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Data relating to the principal city parks in the United States.

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Data relating to the principal city parks in the United States-Continued.

OCCUPANCY OF RESERVATIONS BY COMMITTEE ON INAUGURAL CEREMONIES, MARCH 4, 1901.

Under the authority contained in the act of Congress approved January 22, 1901, the Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies erected during February stands for viewing the inaugural parade. One at the northeast corner of the Executive Mansion grounds and one at the northwest corner; one at the southeast corner of Lafayette Park and one at the southwest corner; and one stand each in front of reservation No. 32, Pennsylvania avenue, Fourteenth and E streets NW.; reservation No. 34, Pennsylvania avenue, Ninth and C streets NW.; and reservation No. 35, Pennsylvania avenue and C street, between Eighth and Ninth streets NW. The committee also erected tents, poles, and framework on a portion of the Washington Monument grounds between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets, and south of B street, for use in connection with a display of fireworks, and erected frame buildings and wooden-covered passageways at the entrances to the Pension Office building in Judiciary Park in connection with the inaugural ball and concerts held in that building. All of the foregoing structures were removed by the committee by the 20th of March. The damage done by this use of the reservations was as follows, that in the Executive Mansion grounds being described in another part of this report:

At reservation No. 32, two of the iron plant vases were broken by falling timbers and the trees and shubbery considerably damaged.

At reservation No. 34, the iron-pipe rail fence was bent in four places by falling timbers and one of the pipe rails taken off. This office straightened the bent rails and put in a new rail to replace the one removed.

In Judiciary Park the lawn was much cut up, the border of pansies around the fountain basin considerably damaged and the wire fence around same broken down. Employees of this office removed the accumulated rubbish and a board walk across one of the lawns, and filled up the ruts on lawns. The committee placed new stakes around the border at the fountain.

Only slight damage was done in the Monument grounds, which was repaired and the grounds cleaned at the expense of the committee.

PROPAGATING GARDENS, INCLUDING THE GREENHOUSES AND NURSERY.

Necessary repairs were made to the various greenhouses during the year, and the large and valuable collection of plants was maintained in good condition.

Repairs were made to decayed woodwork in the houses, such as staging, rafters, sashes, wall plates, posts, etc., and all of the new work painted. New tin gutters were made and put up on the houses and old gutters and down spouts repaired. Broken glass was replaced with new and old glass reputtied where needed. The glass roofs of greenhouses were repainted and some miscellaneous painting and whitewashing done. Necessary attention was paid to the boilers and heating pipes, flues being opened and cleaned, leaks in hot-water pipes repaired, and defective lengths replaced with new ones. A shed 60 feet long 26 feet wide, and 14 feet high was constructed for storing potting soil.

An addition to two of the propagating houses was built. It is 119

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