Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-23
WRIGHT DOING WELL WILL Be AN ADDITION
His Temperature Somewhat New Court of Appeals Not to
Higher, but Causes No Alarm. Be Separate Building.
SEES BUT TWO CALLERS ARCADE TO OLD CITY HALL
Arrangements for Lieut. Sridgs Superintendent Elliot Woods Elk
Funeral Pending plains Present Plans
PARENTS MAY ARRIVE TODAY THERE IS MONEY READY TOO
Count zeppelns Pansfo appropriated" $4,000,
Is a Starter
New Court of Appeals Not to
Be Separate Building.
ARCADE TO OLD CITY HALL
Superintendent Elliot Woods Ex-
plains Present Plans.
THERE rs MONEY READY, TOO
Congress "Authorized" $500, 900,
and appropriated" $4,000,
Which Is a Good Starter.

Realizing the general interest here in
Washington in the proposed additions to
the courthouse building in Judiciary
Square. and believing that considerable
misrepresentation exists as to the condi-
tions under which these additions will be
made. Elliot Woods. superintendent of the
Capitol. today went into the details of
the matter with Star reporter.
Mr.. Woods first called attention to a
letter from a Star correspondent publish
ed last Sunday in which several state
ments were made which Mr. Woods says
are erroneous. In that letter 1t was as
serted that work could not be begun on
the first of the additions for which an
appropriation of 100000 was author
lied" until the Secretary Of the Treas
ury approved the contract or contracts
and until Congress actually "appro-
priated'' money to begin work. On this
point Mr.. Woods calls attention to the
fact that the Secretary of the Treasury
is given no authority in the matter and
that while the public building bill merely
authorized" an appropriation of S20O.OOO
for the addition. the general deficiency
bill appropriately $780, 900 of this amount,
which is now available to commence con-
Struction.
With reference to the assertion made by
The Stars correspondent that the addi-
ton must, under the terms OF the law, be
a real addition and not an isolated build
ing, Mr.. Woods says there has never been
any intention Of making it anything other
than an addition" He Celebrates that
statement as follows:
Mr.. Woods Explains.
''The original plan drawn more than
year ago in the Office of the superintend-
ent Of the Capitol called for an addition
to the present building, which was merely
a straight line extension Of the structure.
The Senate subcommittee. consisting OF
Senators Warren, Wetmore and Stone,
with a number Of well known architects,
viewed these plans and condemned them
as 'archtecturally impossible Where
upon the present plan of placing these
additions-the one already authorized and
the other which Congress probably will
take care Of next session-to the right and
left and to the rear of the present build
ing. and connected with 1t by arcades.
making both additions integral portions
of the whole structure. was prepared
Both the new plan and the old will be
and each will be given the most careful
consideration. He is inclined to the belief
that the new plan will be selected. If it
is, it will not be necessary to disturb a
single tree Of the old colonial walkway of
NAPLES, and only six small trees. each of
less than foot in diameter and planted
only a few years ago. will be removed or
replaced. Under the original plan four
of the big trees and two or three small
ones would have been cut down or trans
planted.
Mr.. Woods made it plain that the pres
ent plan was favored by him and the
Senate committee Of supervision. because
the additions did not spoil. INTELLECTUALLY
structure. He considers that old building
one of the most interesting in Washing
ton, as 1t was built partly from money
raised by lottery in 1915 He says that
the present plan will provide two ppac-
teal additions to the structure without
disturbing the colonial walkway of naples
or any other big trees. and without max
ing the building INTELLECTUALLY impos-
sible or destroying any of Its historic in
terest. Final decision in the matter will
be reached in the course of week or so.
Built With Lottery Proceeds.
Something of the history of the old
building may not be out Of place here. In
1912 the corporation of Washington OBJ
tanned the approval of President Madison
of scheme to raise 10000 by lottery for
building two schools. In 1914 presidential
approval was obtained for a lottery to
raise $4,000 to erect workhouse and
the following year a lottery was author
lied to raise 10000 for a town house or
city hall. BY act of the councils of jan
uary "a, 1915. managers were appointed to
conduct the lotteries, who were directed,
after paying the prizes and expenses, to
turn the proceeds into the city treasury.
By means of these lotteries a fund was
accumulated and in 1920 the erection of
the city hall was determined upon and
plans were drawn for building to cost
100000. The plan of George Hatfield was
the lottery fund. plus $4,000, was ap-
propriated. Work was at once begun and
August "a the corner stone was laid with
Masonic ceremonies. March 30, 1923, Con-
gress appropriated $4,000 for quarters in
the City Hall building for the use of the
civil courts, etc. From this time until
1873 the United States government shared
the building with the corporation of
Washington.