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Act u Sd March, 1885.
For alterations and repairs of the Prcs.
dents house, and for gardeners salary
and for keeping the grounds and walks
II, order, including the cost of trees and
| shrubs, 1920 90
Aaqf4m Ju,y 1896. |''' W
For alterations and repairs of the Prcs.
| cent house, for gardeners salary, and
| for keeping The ground. and walks in
| order, including the cost of trees and
;, shru s. 3,46o 90
tween the Executive buildings and the
Act ,fsd March, 1887. ''''' 'O
For alterations and repairs of the Prcs
dent house, and for superintendent of
For constructing dwarf wall and fence ''''' W
from from the southwest corner ofthc Pres-
Act qfca april, 1888. ''''V "
FOR alterations and repairs of the Prcsi-
dents ., house and for superintendent of
At or7M J,,,n 1899. 0'''' "
For laborcrs and horse and car, and driver
employed a, the Presidents square 2,ol5 90
Aa 9fM March, 1889.
For Alterations and repairs of the Prcsi.
dents house, and furniture and for su.
>. perntendencc of the grounds BAGS 90
for completing the special repairs hereto.
lore proposed in the Presidents house.
including deficiency in former appro.
priaton 1,5ll %
S3s,122 SO
Here we have, sir the enormous amount of $50 722
% sqahdcredb these glorious retronching rclormcrs
III erecting stables building dwarf walls and coping
constructing fountains, paving fooways, planting,
,raiSp'anng, pruning, and dressing horse chestnuts,
ilnd'ls, Norway spruce, and balm OF Cllcad hauling
ana deposltlng rich soil for top-dressng flower beds
ana borders training and irrig,ug honey s,lckes
rulnuet crecpers, primroses, lady slippers and dane
li'ns cultivang swcet-scenicd grass and preparing
beautiful bouquets for the palace saloons. The Prcsi
it,fIa
pseudo nfrmers have, therefore, expended on what
they are pleased to call "improrcmenisn an average
o Si43 III per acre. or 50 O65 6S per annum since the
newly invented aiithmetica rule of retcnchmcnt and
| reform has been put into successful operation. And
yet they have the cilroniery TO demand an additional
appropriation of s !G65 by the bill now under consil-
ration. Some of the improvements alterations
introduced by the relormers Of character truly
novel. You will remember that by the act of the
18th OF Fehuary 1923 the sum of s. 600 was APP
propratcd for fsretino, grading &c. the Presidents
square, and that the Administration of that day took
M assures to carry into effect the intention of Con-
gross, by digging down the knobs, and by filling up
the hollowa, and in this manner iersing or making
plain and fat the surface of the ground. Blu, after
and so thought our roornrrs. The survey ofsmooth
lawns and gentle sloping mcads covered with rich
coats of white and red clover and uxur.an orchard
grass made 10 delightful impression their eyes,
N, srln ire meadows are too common to crafty the
refined taste of exquisite with Sweet sandy whis
kers," lie must have undulations "heau g., mounds
and other contrivnnccs' to ravish his exalted and
cherished soul. Hence the rclormcrs have
ted number of clever sized hills every pair of which
ii Is sad. was designed to resemble and assume the
the form of An AMAzoS's BOSOM, with miniature
knell or hllock on its apex to denote the n-ple-
Thousands Of the Peoples dollars have been thrown
Away on these silly fances, which are better adapted
10 please the slcky and vicious of palace andcs
than to crafty the simple eye of plain republican
trccmcn.
W,saISoroS June H. 1899
MAJOR NOand, Bouuht of VIM iuis
March 22d and ?ath To dozen of large
DAILY Ro>ss, at 81 80 each - 90
June It'll; To , NERvESAs, IS cts each;
PEru,dA, - cts 50 %
June l5 1880 Reed payment in full 81 %
[Enaorssal alterations and repairs of the Presi,
dents House, e.. 81 25- VIM. Bu.sts receipt for
June Is 1899 No. g."
70 P Casey, DR..
To q loads ofMASrnE, delivered at the pnrsIpESr's
GARnES. SIS %
May !; 1899. Certified by John Ousey.
May IL, 1882. Reed payment, p. CASEY"
E'ndorse1.l alterations and repairs of the Presi-
d Mn ;sYa ~ p Caseys receipt for manure
commissioner Of Public Buidings-To sundry
persons on account of MANURE
To Wan Fitzgerald, 40 loads at 81! cents SIS 37$
Thomas Grady, IS loads, at do. IS 62!
James Lee loads, at do IS.
VIM Brown, 43 loads at do l6 l2l
Michael Dooley, broons j at 20 cts 90
s72 81.
certify the above account to be correct,
JAMES MAHER.'
Endoysedl alterations and repairs of the Presi
dents IIousa, &c, 81 67!. Sundries for compost,
Here YOU will observe Mr.. Chairman Congress
made appropriation for repairs of the Presidents
House, and the money has been applied TO purchase
manure to itr,l!zc his potatoc and cabbage beds.
made m CiuirDUglcs
OF the grOun u.s. and the money has been expended,
moi in oresceing the grounds but IN the purchase OF
large daily roses vcrbcnas and pcunlas. Sci-respect
iorbds dcnOunce, IN suitable terms, these petty
acts of mcanncss and paIpabc breaches oil Official
duty BE assured, however, that the officer who is
faithful over small things will not be faithful over
greater things. And now, Mr.. Chairman, having IA,
ken promenade through the Presidents garden and !
grounds let enter the palace, and survey It's spa
clous drawing rooms its alit,cllng and dazzling sa
looms, with all their magnificent and snmpuous array
OF gold and silver, crimson and orange blue ana v3-
let, screens o! Ionic columns, marble monllcS with
Italian black and gold fronts, gilt eage corniccs rich
cut class and nt chanllors, suspended by ,autllu
Grccan chains g,lt-head candoabras, French hionze
Gilt lamps, with crystal globes hronzcd and gilt |
French bracke, lights, gilt framed mirrors Of prodg
size large Italian slab mantle glasses, French gt
bronze mantle unc-poccs, mahogany, gIlt-inonnt'd
and ros wood piano iortcs, giIt-nouned bureaus, s
pcrb mlhonany wardrodcs, mahogany gilt bronze |
mounted secretaries, damask, satin, and double silk
curtains, with glded eagle, stars, and ornamental
rays, royal Wilton and imperial Brussels and Saxon
carpets gilt and satin scttces sofas horgeras dlvans
tabourets and French contortablcs, elegant mahoaa
ny gilt eagle mounted French bcdateads gilt placaus
gaudy artificial flowers rich blue and gold bonbons |
n nbonrs, compoters, ice cream vases, splendid |
French China vases olive boats, Octagon bowls ST. |
yer mrccns, boats and baskets OF very rich work, |
golden goblcts, table spoons knives and forks, &c
Sir, shall dcain you no longer with this cnumcrn |
ton of rich wares, for am your patience would
be severely tried 10 even the tenth pat of
the curious, the magnificent, and the costly articles
OF luxury, of pride and Of show gathered into the |
palace by the who have been engaged
in that most important branch of the pp5Hc service
Bat ! cannot forbcar, Mr., Chairman, 10 read you |
description of the great banqucng hall, commonly |
called the East Room taken from the United States
Telegraph, (he Court Journal of the day. December |
l-29, This room had been furnished, for the first
time about tina, period by the predecessor of the pres
ent incumbent, 1t is 50 feet long by 40 wide and %
feet hiah and is furnished with handsome stuco con-
rice. Now let US hear The description;
"Thc paper is of fine lemon color, oh rich coth |
b0rdtr; four new nantes have also been placed IN |
the room of black marble with Italian black and
gold fronts, i, fireplace has handsome CRATE fixed
there We're however, in the house before new bronzcd
and steel tenders, and sets of brass fire irons and