Evening star., 1896-11-27

few weeks. An increase Of so per cent I'm
the supply of water for the reservoirs VIII
thus be assured. and. with the tunnel and
its reservoir finished, the city Of Washing
ton VIII have one Of the most ample and
reliable water supplies in the country.
Equestrian Statues in washington.
The equestrian statue of Gen Hancock
was completed early in the present year
and dedicated with appropriate exercises,
presided over by the President of the United
States.
The statue Of Gen. Logan will be erected
in Iowa Circle during 1897, and Il is ex-
pected that the statue of Gen. Sheridan
viii be erected in the park at the intersec-
ton OF Pennsylvania avenue and 18th
street near the end of that year
The committee of the Society of the
Army OF the Tennessee having accepted
the design for the statue of Gen. Sherman
submitted by Carl Rohl-Smith the COM
mission named by law has selected a part
OF the park south of the Treasury Depart
ment and adjacent to Pennsylvania avenue
as site, and the contract for the work has
been executed.
1 renew my Recommendation that Con-
eress make early provision for an appro-
pirate memorial at the national capital
worthy to perpetuate the memory OF Gen.
Each year demonstrates the desirabi,i,v
Oh the appointment by the President of a
permanent commission ofsmen best quali-
ned TO pass on questions of art to whom
snsii De intrusted the selection of designs
ana SITES Tor the future monuments of the
capital The memorials at Washington
ought TO represent the growing artistic
sense OF the American people but IL is evil
oent mat IN numerous instances this has
NOT been realized. Compliance with the
highest standard of excellence. established
py experienced and capable judges, should
be exacted.
Arlington Memorial Bridge.
Inc favorable consideration which Con.
eIess at Its late session gave to the project
lor an Arlington memorial bridge, which
mas been repeatedly urged by this depart-
rnent, encourages the hope that this neces-
sary structure will be authorized at tho
coming session. The bridge is an undis-
pu.eu commercial and military necessity as
means OF communication between the
banks of the Potomac at NS .b,n,,o ~.
l.s memorial character ought moi IN no
overlooked The natural site and natio,oI
associations ass with it afford the Opportunity
beauty and significaI ce The Aouedunt
p,ldge is Inadequate and unsightly. III NOT
absolutely unsafe. " NV
Hall of Records,
Inc rapid expansion Of the business Of the
government renders urgent the need of a
nan OF records. Fifteen years aeo the
state' war and navy building was deemed
doequate Tor years to come for all the nur-
poses 1or which IL was designed IL is all
ready necessary to rent buildings outside
lhe department for the storage of files and
records, and the records and papers which
are accommodating in the building crowd
more each year upon the space required for
increasing office work. 1 renew the recom-
mendat1on for the construction of a fire
PROOF building especially designed for The
preservation of such records of the DEPART
ments as are rot required for frequent use
Such building should be centrally located
between the Executive Mansion and the
capitol, preferably on the south side of
pennsylvania avenue
The plan of Washington permits a sys-
tematic arrangement of public buildings
hereafter built, not only convenient hut inn
pressive beyond comparison with :he ir-
regular distribution of the public buildings
or foreign capitals. The construction OF
the needed hall of records on the size sag-
gested, following the construction of the
city post office on that site, may as here
after the need for other public buildings
arises, lead to the development of Pennsyl-
vania avenue from the Capitol TO the Ex-
ecutive Mansion into the stateliest thor
oUghfare in the world and at the same
time the one best adapted to the transac-
ton of official business and best represen-
tative of our national characteristics.