Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-10
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHPLACE
What is Being Done Toward the Erection
ola Suitable Monument.
A Substantial Iron Wharf Has Been
Buflt-Ihe Monument 10 lie Prob
ably simple Shaft.


AFTER many years OF neglect ana delay
practical steps have been at last taken to-
| ward marking with al appropriate lnonu-
mont III, li-,t.,,I.,y,. ,, ,,,,,.,.' ,,-,,;,,.,
| .. tho 1-,,.. H., ,,...,g,,--, ,-,,,.,,, =,
v-,,,og,..la I,..t.,..1--,', -. r., -.
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| cti,,,,,,,, o,.. -, d., =. -, = -,
b3,,., il, ,.I,i,i, ,,,,. -. =,
vas horn IN. i5a, of ..,a.,in.. . ,,,o,,,,,,.;.I
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= - - i'.di!
E'"'' u.s. ''' II "aS 4't Iil'il Juie' tn''
that con.leSS took any action in the mat
ter In that month an ;,apr,nriation of
e. uoo ANS, ,,.,i.. ..r, 81, .,.,,,,i,, = . Il,
=,
g., ir,I,-t' anu ',' - ''iIS oi ''tf,'
-, - '''' 80 ''"i'SS Wa
- y
, -iii-iH -H - .i, "a 'i' i'i'''i 'iidt year
h""e'tI, ""I an i>>' "f. i-safiS, Secre-
80 va - 'i-''' N ''>''''i'' anu on ms
.e'utn - 't'S ''t 100 a l-i9'h,i let'er
g 'i-'i"-i ~ ,''''S i'"i-.'' N''ili man
Wi 81 - 1870 - &c "a "t'." 'liia.lpI
-. i -. -, II, I'., t'9' VI .iiS
lli ~ I'm " - ~ 'lS' Su'll'',l
-'-tSi9 80 d = nm 'lLoldu. - HtiHtilfc 10 b'
n~i' "a -i.hh'r' NHh inca t""i ami a
ni.4lE, ta'I H. '"''I-hE an appropriate ~
az a. 80, , - =, anu ~ y ~
J ,t'"H' 50 aii"l-'i Nitn lt'nHe "clerns
may ,nr iIt'tlrF 81 Ihe hdiiihS miSht be
i''i''.H ',lh 'i' ''.'',',- III. pio-
i'H-' ''"i' -. Ht S'i'. ""S't require no
''i1' 'i "'tF'i'''h' N''4!i DO '!a-AIi-'l anu
Si-'' ~ ~ 4! portions ana ''.il,;lSi.n Ms ANA
"o,.i- 49, ''S NSl'S "''e' 80 a" - 'hh"Ie l't
''i"G 'r"ir"Ss SLOWLY.
In February. 1881, Congress mad. an ap-
pToIrjati..,3 Df Sgut.r tor IN. ,,,,,.hasa or
,.,, IL. !, ....., -
'- ''e .i7o''" 'ii'i''''
% " 9"-'""'' ih"il"i!lvht 'hitf thls au-
'hoiltS ute secretary OF state secured the
trans n Of Ih- Brrp-gty To- the government
and also nLrqiu.g I'M. ,,sbt cf y., t.r .
road 10 a s.lIg,,s, lar.i.n., nlaca on a..
river a uii- ay.,y So n i-n1fp., ,.lacc
was necessary Tor IN. prguer frausrortltion
OF bui!i.l- Inatrrigl Nitb,ut an ,urr,a,b
from The river tnt. mat.rial v,oI,Id ny. Ia
Ice hauled over a ruugn road for al least
SIX miles. The cost Il this hauling Woilld
De- considerable. Sarvtys were made and
estimates prepared Tor the work bat moth
llis lurthet M.1s men done toward the con
In All ~ '--1-,.Oi -. u, Ii
then reached his present uIa,,. an th,. bt,J
OF the corps OF en n-iuecis, asked legislative.
auihorlty Tor the obstruction Of wharf
on 'iie "''ihae river lie submitted 4 plan
~, a "-i'-'i 'i cast h"h screw piles, with
a ''t'i'.i "a" 'el, IL va L" i'c 1000 leet long
nN ~ tt,t "i4e, th- head l. be ~ 10y tD
-. - Ihe sTt~t I,nsth Of the wharf Was
-, -, iS.'. q ''l'ti "l water oi nine
~ - ''ieiIi ~ 10" '44-.
NIL ne, Si~iihefeI IN congress
- = ~ "'-.H $50 lelod OF nlne
- ''''7i''H mace provision Tor
=, ~ IN ,i ''e NHdfl. lh accord
- - 'i' il"..S SUBMITTED 10y Gen.
Sl1 -. -. - y. '''' "'' ~ ".AA AIllt'u 10
- - ILL "'S I" Dc deIucted
r., 81 ,", ip' ,H,I "flfriiial'rn OF $5''uh.
- - I.,D1 ~ D"-''''Se 81 'hat alfrolhla-
-, - s-i''4-' :" mat eeiucihS the
t.. = '2t.-d 70 the Nfari,
80 r.. -. .i,''''' 'ni tiie CONSTRUCTION
S. i'lN, i''tS'- ne SECRETARY OF
go - ~. ''. NN''-'.'il ~ he "oth
"a a. j. . " " I.9-.'' Nr-''''i. i'ii,f oi pubic
- - '"''ii''N' ana Hf AT once TOOK
- t'' - 80 t'.i.'a-l"i. lie con-
bi,iIal,,,,'i IN II l'l'l.a"a! Co. o.
:; . 80 Hiii'@ ''i Iile colStflc-
c..t,,', -" - ,.'u i'i'i ,,u 10 secretary
-, ii, 'i,'I - - onH iS' Iilt1 IL MAS en-
-! ni'' - - N"iiSuuCted OF h!st-
,,, 80 az. = 'i'e OF the nneSt
" NM "i'iI5 'i' riNef.
SimPi" SHAFT Proposed
The Character Of he commemorative
structure has not Vet been decided tDon b,-
the Sacratary NJ ST. .-, ,,,.,,. -, .
-, - >, II
3's 9NSi''''''"' MI. EN"f's design