Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-09
grounds, $4,000. For contingent and incidental
expenses of the Office. $500; and for rent OF ofce,
$500. For improvement and care OF public build
ings and grounds sos 500 distributed as follows

grounds, $4,000. For contingent and Incidental
expenses OF the Office. $500; and for rent Of office,
ssoo. For Improvement and care OF public build
1ngs and grounds s105, 500 distributed as follows
tor Improvement Of grounds south Of the EXecTl-
i've mansion. 10000 ordinary care OF greenhouses
and nursery, 81 600; improving reservation on South
CarOiina avenue, between 4th and 9th streets east
sl.3n; ordinary care of Lafayette square, $1,000
ordinary care Of Franklin square, 81 ,00o For i'm
provement and care of reservation No monument
grounds. 5000; continuing improvement Of reSer
Vataon No. Il, and site or Old canal northwest Of
same, 10000; construction and repair OF iron fence
500; manure, 5000; painting iron fences, vases,
amps ana lamp posts. $4,000; purchase and
repar OF seats, 0o purchase and repair OF tools
s2ooo; trees. tree stakes, lime whitewash!ng and
STOCK lor nursery, S3 coo: removing snow and ice,
SiSoI: lower pots. baskets. &c $1,000; care. con-
struction and repair OF fountains, 1880 ab1ung
huSances, 800; improvement. care and mainten-
ance or various reservations. $4,000: improving
seward place, 10000 improving fOur reservations
ou Ne" Jersey avenue northwest, S4oC0; improve
ment, care and maintenance OF Smithsonian
grounds, $4,000; Improvement and care OF Arnory
square ana reservations, east OF Botanical gardens,
5000; and improvement OF Washington circle,
?2c0; for care and repairs. fuel. &c, Executive
Mansion, $4,000; of which $4,000 for care, repair
ana re1urniSnlng OF the house proper, care and
pair OF bridges, s7,500-550 for rep.ankng and re-
painting An2costia bridge, and $1,000 for care OF
Ahtco'tla, Bcniling's and Chain bridges. Lighting
the Executive Mansion ana grounds, $4,000; re-
pairs pan ol water pipes and fire plugs 500 for care
ana ana repair OF telegraph lines between the Capitol
the departments ana the Government Printing
ONCE, Sl,2oO Grand total S2222, 21O.
HOW THE AMOUNTS ASKED FOR ARE TO BE USED.
Inc amounts asked for in some cases are larger
than the amounts appropriated for similar pur-
poses for the year ending June 30, 1885, and others
are for objects for which no appropriation has as
yet been made. 1t is recommended that amount
appropriated for one CLERK, 81 AGO, be increased to
$780, and the salary Of the public gardener be In
creased from $1,000 to 1880. An increase OF
$1,000 Is asked for Overseer, draughtSman foreman
and laborers employed, making $4,000 In all An
Waterman asked
anu The reservations east OF Botanical gardens,
and Waterman for the green houses at the nur-
SeTy. with the appropriation asked for TeSerya-
ton No. Il, $50 000 1t Is proposed to continue the
work OF laying out roads and walks, to introduce
adioai addtiona water and drain pipe and to plant
pflatlon asked for the various reservations $4,000
lt Is intended TO keep them In good condition, and
to eXpend the available amount remaining In the
improvement or public spaces on prominent ave-
nues In various sections Of the city where such i'm
profelnentS are deemed most necessary and desra-
pie. With the $4,000 for the Smithsonian grounds
IL IS proposed TO complete the Improvement Of the
southern portion, which at present IS only partly
improved. and 10 plant trees and shrlbs, &c.
The amount appropriated for the care and re-
pairs OF lhe executive mansion for the year ending
June 30tn, 1885, s2,50 Is barely sufficient for the
ordinary necessary care and repair of the mausiou
not permitting OF the purchase OF any articles
OF furniture. Some OF the bed chambers have not
been refurnshed for years, and the furniture is in
a shabDy condition, and the amount asked for
S25 000iS strongly urged that necessary purchases
may be made. Six thousand five hundred dollars
anhtu IoI repairs 10 tne conservatory OF the
White House. The floor is in such bad con-
ditlon that in wetting down the plants the waste
water water percoiate5 through the brick arches below,
diSlntegrating the cement joints and endangerIng
the safety OF the structure.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
LOT the fiscal year ending June 30, 1881: Improve
ment and care Of public grounds, amount available
at the beginning OF the year, $4,000 amount ex-
pended and pledged, S7S,S4I7S. Repairs, fuel, &C.,
Executive mansion available 1900; appropriated
by deficiency BILL 50 co., expended s35 s96s Light
Ing, &C., Executive mansion. available, $4,000; def
cheney appropriations sl5 500 So Re-
pairs TO water pipes and fire plugs, available S25o0
expended, S2,4996o. Capito! and department tele-
graph, available 81 ,0CG expended. $1,000. Repairs
of bridges 1900; expended, S1,9966s Salaries OF
employees, s41 $780, expended sal, ,95247. Rent OF Of
fce, $780, expended. $500. Pedestal for Du Pont pc
destal mot fiscal year apDropriaton), 1888; eN
pended, s5,6S5 9S. contingent expenses, $500; eX-
pended S49S. 6. Total amount appropri ted, $751;
49S:l4. Total amount expended, sls5 327.G4
The report concludes with compliment to the
fidelity and ability of MessrS. +. T. COncklin and
JAS Bailock, OF the office OF the commissioner, and