Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-06
'llC BUILDING SITES
Senator Teller Favors the South Side of
Pennsylvania Avenue.
senator Carter Says That the Munici-
F"I Building for the District
Should BE There,

Il am decidedly in favor of locating our
public buildings on the south side of Penn
sylvania avenue said Senator Teller of
Colorado to Star reporter today. Il have
long been in favor of that pan. / was dis
gusted when the Public Library building
was put on Mount Vernon Square. 1 be-
lieve If the people of the District had held
out for an avenue site they would have
got it, but they We're so eager TO get the
library building they were too. ready 10
compromise. The pension office buiIdino.
should never have been put on Judiciary
square. A site should have been purchased
for it. l was Secretary of the Interior
when Congress authorized the Secretaries
OF war and Interior and General Meigs 20
select a site on d public reservation and
our cholce was reduced to taking the ,Ju-
Uclary Square site or the souare direct =
west OF the Center Market. and We de-
clded on the former. But / never believed
IN the policy of using our parks as sites foI
pubhc buildings. Congress should purchase
the ground it needs for its buildings along.
the south side of the avenue. The govern
inent needs more public buildings. and il
should have them.
cannot approve any plan for having a
!piiit pulioins Tor municipal purposes and
the courts. The District should have a
MUNICIPAL building for its exclusive use
ana 1t should be located on the south side
OF pennsylvania avenue
Senator Carter Prefers the Ayenue.
L am satisfied, said Senator Carter to
Star reporter today, that the south side
OF pennsylvania avenue offers the best site
that can be found, for various reasons for
the new municipal building 10 be built
here"
Long Favored by Mr.. Lacey.
Representative Lacey of Iowa, who has
been in Congress a number of years, takes
an interest in all matters relating to the
welfare of the national capital. He has
given attention to the agitation Of the sub
Ject of utilizing the south side of Penn
sylvania avenue for the construction of
public buildings.
Il was one of those who favored put
ting the post Office on the south side of the
avenue" said Mr.. Lacey to a Star reporter
today, land l think that all other nublic
buildings which are to be constructed in
the future should be placed in the same To-
cality.
Resides beautifying and improving a
section of the city which ought to be i'm
proved, the adoption of definite policy of
locating our public buildings there would
have the effect of economy We find now
that whenever there is talk of putting ul
pubic structure in this city the real es-
tate Spectators come forward with all
KINDS OF exorbitant prices. Now we know
what the value of land is on the south side
OF the avenue, and we would be protected
against possible extortion''
Obvious Desirabflity of the Plan.
Representative Jenkins of Wisconsin is an
other member of the House who is con-
cerned in improvements of the seat of the
national government.
am very much in favor Of locating
the municipal building on Pennsylvania
avenue, said Mr.. jenkins today Il an
prove of the plan in this particular instance
and favor the suggestion that all other
pubnc buildings to be erected hereafter
IN washington should be located in that
part OF the city. 1t seems to me that the
aesirability of such a plan would be OBJ
VlouS to every one"
Mr.. Pearre for a Handsome BuiIdiup
Mr.. Pearre of Maryland, although a new
member Of Congress, has been here long
enough to realize the necessity of provid
ing an adequate municipal building for
the local government
we surely need a municipal building
mere, mere, he said to Star reporter TODAY,
me government now pays a considerable
rent Tor quarters that are by no means
commod1ous. l would favor a handsome
structure of sufficient capacity and which
would comport with the dignity of the
national capital 'i'e