Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-12-16

New Hampshire avenue interseets a., hss been
formed. handsomely inclosed with an iron
fence, cultivated at much expense, and adorned
by the placing IN It's center Of bronze, co ues-
trian statue Of Washington, and unless come
proper measures are taken TO taEe care Of ,;,
d might as well have been len in the state IL
was before any improvement was made upon
1t. No money has been appropriated TO keep
up the improvements upon IL to pay q
watchman for taking care OF IL, and The oonse-
quenee is that IL is filled with cattle and
horses. and with gangs OF boys, who make all
sorts OF depredations within the enclosure.
Scare month passes that do not receive
numerous complaints from the good citizens
residing in that neighborhood of the desecra-
ton Of s-the Circle"
Al have endeavored, by placing the gates IN
such order that they could not we'll he left
open, and by giving some Official, doing duty
in that neighborhood, a supervisory control
over it. TO remedy the evils complained OF, but
have failed. Persons will open the gates and
fasten them open, boys will enter and make IL
their play ground, and cattle and horses either
90 in OF their own accord or are purposely
turned In; and what should be beautifully
cultivated spot, and an ornament, is converted
into almost public nuisance. IL Congress
Will make small appropriation 70 put the
place in complete order, and allow the Com
missioner watchman 10 take care Of it, n can
be kept In proper order, and be always, what
1t was intended to be, beauty and an honor
TO the city.
"Franklin Square has been greatly improved
within the past two years, but IL can never be
made the beautiful square IL should be until
II is enclosed with an iron fence that cannot
be torn down and carried away by evil-dis>
posed persons, and also placed in charge Of q
watchman.
MANY Of the triangular reservation. be-
longing to the United States still remain open
as places for the deposit OF filth, instead Of
being made great ornaments to the city. Some
years ago Congress made appropriations nearly
every year TO enclose one or more Of them, and
they were enclosed and beautiied with trees
and shrubbery, and present a beautiful feature
in our expanded city. The last one enclosed
With an iron fence il ie halievpd hat
the south side of Pennsylvania avenue, be-
tween 18th and 18th streets west, some ten or
twelve years ago. 1t is much 10 be desired that
Congress will again turn its attention 10 some
OF those still remaining open, and make the
necessary appropriations to enclose and beau
tfy them.
ION the 3Oth of June, 1854, Congress passed a
Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary Of
the Interior TO reclaim and preserve certain
property Of the United States
"That resolution was referred by your honor
able predecessor, Secretary Usher TO this Office
The whole subject was thoroughly examined,
and an elaborate report made by me TO the Sec
retary, which he transmitted to Congress on
the 1th OF December last. and the same was
printed, by order Of the House of Representa-
iyes, as 'Ex. Doc. No. S, 3sth Congress, 2d
session. Nothing further has ever been done
in relation to the subject; and the foundation of
the market house on Pennsylvania avenue
between 7th and 9th streets, commenced by the
Corporation of Washington. and the work
stopped by order Of the Secretary of the Inte
rior, in conformity with an order of Congress
remains, as IL was left, an 'eye-sore' to every
good citizen, which should be either removed
or the building suffered to proceed. IL is 20
be earnestly hoped, however that some other
locality may be found for a market-house that
the great street Of the city may be relieved
from what is now, as all must admit public
nuisance.
"At the last session of Congress an earnest
application was made TO that body, by persons
owning property in the eastern part OF the city,
TO cause the large and handsome reservations
on East Capitol street, between 1lth and 18th
streets east, 10 be enclosed and beautifed. and
called "Lincoln Square" This would be A
very great improvement to that portion Of the
eastern part of the city, where Congress mas
never yet bestowed any OF its benefactions and
which it Is fondly hoped will ere long lie re-
membered.'
Ten thousand dollars are asked for TO defrsy
the expenses of abaung nuisances, and an ap-
preparation asked for 10 erect a fence around
the spring belonging to the government in the
northern part of the District, and which sup
plies the reservoirs at the Capitol with water