Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-04
NOT THE LIONS SHARE
Did District Get From Fifty
Seventh Congress.
TREATED FAIRLY WE'LL
NEW UNION STATION BEST PIECE
OF LEGISLATION.
Regret at Failure Of Federal Loan Bill
and Compulsory Retirement
Of Mr.. Dutton.
TREATED FAIRLY WELL

OF MI. Dutton.
In the second session Of the Fifty seventh
Congress. which has just come to a close
moro extensive building operations were
provided for in the District Of Columbia
than In any former single session.
Indeed. the building operations Of Con-
gress have been the redeeming feature Of
the national legislature during the past
session from the point Of view of the citi-
zen interested In the Improvement of the
nations capital Appropriations for FL
tration plant and for the extension Of the
system Of sewers have been as large as
could be expended during the coming year
The provision for an elimination Of grade
crossings and for a monumental union sta
ton Is one Of the most important results
Of legislation of the session.
The street improvements authorized are
not extensive and the very general de-
mands for greater facilities for doing the
business Of the District in it's several de-
partments were to large extent ignored
Greatest Single Improvement.
The bill providing for union railway sta
ton and for the elimination of grade cross
ings is probably the greatest single i'm
provement that will result from the legis-
lation of this session. The union station.
according to the terms Of the bill, Is to be
built In Ave years, but the architects de-
clare that 1t will be completed in three
years. The bill provides that the station
shall be monumental in nature and shall
cost not less than 81 coo. 600.
The committees on appropriations OF the
House and Senate decided to provide at this
session for only one office building for the
use of Congress. That will be for the
House and will cost not more than s. 100 600
~ no tod ha cd
l. and C streets. New Jersey avenue and
LIST street southeast. It will be OF white
marble of a style of architecture to CORES
pond to the Capitol.
The proposition made by the House OF
representatives 10 complete the east front
OF the Capitol in accordance with the Walter
plan was not acceptable to the Senate, and
the Senate proposition to provide itself with
the Capitol grounds corresponding to the
square selected on the south for the House
annex was abandoned
The limit Of cost Of the municipal building
was increased from s1,5O0.OoO to 100000.
Addition to- Post Office Building.
The Secretary Of the Treasury is author
lied to acquire by purchase or condemna-
ton the square bounded by c street on the
north, 18th street on the east 18th street on
the west and government reservation on
the south, as a site for an addition to the
post office building. including space for the
mail bag repair shop.
The purchase is also authorized Of the
square bounded by E, F, 18th and 10Th
streets as site for hall Of records. The
Secretary Of the Treasury is to have pre-
pared plans showing the size and cost OF
such building.
An addition to the bureau Of engraving
building is provided for at cost of $215, 600.
This appropriation will pay for a two-story
and basement building Al feet wide and 24S
feet long. A laundry and stable will also
be erected FROM this appropriation.
New Agricultural Building.
A building for the Department Of Agricul
ture is provided for, to cost not more than
81. 100000 To begin the erection Of the
building, s25OO0O was appropriated. It will
be located on the mall.
To enable the regents Of the Smithsonian
Institution to commence the erection of
suitable f1reproof building, with granite
on the north side of the mall, between 9th
and 18th streets, $250000 is appropriated.
The limit Of cost of this building is not to
exceed $3,5OO.OG0, and authority is given
to enter into contracts for the completion
of the structure.
For the construction Of a new Freedmen's
Hospital building and accessories on the
ground now occupied by the Freedmen's
buildings are to be sufficient when COM
pleted to provide for not less than 200
patients. The Secretary Of the Interior is
authorized to enter into contract for the
construction of these buildings at cost
not exceeding 100000.
Providence and Garfield Hospitals.
For the reconstruction and completion OF
the old Providence Hospital building and
renovation and arrangement Of grades
and approaches to the hospital and the
fitting up and equipping Of modern
morgue. 100000 was appropriated.
For the erection Of building on the Gar
field Memorial Hospital grounds for heat
ing, cooking, laundry and electric elevator
purposes and furnishing the same for use,
and for the erection and furnishing Of new
surgical rooms with modern appliances,
100000 was allowed.
1t was hoped that the limit of cost of the
business high school might be increased to
5000 but the effort to have that extern
sion made was not successful, and the limit
of cost is s175.00O One four-room building.
as an addition to the Takoma school, was
provided at cost of ST 900.
To aid In the construction Of building
for the National Homeopathic Hospital,
$4,000.
Provision is made for quarantine build
ings on the Washington Asylum grounds, to
cost SIS 900.
The Reform School for Girls secures an
additional building, to cost $1,000, to be used
to house men employees and for store
rooms.
At Hospital for Insane.
Large appropriations were made for fur
nishing new buildings at the Government
Hospital for the Insane. For this pur-
pose $4,000 was appropriated. as was $11.-
500 for subway under Nichols avenue to
connect two portions Of the hospital. To
improve the roads In the hospital grounds
$4,000 was appropriated.
The bureau of standards Is given an APP
preparation of $4,000 for apparatus equip
ment and machinery.
The Public Library was given a small
amount Of additional assistance. For the
purchase Of books 5000 was allowed.
Failure Of Federal Loan Bill.
Congress failed to make what is regarded
as a satisfactory provision by many cit-
gems for advances from the national treas
ury to meet deficiencies In the revenues
Of the District owing to extraordinary ex-
DenditureS In uroyidino filtration nianf a