Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-16

replacing the old stone Gas pavement:
of the sidewalks on the Avenue east eho
west of the White House and SCUM Oh
the Treasury with cement pAvements' Inc
nag pavements are many years oio. ene
have been 80 much damaged by wear eno
weather that they are unsigntlys eno tne
report says should be replaced Win new
pavements.
Seaton Park Grading.
The sum OF 5000 10 asked for grading
the east side Of 9th street In seaton
Park II was possible the past year 10
grade the west side OF 9Th street near
where the bridge over the street FORMER
" stood, owing to the fact that surplus
materials were hauled away without ex
pense to the United States oy con-
tractor who wished the materials TOT
fllinR purposes He has completed MS
work, and no one else is likely to repeat
the experiment.
There are still high embankments on
both sides of the park road at this point
which. the report says. are unslsntiy
and should be graded. soiled and seeded.
An estimate for grading the site or Ine
old Pennsylvania railroad depot, at Oth
and B streets, and the ground west or II
is not included, because OF the possiDillty
of the new armory occupying these
An estimate OF $4,000 is submitted
for large ornamental lOuhlolh " w
erected at Pennsylvania avenue ano
Sth street, where. says Col COSBY, IL
will be seen and enjoyed by the large
number of people who pass mere oaiiS
during the hot summer months
An estimate Of $4,000 Is submitted
for completing the Improvement, as
originally designed. of the terrace on
I'D street between Decatur ana .
streets northwest by the construction
Of fountain basins and the erection OF
four lamp posts
an Increase of $1,000 is recommended
in the appropriation for proVldlng
trees plants etc. for the GROUNDS OF
the Capitol and the Senate and House
office buildings.
The estimate for the improvement
nd maintenance of the Executive Man
sion grounds inside the iron renee mas
been inc 'eased from $4,000 to $o.ovo.
special paintings Of flowers and puios
have been requested for the gardens
in these grounds. and they Will aoo
materially TO the cost OF maintenance.
Grant Statue Nearly Ready.
The amount authorized by Congress for
The construction Of the memorial to Gen.
I-lysses s. Grant was $4,000, of which
1a20OO has been appropriated. 1t Is ex-
ected that the memorial will be COM
leted within the next two years, and the
.alance of $4,000 is therefore re-
ueSted.
In a chapter in regard to children's
fairgrounds, Col. Cosby says:
In accordance with law, authority was
granted i'm the summer of 1908 by the
officer in charge of public buildings and
grounds to the Washington Playground
Association for the temporary use OF
reservations Nos. 10 and 126. in the south
eastern part of the city. as children's
Fairgrounds. During the summer and
fall of 1908 number of complaints were
received from residents in the vicinity OF
the two reservations that their use FOR
playground purposes constituted serious
nuisance.
Upon investigation 1t was found that
most of the abuses complained of were
due to the fact that the Fairgrounds had
not been under proper supervision. Per-
mission for their use was temporarily re-
veked 1t was. however, again granted
The association on June 8, 1869, under
regulations which 1t was hoped would re-
move the cause of complaint.
These hopes were realized. as no COM
plants were received from any source
during the summer and fall of 1909. In
view of this gratifying fact authority was
granted on June %. 1910, for the use Of
the two reservations and for portion or
Garfield Park for the reason Of 1910"