Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-07

them conform to the new conditions. The
new public entrance at the east. and the
Office entrance at the west. combined with
the retained north entrance, render unnec-
essary the double roadways which reach
the mansion from the south. This duplicate
system of rOadwayS Is an Inheritance from
old conditions which no longer exist. Good
taste and judgment require that the unnec-
essary roadways should be done away with,
/ as they are not beautiful and are expensive
to maintain and grass trees. shrubs and
gardens substituted for them In many
other ways these private grounds pertain
Ing to the Executive Mansion should be i'm
proved and beautified to make them con-
form to this splendid residence and 10 the
development of private. gardens and
grounds throughout the country The house
of the President should have a proper and
fitting setting amidst grounds and gardens
of -unexceptionable beauty. The amount
appropria ted for the grounds inside the
iron fence. $4,000, is not enough to enable
all tie improvements desired to be made,
and it is respectfully urged that in the next
bill it may be increased to 1880. --
The sum Of g, 900 Is asked to begin the
work of relaying out the grounds of Gar
field Park The change in the grades of
streets in the vicinity, due to the railroad
construction of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, and the change in. the shape and
dimensions of Garfield Park, due to the
same cause, will require an entirely new
laying out of the park BY using the park
as. a spoil bank all the filling may be ac-
complished without cost. and by taking adj
vantage of circumstances great economy
will result
The. sum of $4,000 is asked for estab-
fishing and maintaining and caring for
childrens Fairgrounds on public reserva-
lions. BY existing legislation. the officer
in charge of public buildings and grounds
is authorized to grant the use of the public
grounds for chiidren's Fairgrounds, but it
is respectfully submitted that permission
to use the grounds for that purpose is not
sufficient a. ShOIfli hn mad 10
for fitting them up and every year the
necessary appropriation should be made for
their care, extension and renewals, APP
paratuS is worn out and broken. 1t is not
believed that there Is any other way In
which a small amount of money could be
expended which would do more good or give
greater pleasure, or result in more lasting
benefit, than money appropriated and ex-
pended for fitting up. caring for and MAIN
tanning children's Fairgrounds.
IAN appropriation of $13,0D0 is requested
for completing the improvement of the
grounds of Mount Vernon Square, around
the New Public Library building. The es-
uAlate submitted by this office in October,
1861, for the work. amounted to So 900,
while the appropriation made by Congress
for the fiscal year 1903 was but SO 600
which was sufficient to provide for only a
portion of the work. careful estimate OF
the cost of the work which should be done
/. to complete the improvement gives the sum
of $4,000 which. IL appropriated. will make
the total cost OF the improvement 1000
less than the original estimate. 1t Is earn
estly recommended that the sum requested
be granted.
"In October, 1901, an estimate amounting
to 100000 was submitted for improving
that portion of Potomac Park lying be-
tween the tidal reservoir and the Washing
ton Monument grounds. By act of June
%. 1902 Congress appropriated the sum of
$4,000 for the work. To complete the inn
prcvement. more work Is required than can
be accomplished with the money provided.
Much grading of the ground remains to be
done, additional drainage provided. foot
walks and bride paths constructed about
800 trees planted, and the 18th street park
roadway in the Monument grounds east of
the propa gating gardens improved 80 that