Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-01
SITE NOW ALL RIGHT
New Court of Appeals to Go
Up Soon.
MAY BEGIN NEXT MONTH
Will Be Located in judiciary
Square.
FINE, BIG ELMS TO BE SAvEI
Building Will Cost 100000 When
Completed, But Only $4,000
Is Available Now.

| With the approval of the Secretary oil
War. Gen. Marshall, chief of engineers
has transferred Jurisdiction over a trac,
of land in judiciary Square. in the line
of E street and to the northwest Of the
present court house, to Elliott Woods
superintendent of the Capitol. on which
new building for the District Court OF
! Appeals is to be erected at cost OF
100000.
The actual work of construction will
| begin this fail. probably next month
The working drawings are not yet quite
complete
1t is not likely that the building will
be finished this winter, because of the
fact that Congress only appropriated $50,
600 Of the 100000 authorized. The re-
naming amount will have to be provided
| later.
The public buildings act. approved May
erection Of a f1reproof addition to the
| courthouse of the District Of Columbia
for the use of the Court of Appeals OF
said District including such fireprooi
vaults as may be necessary to protect
| from destruction the papers and records
Of said court. and proper heating and ven
tllating apparatus. to be constructed under
the supervision of and on plans to be
furnished by the superintendent of the
Capitol building and grounds, and ap-
proved by the Attorney General"
| The site of the new building was chosen
by Superintendent Woods after consulta-
ton with Col. Cromwell. the engineer
officer In charge of public buildings and
grounds. and it has been approved by the
| members of the Court of Appeals and the
Attorney General. The tract of ground
transferred as the site Of the new build
ing is officially described as follows:
space 102 feet front facing north and
SOUTH by 1886 feet side facing east and
west to the northwest of the present
courthouse. so as to be south Of the
south building line of E street If pro-
longed east into the park, and so feet
west of the west facade of the present
old building.
May Connect Buildings Some Day.
This tract was transferred with the
| right to erect one-story rooted colon
made. open on the sides, to connect the
northwest corner of the old building with
the southeast corner of the new building
Superintendent Woods has been author.
lied also to make use of such park space
| as may be needed for the erection OF
sheds and the storage of material re.
quired in the construction of the new
building.
One of the conditions attending the
transfer VI JURISDICTION or tnlS lana is
| that clear passageway shall be kept open
| on the east side of the site for pedes-
| TRANS. 1t is provided. also. that care be
exercised for the protection of all trees
| not actually on the site of the new build
| ing. and that the grounds shall be re-
stored to good condition on the compile
ton of the building at the expense Of the
superintendent of the Capitol building.
Will Save the Elms.
| 1t is disclosed by the correspondence
between Supt. Woods and the officials of
the War Department that the site origi-
nally selected for the building to the west
Of the present courthouse was abandoned
| in favor of the site finally chosen farther
to the north near the line of f street.
| mainly In order to save from destruction
the large elms and maple trees occupy
ing the space originally selected. The
new location was chosen also to avoid
| the necessity of making any radical
changes in the existing arrangement of
park roads and walks in that section of
Judiciary Square
There Is also a plan on foot to move
some of the trees which are of neces-
slty On the site of the new building.