Great Granite Monolith Reaches Treasury Building Site
A 278 ton granite monolith was moved to the east side of the Treasury building after a night of asphalt hardening. The operation involved 22 horses and a crane to lift the stone into place, with work progressing on three pillars while 30 total await placement. Each monolith, valued at 5000, is being carved in Vermont and transported by Littlefield-Alvora Company crews. responsibility for street repairs is under discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourteenth Street
Teaneit
Treasury Building
Semons
Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Iiolntion
Littlefield-Alvora Company
Vermont
Maryland Avenue
New Bondsmen Sought After Clerks Bond Flouts Law
Police Court Clerk Sebring's sureties fail district requirement of real estate worth at least twice the $10,000 bond. Commissioner West moved to inform Sebring that his bond is noncompliant. Also noted are canal contract awards, dynamite purchases, and local transport listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Care
Canal Commission
Isthmian Canal Commission
American Car and Foundry Company
DuPont Powder Company
Joseph Cohen
L. Richard
First Street
Delaware Avenue
Baltimore
Carnegie Donation Aids Costa Rica Courthouse Plan
City bulletins report Minister Calvo and Acting Secretary Bacon discussed Andrew Carnegie's $100,000 gift for a Pan American courthouse in Cartago Costa Rica. Funds may be held by trustees or administered by the Costa Rican government as planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cartago
Calvo
Costa Rica
Bacon
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Costaica
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Kuppenhein
Cassaer
E. Z
O’donnell
F Street
Saks & Company
Penna. Ave
Cloexe
Economy Co-operative Society, Inc
New York Ave
Bie
Sebring
Horstort
Gude
Navy Department
Elam H. Padgett
Rainbow
Cacite
P. 1
Paoli
Ind
Chesapeake Bay
14Th
New York Avenue
City Bulletins
Connecticut
Wim
Cannon
Hearth
Meer Place
Phoni
Igo Jewel Gas
Maddiman & Cow
Schlitz
Milwaukee
Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co
D St
Washington
Schutz
Sergei
Friedlander ‘Bros. Cor
Oth and. E. Sts
Munyon
Fox
Ofir
Ly Payments
Randle
Highlands
U.S
Whitehouse
Ve OH
Ows
Sqtrat National Bank
Balding
Ices
Cenwpe
Tharp
Berkeley Rye
F St
Mainti St
Burchell
N. W. Burchell
Washington Gaslight Co
Tenth Street N. W
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