Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-03

,,,os oUa KxGULAs CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON. Nov. "a. 1885.

WASHINGTON. Nov. "A. 1885.
avalk absut this city surprises the
..up,er absentee, and expressions oil
..ooisbment are heard on all sides a,
-. ,rsnsformation effected during sh.il
.hs,uee. In rapid Improvement Wash.
,,e,on 10 perhaps the most remarkable
-, in tbs world. Each year the magic
,..a Of the builder works surprises in
80 designs OF brick, stone and mortar.
x,v streets are opened and paved With
..ohslt. Vast public buildings are
,.arsd. Dseary wastes Of ground are
...tsmorpbosed into verdant parks.
Ths District Government. which has
1,oe 40 muoh 10 make the capital the
er,ds Of the American people, has not
ssen idle all summer. Its energy 10
.urcially manifest By new asphalt pave
,,e.ts and toe improvements apon the
,s,ks OF Washington; and the little tri.
sesuiaf green p atches, which are formed
~hereyer the oblique avenues cross the
rebt-angslsr streets, also indicate mu,h
.s,e and cultivation. Provision Ia soon
70 se made for planting shade trees on
PENNSYLVANIA Avenue, which now pre-
ssts beautiful, smooth stretch Of as
~, from the Capitol 10 the south gate
4 he treasury Department. narrsd
oaly BY car track down its center.
Every sfts moon at O'Clock the outpour
frou the Government Departments min
alss With fashion In promenade upon
tAe north Sidewalk, and 10 In striking
contrast With the almost deserted south
s;ds Of the avenue. Ii is curious, this
isct Of Pennsylvania Avenue, that al
oost all its foot traffic and the majority
Of its business Is upon the north side,
while its soathern sidewalk is bare and
uripvitine.
Hooss, Its design and architecture, is
indeed something OF an syesore to the
denizeus Of the national capital. bat it
d anusine 10 hear or read of the init
nations, always rife at this season, re-
hsciing upon the niRgardly policy of
Congress In relation to the furnishing
si ibe mansion for the next winter. In
Rnth, the interior could never be jadRed
sofrectly from the outside appearance.
ID possesses all the splendor and comfort
thss ssold we'll be wished. All the par
IorA save the Blue Room and East
Room, we're entirely refitted in 1881, and
The latter, the great reception room Of
the house, was refurnis he'd at that time.
was completely reRilded, patched and
garnishsd, and many general alterations
and repairs made. In short, more has
bean bought for and done 10 the White
Hesss in the past four years than proba-
bly ever was done in the same length of
time in its history. or late, sightseers
have been more restricted In visiting
The Presidents house than previously.
Large pablo receptions have seldom
been given. and the permanent occu-
panis Of the mansion have been fewer
ihan ever before. Still il costs a good
deal TO keep the building in order, and
ihose who wonder why it costs 80 much
shouid get peep at some Of the bills
hat the steward and Comm issioner of
Public Buildings have to pay.
Painting the White House alone costs
ll200. The expense for fuel ia enorm-
0us, al the conservatory consumes q
great deal Of coal. The wear and tear
u the furniture in the White House ex-
sseds that In any first class hotel in the
and. The dear people, TO the number
,f i've hundred or more day, insist
apon planting their feet deep IN the
Administer carpets and examining the
traperics aud upholstery ad iib., and
lhsn wonder why they wear out 30 soon.
II the new carpet on the floor Of the
East Room, which was put down last
IsaF. ID already beginning TO look worn.
b cause To directly traceable to the
rampinR feet of the citizen tourist an
. marches With dszed eyes through she
lories Of his URole Ssmuel's only OFF,
ial residence.
The question Of new Executive Man
lon has long been mooted, and the
came very near being au-
horised BY the Forty Seventh Congress.
1 10 said now that II the President
,oald gay the word, he could have tbs
'leasure of initiating q really splendid
Improvement; that IL he will recomme
q bis annual message the construction
4 q new executive residence south of
be present building. as provided for In
he bill which passed the Senate last
Isar. and the transformation Of the
,fssent building into an executive Office.
be can have authority 20 begin the work
sefore February.
Ths city IL nov rapidly filling mp With
Senator's. members. lobbyists, claimants
md office seekers, and in little more
han one shsrt week the lawmakers will
b hard at work, and bills for the relief
pf Mrs. Sam Jones and Mrs. John Smith
I'd iHnaitsm will fly in thick and fast.
culy 10 be tabled and allowed TO rest,
and In most cases until the claimant is
beyond enjoying this worlds goods.
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