, 1869-08-18

| Lots, Congressional burning grounds. 1850
/ Canal and improving Fptnnac.... 14AVAl
| DotInic Eat1e1 and greenhouse. ...... 49,, ,a4N
| 1;9lItnoA Institute e--.--r............... aNGrl
Washington aqueuuct. so56,u5'
| pelnsylvanla aTcnue, ue,-..........-...... l92.l
| Ho5As " aEt> ......--..-.-.- 3s4-6l:
| Jaus. -.:---....: ..:....-................-. 9is9i
1 lusaue Asylum. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 45347i
bridges as51 ~ ~ :si
Total above items. ....... sas.I?a,s7t
north extension, has Cost Sc 81. I'D.
/ To all these items must he aided the expense OF
one year, and to that set down the COST OF tho
Capitol, all additional sums voted for various pur-
| poses OF repairs, enlargement aud tIlprov enent
directly from, The contingent or other funds OF the
two houses. considerable portion CT the nrst
lteas for public buildings generally went lor the
csp'ol So that In iaet the cesss Of that buiitlng
| anA the total expenditure for public PURPOSES up
to the present time, IN the District Of Coune.a,
may be set down round numbers ut f42 w.
The inst cost md chief expenditure for flrnl-
ture and repairs Of the main structures here have
| been about as follows:
capitol .sl3 0R,i ,ir3
| Patent t'r1ce .a:o5M
General Post u1ce. ce..........., ap33,, 81.
E4ecGI1ft MANSION. .ls>,Ikn
Agricultural Department t-............. l.a, ,As'
smlfhsonsau Institute. a23, oD
TIE c4P1ToL
| Although this Is acknowledged to be ono OF the
dnest buildings IN The woElt Internally II is q
| series OF PATCHWORK. Botn chambers asc bad
| failures The Senate is much loo suall, the
House much TOO small also, and both SO lily ycn-
11!ated as 10 ruin them were there no !nconveu-
/ lcnees resulting from thelr contracted d.nen.
| stDns.
In neither room Is there any longer the needed
| roolDs for committees, while on the itouse s,f,,
the trouble arising from this cause Is very great
The Congressional Library tas so.rar ontgroTn
,ts eu.asgeh quarters Us 10 make It necessary Al
| ready 10 pile many books Away which SHOULD have
! shelf room, while the Efes OF uewspapeFs ate
crowded. into 20 small space - to make them
| nearly salIitless In less than three years the
lttHarF will wholly have onssrowu the Capitol
Court ample Recommendations for Its usual sleepy
proceedings when !oon for the Jntlgps, half i
dozen lawJesf, and as many visitors, answers
ases ess a three nnnaied Of 1as cTSxs tha1
geek admission can Get In.
TIE fhEary Of the House has rot swo years past
documents OF those years lie Piled Up In confusion
loE want of room to arrange thcFu In on1er.
Two plans arc proposed to remedy these din.
cQItles The hsst includes the idea of i continued
use VI both chambers bT falsnG both, or III some
other way pruytdtng for their ventilation. In al.
dtion TO such changes ID the wings as stall zroler
the chambers comfortable. II is ptoposs.d Nv th.
centre extension, as 1t Ii called to provide ad,il-
t:onnl rooms Tor libraries mud committees TITS
portion and tho throwing forward OF Inc central
building to pO1nt on t1De with The yfnra
The other plan Is to remove ail the central nor
ttpp 1pcGli1E The dome nnt nlllII new, ,st,,tni
Eron the area east Of the present site lesy,,I,
the Two new wing, A. Isntate1t bui,Itnrs the o1o
for the Concrrss1oroi IILrnTy. aII ths othrr ~
The National Judc,arv. The t,ear1nv nj thts nnon
the cost of rnnn|nu The urw can5txi ls r.a;i1v sa
In any event It oaid cost littls norr to rs,ct
ready actually ueeded here, -
TIN THEasrKy.
This building, wlth ils northern extension com.
rietrtl. Is Judged by Ipost architects TO b.. The
f1nrtt WORK nj The find IN fhn ro,,ntry Tna ,nrt
extension rart,cular5 claims attenti5n. AMI Viz
The changes mali. in o,h.r nnrt1nna M ~ ,hn
ntat
slgn, II Il the most complete Of the pu1jc hnlid
1nes
nrsa which must se transarsel in il. WIN ri.
the reduction Of clerks aud removal OF Cis.le's
great machine shop from the basement, II Is en-.
t,tely TOO small Tor the convenient discharge Of
the public business. The Tn!ru Auditors ottces
Are !l separate building half a mile OIL It has
nreaay . cot oysr sig millions and fully Two mill
fronl and make It In conformity with thr other
extensions Besides this necessary expense
ground that VIII cost about one million more il
before three millions Is So1eI 10 complete
Treasury Department which Ii now much too
ed, The question Of new one elsewhere wlI doubt.
lees receive attention.
THE rArESr OFFICE. ........
has been expended upon It In addition to rhe snn,
nuHed above, and several hun'ired thousand dol
lars WI be needed to cotnpete thu moth AMI west
Hoft!cos- II IL also greatly crowded, though n
Temporary relief has been secured hy the reMora!
ol the .acrcultrrll Department from the base
ineut Only two stories can he used for onices,
Here are all The bureaus Of the Departments OF
the Interior, the Iand ONCE, the Pension once,
the Indian Bureau. and Commissioner Of Pa,entI
Inc futllc fecorts are eyerywhere encypachiag
npon ttle halls, and large building opposite the
nosh @ fFunt IS row rented At heasy expense to a.
raInent.
ine t1enelal Post once Is complete, and, a. yet
nas proved lalGe enough TO meet tue demands |
t1fkl1 tor
THE EXECUTIVE MANSION,
The structure ii no longer at Tor the residence
OF the President, and will Eoon be atlludoperl as
such. Its capacity it's 1t for the executive Offices
and for tha. alone, The erection Of Pres,tn,,s $
house my be rcckoaed among the expenditures |
to be made at IN eatly DAY. u the work OF estalt,
fishing capital her. goes on
THE WAR AND Styr pErARrsySrs
no,a o. 1ness hat1ngs are about ready be
rans and specifications have a1ready been nr,.-
pared for a new structure which shall accnpn,o.
date both, Such a building nrn,s.rjr fnrnfsha,1
viii cost at lea., four millions a nreien, ~
Surgeon Generals Drp13tuent the GnstteTnan
teTT, the EpCtreer;a. the PatuiasteTs snt ~ |
Judge Adroca:e's Offices are ali Ia buildings which
sr4TE pzrIsfsESr. e p'' pose
A. pnen, en- ~ ens no building
one IS rented ,tl ihe outsS1IIs Of ilr liz s.oni
nile north OF The White Uopsc. For sone I'm.
Il You'd spswe! toesaniy RelI }or ann iof III, anls
jea inn
:. reicti 80 20 o+t .as - ~ ~ IonsfrIs
iur, sn at the nes. + ss-ton aueh h ,,s+ u" "a I'LL
nisns uu u. 1t -, sI s=tg9 saGn leiot1, VITA
a,, W. ~, " psrseneo- Inc minimum cost Will
=" 't'1' WV otlrv9S nrvrs., ,x,-,>.o,,
1+,se..r ~ .al, ne,sL tss, t.hss - KS!pNs. r.
:. = eass " set ta2s "aat tue government has
g, eoppleted here N teS particulars lifted
Gont ~ ~ axei ~ .ne y anu supreme Coust aud
ou!t " l4olEs eoh!a We tAIen out Of the Cap
l.oI u Mnulu tnen a!lotu the athhttonal room for
Soann'teeh. put me pIoiieM OF femtdFsng the
asIees: @ q inc IN IEo has !. one Of far GREATER dun,
cnlfy md cannot bc solved without q large outlaJ
OF money.
4he lfee sEft baAulnS: splendid structure a. II
4. IS aIeahs nsrrcrpmdesi. and su!l Requires q
'afxe fn1n 70 complete H. 70 Or The Parent once.
-, ine hh!!unfs ho* needed VIII nearly eq1as, -
.He expense r luIeu " eotst1uct anH 5alntSH
them, The value OF tht.se now furnished While
nc aisei. Hl!n ecaICe!! ~ eacsl''on ~ telles
- aaat'oas " an Ieia!ss u WI h.1aCtulss, nta
I! Nc nTsn.e pa.c,.'iS 1na ~ ] gu.et|k a2 CHI 'oc
fIoiipr! ~ !Iluh atsik sr ~ 10y '. n ,,
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