The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-07

ono Of the finest pi,-as IN the city, well furnish
inr easy and comfortable acccss to Offices wheto so
rany ate Obliged to go and SO ofieh is hcffbf that
no wishes TO encountet twice, whcthet In sunny
or In rainy weather. The track 6t the Metropolitan
railway sweeps around the western side, making
natural drainage into the pocket Of the curve which
should he provided for with sinkhce inlet there;
but which, under the general system Of neglect, Is
allowed to form dirty pool In every Storm and over.
aow down the hill to encounter the feet ot the unwaty
Who have TO cchie tp That way. the recent REPORT Of
the assistant engineer for the District, iict Gteene
takes into onsidcraton some Of these municipal dis
doubfcss responsible In front OF the old structure
every must know by sad experience the pavemens
are equally bad for man and beast. Broken flags,
worn-ou bricks, rotten wood, ard craggy sandstone
combine to make n scene sckenng In the prospect.
but s,in worse In the actual proof. What shosd be
eraces, and proposes perhaps the only cccnt remedy
the partiur of e ,nneisc area In from, Of tho city
Hail. caused by the intersection there OF Third and
sixth and ID streets with the dcbouchement Of two
avenues and Four and a-haf street. To repair the
present cariagcways would require. be says between
eight and nine OF paving at an estimated cost OF
$50, COO, which Is Of course out Of the question. With
the carriagcways reduced 10 sixty feet, the amount
OF paving would bc only 90 geo square yards, saving
OF t3c 600. We should be sorry to the ccncoursc
In front Of the building diminished In size, so useful
Is II for meetings aud the like, but the huge deserts M
rough stone above and below not merely rupcri-
ous but absurd. Grass and trees would he most
agreeable substitutes. Besides, how 1t would soctht
the feelings OF the legal profession there
abous to give each of them little garden plat In front
OF his door tina, he might tend In the intervals of busl
ness The justices OF the peace might sit out each
under his vine and 6g tree and try causes as In
the primitive days OF the world. client finally,
might hate time 10 think bctct 6f his dispute while
walking up tile long avenue 10 his attorneys door,
aud turn back In season. The surroundings finally, o
sch nm important place M tile city Hal, Should he
combination Of prctincss with the maSmIm Of CON
ven,encc and to effect this the proper authorities ma,
well address their best thought as well rs their immc-
| dIate attention.
TUE Repablh il first In the field with sug
| gestious about the Inauguration bali. 1t says
And now for the inaugural ball, which In magni
udc and magBIhccnce should be In keeping with thu
far-reacbing principles OF the Republican party ~
represented In the life and character Of Its gIca
leader. the coming President OF the United States
Let tho event br, cns that shall ecll2se Al pre-
vous efforts In this direction ami let LIS ottry fro
portion be commensurate with tho greatness Of TIL,
occasion which calls II forth. Let II be shown In th
single effort that AMERICANS arc proud to cntertai,
with lavish hand of their truly great as the,
are ever deslrous Of entertaining with prncely prod
lgality the truly great OF other lands. Fortunately
for In the history Of Washington, the city Is al
equacly provided for In the way of quarters for .,
Inaugural iail that shd be In kecius with the ilc;
| as aboye siiggeslcd. Happily, tlie new Nationa
| Museum building hte- proof cdifce, covering
space OF 327 feet square, In about inshcd, ami VIII
an early appropriation for tho tile flooring for whic
Senator Biane asked at the last SESSION. will bc read
to than meet the demand for space and convent
ences for the occasion. This building may propeil
bc said to contain but single room, since the bric
columns which divide the space Into seventeen larg
halls intercept but tipgly view OF the entire spac
beneath the several roofs. Moreover, as though dc
signed specially for the purpose In question: there nr
four corner paviilons tbte stories hiah each pavilion
containing n number of good-sizsd apartments ia
cloakrooms, supper -fooni, retiring rooms and Ia
| other purposes. Again. there are four quite extei'
sve galleries, with seveta saller oes In the dome.
from each OF which View IN any direction tidy 7
had OF 3o0x65 square feet. with fo,
| Immense entrances, hundreds Of yards from eac
other, there he crOwdng for entrance or exit
while large private entrance door Is also provided
On each Of the four sides of the building are wide
unobstructed ro1dways with space suhiciei.t for Il
the carriages IN Washington.