National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-20


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In and m pd the
Ths row Of od Trees standing on tho south side
q row Of eyerareens themioeks) trsnspanted in
Mari 81 s' oa q H.
msys o Tsr e er mansion were reset In INC
LINCOLN souAhr.
early ip The sprins and has been carried on with
s% s d water n,roSgced Tor rssa,ion ssd q
supply .yo e int nsins the Wake have 4. p.sp
graded, and nllet with gravel and rolled the good
nep JPN a MOUND @ hs esnsre ,e oi he
% Be- 20 sres one
| lie Works the gravel used In the walks was taken
from Z syeoth str,,t southeast whsrc It enters
Tie. circle At The intersection Of Rhode Island
water aud esspps LED into OFT Il. HE water and
dranP were laid SO that connections 20 them
EYER tS asciasd . stsss iosa,.s there fss 81
VII n Re
sef the s'rses sTSrnd \ are curoed aud paved BY
Tho old wooden building on the t,iansu,ar r,::se,.
| ystion on Pennsylyania avenue, between EiFb;
mn tqd staten asd Sc
nensary. and vacated by them, has been, removed,
eas.saS sd Win ssone. snd srsvs and
ssSs sa "a ssfh he G Ssss rom
Water pires we're laid into the grounds for irrisa
| structed; the f'ul and centre wtrc made Of ornh
%eni.l rotf work, around aud In which various
Tue ,rsnpyisF reservation on New York avenue
P Pre- i church. bs. Seen graded AM in.
ciSsed viii iron Goss and chain; :, ..,..,n.,,,
| and Vermont avenues has had Troper care and AZ
ssSy hs RAJ as
Tas pS m? ssp ss psss o.
enih. eighth inch, thus increa,iny the pressure aud
Improving and sh,argips the h9w from the Jet
nnder my cha We, have BEEN placed In this roser,s
Eish,y bushels Of Ken.r cky blue grass seed wer.
under my charge win Gse results Thus seed was
once, and has more than exceeded my expects.
tons Wherever 1t has been sown there is now .
The greenhouses THE propssatins garden have
Soicr &c, have BEEN eonstTaeed and iitted viii
the necessary pipes In addition 70 the eonstIac,,
such frames are Comparatively ineIpensiSe, and
y.
closed nitn wooden fences with the exeeption, q
Of brownyarh, which has been used In place Of
|, shSR d SSa Ice.
, | the eye. .
| a numDcr OF tce-mhrkeft nave Defn made OF
cast iron, poshed, painted, and iettered IL wa
Ssss y ,esis SS,is ihsi med A. year were
Ali the trees in the srounds updor my chars
An and SS Rai Wsfs q
eayed have been removed; IL some instance
moved snd others cut down. The forest trees bein
reained. A. ,,,t
once !siss y Dc 'sS g y
SQUARES purshased Tor the extension q the 9eplit
isisa Siri:s. rsssIy.s!Gs. Z Ss ass$ y
a hra na No. wa e. ss~ertrsps &c dhe 1lo
q pS pan IL tss u sresnhoasS q
70 mcm9e,s 81 Sonstssss ana o,aeps. seVeh'ee
The fower:seed. collected from the gsrdeI
: under my eharxe and saved amounting \, SON
4 distributed 70 membsrs Of Congress and others.
A., ne iodsn sssss under my charge have Doe
Daring the winter rs bird cages f1r The sp.rro.
I; The pub L grounds. These boxes were made ars
&c By only
ss Sa sfy1 v'ii ssps
rssnlsr each morning during urine the winter
4 liz re.srSs!loP fSr@e1s oesaplsa - d. Nor.
Il ern Liberty Mrkst a. the inteIsection Of Mae
non nmsdlsiYy, west q i hive been inslossd wi
e aro''Ahd cham renee and tue fence painted.
Tho ,,nrL y, ron.ir,n. ~ ~ ham,. nv. nor,r,.,c
as cssis N July: 6s plants MsTe a removed. a.
l% s"f is'
,,n ~ an c ama exx ss az neD,
81 STeS s,isss
ssI ana San sns Msrs npIs
~
cd nolsns sraarus wss pn aud % ~ .hN
ESss cod weather q The wn.sr in
y The WsoSsn snss ti,l ED itS% iSs SsEst . I
q ihs q sns
e SSa s sSa T Vas sSs
me ss sess,9n "a tro't 81 t,e r,.cu,,vo N.ns
fence that surronndcd the inner circle o. ne dr
srsaits ls ssrS q. u NJ Ssss Illus rssslns
81 sosasss n rSn n h III sSss
9p was ps9pe.y spsd ts n AND sssyesd
ed il bscsms necessary in ords 10 supply The IKE,
'cn eonnsotion with The waller main. This was made
NC. the 3 inch main that runs irSm Pe"nsylynp,ss
~ supplying two nrepluys at that point. thus sec
Nv ing q srester prossure, and consequently bet
Hne supply Of wat =. For the purpt % 81 drainage
XII the greenhouses and area about the EIecut
VA Mansion lbluch terra Gotta pipe was laid fr'
IA IA the sewer built for tho new War, state and Ne
~ Of The building.
~ From that pc mt 'sinch ripe was laid to .
along the area OF the north front TO the portico u
~ which lateral pipes were laid to drain the hitch
~ From the area an Sinch pipe was laid across
he drive TO PennsylyAna avenue TO drain the pit G
was left IN this PIPE to connect with the drain =
e OF fountain, " IL be decided to erect one IN m
me | OF the msnkion.
ion | nnItsInr
re n, .., - -
NV The mode adopted for the construction Of .
cut lows trench tire feet eep and eighteen inc
en- Wide 10 nTst ekcavated ana 80 Hfaued on the !
nj tom That the proper fall obtained; In inns uet
ri ,hreeLnch prlck TIE are iAd loinins eaen 9th
Az put not iastensd. On this llie some Tour t9
NJ inches OF broken stone or brick are placed aud
. | the renches are filled with earth and rArlm
nm THESE trenchss are uuE from IWenty 70 my J
inr apart According 70 the nsturo OF me ground 70
nd drained. and ere iea into tne MAN pipe, Mnici
MA usually oinon tetLA cota Is ,uIey cementea
broken brick