Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-01

were purchased painted and lettered and placed
In var1ons parks The fountains received the
usual care duriRg the year. In the fall the water
was turned off and the basins and copings pro-
tected from the frost with leaves and evergreen
brush. In the spring this protection was re-
moved and such repairs made to the fountains
as were required. The large fountain or pool
south of the Executive Mansion was improved
by the construction around il of brick and
cement coping. The cement covering to the
coping of the fountain at the north front
OF the Executive Mansion. which was becoming
decayed and disintegrated was Clipped off. and
the coping recovered with coating of fresh ce-
ment. All the iron fences, vases, lamp posts and
drinking fountains were thoroughly repainted
during the year. In the spring the iron fences
were carefully gone over and examined and
such repairs made TO them as were found neces-
sary The water pipes in the public grounds re-
ceived attention, such repairs being made during
the year as were required. The spring supply
ing the Capitol was cleaned out and a new fence
built around the spring-hOuse The spring sup
plying the Executive Mansion and the build
ing for State, War and Navy DEPARTMENTS
was cleaned. and the spring water cistern
AT the Mansion was cleaned out and repaired
AS lar as the appropriation for this purpose
would permit the snow and ice was removed
during the winter from the walks through the
public grounds and the pavernents bordering
the same. The yearly appropriation of 81 600
heretofore amply sufficient for the purpose. was
during the past winter found inadequate owing
to the unprecedented large number of snow
storms In the earlier part of the season. which
USED up SO much OF the appropriation that there
was Darely sufilcient at the latter end Of the
winter to remove the snow from the payements
around those reservations living on the most
irequented thorougllfares. The report details
the repairs made to the roadways of Anacostia
Bennings, and the Chain bridges
THE EXECUTIVE MANSION
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were made to the building, and necessary repairs
and additions were made to its furniture Needed
repairs were also made to the stable of the Man.
sion. The greenhouses received the usual atten-
tlon. such repairs being made as were found to
De necessary. Extensive repairs were made TO
the conservatory, almost the entire old wooden
and glass superstructure being taken down and
replaced with new material. only such of the old
Oelng retained as was found suitable for the Dur
pose. Attention is again called to the roadways
leading 10 the north front of the Executive Man.
sion. and to their muddy condition in the winter
and spring. An estimate for paving these road
ways is submitted and specially recommended.
Inc report notes also the necessary repairs
made to the telegraph connecting the Capitol
with the departments and Government Printing
Office, and the removal of the office of public
buildings and grounds from the old NAVY De-
partment building into the office rooms pre-
pared for its use in the building, No. iTOO
Pennsylvania avenue
ESTIMATES.
The following are the estimates of amounts
required for the fiscal year ending June so.
1888: Salaries of employees, S4S, 400; improving
grounds south of Executive Mansion. SIS 600:
care greenhouses and erection of two additional
greenhouses, $4,000; care Lafayette Square
SI,OOO; improvements to monumental grounds
S2.OO0; construction and repair of iron fences
$500; manure. 5000: painting iron fences. vases
lamps. &c, 81 ,500 seats. $1,000; tools. 81 600;
trees, lime and stock for nursery s.. 600: re
moving snow and ice, g, ,000 fiower-pots. twine
baskets, .00O care. construction and repair of
fountains, S3,000 abating nuSances $500: i'm
proving various reservations 500 600: improving
Seward Place, 5000; improving reservation
South Carolina avenue, between 18th and 9th
streets east, $500; improving North Carolina
avenue, between Cd and Sd streets east. "a 900:
improving four reservations On New Jersey ave
nue. northwest, 81. 1000: improvement aud care of
Smithsonian ground, $4,000; Improvement and
care OF Armory Square and reservations east
OF Botanical Garden. 5000; improvement of
Reservation II and site of old canal. $50. 900:
paving r0adways to the north front of the Ex-
ecutive Mansion. 5000; care and repairs Ex-
ecutIye Mansion. $4,000; refurnishing Exec
utve Mansion, $50 0G0;fuel So 500: care and neces
sary repairs of greenhouse. $500; care OF
Bennings Auacostia and Chain bridges. inclu-
9lng Iuei. &c; s2oeo; for gas, pay of lamp
lighters, plumbing, lamps and repairs of AN
KINDS, fuel for efiice. watchmen's lodges, and for
greenhouse at the nursery. S17, coo; repairs of
water pipes and extending same purchase of
apparatus to clean the springs that supply the
capitol, Executive Mansion. State, War and
Navy department building, $500; repair of
telegraph connecting the Capitol with the
departments, S1,500; total amount of estimate
$193, 500.
EXPENDITURES.
The financial statement for the last fiscal year
shows that $500 was expended for contingent eX-
penses; $1,000 for repair of telegraph: 81 49S 80.
for water-pipes and fire plugs; S.. 4S6 So for re-
pairing bridges; S15, 600 for lighting. &C.. Execu-
tive mansOn etc; S37, $50. IS for salaries: S27.-
49S. n. repairs fuel, &c. at Executive mansion:
and $40. 4900 0l for improvement and care of pub
lie grounds.