash. ington living iu alleys, some of which are um. proved, but many are deficient in the improve- ments which tend to cleanliness and health. ‘a o Pe *‘LSaMHLN08 AMuny alleys are without sewerage, or paving, and nithy slops are thrown out to into’ the ground and drain of as vest they may. ‘These Testering nuisances are not Visible to the publ.c i Griving about the city, Uut Luey are Visibie to Lae Anspectors of this department und of the heaita deparunent, apd are tue subject of report ang complaint. ‘Tue 400d health and good name of the city demands that the alleys should be kept in as good Sanitary condition a3 tue streets, aud the ouly Way to accomplish Uuis 18 Lo proviue these alleys With the necessary modern adjuncts to civilization, water-supply, sewers and pavements, If ever a fatal epideunc sirikes the city it will be fostered abd muiliped 1m consequence of Lhese hidden loathsome aueys, ‘To yuatd against any- thing of the kind I Would respectfully and eat nestly recommend Laat very Lversi appropria- tons be made Tor their improvement. ‘The suin of $200,000 ut least shouid be appropriateu ior pormlt Work, Ube larger part of which would be used in if improving alleys ‘under tue compulsory perult system. 1 would also invite your aciention vo te Grslrablity, Of securing ‘additiogul “legislation wnereby a penalty cau be imposed on delinquent assessments made under Lhe provisivus of this law. ‘The same penalty as is now prescr.ved for delin- quent geneval taxes showid be Lunposed on these assessments, COUNTRY ROADS. “There is nothing which adds more to the de- strability of Washington as @ place of residence than well-constructed, smooth, wide country roads ‘Aud suburban streets Over which people can com- fortably Fide and drive for heaituland recreation, and ‘open up pleasant sections of couniry, phere peo ‘of luatted mews can" build howex. on for 1s Sn pita Rete Fecoumend that suin not less than. 255,000 be appropriated for constructing county roads ‘and Suburban sUreets. A schedWie of Ue Work recoIn- ended tted, it shows tue following to be the Toads and sureets asked vo be improveds Improving Suburban Streets, g F = 3,000, 3,000 3,000 Sheridan 6t., from 7th to dik, grade regulate. 17th st. extended, beyond Lanier Hill road, 13th st. extended. Bou from Brentwood Bia: aa ee Le road to Bla- Me‘ouver wad, ae Toad to’ Pai- two erson av. to Hock Creek Ford road. Pennsylvania ave. ext Fee In my estimates I have asked for an A 4 iy ‘the bank of Rock Creek from the be t Fora pi, EA creek. will donate tne tana ii Hi i 4 i} i Hi permit Would have occasion to go above the bridg’, and the draw would have to ve opened but very seldous, but would be there when required, 3700 square Yards macadain roadway Joffer-dam, puinjing, and dredyi Floor beams, floor, and painung. Contingencies 10 per cent... ‘Won of $35,000 for the construction of a road along sionerg are given power to supervise all subdivi- sions, and are required to see that they are in accord with the general plan of the city. Another bill is in the hands of Congress, having for its object to correct existing faults In subdi- visions and street extensions which had grown Up in the regions just north of the city. ‘This bill snould pass at the earliest possible moment tor many reasons, as it 1s impossible to lay out or con~ sider any comprehensive system of street improve- ments, water supply, or sewerage while the streets are in thelr present uncertain and rambling con- lon. “Its recommended that an appropriation of $60,- 000 be asked for for repairs to county roads and suburban sireets for 1! and 1890, “Only $2,324.89 Of tne $10,000 appropriated in 1887-1888 [or Hiling streets below grade has been expended, the Controller of the Treasury having decided that this appropriation could only be ex- pended on city streets, “The current appropriation of 1888-1889 of $25,000 as a much broader scope, being applicable to Streets, roads, and alleys, and for grad! ag Well as Olling’ up, the oaly limis being the price of 10 cents per cubic yard. ing down “With this appropriauion much good is being ac- complished in securing grading of streets and 3 at 10 cepts per yard which would otherwise cost several Limes Unis iunount, “For this purpose a8 much money should be ay propriated ascan be judiciously expended, and I per a the same sum, $15,000, for 1889 CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF BRIDGES. “For thls an appropriation of $12,500 is asked. It has been found necessary to employ two men at the Anacostia bridge to operate the draw and reduce delays as much as possibie, The ap- propriation ior the ordinary care of bridges for 1888~'S0 Was $2,500; for 1889-'90 it is recommended tual tue amount be increased to $3,160. There 4s only one item in reference to bridges which demands special attention. It 18 the lmprovement Of the exisung BRIDGE TO ANACOSTIA. “The bridge to Anacostia isa most unsatisfactory structure, very deficient in width for the travel over it, The draw, as now constructed and op- erated, 15a very great annoyance to the people compelied to use the bridge. The bridge fs den. cienb in strength. Some of the piers have settled aud are canted out of place. In order to prevent further settlement and deflection it will be neces. sary lo reinforce the existing plers. The bridge 1s twenty feet in width, with two sidewalks of five feet each. It 1s 1,256 feet long vetween end piers. The floor "is nine feet avove low water or five feet above high water. It has @ draw-span of 30 fet on, ute Bescule prin elple, operat Chis draw and permit the passage Unrouga, It re- quires ordinartly about ‘ait an hour. Fi trains stopped extend the full lengut of the bridge and rar up the street leading tot. ‘Tue bridge being too low requires the draw to be raised to allow ube passage of anything buta row boai, ‘The Present coudition of things is the cause of great complaint, and I have examined into the inat- by man power. ‘To raise and lower quently ter carcfuliy, and recommend the follow- ing plan for the betterment of the bridge: Ist, ‘That the bridge be raised 10. feet Vertically, and the roads and streets leading tit ve adjusted to its new grade, 2d. ‘That the bridge be doubied in width by taking the six east- ern spans and putting them beside tue six western Spans, and constructing a new draw-span, which Will form with the present draw-span a continuous Passageway Uurough the bridge whenever neces- sary. 3d. ‘That an embankment be constructed in Place of the six spans removed from the eastern part of the bridge. This embankment can be five the necessity slope to reach the g the bridge, ‘The waier ot the river where It would be constructed 1s very shallow. rade of ‘The xo of the bridge above the water would Passage of nearly everyting which ESTIMATE. Estimated cost for reconstructing Anacostia bridge, the work to include the removal of six ‘Spans on the Anacostia side and place them be- ide the present bridge on the Washington side, nd constructing an earth caiseway in place of bridge removed, 300 piles and driving, at $10... + $3,000 50,000 feet B. aM, timber and plik it foun 1,000 cubic yards of inasoury, at $20. 1,000 cubic yards Of masonry, at $12. Bullding one span draw. a 4,800 1,000 cubie yi ip-rap on causeway slope 2 ‘Taking down and setting up six ‘spans of 70? 27,000 ct ‘Total . STREET RAILWARS, ‘There is very little to add sifice the last annual report on this subject. Cars drawn by horses on cobble-stone tracks and T rails are still the pre- dominating features of .Washington’s tramway lines. Hundreds of thousands oi doilars are annuc ally ex; Volay down first-rate smooth pave- inents, Dut the railroad tracks are still allowed. to be an aggravation and expense to all who drive Unrough the streets The car-tracks are most an- noying at street intersections, It seems to bo practically lmpossibie under existing conditions to cep these crossings in @ satistactory condition. AU many of these street tutersections two railways ‘cross each other, and at these the evils are in- vensified, and the responsibility for in good Order is divided. It 48 respecuiull gested that the paving of all ratlroud jnter-rail ‘at all ‘street intersec be under cheapest oota met Streets, but the growth of the city renders it no | Care Of the lights in the same manner as for gas. ‘The appi tion for gas tis for 1888-9 1s longer possivie wo use these without interferi With private and public. interests, “I have ‘there | $105,000. "For tne year “1ss-00 should be in- fore ue Lonor to Fecommend that property-yards | Cfeaied to, $120,000 ‘The city 1s growing. $0 rap be secured by purcaase in different portions of the | idly that new lamps are in constant dem: City, | There should be one in the southern part of | fhe lampsare te wurn 3000 hours this should be the city, somewhere near South Capitol street; one | 'creased to in the northeast, somewhere near the line of the ELECTRIC LIGHTING. Tailroad, and one in the northwest, near Rock | “appropriation for 1887-'8, $20,000, Number of Greek, ‘Tue property purchased should be the | are lights of 2,000 nominal eandle power in service inable which is suitable. I recom-| July 1, 1887, 40; number of new lights added that the sum of $30,000 be appropriated to | during’ year, 65; ‘number in service June 30, 1888, purchase these property-yards. 105, Price paid during the year 65 cents per light PROPERTY DIVISION. per night. ‘These electric us were lighted from ‘sunset Co sunrise and during the year 4,289 “Notwithstanding the nominal transfer of the hours, proprialion for 1888-"B, $30, A con- Property division to another branch of the District | tract haf Doon encered into witn ie Unites States wernment, ‘department has, as here- | Electric ‘Company to mi government the engineer department = eas is fitty cents per nigut per Bad Contracts toe ai arta make all specifications | iigna” The lights on Pennsylvania avenue apd and contracts for inaterial used in the department, | 1ST. eor trom ast, street west to. Washington and furnish inen to receive, inspect, store, and care | Crrthe'on New York avenue, and 14th strecte are for it and issue it, A great deul of annoyance has | ToDo maintained ‘by underground wires, all’ the Feuulted from the fact of the property division | ters by overhead wires, During the past year Prater pally quinder, one head, while for all | the igutson Pennsylvania avenue west trom Olt praecr pertaining to engineering material it 18 | sireet to Washington Circie have been maintained Practically under another. I would therefore re- | Sy“ingerground wires: The practicability of doing Commend that this division be restored to the en- | Piis"‘Suocesstully is demonserated. beyond ques. Hie crgacbarament, where it has been ever since | tion “Biectric are lights can only b> used a.van- MODY Bat Ite trate aercaent District govern | taccously on these streets and aver.ues of the city ee where there are very few trees,:na this must ‘4 DISTRICT STABLE. mit their use to a very smail portion of In conducting the business of the District gov. — city. x2 gut ~ Red Bw onogeuee | erument @ large amount of transportation ts | for | gas ‘the city it must in general be done by substiutt Reeded. Many of the horses are owned by the | incandescent lights for the gas lights on all Teste District, some are owned by the employes of the | dence and other streets where there are many and District, but fed by the District, and some are | large trees. ‘The cliy would be lighted in an ideal hired. The District does not own a stable in| manner if the main business streets and wide which they can be accommodated, and in conse- | business avenu-s, wharves, &c., were supplied uence many of them are kept at livery at large | with the arc lights now in use and on all ocber expense, while others are quartered in sheds at | streets an incandescent electric light of 40 or 50 the sand lot and pumpin, station, With the | candle power were substituted for each existinj growth of the city the aumber of these norses | gas ligh: of 16 candle power. To reach this ideal Must continually increase, It is beyond question | ail work should be directed, and with this in view ‘that it would be a matter ot economy for the Dis- | | desire vo invite your attention to the great de Uict to own a stable sufficient in capacity to | sirauility of the city owning and operaing tis sheiter the animals required in ite service. I] own electric works In many cities after have, therefore, to recouunend that an appropria | long, painful, abd unsuccessful experience Uon be asked, and secured if possible, to enable a| with private companies, the authoriues Stable to be built, I would furthermore recom- | have adopted the method of owning and mend that if such action be necessary Congress | operating their own works, With eminent success authorize its erection on a part of the square of | 1n every respect, Muancially and otherwise. ‘The ground now used for wholesale market purposes. | works should be operated not only for pubile but ‘Toere is plenty of Toom tor the purpose on this | for private lighung and for power. Then there ‘Square, aud itis very centrally located. An appro- | wouid be no wires in the strects used for these priation Of $15,000 18 asked, Durposes except these, Belonging to the District, Seat hare nes sean Underground wires would. be. tar-on te road 10 : ; yand Wires wo far on River since have been connected pe maces final aud definite settiement, for tbe chief stum- affairs, and for a long me before, LeDrott. Park | piing blocg, tue pocket of the-tockholder, would be has been a thorn in the side of District ofiicials, eliminated. I Would recommend tat the same It throws itself across the northern front of the | Amount be appropriated for the year 1889-90 as city from about the location of 24 street west to | Was appropriated for the year 1888-9, namely 7ta street West, and compels everybody to go | $30,000, and in addition thereto that the necessary around it, foroidding alt atteupta toluaxe a thor. | swale appropriated, laws enacted and steps ouguiare through 1 All Unis, novwithstanding | taken toeuter upon the bustuess of rurnisui tie face that Bayund the park Live hundreds of is- | checteitay Se Nght and pewerenateeed a dustrious people. ‘The residents of the park want basis, city improvainents, ike Water, sewer aud ligating | __ SUMMARY OF AFPROPRIATIONS AND ESTIMATES. faciliues, and get ‘them in nlany cases, but on — uff-rent terms tan are imposed on other portions Items, yo | App'n |Estim'e of the District, Tuese Lalugs produce many annoy- 1887-8, 9 1880-90 dng compucauions, The streets of ihe park do not - colucide with any proper plan for the extension of : the city, but, tu iny opinion, the time has gone by | Street a Fas when (lie advadiages of straightening them out| General schedule. ~ mr a4 would be commensurate with the cost thereof, fy R YOUNG LADIES COMPRISES formal Departments, wi ities for music aud Y, Pres. Db. MEK OF VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL PP. EORGETOWN UNIVERSITY—SCHOOL OF LAW. fae TY. REV, 3. HAVE! Presiden! CHAKLES W. HOFFMAN. Dean LIAM A. KIC! 2 : | syered by GEOR Lecturer on Statutory and “Administrative Law apd |S tsitaurd tivetioe : ES P. JAMES, LL. D. Gustice Supreme Court. District of Cou Lecturer on the Hi © ustice supreme Court, Distric of Columbia) Lecturer un Cohstitutional Law, Comuon Law Plead mMowiie Lie De jemlinz and Practice ICHARDS, 8 J, Lecturer on Equity INGTON, LL.D. erty. Contract, Kelations. Introductory lecture and sunonneements for thes. Structs Sturthwost on WEDSESFAY. October teat FS urthwest, oa =EAY, E3 6.50 p.m All inteiested are most cordially inwed ‘The t brary, located in the Law Building, with am. modiors row ing-roo im wo ivp. a, daily, Sud alumnt’ of ‘the schou has been doubi-d since the clove o: the last teruend, books etlewal sangeet text-books upon iuost fexal ere a ‘The Secretary cau be sech at the ‘Law Bud:nefrom Cally tor morwation, enrolime Grreularsivina’ course of ; 15th street northwest, or on aj plication. person by letter, to the undersignea. Seventh annual vcwsicu traiae Siar dtactt aati ie thematics, Vocal and Instrumenta, Music. Stam! r suces a B-4o0 ts experienced and ~sccesaful: ake lersous from au DOMMES metal ie at- Teacher, MILLE. V. — two years’ ki 5. References, Hon. aud Mrs. 8. \HE COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY. owing to the number of houses that would be de- - AL. stroyed or have Lo be moved. Besides this, tne new reservoir and tbe soldiers’ Home grounds stand in Lhe way:of a complete extension “of the | Northeast... city streets in the vicinity of the pari, and irregu- | _, Replacement of wood. larities and faults in the streets have not sucn | Relaying sidewalks.. serlous consequences as they Would have were | Current repairs to streets, | the city wi fuli liberty to extend 118. rec avenues, and alleys, systom over all thé adjaceat country, Under | Repairs w concrete pa'ts. ail the circumstances 1 think 1 would | Resurfacing Pa. ave., 1st be the wisest policy to accept and adopt | ,,v 17th streets... these streets aS part of the city streets and extend the same control and jurisdiction over ‘them that ts exercised over all other parts of the city. ‘This is parucularly the case with che streets run orth and south, which should be opened Up for the benelit of the public, ‘There wre oreain residents of the park who object vo Luis, and it would probabiy be desirable and expedite the matter, therefore, to resort to condemnation Be ovedings to obtain control of the streets.” This would be inerely formal, und wouid lead wo no ex- pense to the District, as there 1s, I believe, no per son OF persons who could give a cle.r ttle to the - oitsi2.2|_ 15,000 Streets, and recelve any condemnation money, 3 100,060 105,000 120,000 were any awarded by a jury. sf */'20,000, 30,000) 40,000 PARKING COMMISSION, 18,000 18,000! 30,. 0 Appropriation for 1887-8, Bxpended,-. ond _EDUCATIONAL. ‘TYN'S | COMMERC! Numer of trees ia streets suly 2, 1887_.....03,014 | MOBESat 3 Number planted during fiscal year 1887-8... 2}633 Total. ats 65,647 | J ‘Old, a serous trees re- Covorep students not: iC] ta, decayed, and dang 650 BSIARTYR: President: Gk ULNEM A BG Ee Lost by stoi Prinetpal col < y (DERGAB: NEAR MASBA- Total number now on streets.. ects ae st. mart Misses POLLOCK, There were 400 young trees set. streets | and NOERK, ft of the new subdivision of 17; German, furnishing Ue trees and doing Carriage abd atte u — und boxes furbished by ‘the ‘OIGE CULTURE. ‘MME. J, ESPUTA DALY, 020-20 912 New York ave. nw. RAPIDLY MAST! ‘BY THE BEST Pe et i. Es the only native AM. bere of DOS Tock ewe suse i Hi TEER i al UA He i Fy j f i 1204, 1106, 1116 M st and 1198 12th st BOARDING aND DAY SCHOOL FOR YOUNG ii ih i uk a i i ; i aeeh i i i isl aE F Netional Medical College o ‘Ihe Corcoran seicutinc ca Getalomuss or other ta Fer rans SCHOOL FOR RE-OPENS OCTOBER 1-6m, 188 BALOH’S OF SERVICE INSTITOT A} Business School, 1 KINDERGARTEN NORMAL INSTITUTS MERGE terminate April 30, formation, toH. H Hist. uw. Telephone No. 7 5s HILTONs "set rare oe si pccturer un the History of Rugiish aud Ameri: claw EORGE TICKNOR CURTIS, LL. D, OUCTecturer on theLaw of Pakents BOBERI C. FOX, LL D., ‘Yeamarer GRORGE 1. WILKINSON, BS, Registrar aud Livraneu. Re exercines of this Sool will be resumed tn the Unversity buildive, southeast of 1 stata, on WEDNESDAY, OCT Pa, when the hide, aud addresses agi he opeuilx nddtose will be cou or th raduates from the Of ite reonwmniane ‘Pie Low Library, with the lane sdaitions made to Jwillte oper Oy @ay abd bp ticks for purpose of | way avd rewearcta | Fis apectalcougee on the { tude ats of the Beloul * Nend this course alone will take a)plicatso: strat aitgr Octobe 13, tor iforiuation coueermig jucturen, stores of and Ad-| Sernalk & Brown. co or aud 1cth wt, orby Lecturer Law of Real isiate the'Law of Evi] *tis5, 8 “JAMES ©, WELLING, Presiden Ofjence, Criained Law sind Toru wo SAMEs ©. WELLING, _ JOSEPH J. DAKLI. Lecturer oi, the Law of Personal Proj NS—MIS~ CLAKA HAKKIDON, PU: Mason. NT PLACE, SOKANT et Dts and 10th, G and Hm modate the nuinerous ju) dls attending this rond studio has been opened at 1223 L9th Principal attonds three times per week. < CAULFIELD ‘Will resume loswome at 1012 14th at. Ojpusite the THamtitoy House, ‘Ocioler 1, Asm S DANCING ACADEMY, MASONIG tin and F sta now Me EG Mariat's reopen on SATURDAY, OCTO! « recertion of Pupils and Porn bam For particulars we AATIONAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACY ill bee TUES. The» examination for Mairiculation will be beld MUBDAY, October 1, at 1 v'clock p.m, in the “Pam gatious of Junior Studewta will be heid in tho Pat Tea ee e ad lecture tekets will ayes A street Bw of ¥ and Kem. Until the commencement of Une lectures, Lc )RIENDS' SELECT SCHOOL, 18111 ST NW Primary, Intermotiags, and Tien Sebool for tbo Sf cighe teachers ell ccperienced ated pruteummal: Hoe < ; Scperienoed ated proteus Strodiion iu Eaglisk, ‘Metuensticn, Laneuases 90d Siivuge” Pupils prepared lor eolince of business, ‘To Sheidual train " re. Livcrators wer The acho ts Nel enpplied with charts, refesence books, and aye. fal and’ chemical apparatus ‘Text. books farmisied. Oto tvour 10 x,t oon 1 UMBIAN COLLEGE PREP, NCH On L tie chock will open on the 24th ot SEPIEMBER, ‘arth s corps of seven. tuetruct- Sr Khorvuch, preperstion given for ‘callegy, the ew, ‘Forceuloruer crfarier mierustiee eppiy = a or te 1355 d'sca we AE MUMIAGUE Pm Bind iat BUSINESS EDUCATION — Book - KEEPING, A Promauntty, Antuuetis, Graantnr, Oruioxranny, ee tes aes eee terms. ‘Gal ster 4:30 pam, WOOD COMMERCIAL SGSGors Sti ure Letabitehed THM. su5-Om pINKNE TUTE —®I8 CONN. AVE. SE- Pietinlicks French and German School for jum dies and litdegitis, Krepete SEPT. 20. For ap | tga a a at Mies CG, Pita, scla-im \PEDICAL DPPARTMENT, Saree POLULLUWN UNIVERSITY, ‘Washington, TO ‘The fortietls eeasion of this Medical Colles: wil: basi ou MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1888, in the mew aud well- equayyed college buildin Hist. bet, Vth and 10th st. For anpouncesvent abd further particulars, edrese G. L, MAGRUDEK, M. 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