The Washington times., 1901-11-09


| walk sewers. or alley paving, ii should
bear it's proportional half of the cost and
| not throw the entire expense upon the
! taxpayers.
/ CAPTAIN Beach refers to the progress Of
| the work on several bridges and says:
| Attention is again respectfully invited
| to the need of better bridge in place OF
| the present navy yard bridge over the
| Anacostia River. The present bridge was
| built in 1873. it is unsiGhtly, much TOO
| narrow, and structurally unht Tor lhe
| heavy traffic imposed upon it The rec
| ommendation is renewed that 1t be re
placed by modern structure at as carry
| date as possible. ., ..,- .,,a
| 1.-The act making appropriations lor tne
| sundrv civil expenses Of the Goyerhntlit
| for the fiscal year 1901 contained tne I io.
| lowing item under the head OF AooioS' 'o'''
| Park:
For the construction Of bridge across 2.l, hocA
| Greek on the line ot the roadway from SnItI@
| Road entrance under the direction OF the I'm
| cinecr COMMISSIONS OF the District of Cohmoia
| So OOO one-half OF which shall be pald o"' u
| the revenues Of The District OF Columbia
1.-THE old bridge was built Of timber and
| iron and was in an unsafe cehtitlolli;
| plans for the new bridge were prepared
| by the Melan Arch CONSTRUCTION LIN LIN
| pany under the direction OF tnis o!t, olhyJ,
| and the bridge has been completed, win
| the execution of sidewalks and the BIdu-
| ing of the creek, for which purpose .iI, ptl-
! ance of $40 of the appropriation reihatlS
| available The bridge Is constructor VI
| concrete throughout with cement NOR
| tar face If consists of 4 single arch of
| eighty-foot span, with roadway hiHe-
| teen feet wide and two slN-Ioot slue-
| walks. , ,-, 90
| Coming to the subject of the sewage
| disposal project the report continues
| .sijnder the appropriation for the prep
| aration of detailed plans anu ~, n1r1-
| tions for sewage disposal system COM
| nlete' the survey for the various trunk
| sewers. the inverted siphon crosslhs ~ ~
| Anacostia River, and the PTIlPie5 PIIl .,57r,5evs
| tion have been completed. The surveys
| for land to be acquired for the constr ruC ,-
| tion of the outfall sewer nave not Oce'i
| fully completed .i,,s Of the
| trunk sewers and inverted siphoh nav
| been designed and the estimates VI tIe
| have been made Detalitu SlecSI' ,cIfi
| - ,Jo,Is nortions of the work ana speclli-
| cot,onS for the same are beng pr psi u
| and they will be completed IN an p.Dp p,r
| ability within the prese nt ilst:il !tdIi ~ ~
| work IiDon the project has iolIo"eu tllS
| General lines Indicated in the report oI
| The hoard of sanitary engineers OF 4eyv,
| with such notifications as ausiloild'
| etIIdy of the situation indicated.
| I1isclIssine street railway changes, zap
| tain Reach calls attention TO the eNteh-
| siOns of tracks, and announces that the
| long delayed work OF removing the "O@'A
! doned railway tracks has begun
With reference to the inspection OF
buildings the report speaks as follows:
| ..Nuuerous complaints were received
| during the year from builders ana alcne
| fleets of the inconvenience anu lV99 u
| time incurred in securing permits tilN ~
| having DIanS examined in the ONCE OF tie
| lnsDector of Buildings. ThlS was IarseIS
| due to the utter inadcquacy OF tiie l"ISc
Of the office to meet the nedn ,,,,,5 i,,afie
| lipon it, and partly to the system t llot'S
| necessary by the law concerning per % t%sii,s
| for urciections beyond the building me
| since The. first of the present nSCai St1i
| 81 offica force has been somewhat aug
| rnented as provided for by Congress- stIlu
the conditions are considerably eettsl Yer
| than they were formerlN. aithVus,n ~ ~
| force is still insufficient 10 properly ~
tend 10 the business of the office, ana III
the annual estimates Increases nave pc
recommended which are believed 70 DC
| necessary for the good Of the service
| sJrLe commissioners believe that II mas
proycd a mistake to grant projections AZ
| iiberalIv as has been done IN tlS -,
| IL Is the rare exception that anyone pulIus
| = Ec,,re 1,itl7olIt taking advantage OF the
privilege Of obtaining few fetl oi lalu @
| xvitholtf cost and the result is that many
OF tie streets of NaShihstol nIiiCn -
| noted for their breadth and beauty art
| now lined with long rows OF nay "ll1O"s
and their width considerably reuuceu-
| Captain Beach throughout ms i, lsrIi ~, %
service, took great interest IN the plaliilIl
| of trees upon the parking spaces OF inc
| city, and upon this subject, ne says.
s'The history Of tree planting IN w 1Sil-
ipgton l. embraced IN a period covered y
4 tho last thirty years. as previous 10 ISii
trees were planted without system aho
/ generally at Individual eEpe nse. On ac,
count Gf the VIDE ft3AF+tga s3ltN -. . 'lNi ~
improvements. trees were located HStI %
the houses and We're few in NUMBER. ne
! narrowing Of the rOa1WaES anu lhe Piaiit'
ing of trees along the curb lire was IN
auguratcd D. q puD'lc at' SPpio'e -NF'- .
,.The present system OF tree planting
under the District aulhoTltes was Hisl
tuted in September 1911, by the board ol
| public works. and all trees now AZ IIit
curbs have been put there since mat daSe g
A commission, consisting OF W Miilidin n ~
acted by request. as an ADVISORY BOAR
during the early years of planting. me
report Of this commission in lS'2 recon-
mendei as the best for curDStOEt trees
the silver maple. the American linden
| European sycamore maple, the American
elm the tulip tree, the sugar maple Inc
sweeu gum, the red maple, the Norway
| maple the negundo. the American ash
/ and the plain trees. during later years
I (since August, 1881 Mr.. Trueman Ian
ham has acted as superintendent OF PARK,
| ing having charge Of the planting and
| care of street trees and making close
study of the work under his supervision
These thirty years OF tree planting lur-
| nish q thorough test Of the varieties ol
| trees best adapted to city streets. and as
"A result OF this experience there has beer
| a gradual evolution in regard to the Sc
| lection OF trees as well as IN lfelr cart
| and the mode Of planting.
Trees are now spaced much farther
apart and more care is taken in supply
| ing rich soil around the roots. Bccdus'
| ~ frcdt1cnt attacks from insects or on &C
| count OF destructive rutct on paFenents
| certain varieties are being removed or re
| ulaccG as fast as circumstances allow
| Trees ciassed as quick growers are nov
| demanding great attention, as they ar
generally shOrt-lived and need close trim
| ming 10 prevent breaking by storms
! early decay. 81,
The Carolina poplar. the locust, tn
negundos. and the aspen poplar are ail 90
fectionable as city trees, the iirst name
being very destructive TO pdEemtulS an
Sewers. while the last two are ccnluuall,
subject to attacks by caterpii!2rs. J n
constant removal Of trees urcossitated D.
tho above conditions or by the wldenln
of rOadways or Sidewalks has caused ~
agitation for the planting OF larger an
more fully developed trees. Parls ht
! been cited as an example OF sGth "oTh
Wber. old trees, st IS claimed. are trans
[ planted with sucC, 81. iHe report Oh tll
narkiu. commission for the year 4ei
mentions ,hc removal of sixty large tree
g and states that the operation is not com
: mended. II is quite possible 10 reno.
q large trees with success where tAtE aI
| ,,larted in a park or field, or where N
auas!i,.1 Of expense is not cnHsidt red
can hardly Doe made q success, h'"tNG
where trees are planted close to the CNFi
| and the expense attending the Htif pan
ing Of such trees would be enormous %
cans. of tile improvements in the siIeWal
and roadway which would have 10 De u
moved and replaced. 1t can also /
stated that under the most faNorable COZ
ditions in removing large trees the r
suits are not worth the expense, as su"
trees are short lived and rarely healthy
THE FUNERAL OF P. G. MOCHA
Remains of n Local DTnEGist TO L