Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-29
EXECUTIVE MANSION
Money to Maintain Grounds
About It.
THE PUBLIC PARKS
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THEIR
CARE FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
Items of Interest From the Sundry
Civil Bill-Mt. Vernon Square
to Be Improved.
THE ga PUBLIC PARKS

city during the next fiscal year. according
to. amounts contained in the sundry civil.
bill, can be ascertained from the following.
For Improvement and maintenance OF
grounds south of Executive Mansion, S4,Opa;
for ordinary care of green houses and nur-
sery, 5000; for ordinary care of Lafayette
Park. $1,000: for ordinary care OF Frank
lin Park. 81 600; for improvement and ord
mary care of Lincoln Park 81 900; for care
and improvement OF Monument grounds,
5000.
Reservation Number Seventeen.
For continuing improvement OF reserva-
ton No. IL, and site OF old canal northwest
of same, $500: Provided. That no part
thereof shall be expended upon other than
property belonging to the United States
For construction and repair OF post
chain fences, repair of high iron fences,
constructing stone coping about reserva-
lions. painting watchmens lodges iron
fences, vases, lamps and lamp posts;
manure, and hauling the same, and remov-
ing snow and ice; purchase and repair OF
seats and tools; trees. tree and plant stakes.
lapels, lime, embarrassing, and stock for
nursery, nowerpots, Irvine. baskets, wire,
splfnts, moss and lycopodum, to be pur-
chased by contract or otherwise, as the
secretary OF War may determine; care,
construction and repair of fountains; abat-
ing nuisances. cleaning statues and repair
Ing pedestalS, $l60J0.
For improvement. care and maintenance
or various reservations S20.0D0; for improve
ment, care and maintenance of Smfthson-
ian grounds. $500; for Improvement care
and maintenance Of Judiciary Park 81 800;
for laying asphalt walks in various reser-
vations s. 600.
For grading. resetting street curb. provid-
ing park curb, park walks. planting and for
each and every object necessary for i'm
proving the grounds of Mount Vernon
SQUARE around the ptthlfc I ihror h,,il
TO be expended under the direction of the
officer in charge Of public buildings and
grounds. 100000
Potomac Park.
For Improvement of that part OF Potomac
Park west of and adjacent to Monument
Park from the intersection OF Virginia ave-
nue. and B street northwest TO Maryland
avenue southwest, to be expended under
the direction of the officer in charge of pub
lie buildings and grounds who is authorized
to appoint the necessary employees in con-
nection herewith to be Immediately avail
able. $4,000: Provided, That the authority
given the Commissioners of the District of
Columbia by act approved September 20,
1880. To construct a beach and dressing
houses upon the east shore OF the tidal
reservoir against the Washington Monu-
ment grounds is hereby revoked and they
are directed to remove Immediately said
either to such other point as may be agreed
upon between them and the Secretary of
war, or to barges constructed to carry
dressing rooms, which may be anchored at
such point around an inclosed water space
or along the shore, as may be agreed on
between the Secretary of War and the said
Commissioners.
For broken-stone road covering for parks.
5000.
For curbing and tagging for park roads
and walks. 1000
one-Haf to Be Paid by District.
one-half of the foregoing sums under
buildings and grounds In and around
Washington" shall be paid from the reve-
nues of the District of Columbia and the
other half from the treasury OF the United
States:
That under appropriations herein contain
ed no contract shall be made for making or
repairing concrete or asphalt pavements IN
washington city at q higher price than
81. so per square yard for a quality equal to
the best laid in the District of Columbia
prior to July l, 1886. and with a base of not
less than six inches in thickness.
For Improvement. care and maintenance
of groundSof executive departments. sl.OO
For improvements and maintenance of
Executive Mansion grounds (within iron
fence), $1,000.
For the employment of an engineer by
the officer in charge of public buildings and
grounds, s.. 400.
For purchase and repair of machinery
and tools for shops at nursery, and FOR
grading around the buildings. $1,000.
The uneXpended balance of the sum CT
5000 appropriated by act approved June q.
1900. for stone coping around the Sherman
statue is hereby made available for con-
Struction of roadways and paths and for
each and every object connected with i'm
provement of the grounds about said statue.