Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-05

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the District Of Columbia which he may be
ordered to do by the Commissioners. TINS
constitutes q large part OF his work. ~
may DO seen by his report.
His present held force consists OF four
parties. numbering in all 10 men. and his
ONCE force OF men. He asks that an as
sistant computer and rodman. now paid on
the per diem roll. be placed upon the an
nual roll. great need Of his ONCE, how
ever. Is additional working space. the
ONCE now occupies three rooms in the OLD
City Hall. and on account Of lack OF space
10 men are crowded into room measur-
Ing Is by S6 feet. This. as can be plainly
seen. Is not conducive either to economical
work or to accuracy. The surveyor re-
quests that authority be given him to rent
additional building space until such time
as the new District building can be occu-
pied, and the Commissioners request that
such authority be granted.
Resurvey Of Meridian Fill.
Congress at its last session by legislation
directed the resurveying Of Meridian Hill
subdivision and certain squares in the east
ern part Of the city OF Washington. The
resurvey OF Meridian Hill has been COM
pleted. but all the results Of the work have
not been reduced to map form. The amount
appropriated for the survey Of squares in
the eastern part Of the city was not sum-
cient to complete the same. The lines OF
the streets running east and west have,
However. been marked on the ground, and
work Is now progressing on streets at right
angles to these, at such times as the reHu-
lar field force can be spared.
Designating Land for Taxation.
By the act of Congress approved February
%, 1905, the Commissioners were directed
to inaugurate system of designating land
In the District OF Columbia, outside Of the
city limits. for purposes of assessment and
taxation. Fifteen thousand dollars was ap-
propriated for this purpose. Work has been
started under this appropriation and 1t is
hoped to complete 1t by the first of next
year. The work to be done consists in plat
ting the entire District Of Columbia in the
same manner as the city of Washington is
plated, that Is, by extending the system
Of city squares into the country where
tracts are subdivided and in giving numbers
to parcels of land which have not been sub
divided. This will do away with all de-
scriptions by metes and bounds, which
have caused so many errors to be made in
assessments and their consequent invalida-
ton.
Latimer Field Notes.
In accordance with an item in the District
appropriation act for the fiscal year 1905.
what Is known as the Latimer Field Notes
were purchased from William ]. Latimer
at cost of 81, 800 These notes have been
placed among the records of the surveyors
office and a complete index will be made of
them. They are and will be of much value
to the surveyor in his work.
Trees and Parking.
The number of trees set out during the
year was 1856. The number of trees re-
moved was 1,4S3. The total number of trees
on the streets of the District of Columbia
at the close of the fiscal year was Sc, 3337,
a net increase of 1872 over last year. The
trees planted were of the following varie-
ties: Norway, Sugar and Silver Naples;
Sycamores, Elms, Pin Oaks, Lindens, and
Gingkos. The aRount expended during the
wear was. In round numbers, about $50. 500.
and of this sum 5000 was devoted to trim
ming alone Caterpillars made their ap-
pearance on the trees in July and the rough
bark and wire guards OF the trees became
eggs were removed by the use of "hot-blast
torches" burning gasoline. In the follow
ing June caterpillarS were prevalent ana
the sum of $500 was allotted from the
emergency fund for the work OF destroying
them These efforts were very successful
and the foliage suffered little injury.
In having cement sidewalks it has been
found desirable to remove from che streets'
u,berever found North Carolina poplars
for the reason that the roots OF this tree
grow very large near the surface or the
ground, causing the upheaVal OF the cement
walks. Other trees which are not open to
this objection are planted, however, in the
spaces in the walks which are left for that
purpose The appropriation for the park
ing commission for the year was $4,000.
The amount available during the present
fiscal year 1905 is $4,000. this decrease,
however In the usual sum allotted-$30. Oo0-
being due to the placing OF csrta employees,
who had formerly been paid from this APP
preparation, on the annual salary roll ana
deducting the sums paid them from the
amount usually allotted. For the fiscal year
1907 the estimate is for 49,, 200. OF this
amount it is desired to spend $1,000 In ex-
tending the system of trees ana In ming IN
cams in existing rows of trees, $1,000 in the
care of nurseries, 5000 in trimming the
tIaes 50 600 in removing them, and the bal
ance for miscellaneous expenses. The trees
of Washington are It's main beauty. They
labor under great disadvantages, and no
reasonable expense shouio De spared ihat
dead ones and extend the system with the
growth of the city.
sewage-Disposal Project.
The disposal system of the Dis
trict Of Columbia was designed by a board
of sanitary engineers consisting of Rudolph
Herring. Samuel NJ. Gray and Frederic P.
stearns. This board made report to Con-
sress in June, $780, and suggested a sys-
tenn of disposal of sewage. While this re-
port was never formally adopted, Congress
has made appropriations from time to time
since that date to carry out the project,
such changes being made in the plans from
year to year the necessities of the situa-
ton demanded
The following work under this project has
been completed: Easily Point intercepting
sewer, F street intercepting sewer. Tiber
creek and New Jersey avenue high level
tntercepting sewer, east side intercepting
sewer. between Second and Twelfth streets;
east side intercepting sewer, between
Twelfth and Twenty-second streets: extern
sion of northeast boundary sewer, trunk
sewer for low areas; Rock Creek and B
street intercepting sewer, upper section.
and Rock Creek and b street intercepting
sewer, lower section.
The following work is now under con-
tract, to be completed before June 80. 1905.
namely: B street and New Jersey avenue
intercepting sewer, Water and L streets in
terceping sewer, Four-and- half street