The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-30
GREAT WORK
At CAPITAL
Plans for a New
City Being
Pushed.
Millions Will Be Spent
on Bringing in
Railroads.
Bridges and Buildings Which VIII
Give New Appearance to
the Place.
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considerable industrial army win be
called to the Capital City of the United
States within a brief period. 1t will
be kept here for two or three years to
work out a most notable transforms
ton, the like of which has occurred in
the history of few municipalities.
These men are needed because Wash
ington's supply of labor is far short
of what the demand will be in the rear
ing of many important and costly pub
lie projects.
For the Federal government and for
the government of the District of
Columbia undertakings have recently
been authorized which make a total of
over So. 100000. Legislation has just
been completed for the improvements
of terminals to the two railroads, the
vania railroad. which viii cost about
S13. OO0. 900, part of which is to be paid
by the two branches of government
mentioned and part by the railroads
themselves These improvements in
clude a union depot for these two roads
and for all the railroads entering
Washington. which shall cost $4,000, 900
and which is intended to be the most
beautiful and the most comfortable
railroad depot in the world.
They also include two magnificent
bridges across the historic Potomac,
one highway bridge and one a bridge
for railroad traffic exclusively in place
of the famous Long Bridge, over which
the northern armies tramped during the
Civil War when they proceeded. to the
South and again when the victorious
but decimated legions returned from
the bloody fighting fields. There is also
to be an enormous tunnel under Capitol
Hill. penetrating that eminence of leg
islation between the Capitol and the
Congressional Library, skirting close to
the latter building which is pronounced
the most magnificent structure in the
Western Hemisphere The contracts
for part of this work have been already
CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES.
But that is only a beginning of the
vast undertakings in contemplation.
The Secretary of the Interior, Mr..
has just begun to denude an
entire square on Capitol Hill, just
across the street from the Capitol
building. where, at a cost of SO. 100, 0O0 |
viii be erected splendid office build |
ing in classic style of three stories in
height, for the convenience of the mem |
oers of the popular branch of Congress.
It will have 4OOssuites of rooms, elabor-
ltely furnished and equipped with tele-
ence. Every man elected to the House
# Representatives for two years win be
given one of these rooms, in which to
ransact the business of his constituents
md in which also to meet the visitors
Who come to Washington to meet him.
rhe. building is bound to become
.reat landmark and will prove a load
tone to draw to that section a large
ontingent of residents who have hith-
rto resided further to the northwest.
Over in the beautiful mall. a wide
trip of wooded park extending half
way through the city. a grand new
as home for the Agricul-
ural Department, is to be erected at a
ost of s1,5OO.OOO, and only a short dis
ance from it, in another section of
he mall viii be erected another build
lg as an addition for the National
Iuseum. which viii cost S,OOO.O 600. The
honey has been appropriated for both
uildings and will be available after
uly 1 next so that the extensive plans
Or both are already under way.
Still further to the northwest and 7
OF far from the Potomac river another
ntire square is to be stripped of its 1
ouses and prepared as a site for a :
Iall of Records. the purpose of which
to relieve all the department build II
lgs of a vast accumulation of gov I
-nment papers which can not safely r
= destroyed. That building will cost '
yer a million when it has been COM
eted, which will be within about three
ears. Coming back towards the Capt.
u again and down Pennsylvania
venue, east of the Treasury Depart I
ent, with its substantial looking but I
ncient Grecian pillars. a splendid new :;