Keim's illustrated hand-bookWashington and its environs: a descriptive and historical hand-book of the capital of the United States of America . rom the reserve Nursery on the banks of the Anacostia, S. of the Alms House,where there is constantly a stock of upwards of 20,000 plants from 2 to 9 feet inheight. This parking adds vastly to the adornment of the capital. Quarters—The arrangement of the streets with respectto the Capitol divides the city into 4 sections. The Northwest Quarter constitutes the finest portions of the capital, embrac-ing the Presidents House, all the Departments and Fore
Keim's illustrated hand-bookWashington and its environs: a descriptive and historical hand-book of the capital of the United States of America . rom the reserve Nursery on the banks of the Anacostia, S. of the Alms House,where there is constantly a stock of upwards of 20,000 plants from 2 to 9 feet inheight. This parking adds vastly to the adornment of the capital. Quarters—The arrangement of the streets with respectto the Capitol divides the city into 4 sections. The Northwest Quarter constitutes the finest portions of the capital, embrac-ing the Presidents House, all the Departments and Foreign Legations, theprincipal business establishments and fashionable residences. The South^vest Suarter, formeily known as the Island, from itsseparation from the rest ofe city by the Washington Canal, now filled, is generally the quarter of per-sons of moderate means. In it are also the wharves. lL\i^ Northeast Quarteris the same as the SW. The Southeast Quarter, with a small portion of theNE., is known as Capitol Hill, from tne Capitol, which stands on the It was intended, originally, to make this the finest portion of the city. Thb Tiber Arch (outlet of Great Sewer). Sewers.—The cities of Washington and Georgetown, forewerage and drainage, are divided into 5 sections. 1. The Georgetown andSlash Run District. Draining that city, the , portions of Washington, Slash Run, and small streams N. W. of the main sewer, J4 ni. long, lo ft. span, with 7 miles of brick and 30 miles ofIjiipe tributary sewers, disembogues into Rock Creek. S EWE us. 33 2. The Boundary District, intercepting the storm waters of the rural dis-tricts N. of the city, and hitherto finding outlet through the over-fiooded Tibersewer, and also draining the contiguous parts of the N. section of the city, be-tween Boundary N. and 14 streets. The main sewer consists of a 9 ft. conduit2 m. long, emptying into the Anacostia, and 5 m. brick and 15 m. pipe tribu-tary sewers. 3. The Tiber District,
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