Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-27
MODEL OF NEW LIBRARY
Letter From Bernard R. Green, Who Win
Have Charge Of Construction.
Building and Site to BE Included in
DesiGn-Mntter Submitted
to Trustees.

District Commissioner Ross president OF
the Washington public library commission.
today received a letter from Mr.. Bernard
R. Green, who will have charge of the con-
struction of the new library building to be
erected on Mt. Vernon square with funds
donated by Mr.. Andrew Carnegie stating
that the architects have suggested the de-
STABILITY of having an accurate model OF
the structure and grounds made.
Mr.. Green states that he visited the archi-
tects Messrs. Alderman & Ross of New
York, the 22d instant and went over the
plans again in detail. They had then made
considerable progress, said Mr. Green, and
had nearly completed full set of one
quarter-inch scale drawings. Mr.. Green
will see the architects again in about two
weeks and meantime the heating and cleo
trio plans, which are being made for them
in Baltimore. Mr.. Green is confident that
all the plans and specifications necessary
for contracting for construction will be
ready the LIST of January.
Scale of Suggested Model.
While at the office of the architects Mr..
Green met Mr.. B. H. Warner, acting pres
ident of the board of trustees of the library.
and heard a suggestion that one-ouarter-
inch scale model of the building and Mt.
Vernon Square be made for the better
study of the subject by the architects and
for exhibition to the people of the District.
MIR. Warner. Mr.. Green says. was fayorably
impressed, and Mr.. Green inclosed a letter
from Messrs. Alderman & Ross on the SUBJ
ject. Such a model, he thinks. would he
extremely interesting and to some extent
useful in the study of the aspects of the
building from different points of view Such
models, he explains, are often made for the
purposes indicated in the ,etter of the archi-
tects, but he believes that in this case the
advantage to the architectural study of the
subject is less than for buildings of a much
more extensive and complex design Az n
matter of public interest and information
the question is Of chief Importance he
thinks. He makes no recommendation as to
that, and states that the model would be
about ten and one-half feet long by five
and one-half wide.
What the Architects Say.
In their letter to Mr.. Green, Messrs. Ack-
erman & Ross say it seems to them it
would be an important thing to do for
several reasons, especially for so import
ant building.
ut will enable u.s." they wrote, ito see
the building a whole and correct and
improve any details before 1t is too late
The model will show the grades and APP
proaches and location of the building
upon the plot. In short. it will be re-
production of the building on a small scale
and will show it as it will be completed
Other reasons for having a model made
are obvious. II exhibited in Washington it
Will tend to promote interest in the project
and keep 1t before the eyes of the people,
and 1t seems to us a fitting compliment to
the donor. NJ
IF this matter is taken in hand by Jan
uary l the model can be completed in time
for the exhibition of the Architectural
League of New York at the American Fine
Arts building. probably the most important
and popular annual exhibition in this coun-
try. Such a model can be made. including
q nd anr,rC cha r,f he
Vernon Square and the proposed building
upon it, for 5000
Mr.. Ross will lay the matter before the
library commission for IT'S consideration
the question being whether it would be ad-
visable to spend so large an amount for
such purpose.