The Washington times., 1905-07-23
BROMWELL FAyORS
PARK FAIRGROUNDS
Asks Money for Establish
ment and Maintenance.
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
Wants Fifty Thousand Dollars for
Roadway Around Potomac
Park Reservoir.
sUPERINTENDENTS REPORT

Col, c. S, BromweH Superintendent
Of Public Buildings and Grounds, has
submitted his annual report to the War
Department.
Colonel BrOmweH Tenews his recon-
mendatiOn for an appropriation of
| s., ,OGO. to be used for establishing and
caring for children's Fairgrounds on
public reservations.
"By existing legislation" says the
/ report the officer in charge of public
buildings and grounds is authorized to
grant the use of the public grounds for
children's Fairgrounds, but it is re-
spectfulIy submitted that permission TO
use the grounds for that purpose is not
sufficient.
Money for Establishment.
'-An appropriation should be made for
fitting them up. and every year The
necessary appropriations should be made
for their care, extension, and renewals
as apparatus is worn out and broken.
1t is believed that there is TO other way
in which small amount of money can
be expended which would do more good
or give greater pleasure or result in
more lasting benefit than money appro-
priated and expended for fitting up, car
ing for, and maintaining children s play
grounds"
An appropriation of $4,000 is request
ed for completing the Improvement OF
the grounds of Mt. Vernon square
around the new public library building.
The estimate submitted by the superin-
tendents office in October, 1901, for the
work, amounted to $4,000, while the ap-
preparation made bt Congress for the
fiscal year 1858 was but $4,000, which
Nas sufficient to provide for only Il por-
| ton Of the work.
Colonel BromWeI recommends that
provision be made for the erection of a
building for supplying heat, steam, and
electric power to the propagatipg gar
| dens. the Washington Monument. and
/ White House.
An estimate Of $5oo20 Is submitted for
the construction Of q nacadamized road
way on the north and west sides of the
tidal reservoir in Potomac Park
THAT part of the park says Colonel
Brouweu, has never been accessible
In pleasant way for the people of
Washington, and this roadway is in
| tended to make it So"
Work of the Year.
With regard to the work accomplished
during the past year under Colonel
BTomwells direction, the following sum-
mary is made:
In the Executive Mansion q new man
tel of Italian marble was placed in the
library room. Considerable miscel-
laneous painting and some papering
was done. New steel cables were placed
on the elevator. The hardwood floors
were cleaned down to the material
wood and refnlshed, \ vacuum clean
ing system was Installed. The north
west bathroom and the southwest bath
room We're remodeled by the erection
OF new partitions cutting new door
ways and the installation OF new plumb
ing HXJuTeS- New condutts and wires
were run for the service Of the cleo
trio light post on the east terrace An
inventory of the public property in tha
mansion bought up to date was pre-
pared. Three additional greenhouses
and new hot he'd were constructed
at the prOpagating gardens as an addi-
tion TO the executive mansion green
houses now there.
The house where Abraham Lincoln
Gted. of which the superintendent of
public buildings and grounds has chagc.
was TepainIed.
At the Washington Monument work
was commenced in June Of painting the
/ iron work at the top Of the Monument
4 pair OF iron folding gates and Il re-
Volving door were placed at the en-
trance. Considerable painting was done
New hosting cables and new counter
weight cables for the electric elevator
were Installed A reception room was
| constructed the lower floor for the
accommodation of visitors waiting for
| the elevator.
Changes in Parking.
one triangular reservation and about
! one-half The remaining area of one of
/ the improved parks was separated from,
J and four park spaces added to. the pari,
I system finder the chief of engineers