The morning times., 1895-08-12
Officially Recorded as a Part of
Washington City.
UNIFORM SQUARE NUMBERS
Four Hundred Dollars Expended inthe
War Against CaterpiIIars-Fund
of the Parking Commissioners In
sufficient 30 900 Square Yards of
Granolithic Paving Laid.

upon record, map showing the renuIn-
bered squares OF that part of the city
formerly known as Georg This
is the last act for abolition of the old lines.
The REMEMBERING was done TO secure
uniformity in the plan of the entire city,
the first square in the Georgetown sec
tioD having been given it's own number
plus 1,17O, the last number according
to the Washington schedule.
The square numbered 117O is located
near the jail on the Eastern Branch, while
1171 in the Georgetown plat, lie situated
just west OF Rock Greek, near it's mouth.
but the highest number employed in the
designations is ,3O1. Several of George
towns squares, as orig ginaIly mapped,
were cut up by streets, but all the sec
tons had the same number.
This is illustrated by old square 1875,
which was divided by V w, Y, and Madi-
SOD streets. In order to simplify matters
each section of that square has been given
a number and they will be hereafter known
as 1896, W. OF 1896, E. of 1896, s. of
1896, and s. of S. of 1896. The number
w. OF 1856 was given to a square for a
similar reason, and E. OF 1900 and E Of
1901, respectively likewise.
GRANOLITHIC PAVING PREFERRED.
1t is expected that not less than forty
thousand square yards of granohthic paw
ing will be laid in the District next year.
The Commissioners are convinced that
there is nothing superior to that form or
paving, and on all important streets re-
where new sidewalks are TO be laid, they
win substitute the granolithic for brick
or other material unless objection Is
made by the property holders.
The cost of the granolithic paving is
reduced to $1.3S per square yard. Where
these are laid there VIII be a little less
space 10 cover, as small space is left
| between the sidewalk and curb. The first
expense is not very much greater than
the other method, and the Comm issioners
believe that when the people understand
the subject more thoroughly, the duTabil-
ity and other superior advantages Of the
granolithic paving will outweigh all OBJ
| jections.
The number of square yards OF this
| class of paving laid last year was &c, coo,
| and in each of the two preceding years
! 90, 900, showing a rather remarkable in
crease
Under the direction of the Parking Com
| mission the sum OF $500 was expended
| just before the close of the last fiscal year
| in the crusade against the caterpillars that
| infested the shade trees
No attempt was made to destroy the
elm beetles, owing principally to lack OF
funds.
FUNDS NOT SUFFICIEN
The commission had but SIS GOO in the
appropriation bill for the years work end
! ing with the 3Oth of June. Out OF this
| fund the entire cost of maintaining the
| system was paid
The purchase of trees, tree-boXes, tree
wire, cost of labor, hire of carts, cost Of
| planting and transplanting, and all other
| expenses of the commission were charge
able to this appropriation. 1t was in
/ adequate for the service, and at the be-
! ginning of the annual onslaught of the
| pests the treasury was very much de-
pleted.
Upon the recommendation of the Dis
trict Commissioners, the last Congress in
creased the fund to S19 900, but even this
addition viii be insufficient for the pur-
poses of the commission.
! No very large sum will be left for June e1-
| penditure- The superintendent OF parks
and parking recommends, in the report
| recently submitted to the Commissioners
that SO 500 be asked of the next Con
| gress as an emergency fund, with which
to clear the trees of the pests at the
incipiency of the scourge. With thisamount
at his command he believes the work can
be made more effectuaI.
| CLIPPING THE BETTER METHOD.
AS to the methods of exterminating the
caterpillars Superintendent Lanham says
that clipping the infected branches as soon
as the presence of the worms is discovered
is, in his Judgment, the preferable plan. He
| is opposed to burning the nests, as it i'll
| jures the surrounding branches and dis
| figures the trees. 1t is his opinion that
more damage results from the thrusting OF
a blazing torch among the boughs than is
caused by the caterpillars, ana besides ii
| increases the labor Every branch, he
! SAYS, that is deadened by the torch has to
be cut away, and for these reasons he pre-
| fers to employ the pruning knife.
| The caterpillars, he added, need to be
| looked after twice year, or oftener.
They make a second appearance about
| midsummer, and he is usually able then
| to do more efficient work, having more
money at command, bit it Is upon their ad-