Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-21
Superintendent Of Parking
and Surveyor Report Today.
THE CARE OF TREES
MIR, LANHAM ASKS FOR ESTAB-
IIsHMENT OF NURSERIES.
Increase of Salary Asked for by MI.
LOCKER and Some Ex-
plantations.

tfrueSnan Lanham. superintendent of park
ing, in his estimates submitted to the En-
glneer Commissioner today, urges that CON
eress be requested to appropriate $locN
more than the current appropriation for the
care of trees and the planting OF new trees
during the next fiscal year. The amount
available this year Is s25,OOO for all e1-
nenses Mr.. Lanham asks for Sal ,16O. lie
also submits an increase in his own salary
from 81 800 to 81, 800, and that Of his assist
ant. John W. Langdale, from Slooo 10
$1,000. 1t Is suggested that a special fund
be provided for the removal OF caterpliiars
and other insect pests from the trees.
These insects usually appear in June. when
the appropriation Of the parking commits
sion Ia about exhausted. Last summer the
emergency appropriation had to be called
,,non Superintendent LanhamS estimates
in detail are:
For planting of trees on the streets
$1,000; general care of two nurseries,
5000; trimming and removing OF trees
$1,000; grading. soiling and seeding or res
ervations as they may occur, and general
care Of those already established and i'm
proved, 81. 800; purchase of 1000 RODS OF
woven-wire netting and placing 1t on the
trees $3.50; removing caterpillars and
other insect pests from the trees. 2,Ooo;
general cultivation and care (other than
trimming) of young trees on the streets
IS 900: purchase OF miscellaneous suppnes'
exclusive of wire netting, $4,OOO; total'
e41 16O.
In explanation of these items Mr.. Lam
ham says:
General care of two nurseriss-This item
includes sewing of seeds in bed. transplant
ing to the nursery rows, trimming and gem
eral cultivation. The making over and re-
pairing of old wooden boxes removed from
the trees is also done at the nursery, and
ba Of q included in this
item. This last named work is done mostly
in winter. when the wea Their Is unfit for
outdoor work
Trimming and removing of trees-With
the sum mentioned all dead trees on the
streets could be removed, and the trimming
out of dead and other Objectionable limbs
could be accomplished in a manner much
more satisfactory than at present.
Grading, soiling and seeding of reserva-
tiOns-This includes the improvement of
new reservations. the general care of the
same. and the general care of those already
improved as we'll the moving of weeds
on unimproved parkings between building
lines. All this work is, with the rapid
growth Of the city and suburbs. annually
increasing. and each year it forms larger
item of expense.
Purchase of wire netting and placing 1t
around trees.-In this estimate are included
the items of $3.50 for the purchase Of staples
and telegraph wire (for hooks), and s1,2S0
for labor of placing 1t around an estimated
number of 1900 trees.
Removal of caterpillars and other insects
from the trees.-While for several years
considerable sums have been obtained for
this purpose from the emergency fund,
these pests usually appear in June, when
the parking commission funds are about
exhausted. and. should the emergency fund
be in the same condition the trees might
be denuded of their leaves in early summer,
and this office would be powerless to check
them.
Cultivation and care, other than trim
n frna rtr Wit
item covers the cost of restaking restrap-
ping and other necessary repairs to boxes
and trees attending to casualties reported
by the police department and the removal
or broken limbs from the trees
Surveyors Estimates.
Mr.. Henry B. LOCKER, the District sur
veyor. today submitted his estimates to
the Commissioners. He asks for a total
of S532IS5O, of which So. 101 15 is for ad-
diuonal force and increases in the salaries
of certain officials. The surveyor again
recommends the purchase of the w. ]. Lat
inner collection of plats and field notes as
1t is the only available data of that por-
ton of the District southeast of the East
ern branch
AS approved by Captain Newcomer as
ststdnt to the Engineer Commissioner the
estimates call for an increase in the salary
OF Assistant Surveyor E. Nj. Talcott from
S1,S0O to $1,000. Mr.. LOCKER first requested
that the salary be raised to 81 800 An in
crease is asked for w. S. Bouscaren rod
man, from $3.50 to s. per diem. An add-
tlonal chairman. at 50 % a day Is asked to
supply a full complement to Assistant En-
glneer Hazen's party 1t is recommended
that the compensation of w. j. Latirner
jr., rodman, be increased from $3.50 to 81
day and that an additional laborer be
supplied at 80 a day for the wall inspec-
ton party, to work $50 days in the year An
increase is recommended for Record Clerk
CT Earle, from 1929 to 81 oil. % a wear An
increase from 81. 252 to 81 ,4OS 80 is recon-
mended in the salary of ]. B. Shinn COM
puter; an increase from S7s25O to 1899 for
h. }. Seager, draughtsman.
Surveyor LOCKER asks that an additiona I
computer and draughtsman at 81 252 a year
be provided in order that the work of re-
cording subdivisions and plats. now in ar
rears, may be kept up to date and to pre-
vent delays in computing subdivisions of
large tracts. Mr.. LOCKER says: "A first
class man Is needed for this. one object be-
ing TO enable the surveyor to secure by de-
tan OF senior computer a general Office as
sfstant whenever needed, to relieve head of
office OF multitude of matters of detail.
now making 1t almost impossible for him to
devote half an hour continuously to any
one subject, and seriously hampering him
In that close oversight of every branch of
the office work essential to successful adj
mnistration. Another object is to provide
substitute for heads of parties. when the
latter are sick or on leave by detail of
senior computer.'
In conclusion the surveyor saws:
L request a special appropriation of 81 200
10 resurvey large number of squares In
the extreme eastern part of the city and
place monuments at corners of same to re-
place original monuments DESTROYED during
civil war. Also a special appropriation of
$500 to purchase the plats and field notes
OF Mr.. William Latimer. the private sur
Veyor. who alone has survey data covering
that part OF the District southeast of the
Eastern branch. as per report made to Com
missioners by Capt. Newcomer, CORPS of
Engineers. L. 8. A; Fl. B. LOCKER surveyor.
District or Columbia, and w. F. Richards
assistant engineer, In 1902
Used New Weapon.