Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-17

During Il %=&%
Operations of District Office During
Past Fiscal Year.
INCREASE OF FORCE RECOMMENDED
Discussion of Growth of Business
and Other Matters.
PRESERVATION OF RECORDS

The report of Mr.. Henry B. LOCKER. the
District surveyor for the fiscal year ended
June 30. 1899, was made public today. to-
gether with his recommendations relative
to the force of his office.
From the LIST of July to the 9th of July.
1898, Mr. c.. p. Calvert. assistant surveyor,
had charge of the office. and from the lat
ter date to the 22d of November Mr. w. P.
Richards had charge. being regularly ap-
pointed surveyor
Mr.. LOCKER having been mustered out of
the volunteer army on the Goth of Novem-
Der, after an absence of six months he was
reappointed surveyor and qualified on the
22d of November. 1895 having resigned the
18th of July.
Mr.. LOCKER states that Mr. Richards pre-
pared the annual report for the year end
ing July l. 1898, covering the close of Mr.
OF Mr.. Lockers term.
The report made public today states:
During the year just closed 800 lots have
been surveyed in city and county, involving
the making of the same number of certifi-
cate plats of survey in duplicate, a total of
1,GO platS. In fully One-third of these sur
Eeys 1t was necessary to prepare sketch
plats of either the entire square in which
the lot was found. or at least a large portion
of such square. in order that the field work
might be done with a clear knowledge of
the existing conditions of subdivision of
each block front. In all other cases care
ful revision and amendment of existing
plats of survey notes was necessary. A
fair estimate of the whole would cover 400
Of these plats. grand total of 1000
platS. under the one head of SURVEYS of
mere lots.
Three hundred and eighty pIats of pro-
posed subdivisions were made. two plats
for each subdivision. and 1T subdivisions
were recorded in the books, making III
a md iE haa
plats of subdivision.
The Surveys Made.
For the District of Columbia the follow
ing surveys were made: Florida avenue
north side. between North Capitol and Eek
ington place; north line of. Porter place.
West lexington lots 81. etc. Anacostia to
adjust east line of Monroe street between
Washington and jefferson streets; Barry
Farm. section Z. lots and 5; square ISL
lots /, : and ); square 624. twenty-five lots
and locating f1fty-one buildings, fences
etc, site for new government printing of
hCe; boundary lines of the pound; alley in
block g. Washington Heights; alley be-
tween Grant. Monroe. Fillmore and Jeffer-
son streets, AnacOstia; alley, square 727;
alley. square 1874; lines of 18th street be-
tween and streets southwest; south
west corner. square $50; alley. square 49,
alley, block 1, LIE Droit Park; alley square
100 two surveys; square "A, lots 1876
9dH'ii ioN'' lois - 70 -, Long MEADOWS,
block ~, lots 3G-42 alley, square 10: square
ri, lots ). and to I; Columbia Heights
block "A. east wall. 1903 Princeton street
Adams Mill road; square 1921, corner 18th
and G. streets northeast; alley, square SIG;
alley. square $50. and location of a large
group of blocks IN South Washington east
OF arsenal. (The two latter surveys are not
yet completely
THE following county subdivisions have
been recorded: Asbury Park, Cliffbourne
Give blocks, Petworth twenty-five blocks).
Kenlworth thirteen blocks). Burleith
Uhree blocks. Mt. Pleasant and Pleasant
Plains CHoltzman's SUBJ, Woodbridge six
teen blOckS)