The Washington times., 1902-02-01
Senate Committee Plans
$7,OOO,OOO Building.
TO CONTAIN THREE DEPARTMENTS
State, Justice, and White
House Offices.
REPORT TO BE PREPARED
The Proposed Structures site Is TO
BE in square North of State. War,
and Navy building.
70 CONTAIN THREE DEPARTMENTS
REPORT TO BE PREPARED

new Government building, TO rival in
magDfceHce the Congressional Library,
and 10 cost. approximately, $1,000. .00O is
the first step proposed by the Senate Com
mittee on Public Buildings and Grounds
in the plan for the greater Washington.
The committee yesterday, at a fully at
tended meeting. decided in favor Of a
great building, to occupy the square north
OF the State. War and Navy Building, and
to contain the executive offices of the
White House and The entire State Depart
ment and Department Of Justice. Sena-
tor Fairbanks the chairman of the com
mittee, was directed TO prepare report
TO the Senate favoring such building.
Architcc. fias Prepared Plans.
Architect Pest, of New York, has pre-
pared plans for such a structure, and the
committee has adopted them tentatively
as q basis fer future consideration. They
propose building on the lines and in the
general style Of the Congressional Ii
brary. but fitted 10 the needs of the three
departments that are to occupy II, py
partial division into three sections. II
is proposed that the section 10 the east
shall contain the Presidents executive
Offices. and that they shall be connected
with the present White House by tua-
mel corridor under Pennsylvania Avenue.
The State Department will occupy the
central portion of the structure and the
Department Of Justice the western per-
tiCn.
Parking Comnission's Idea.
The plan for : great Government build
ing On this site is in accordance with the
recommendation of the Parking Commits
sion. If the ideas of the commission are
carried cut in full Lafayette Square will in
time be entirely surrounded by executive
department buildings facing the White
House aud making an Executive Square.
harmonious not only in architecture but
in idea
Senator Fairbanks has already intro
dUced 4 bill for a Department OF Justice
Building on this square, but since this
first measure was introduced the plans
of the committee have grown much more
definite and much larger. The original
bill is still technically under considera-
tion by the Senate and was the measure
technically before the committee yester
day. The amendment to the bill pro-
yiding for the larger building will en-
tircly change its complexion and import
ance. however, If indeed q new bill is
net prepared. In form the new measure
will authorize the requirement of the
property named. square 1s7. 1t will pro-
vide that in case it cannot be purchased
ct a reasonable price condemnation pro-
ceedings shall be begun IN the courts. It
viii :urther authorize the erection Of a
building to be called the Executive, State,
and Justice Building
blair Lee Before Committee.
Mr. Blair Lee was before the commit
tee yesterday in the interest OF number
of owners of property in the square and
in opposition to the selection Of this site
for the proposed building. He favored
the square directly east and across La
fayette Square, stating that as both sites
viii; ultimately be occupied by the Gov