National Republican., 1882-08-22
THE POTOMAC FLATS.
Colonel Peter q. EHnins Makes mn Exam-
iuntlOn OF the work Tie Hs tn DO.

iuntlOn OF the Work Tie Hs to DO.
Colonel Pet G. IIains, U. s. A., who is to re-
claim the fats, was found IN front OF the EbJitt
House yesterday afternoon by REPUBLICAN rep
resentatiye, who ut onte applied the probe for
laudnbie news. Had he news? Nothing yet def
into. In fact ho has not yet been relieved by
General Dnbcock rs engineer Of tho lighthouse
district at Charleston. and by the wording of his
order he Is directed "on being relieved by Major
Orvillo E. Dabcock" he will proceed to washing
ton and take charge of the reclamation OF tile
Potomac Flats, aud also relieve Colonel Albert OF
part of his duties. General Babcock was expected
to-day (Monday), but will surely be here to-mor-
row. II will not be necessary to go TO Charleston
to transfer his duties, which can formally be done
in an hcur; and when this is done he will then
begin orgon zng his work for the flats. lie has
been busily at work
STUDYING UP THE REPORTS,
recommendations and maps of the flats, and finds
that there are much more extensive and better
than hc hoped to find lie has not yet selected
location for his office, but he will not retain the
not relieve that officer of his duties until The LIST
OF september, MS some existing contracts can best
be managed in that way. The house on II street,
fronting on Pennsylvania avenue, which was
formerly occupied by the late Senator burnside,
has been suggested as available fot an office, and
the rent seems reasonable He has not yet Sc
cured house for himself and finds house. hunt
ing trinl and u bore. He wants to get ono Oh The
ontskirs, and finds y difficult e. suit himself An
cured horse nnd carriage even though he a.
vertiscd for one In THE REPuRLIcAN Saturday
morning. Colonel Hains was about to
WALK DOWN TO LONG BRIDGE
to take look at tho lower portion of the scene of
his future: labors, and invited THE REPUBLICAN
news cleaner to accompany him. 1t was just the
latters dinner time, but news beats dinner just
as II full beats two pair, AID the invitation was
accepted. The pair took a survey OF the scene
from the city shore, then from the bridge over
the Washington channel, and fir III there cross I'd
to the south side OF the Causeway that has done SO
much toward making this great work of rCclama-
tion necessary, nnl walked out alongside the rail-
way track us far as the highest point of weed
covered land that stretched broad and green away
down past the wharvcs to the southwark. The
wind came from the northward strong enough to
I'LL the air with the stronger stencil OF the
POISONOUS DEATH BREEDING EXPAEsE
beyond. and the pleasant officer at once heartily
subscribed to the longtime clamorUus us ion Of
our Washington people, us - its danger. About
nation before returning to tho hotel. Colonel
Hains found everything as lie expected, 50 well
had the maps ant charts been prepared, and
much was said by him which would be of great
interest to the public but itiSyet to make
known his projected plans, aud the sIbJvct-nater
cannot be repeated, the talk being between old
friends rather than between an official and
news .gutherer. According tU the wo. ding of the
law, tie hlling required will mike the Hats live feet
higher at the northern end of the cuuseway than
Hams chief clerk, who has been with him Tor Il
number of years. will be here to. day from Charles
ton, and ns soon as General Bahcock relieves the
colonel arrangements will be made to open the
Office. Some time this week, or lossbly next
week, Colonel Hams intends to take steam
Flats he having now examined III person all that
can be seen from the shore.