Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29
THE PUBLIC PARKING.
Annual Report Of the Commission Having
It in Charge.
Work That Was Done Daring the Year and
That which 10 contemplated-Prs
Condition Of the Trees.

The annual report Of the parking COM
mission was submitted to the Commission
ers this morning.
During the year 3.055 wooden tree boxes
were removed from the trees and from the
soundest portion of the old number Zoo
boxes were made and used around newly
planted trees. During the year 4,076 trees
that were most liable to injury by horses
were protected by hanging woven wire
netting around them and all the trees in
the city which had previously been wired
Numbering about 2o.040 were gone over,
carefully adjusted and put in good order.
Quite q number Of these wire protectors
are injured daily, the report states, by the
fastening Of horses to them by careless
drivers and by boys climbing UP them and
pulling them down. Five hundred and sew
enty-six trees. which had become objec-
tionable by various causes. were removed
from the streets and parking Of the city,
while 1853 young trees were planted. Four
hundred and eight trees were planted un-
der the permit system. the persons inter-
ested deposittng sum Of money SUFFICIENT
to pay for the soil needed. digging the holes
and removing the dirt. The parking com
mission missile furnished the trees and planted
dens. money locusts. sycamores, gums, oaks,
Norway.sngar and silver maples.all Of which
sand NOW ome " h, excellent condition -Four thou
set out in the nursery during the wear and
sn PES are IN excellent condition. At least
c co,'; OF sne pest variety for street planting
fiscal year many OF which IL left over will
be too large for another year
Excsllent Results So Far.
continuing. the report says: with a care
iuI inspection from the parking commission
the work thus done has Of late years given
excellent results, and unless soma outside
assistance Is made available the work ~
~ 4n.n9 tne streets must proceed alta slow
rae na unless those already planted are to be
IT is suggested that the chain gang be
n use I'll, IN the planting of trees throughout
When the first appropriation OF $4,000
was made, many years ago. the area over
winch the trees extended was limited, being
s seem a e the the city proper and it would
principal thing then considered This has
gone on as rapidly as circumstances would
aging about 3.OOO and since Congress- au-
the suburbs the area has been vastly ex.
it. With af me Yea proportion the work with
t ts OF the trees planted comes an add
.ional cost necessary for their proper care
tect them from injury alone is heavy
item, yet. with one exception, the annual
appropriation has remained the same. and
streets can receive the proper care and at
tentfon unless the appropriation Is In
creased: In compliance with instructions
received from Capt. g. N. Flebiger, United
states army. assistant engineer commits
sioner, North Capitol street being taken as
a starting point, the northeast, northwest
and southwest portions of the city were
systematically inspected, all vacant spaces
where h planting was considered desir-
able were SO planted. all spaces where
planting was not 80 Judicious for
lamps or other large trees, were paved over
Owing to the lateness Of the planting sea-
son last spring the southeastern portion
was not planted as largely as contemplated,
and the planting was deferred until an
other season.
No Material Damage.
The web worms which yearly attack
certain varieties Of trees on the streets,
and defoliate them. appeared only in small
numbers and were promptly DESTROYED
before any material damage was done.
The street parkings We're novel three
times during the year, but owing to their
being at the mercy of all trespassers.
through uninclosed conditions, 1t is impos-
sibie to Keep them in order, and I respect
fully recommend that the parkin,;s in the
center OF Pennsylvania avenue southeast
between I'd street and the new bridge In
diana avenue between LIST and Sd streets
northwest, and New York avenue between
stn and 18th streets northwest be inclosed
oy tight rail fence three feet high.
IN the estimates for next year $2G500
Is asked. 81. 600 Is for the general care 81
Tees' SoUo for planting trees on streets;
Sl,50O for the purchase Of tree boxes: d. 4C0
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