Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-12-04
Public Buildings and Grounds.
on EXPENDITURES IN THE DISTRIC
OF COLOMBIA


OF COLOMBIA.
The following are the appropriations asked |
for public buildings and grounds in the Dis
trict of Columbia in the book of estimates sub
mitted by the Secretary of the Treasury 10
Congress yesterday:
Improvement and Care of Public Grounds
Filling in and improving grounds south OF
Executive mansion. sl5.CU; ordinary care and
extension of greenhouses and the nursery,
StttO: ordinary care OF Lafayette square,
s2vUO: ordinary care OF Smithsonian grounds,
5000: care and Improvement of reservation
No. 3 (MonumeIft groundS) SlO,OJO: annual
repair of fences S2UG: manure and hauling
the same. $1,000: painting iron fences. S2.0O:
purchase and repair of seats. -, 800; purchase
and repair of tools. SlVpO: trees, tree-StakeS.
lime. whiievaShing and stock for nursery,
$500: removing snow and ice, Sl,Oo: flowers.
pots. tvine. baskets, lycopodium, Sc, sl.0O0;
abaIing nuiSances 500; care and repair OF
fountains in the public grounds. - go: con-
tinuing improvements of Armory square.
$500: improving stanton place. at interSec-
ton Oi Mdrylanu and MASSACHUSETTS avenues.
slhtUu; improving reservation between ~
and 9Th streets. $1,000: continuing improve
ment Oi Seward place, at intersection of North
carolina and Pennsylvania avenues. 5000:
improving various reservations, Szlts0: in
closing circle at Massachusetts and New ,Ier-
Sey avenues with iron fence. and improving
the same. 500; commencing improvement of
reservation No. Il. 5000; asphaiting walks in
the smithsonian grounds, $500; remodeiing
l4th-Street circle. S1.tt0.
Repairs, Fuel &c, Executive ManSion-Re-
pairs of Executive Mansion. $1,000: Teiur-
nShing Executive Mansion, $1,000: fuel for
Executive Mansion and the greenhouses, 5000;
care of and necessary repair 10 the green
houses. S'ittN
Care and Repair of Bridges-Ordinary care
OF BeDningS, AnacOSiia and Chain bridges
including fuel. oil, lamps, matches Nc.. SLID:
Tcplanking Chain bridge, 500: extensive re
pairs To BenHing'S bridge, s2.5O: raising EN-
bankmentS of AnacOStia bridge and rip-rap-
ping piers and abutmentS, Si.OUu
Lighting. &c. the Executive Mansion and
cas-fitteIS. plumbers. plumbing. lamps. lamp
pests. matches and repairs of all Kinds lamps
Tor Anacnstia bridge. fuel for the watcnmeu
lodges and for the greenhouse III the nursery.
S.n,U0
Repair Of Water-pres and Fire -plugs-Rc-
pairing and extending water-pipeS. purchase
of apparatus to clean them, and for cleH ming
the springs and repairing and renewing the
pipes Of the same that supply the CapitOl. the
Executive Mansion, and War and Navy de
pdrtmeBtS. SlO.uU
Telegraph To connect the Capitol with the
Departments and the Government Printing
Once; repair and care of same. $l.OO.
Washington MISUNDERSTANDING. main
tenance, ahd general repairs, s2n,0CO: com
mencing construction OF the dam at Great
Fails. across the Virginia channel of the Poto-
mae, : HOo: improving grounds around gate
keepers dwelling at the receiving reservoir.
Sl.tD: building wooden fence around the gov
eminent land at the receiving reservoir. $500;
sOlllng. Soddln2. and seeding the embankment
and tAcayatlon-slOpes of the disadvantages
efNOlr. $1,000; building. wr0ught-irOn truss
bridge Oyei the waste channel of the receiving
reservoir. SLIGO; building All Oyer-fall over the
connecting conduit for the waste channel of
the receiving reservoir. $2.CCJ: continuing the
maeadamizing of the conduit road, slO,OD0
Building for state. War, and Navy Depart
mentS, East WingJ-To complete the east
wing and its apprOaches-to be expended for
rfaSteffng and stucco, glazing. painting. ear
penter and joiner-wOrk. tilinG floors. mantels
and CRATES. elevators, baUSterS for winding
stairwayS. iron fence. lamp-posts and lanterns,
Tor the approaches, oifice-rent. and contingent
CieS. $4,000. NOte.-This estimate is cOndi-
!,onal upon the appropriation of s2t9, S26. for
The balance of The ilscal year ending June, 30
1873, for which an estimate was prepared for
the extra session of Congress in 1s77, making
the total amount required, until the close of
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1873 $50 SD.
This wing may thus be made ready for occll-
Parcy by the winter of lS13-19.
Building for state. War, and Navy Depart
this wing, by removal of the old War depart
ment building. preparation of foundation
Grams, stone and brick-masonry in cellar and
Easement and stone-cutting. SOl.000. Note
This estimate is additional To one of $50 O.
Tor the balance of the fiscal year ending June
a. lois prepared for the extra session of Con
gTe>S in lSI1. making the total amount needed
to continue the work upon this wing with ad-
vantage until the close of the fiscal wear end
ing June 81. 1879. SSj0,O00
Capitol EXtehsiOn-Work on the Capitol and
Tor general repairs thereof. $1,000.
Improving Capitol grounds. S2JJ.W0.
Lighting the Capitol and GrOundS-I.ighting
' dl'ItOl. ana SfbultiS ABOUT same, IIICilld
ing Botanic Garden for gas. pay of superin-
tendem Of meters. lamphghters and glS-f lit
ffIS: for material for electrical battery. and
Tor general repairs To lamps and pipes: for the
person vi charge oil heating apparatus Of Con
gressi"Hal library. supreme Court, and old
Hall oi Representatives: three laboTerS for
cleaning rotunda. dome. and corridors of cen
ter portion OF Capitol one laborcT ia charge
ri Water-clOsets i'll the Capitol, center portion.
in all S=.1Ii.
repairs to Court house. Washington. ID. c.
ANIMAL repairs to- court house in the city of
" aSlingtOn, Sl.O0.
Buildings aud Grounds Government HoSpi
tai Tor the misunderstanding and improving
the .aS works, slaughter house drama re and
Laundry of the hospital. and for the erection
and fitting up Of an enlarged and
improved bakehOuSe and oven. including store
room for -four and lodging for bakers general
repairs and Improvements: extension Of the
accommodations of the hospital by the cree
ton. furnishing, and hitting up of a separate
building for the female patients. S222C0l
Buildings and Grounds, Columbia Hospital
for Women and Lyihgin Asylum-Special ap-
for irOn railing and general re-
pairs: Isolated wards ior special cases laun-
dry. complete, which is absolutely necessary.
there being no building or apartment on the
grounds that is suitable for the purpose. (The
old frame structure now used is in a dilapi-
dated condition. unsafe to use. and liable to
fire. greatly endangering adjoining buildiIgs.)
This approximation TO be made Immediately
go.
TOTAL public works under Department of the |
Interior: $l26.2i4.
UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE |
Improvement Of Grounds. Department of Ag-
riculture-tabOr. $500: manure. S1U-SS.2U: |
repairing concrete. and making new concrete |
roads, SLIGO: purchase oi trees for arbOretum. |
so: purchasing new tools and repairs to ma |
chinery, Si0c-sl01j0. Erection of Stable De |
partment of Agricu.tuTe-ErectiOn of stable |
Ob the grounds Of the department. $3.50.
Total public works under Department of Az |
Sl17J0.
Total Buildings and Grounds in and around |
" ashington, Sll62,.C0.
TROOPS FOR TEXAs.-Lieut Col johnson. |
of the department OF Texas, appeared before |
the Horse committee on military affairs to- |
day. He has commended the establishment Of |