Report of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, for the Year Ended June 30, 1902, Vol. 2

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Excerpt from Report of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, for the Year Ended June 30, 1902, Vol. 2: Engineer DepartmentThe reports of the superintendent of streets, superintendent of roads, and the engineer Of bridges are transmitted herewith.The use Of trap rock for macadam purposes was continued during the past fiscal year, the stone being secured from the quarry owned by the District of Columbia at Dickerson, Md. This material has given increasing satisfaction, and while not in every case where used the cheapest available, yet its undoubted wearing quali ties justify the first cost as an economical expenditure. About cubic yards in all were used during the year.The labor of the chain gang was employed very advantageously throughout the year in grading various streets, avenues, and alleys (a detailed statement Of which is given in Table P), and in improving Rock Creek Park. The appropriation for the hire Of teams for. This work is unfortunately a little less than sufficient to maintain a proper force throughout the year. The grading itemized in Table P cost about cents (including foreman's pay) per cubic yard, and was therefore decidedly economical considering the average class of material moved and length of haul. AS a business proposition the appropriation for Grading streets, alleys, and roads should be increased from to and I so recommend.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.