Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-07
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PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
Reeommendationsf Tor their Improve
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Recommendations Tor their Improve
ment-
The report Of General BAbcOck, Superintend-
ent Of Public Buildings and Grounds, Just CON-
pleted, recommends that the grounds south OF
the Executive Mansion, and the Monument lot,
be graded and connected by a bridge across the
canal; and that the grounds west on the Botani-
cal Gardens 20 the Smithsonian grounds should
also be improved. These reservations, together
with the Smithsonian and Agricultural grounds,
would make a continuous line OF improved re-
servauOns from the Executive Mansion 20 the
Capitol Of over a mile in length, through which
beautiful drives could De laid out, and add
very prominent feature 90 the beauty OF the city,
a. well A. prove Of immense importance in 4
sanitary point of view. The improvements OF
the Monumental grounds, now in a neglected
condition, contemplate the building of a sea-
wall along the face OF the river, and filling in
the low lands on the north side 90 the canal.
This Improvement will be Of great benefit %
those living in the immediate vicinity, and the
inmates Of the Presidents House, Treasury,
War, and Navy Departments, who when tile
wind IL I'm the south, reap the fun benefit OF the
m MIA produced by the decaying vegetation at
Attention is called to the appropriation asked
Tor Lincoln Park. This park having been Sc
lected by Congress as a memorial TO the late
President, and been improved 20 n limited
extent, the amount asked for IL needed @ pro-
tect and care for what has been done. and TO
continue its embellishments. The portion of the
city In the vicinity OF this park is being rapidly
improved. Water hss already been introduced
into Lafayette Square and viii be put in Frank
lin Square and other grounds. In the larger
parks IL is proposed 20 introduce gas a. well as
water. Gen. Babcock asks for an apprOpri alton
To introduce German sparrows I'm the parks, and
the erection Of suitable boxes and nests for their
prot lection.
The two spans Of the Chain bridge left stand
ing have been repaired and sufficient means are
LETT 20 reconstruct the approach b the bridge
should the inclined plane leading to IL be swept
away.
The improvement of various avenues, pro
weed for IN the appropriation for the presen
nscal year, has been delayed in many instances
in order that the permanent grade OF those ave
MUGS may be established by the Board of Public
Works. The citizens OF the Territory. through
the Board Of Public Works, are making such
valuable improvements in every direction, aud
taking such liberal, energetic action in beautify
ing the city, that their efforts should be seconded
as much as possible by enclosing such small tri-
angular and circular reservations come with
in the line the city improvements, thus making
green and beautiful what are now, In most cases,
open places Of sand and mud.
He asks for =, 900 TO start a nursery on some
one OF the government reservations. A few
thousand dollars appropriated annually for the
purchase Of young trees and shrubs would, after
a few years, give the Government a large and
useful nursey Of its own. A great many trees
and shrubs could be raised from the seed,
which would be great saving 10 the govern
ment in time and money, as most OF the newer
varieties have 90 be imported AZ great expense.
An appropriation Is asked for the purpose Of
procuring oil paintings Of nine ex-Presidents 20
Mansion. Attention is called 10 the memorial
from citizens, asking the purchase of two tri-
angular pieces Of ground on New Jersey avenue
and street, and for the improvement OF the
same. The amount estimated 10 be necessary
for the purpose IL $4,000, and Gen. BabcOck
recommends that the sum be appropriated.
APPROPRIATIONS ARE ASKED
for lighting Lincoln, Lafayette and Franklin
squares; for continuing work on Executive ave-
nue., $1,000; for purchase Of seats in Capitol
ground, 81 ,0oO building wall on river front,
~ square, $1,000; grading aud opening walks,
roads, &c, for the improvement OF the reserya-
ton between 81 and 9th streets SD 900; imprOy-
ing Stanton place, SO, 90G; improving Circle, in
tersectiOn of V ermoRt and Rhode Island avenues
$1,000; for nursery, - 600; for Lincoln park
es,5Ooi improving reservation on New York
avenue and 18th streets, - 500; continuing inn
provements in Farragut square, - .0lo; purchase
OF slarrows, cages, boxes and care of same, $500;
for wstchmen In Lafayette and Lincoln squares
and at the Circles on Pennsylvania avenue and
oath street and Massachusetts and Vermont ave-
nues an appropriation Of q, 400 II asked. "a
total of the appropriations asked for public build
ings and grounds Is s4Ts,2O4
Maryland and District Baptist SIM.
day school Union.
The annual session of this body was COM
menced yesterday at the E-street Baptist
Church, and after religious exercises a formal
address OF welcome was made by DR. Jutfen
ana The following committee was appointed 20
20 report to- day.. Richards Rev Mr. Meador
VIM. Pickney, j. 9. Dnlin and c. j. stewart
The topic, I" The Employment OF CITY Mission-
aries, was then discussed by w Judson Brown
OF Baltimore, j. 5. Poler, Or. Parker, Rev s.
ment
SECOND DAY.
The convention reassembled az 10 O'Clock this
morning, when for half an hour devotional ex-
ercises were engaged in. The nominating COM
miffee reported the following:-Wm. Stickney,
president; Rev. y. III. Mirick and A. r. Crane,
vice presAAntk; q. n. Richards, secretary
Henry Taylor, treas rer.
Mr.. John s. Poler. secretary, submitted me
report Of the executive a. ara, I'm whlcn
cited the work OF the board, ~ an 49, 800 IN
every Christian man and woman
tie sunday school work. IT, c,,
Mr.. z. Richards addressed the conven son a W
how 10 secure sttention In Sunday ~ -
ciAsseS" ~ considerable length, and remarA-
were made thereon by Dr. j. w. NJ. Williams,
Rev &. Q. MeadOr, Rev. j. b. Jutten, j. 3.
Poler, and X. w. Fcnvick.
The statistics presepseo show me following
Baptist, oficers, q teachers, and 23S scholars.
street. officers, 10 teachers, 46 Scholar cav
airy, Officers, ~ teachers, 600 scholars: Cav
airy Mission, 4ofhcers, 10 teachers IFS Scholar
Cavalry Chapel, ; officers, u Teachers las schoi,
an; Kendall Chapel, officers, rs teachers, $50
scholars. Total-3i efhcers, 100 teacher. and
90 scholars The total number OF scholars
reported IA about !, 500, and the penny collec-
tons curing me year amounts 20 about q COO
Ibe report OF the executive board was taken
up, ana the Recommendation 70 employ a mis-
,,ona,y vas discussed by Rev. DR.. Williams,
Rev. MI. Mir1ck, and Messrs. Poler aud Gguck,
and the Recommendation Of the board was
adopted.