The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-19
Congress viii Make Approprl-
alton Of S360,OOO for Them.
TEMPORARY OFFICE BUILDING.
Il Is To Be Erected On the West Of The
Executive Mansion and Cost 100000
Work ALREADY Begun

Washington, June ia consultation in
interior OF the White House was held
yesterday between the president and
Senator's Allison, Hale, Cockrell and Rep
resentatiyes Cannon. Hemingway and
McRae of the conference committee on the
Urgent Deficiency bill.
The bill contains u clause appropriat-
ing a large sum OF money for reconstruct
ing the interior OF the White House, and
for erecting temporary building west OF
the mansion for the transaction OF the
presidents official business, TO be used
until the president is provided with per-
manent office building, TO be erected
north OF the White House grounds on
one of the sites surrounding Lafayett.
square.
IL was agreed at the conference that
the sum OF $500. 900 for these purposes
should be included in the bill. The part
OF this amount TO be expended for the
temporary building is not TO be speci-
fed but will be from 10000 10 100000.
The rest will be used for reconstructing
and redecorating the interior OF the pres
ent mansion.
The work OF dismantling the White
House has already been begun. Every
thing has been removed from the Eas,
Room, the largest apartment in the
house including the massive mirrors.
the great crystal chandeliers and the por-
traits Of Washington. Lincoln. Jefferson
and Martha Washington. AS soon as
the president leaves for the summer the
state parlors and the private part OF the
house will be dismantled and the recon
struction will be executed as rapidly as
possible under the direction OF the archi-
tects engaged for the work
The original plans for the White House
contemplated it's use solely as residences
for the president. The work just begun
will restore the White House as resi-
dence. and small brick office building.
connected by a passageway with the mali,
building and painted white I'm harmony
with it's surroundings. will provide an Of
flee for the president and the clerical ex-
ecutive force. which is now crowded into
several rows on the second floor OF the
building Under the new plans the main
entrance TO the White House fronting OH
Pennsylvania avenue will be used exclu
sively as a private entrance.
Among the improvements the dining
room will be made 60 per cent larger.
80 as TO permit the entertainment OF a
large company and make unnecessary the
use OF the guest room for state dinners
Porticos are TO be placed on the west
and on the east OF the White House. in
conformity with old prints in the Library
of Congress. These porticos extend 150
feet from the main building and contain.
servants quarters, laundry. store rooms
and the conservatory now there.
The porticos are on n level with the gar
den on the south, while on the north
the roofs reach TO the driveway. The use
TO be made of the western portico will
allow the basement OF the White House
Itself TO become available for other pur-
poses such as cloak rooms, a smoking
room, etc.
The portico east OF the house will bo
used as an entrance on such occasions
as receptions. This arrangement will
do away with the crush now occasioned
at the temporary cloak boxes that are
erected Immediately within the main en-
trance. Under the east corridor 800 people
will be sheltered while waiting for their
carriages.
Separate entrances and dressing rooms
will be provided for special guests. SO
that confusion Will be avoided on oc-
caslons OF ceremony. The president will
have a room In the White House in which
he can see callers at times when he is
not in his office. The private staircase
will be removed and In that way the en-
largement OF the dining room effected.
IL is expected that the office building
will be ready for occupancy by Oct 1
and the remaining portion OF the house
by Dec, l.