control of them under the authority contained in general deficiency act approved June 30, 1906. The south fish pond and the southeast corner of the north fish pond were subsequently, on June 26, 1907, transferred by the Secretary of War to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia for use as a bathing pool, in consideration of their having abandoned the inner reservoir in Potomac Park hitherto used by them for that purpose. Monument grounds annex.-Work was continued filling the low ground south of B street north and between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets extending to the sewer canal. During the year 6,607 cubic yards of brickbats, old mortar, and clay were hauled in and used to fill up low portions of the ground, and 7,887 cubic yards of good clay were received and used in the top grading. All of this material was brought in without expense to the United States. Worn places in the cinder walks were repaired. Trenches were opened in the lawn surface on the west side of the Seventeenth street driveway, and 737 feet of 2-inch and 700 feet of 11-inch galvanized-iron water pipe laid, and nine hose valves placed for irrigating purposes. The sea wall at the foot of Seventeenth street was connected with the east wall of the new landing basin there, 9 cubic yards of concrete wall being constructed and 328 feet of two-rail pipe fencing placed in position; 90 square yards of sod were laid at the entrance to the road in West Potomac Park. Work was commenced on June 10 for changing about 800 linear feet of the river drive from its intersection with the Fifteenth street roadway out to Fourteenth street, due to the change of grade on the latter street, now being lowered by the District government, and the opening up of Water street at that point. The roadway commencing at the Fifteenth street roadway is to be deflected to the east so as to come out at Fourteenth street opposite Water street. During June 1,388 square yards of the new roadbed was excavated, the Telford base stone removed from the old road laid upon it, 1.335 square yards of bridle path made, and 200 square yards and 50 linear feet of brick gutter constructed. Seven hundred and ninety-five cubic yards. of earth were handled in doing this work. Potomac Park east.-This part of the park is situated between the embankment of the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, the Potomac River, and the tidal reservoir. Its improvement was practically completed, with the exception of some minor work, during the preceding year. During the present year 4,821 cubic yards of clay were hauled in without expense to the United States and used in grading the south end of the sunken field, and 218 cubic yards of soil were used in surface grading. The stock of trees and shrubs in the new nursery was worked and cared for. The sea wall near the inlet from the river to the tidal reservoir was leveled up. The trees on roadways were staked and wired. Bone meal was sown over the lawns. Six wooden bridges were built across gutters at entrances to bridle paths, 45 square yards of additional cinder walk constructed, 244 square yards of sod laid, and fifty evergreens planted in the nursery. Some damage was done to the trees during a heavy wind storm on May 27. Six trees were planted on driveway. Work was commenced in June, 1907, for constructing the roadway to be placed along the foot of the embankment of the railroad bridge, to extend from the south end of the river road to the approach to the roadway on the embankment of the highway bridge, and the following work accomplished: One thousand six hundred and eighty square yards of roadbed were graded, base stone spread over an area of 890 square yards, 1,295 linear feet of brick gutter laid, six catch basins built, 55 square yards of sod laid, and 200 feet of 10-inch terra cotta sewer pipe laid. Seaton Park.-A section of the 4-inch water main was cut out and a new 4-inch gate valve put in to control the service. Four cement basins were placed to hold water for the birds and squirrels. The roof of the park lodge was repaired. Work was completed for restoring the ground filled in over the large public sewer constructed through these grounds. Worn places on gravel road were repaired, 45 cubic yards of that material having been used; 301 square yards of sod were laid on bare places on lawns. Some damage was done to the trees by a wind storm on May 27. Portions Smithsonian grounds.-Five cement basins were built for holding water for birds and squirrels, and six wooden boxes were made for squirrel houses to replace old ones. Worn places in gravel roads were repaired, 102 cubic yards of gravel having been used for the purpose. The ground filled in over the large public sewer constructed through these grounds was restored by grading, soiling, and seeding lawn surfaces, reconstructing gravel roads, and relaying 15 square yards of asphalt footwalks. About three-quarters of the main asphalt roadway from Seventh to Twelfth streets, passing in front of the National Museum and Smithsonian Institution buildings, and the entire surface of the branch road between those buildings, were repaired, the area resurfaced, amounting to 5,615 square yards. Eighty-five square yards of board walk were constructed. of the lawns were sown with bone meal, and grass seed was sown over bare places. One hundred and twenty park settees in the grounds were repaired, refastened to the ground, and painted. Some of the borders were sodded, and 47 iron posts, 170 feet of iron chain, 191 park settees, and the interior of the watchman's lodge were painted. One large maple tree was uprooted by the wind storm on May 27 and branches broken from other trees of same variety; five large trees were broken off near the ground and had to be taken out. The roof of the park lodge was repaired and the chimney taken down. Reservation 202 (Garfield Circle), Maryland avenue and First street SW.-The entire surface of this circle was resodded, as the old grassed surface was in very bad condition. Circle at Pennsylvania avenue and First street NW. (Peace Monument). As the surface of the ground had become very bare of grass it was loosened up and entirely resodded. Reservation 285, Canal, First, and D streets SW.-The lawn surface was sown with grass seed. MACADAM ROADWAY ALONG THE NORTH AND WEST SIDES OF TIDAL RESERVOIR IN POTOMAC PARK. This roadway was constructed and the ground on either side. thereof was improved with the $60,000 appropriated by Congress for the purpose in sundry civil act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1907, approved June 30, 1906. The roadway is 44 feet wide and 4,650 feet long, and extends from the terminus of the Seventeenth street roadway east of the old bathing beach around to the inlet from the Potomac River into the tidal reservoir. The lawn surfaces on either side of the roadway were graded and seeded, sod borders laid, cinder walks, bridle paths, gutters, and catch-basins constructed, water pipe and drainpipe laid, and trees and shrubs planted. The following table shows the work done in making the foregoing improvements: Ten-inch terra-cotta drainpipe laid_ One and one-quarter inch galvanized-iron water pipe laid_ ___do____ linear feet__ __do_. 1, 200 500 4, 974 15, 760 14,030 100 2,343 3,295 Three hundred and thirteen trees were planted along the borders of the roadway, and 217 trees and 1,200 shrubs planted over the lawn surfaces. A boat-landing basin, consisting of two concrete inclosing walls built on piles, was constructed in the northeast corner of the tidal reservoir, near the old bathing beach. Both walls are finished on top with a concrete foot walk 6 feet wide, with a 6 by 10 inch coping on either side and with an iron-pipe hand railing along the edge of the two arms of the walls. Reproductions of two photographic views of the foregoing improvements in Potomac Park accompany this report. MACADAM ROADWAY ALONG THE RIVER SIDE OF SECTIONS 1 AND 2 OF POTOMAC PARK. In sundry civil act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908, the sum of $80,000 was appropriated for constructing a macadam roadway along the west side of sections 1 and 2 of Potomac Park to extend from the inlet of the tidal reservoir to the foof of Twenty-sixth street NW., and for improving the grounds on either side of same. Of the amount appropriated. $15,000 was made immediately available. Work was immediately commenced in March, and by the end of June the roadway was practically completed from the inlet up to the sewer canal, which separates section 1 of the park from section 2, a length of 2,550 feet by 44 feet in width. The ground on either side of this roadway was graded, borders sodded, brick gutters laid, and catch basins built, cinder foot walks and bridle paths constructed, and water pipe and drainpipe laid. The following table shows the work done |