Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-07
GEN. BGBCOCKS REPORT.
THE RESERVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS
Work Of the Past Year and What
Is Needed for the Next.
A Good Showing by the Popular
Commissioner.

| NltttE ON FluLl' hllll'INNs MD AtWOVNhAI
| PsS"sYLV ,Eh ava AND 1wkETH. FiHsr ST., 7
wismsdr,N, p o., sept. 4, Ia
loving repUrt Of operations on the works under
| my charge Tor the fiscal year ending June 30,
| EXECUTIVE Avenue
Work was commenced en- this avenue July l,
| ISL, aud has been prosecuted during the year
with the following results;
| The avenue was opened through to Pennsyl.
| vania avenue opposite Sixteenth street, and the
| earth taken from II was deposited In the lncoscd
| grounds south Of the Executive Mansion and 90
the White lot, the trees that were removed,
| furnishing some twenty cords Of wood, were
| given to the Soldiers and Sailors Orphan Asy.
ium located In this city. All the stone piled on
| and around the avenue has been collected
| broken and properly placed on the roadway, and
| an additional quantity OF 800 cubic yards pur'
| chased for the same purpose. Six granite gate
posts have been put IN position at tho western
| outrauce TO this avenue from Pennsylvania
avenue, to which have been hung Iron gates; the
| whole being uuiiUrm with the gateway on
PennsylyAnla avenue vest Of the Treasury DE.
| pattmenL
| the gas main has been laid along the east side
| OF tue avenue. The stone walk and Iron fence
| have been completed along the east side Of this
avenue to PenhsylyAna avenue, corresponding
| whole thus presenting uuliOrm appearance.
| The Executive grounds along the line OF the
/ avenue have been graded, teTTaced, and sodded,
| and stops gutter has been laid tO receive the
| drainage lTJm the terrace. A large quantity OF
| old sandstone, the property OF toe Government,
| a5ed for the gutter. Thls gutter connects with
| a ton-nch sewer running through the enclosed
grounds south OF the Executive Mansion, which
leads into the soWer running into the canal In
laying the ten.nch sewer Though these grounds
openings were lei into which drain tiles eau be
led II II should DO decided to drain them.
A granite stalrca So Ut steps twenty feet vide,
has been built upon the terrace, whore the walk
leading from the Executive Mansion To the
War and Navy Departments crosses the ave
nue., and the gravel Of which these walks wuro
made has been removed and an asphalt walk
substituted In It's place.
The Iron fence leading from tho mansion to
| the Treasury Department was removed and
placed along Executive avenue and light wire
fence substituted In It's place. The entrance to
the Executive Mansion, opposite Sixteenth
street. has been cOncroted with the same mate
rial laid 90 Pennsylvania avenue. Part Of the
| tagging and all the gutter along the west cir.
eular walk leading from the Executive mansion
| to Pennsylvania avenue has been taken up and
relald, In order to secure good surface drainage,
| and to prevent water standing at the gates after
| heavy rains.
The large Iron fence along the circular drive
| In front OF the Executive Mansion has been re-
moved, the foundation taken up, and the ground
| filled, graded and spdded. The removal Of these
division fences throws all the ground 10 front OF
the Executive Mansion, bounded by Pennsyl.
| VAnla avenue In front and Executive avenue on
i the east and west, into open and extended
lawn, increasing the view and making the
/ grounds appear more extensive. Part Of the
| old fence on PennsylNanlA avenue has been re-
moved, and the curved fence Strengthened aud
| substituted In Its place, thus making the fence
| IN front Of the Executive Mansion uniform. The
| Sidewalk on Pennsylyanla avenue In front Of
| the mAnsOn has been Wldened to q uniform
width, aud Is now 81 feet inches wide, where,
| In places, Il was but Il foot inches.
| aRnUNDs SOUTH W THE EXECUTIVE AANAIoN.
| The lnclOsed grounds south VI the Executive
| Mansion have been graded, sOWn with ETass
| seed and oats, and rolled. Water pipes, with
| street washers attached, have been carried into
| them, and walks made aud repaired, aud sur
| face drainage made on each side OF part Of the
walks. Upwards OF sixty trees, Of different va
rieties, and varying from three To eight inches
| In diameter, have been removed to these grounds
/ from other reservations whore they were too
/ much crowded. They have boon staked 10 keep
\ them In proper position, and ouly one Of them
| has died, owing Ia the care taken to keep them
well wRtered. The flagstaff 10 these grounds,
being rotten, and dangerous from the liability Of
me ons, some Is fsrt high, has been. thrUnF6
| the kindness Ut Rear Admiral 9OldsBUrough,
comma nding the Washington NAVY yard, erected
| In Its place.
LAFAYETTE SQUARE.
The walks In this square were made Of very
coarse, unscreened gravel, aud very unpleasant
| TO walk upon. The experiment Oi rolling them
with q 5000 pound roller was tried, hut aid not
| succeed In making them hard aud smOuIh.
They were then taken up, the gravel thoroughly
| screened, and Tolaid, puttinR tho coarse gravel
at the bottom, and covering with the small alter
| mixing II viii still inner gravel, possessing a
binding quality. The walks were then thor
| Oughly rolled, AMI the result 10 a hart, compact
and smooth iOOtway. The grounds have bsen
| thoroughly draineh, anl eight lamp pOsts-twO
cnmhinsJmhaVs hrnn nIIc,d In nS.lIimn ~
| ShIch nSc.sssrv cnnHs,tipns ar 49, M - ~ ~
were made.
vhi.h als sitarbci nm strct ,HSstirS A
wStcIman's ISige Of ha nJsome design h.s been
erected on the north side Vi the square cimbin-
n',snmnJniinn "T gsniInmsn snI ~ nmrsa" al
| chIiITen AZ The JIffeTenI ends oT Tho hniidinH
the latter especially supplying an aocOmmoda-
! IL 'nrnrosehSJ NJ The snds nv rIr.nf,r SaIEss
| ScFeensd nv tbIcs rows OF syeTgresps npon SaSh
side and in fTont Rover be,Is 6aye i,een IaIi nni
| ami ANAL shTnbs II"nisJ ths WhoIe iarHinS n
| vary handson,r addition Ia the snnaTs
| The beautI0nI hTonye vases c,,nIes oT an an
tlmie nave been pINcS,i on Inc era Me HsdsstaIs
/ ThsV' GsTs Cssi tbrnngh ths Eindnc!s ar Wnn
| GenSyo N Robesnn SscrsIarv Of ma Nav a.
/ thS bfasg foundry oil tho WashinTtun navy yafJ
Thsv Sra some ssyen 10, hI,Jh al SoI,TS Shont
| / M nannds earb. Thev ar, va 6ntiV eTst
| rnisJ ami are an bon1P 10 ina Iavsrty,Ssnt
woTEvhops and the mcchauIcs VINO COMMITTEEMAN
,hsm ~ Wv A'''u
ORIGINALLY the trees wers PLANTED elosely in
ms smatn with tbs tntsniion ~ rcmaVin I6sn NJ
.a IN NIL , nv t mem
zach oIheT 10 bTnF61 soms of Ibs mara yains'
Sis s,scinsns Dnmhsr az ,res' ISbI, 1890
| ihsTS TeTs TAKEN nm nj TsmoVsd I,Tbs ,rnrnJs
sinth NJ ia ESscnihi TO-, MsnsI'n '''"' h''N"u'
| FarEaVnt ,nnSTs snJ rsssTy"iI,p nm r,np..-
| tIruI avsnue bsIUeen EiyhteenIh spd NInc
| tssnth stTeeIs ms bssn ca,nmsncsI hv rsmuv
M, nart 81 tbs ,SnrIhIsss All ami ini' !,
III 80 ~ end ,a1nr lin ~" h ~ hs u
t,nti IN Ihs .Ina,s Iba ,PaFe% H., i I ,u
MITIGATION and dTinEiny nnr,,Sses mi. .nisSa q
viii ne imnIoysd an a Man s,,nI,,T Ia E,aiI
s',ass ,siih ~ 49,, ~, n, -, III
IN IL ' ceniIs ~ Tac SH, @ ih s'PfS W."
Admiral FarfaVnI yshlcb Was yatsd ~ mi,
sapaIs Al The iast session Of CooVTs.S W. '"''
S,n1T snr.pT
In aocorIanos Win nan asIreed unon nv ths
pns I'd ~ PnbIic WorIs ami nvselr ioT ths In.
nroynnSant az Scptf s1,arS nav. SIIo,'sd u
tnad Gay "a Isst Wide N IL rnt dIaynnaIIy throngh
n mi ynnnins IN n iine with VsSfnanI. swsnns
| In eonsideTatI6n Of tLis Tie yTounds have mean
sTtsndsJ 10 fsst an sash AIDE and 9n fsst on IL
strsst and the road Wv cnThed yradsI and con '
cTsisi Nv The h6STi wRISh ms hssn Inna ~ nv
| satis6rti.n Fnrtber innEnvsmsnts h"vs bssS
| mnds nv inclnsinv Win AZ INN MAI md chain
| Ienee iRornuvhiV Grading fonLIressln,, Inirn
| Iunlnv vas anI I,tsI foT ITrigntIon AMI iTI6G
| inv ihs oTeetion an a vas Iinn and drinLin,,
| ioahtain combined, nv cnnrretinI the vaiIs AMI
| soddinV a ANAL stIii, ,TounI tns SntITe snnare
and an eaph TIie Of tbs WaIEs and aII Ibaf n"r,
Iun IyIpV betSeen ibs TnaIWnv ami tbe sails
INNING nsTaileI viii A. Ths ysst al he sSSaSs
ms heen s,IHn with Vrass seed ami oats NJ an
nToDTIaIlvn IL asked lar ms souaIe lar the cohp
| Ing yeAT
SIgn' BAbeock then rsTers At some IenVth IN ths
ImuTovements which bays hren maIs IN ths
pnnrteentb street Circle. that Al ibe nIsyseetinH
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