Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-08
TO BUY Il SQUARES
Proposed Amendment to Sun.
dry Civil Bill.
COST WOULD BE $500, 900
Purchase of Land Between Capitol
Grounds and Union Station.
PROVIDES FOR WIDE AVENUE
Connection Between Peace Monu-
ment and observation-disclosures
of Convenience Stations.
COST WOULD BE 49, 600, GOO
PROVIDES FOR WIDE AVENUE

Amendments to the sundry civil bill
providing for the expenditure OF $500, 600
! for the purchase of the land between the
Capitol grounds and the Union station
plaza and providing for the stopping OF
work on the public convenience stations
at Dupont circle and at 9th and r streets
are, SO far as the District is concerned,
the most important additions to the bill
recommended by the Senate committee
| on appropriations.
The Senate committee incorporated in
an amendment the provisions in full Of
bill which has passed the Senate, and
which seems to have been lost in a pig
eonhole in the House committee on public
buildings and grounds. directly the pur-
chase of twelve squares Of land between
the Capitol grounds and the Union sta
ton plaza. In case the land cannot be
purchased outright by the commission
designated by the amendment-the Vice
President, Speaker and superintendent OF
the Captol-the commission Is authorized
to institute condemnation proceedings.
The squares to be purchased arc those
bordering on the Capitol grounds between
LIST street and Delaware avenue. the
! squares along Delaware avenue which
! runs from the Capitol to the station, the
| squares bordering on the plaza and the
| square between New Jersey avenue,
! North Capitol. G and D streets.
After the land has been acquired the
amendment provides for the construction
OF direct avenue about 150 feet in
width from the Peace monument to the
front entrance of the Union station.
Proposed to Abandon Construction.
| Protests of residents along Massachu-
sets avenue above Dupont Circle and Of
officials Of the Interior Department
caused the adoption of the amendments
stopping work on the two public conven-
fence stations for which provision was
made in the District appropriation bill OF
last year. The structure at Dupont Cir
Gle is about half completed. and 1t must
be torn down. Work on the other build
ing has not been begun, but the plans
We're drawn for underground construction
| in the corner Of the yard surrounding
the patent Office.
! The amendment provides:
THE authority granted in the District
| of Columbia appropriation act for the
| fiscal year 1910, approved March 3, 1909,
| for the construction of q public con-
venience station on the triangle west OF
! Dupont Circle between 10Th and p streets
| and Massachusetts avenue, Is hereby re-
voked, and the Commissioners OF the
| District of Columbia are authorized to
| enter into supplemental agreement with
| the contractor for erecting said con-
venience station, providing for the aban-
| donment of further work of construction
| for removing construction work already
| done and for restoring said triangle to the
condition which existed prior to the be-
ginning of said station, including, in the
| discretion of said Commissioners, the pur-
| chase from the contractor Of any or all
! materials intended for the construction
| of said station, which material, IL pur-
chased. may be used in other construc-
! ton. owl II
any balance then remaining of the appro-
! priat for said station shall be covered
into the United States Treasury, one-haif
| to the credit of the revenues of the Dis
trict of Columbia and the other half to
| the credit of the United States
| Further work on the public conven-
fence station appropriated for in the Dis
! trict Of Columbia appropriation act for
the fiscal year 1910, approved March 3,
1909, to be located under the sidewalk on
the east side of 9th street northwest be-
tween F and G streets. is hereby suspend
! ed, and the unexpended balance Of the
appropriation therefor is hereby covered
into the Treasury. one-half to the credit
of the United States and One-half to the
credit of the District of Columbia"
House Action Accepted.
| No change was made by the Senate
committee in the provision for $3.50, 900
for the tariff board Investigations, nor
| did the committee make Immediately
available the appropriation of $4,000 for
travelling expenses of the President. Both
of these items caused much discussion
while the bill was in the House.
Compiler of Navy Year Book.
! One amendment creates a new position
| in the secretary's off1ce-that of COM