Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-12-08

phcable to its repair, which proceeded to ex-
pend at once, and asked for an appropriation
purchased and men employed 70 repair the
structure. Upon removing the old worn. ont
pisnhing to substitute new, the main timber
were found S to be we. very y much deeayed, and il
was entirely inadequate 20 the repairs that
were absolutely necessary 10 make the struc-
ture safe. We, however, proceeded and did
All that could be done for the money appro-
priated. r... =
Mr.. Angus, my general superintendent, and
man entirely competent TO Judge as to what
isreqnired, reports the structure in great need
OF repair, and earnestly recommends ITS being
covered with good shingled roof, and en- clos
ing It about half way from the roof to the
bridge. IL the bridge should be placed in thor
ough repair and thus covered, il would last
many years, as tt Ia a well built wooden strue.
ture, and so nigh as TO be entirely out of dan
ger from freshets have asked in my regular
estimates for S20.0C0 to do well and thoroughly
what Ia above recommended, that being the
sum estimated by Mr.. Angus as necessary
An appropriation OF $1,000 to finish the i'm
provement OF Franklin Square is asked for
At The last session Of Congress, the number
OF pate nts to be constantly kept at the Proyi.
dence Hospital, on account Of the United
States. was increased TO sixty, although the
sum Appropriated TO pay for them was the
same as was appropriated the preceding year
10 support forty, viz: $4,000
The Sisters, however, have made no COM
plaint but have received all that have sent
at times over sixty, and have treated them with
that care, kindness, and humanity that ever
nave characterized their conduct to all in dis
tress In years gone by.
A special act was passed al the last session
appropriating SI5,OtO for grading East Capitol
street and enclosing Lincoln Square The
worR was ad yeTtised and let bv Contract. and
is now rapidly progressing
Lincoln Square will be one OF the largest and
handtomest squares In the city, and if Con-
fress desire that ii be planted and beautiied as
1t deserves TO be, not only on account of the
name IL bears, but on account OF its beautiful
Iocaton, II will require an appropriation of
S5. 900 TO do il.
OF Congress to the third section of the act Of
MSy 5, 1864:
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That in all
cases in which the streets, avenues, or alieys
of the said city pass through or by any of the
property of the United States, the Commits.
sioner OF Public Buildings shall paw to the
duly authorized officer Of the corporation the
Just proportion OF the expense incurred in
improving such avenue, street, or alley, which
the said property bears TO the whole cost there
OF, 10 be ascerfained in the same manner as
the same Is epportioned among the indl yidual
propIietors OF the property improved there
by" -.-
The Mayor OF the city has already presented
bills TO me for a large amount expended under
this section, and have asked for an approprI.
alton 10 pay them. have also as ked for an an
priation of S100,0O0 10 meet future dem ands un-
der the same section.
Although Congress has directed by the Ia w
OF May 26 1924, (Statutes at Large, vol. l. D. ~
which law is referred TO in the law Of MAY L.,
lS4s (Staiutes at Large, vol. q p. 22e,) that the
Commissioner ofPubIic Buildings shall remove
Buisances 10 which his attention may be called
IN certain manner. no appropriation has been
made for the three past years TO enable him 10
carry out provisions of the law | have
asked for an appropriation Of $4,000 to enable
me to carry out the provisions OF the law, in
some measure. 1t is comparatively a small
sum, and it is to be hoped that Congress will
grantit -
The culyert through the botanic Gardan is
now completed about three quarters of the
distance that il is intended to be built and is
as good piece of work as was ever done IN
the District OF Columbia. No pains have been
spared 10 make II of the best material, and of a
construction so permanent that II will stand
the heaviest freshets. The late freshet, the
heaviest ever known, 1 believe in WASH
ington, made no impression upon it, al.
though the water was, as l have been told
at one time, within three inches OF The
top Of the arch, and rushing through IN
with great velocity.
The first appropriation made toward build
ing this culvert was $1,000. Another appro-
prlation of S20,0O0 was made last wear and
during the summer the work wss carried on
with all possible energy. II was soon found
that the money appropriated was entirely in
sum cient 70 complete the job, and an appro-
priation OF Sl5,0DD more was asked for but be-
fore il was placed in the bill il was found that
even that sum would not be sufficient, and the
committee was urged TO increase il to $2UOy0
which they declined TO do. In the mean time
the entire $4,000 was expended. and the work
was in such condition as that II could NOT he
discontinued unless at great risk of losing
much that had been done should a heavy rain
and freshet occur. Ii was pretty certain that
the $4,000 would be app opriated. and il was
thought best to finish the culvert to a certain
point in anticipation of the appropriation.
which was done, at an outlay Of between six
and seven thousand dollars beyond the appro-
priation.