Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-19
SITE FOR TIE LIBRARY
A Bill to Be introduced in the Senate Desig
mating It.
Mt. Vernon Square to Take the Place
of That Suggested by COM
misSiOners.

A bill designating Mt. Vernon Square as
a site for the library building to be erected
| in this city by Mr.. Andrew Carnegie will
pl obably be reported tomorrow from the
Senate committee on the District OF Co.
lumbia.
This bill will probably be in the form of
an amendment to Mr.. McMillan's bill, pro-
posed by the Commissioners, designa sing
the reservation in front of the Center Mar
ket at 9TH street and Pennsylvania avenue
for this purpose. The bill will contain some
provision in regard to the way in which
the building is to be constructed, and Mr.
Bernard Green may be named to personally
supervise the construction. Mr.. Green was
prominently identified with the construc-
ton Of the Congressional Library building
and was lately consulted in the work of
constructing library building in New York
city He is regarded as eminantly litted for
the duty of seeing that Il proper library
building is put up on the site to lie lesig-
mated by Congress.
What Senator Mcmillan Says
Senator Mcmillan, chairman of the Senate
committee on the District Of Columbia. told
a Star reporter today that he visited Mt
Vernon Square yesterday to look at it spe-
cialIy in view of its availability for a site
for the library. He was impressed with
purpose. He spoke OF il as accessible to
every street railway system in The District
and as desirable as being within easy walk
ing distance of public school buildings
which accommodate about 800 pupils He
thought the building should face the west.
where It would be seen TO splendid advau-
tage for long distance on New York and
Massachusetts avenues and on street.
The question whether the building should
be in the middle of the square or nearly
abutting on 9th street is one that has not
been determined. In whatever form the
hill is amended to be reforted 10 the SEN
some authority over the matter.
Views of Commissieners
Mr.. b. Fl. Warner of the board of direc-
tors of the public library called at the Dis
trict building this afternoon for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the position of the
Commissioners as to the Mount Vernon
place site for the proposed library building.
Mr.. Warner learned from a. conference with
the Commissioners that they are welded to
no one particular site despite the fact that
they recommended to Congress what is
known as the Pennsylvania avenue site
What the Commissioners most desire is
that some location acceptable to t. peo-
pie of the District and to Congress aN be
determined upon. They recommended o
one on the avenue because, in their opl1l-
| ion, which opinion they still entertain, it is
the best, all things considered.
Speaking of the matter today to Star
reporter, Commissioner Ross said he felt
authorized to say for the board that they
are partial to no one site for the public
library.
If the Mount Vernon place site should
be considered by the people and Congress
to be more desirable than that on the ave
nue., its adoption would meet my approval
and also. l feel sure, that of my associates
We are very desirous that Mr.. Carnegie's
very generous offer should not be lost be-
cause of a failure of the people to agree
upon site, and while still am of the
opinion that the one on the avenue is most
desirable, | recognize the fact that Mount
Vernon place would also be a most excel