Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-17
Art Commissions Report Will
Reach Mr.. Taft Today.
ITS VERDICT NOT PUBLIC
Congress to Get It Through Con-
gressional Commission.
MAY RESULT IN A CONTEST
Opposition IN Senate to Placing One
Of Three New Buildings
on the Mall.

Col Spencer Cosby, superintendent OF
public buildings and grounds. will. late
this afternoon, submit to President Tai;
the recommendations OF the commission
OF fine arts regarding the erection OF
the three new government buildings
south OF Pennsylvania avenue. between
14th and 10th streets northwest.
Col. Cosby, who Is secretary OF the
commission. said this morning that he
will also inform the President. who IS
chairman of the Lincoln memorial COM
mission. OF the opinion reached by the six
architects yesterday regarding the site
for the proposed Lincoln memorial.
The commission appointed by Congress
to provide for the erection Of 'monu-
ment or memorial structure to Abra-
ham Lincoln In the District Of Columbia
is composed Of President Taft. Sena-
tors Wetmore and Cullom. former Sena-
tor Money, Speaker Clark and Repre-
ssntatives Cannon and Mccall.
Selection Of Site.
This commission referred the matter
to the fine arts commission, with the
request that II recommend q suitable site
for the memorial for which Congress has
authorized an expenditure OF 100000.
The fine arts commission. which was
In session in this city yesterday for
nine hours considering the plans for the
new buildings and the Lincoln memorial.
is composed of Daniel III. Burnham of
Chicago chairman: Francis d. Millet OF
this city, vice chairman; Francis Law
O,msted of New York. Thomas Hastings
of New York, Cass Gilbert Of New York,
Daniel C. French of New York and
Charles Moore of Detroit. Mr.. Moore
was not present at the meeting yes
terday, but he had studied the plans,
AMI his opinion was before the board in
writing.
This latter commission serves without
compensation and acts In purely ad-
yisory capacity. Its recommendations
after being submitted TO the congress
sional commission will in turn be sub
mitted to Congress.
The matter of awarding bids for the
construction of the memorial and the
three new buildings will rest with the
Secretary of the Treasury, acting under
instructions from the commission of
which President Taft is chairman.
Just what the recommendations or the
commission are is not known and and they hey
President confers with Col. Cosby.
One Building on Mall.
It is understood that the fine arts COM
mission is in favor of locating the new
building for the Department of State
south of Il street on the Mall
The location of some public building
at this point was suggested by the
Mcmillan commission. and according to
rumors, this recommendation will be
forwarded TO Congress, despite the pro-
tests already voiced in the Senate by
Senators Hepburn and Gailinger.
While no official information was
given out at the office of the superin-
tendent Of public buildings end grounds
today, il is said that the commission
favors the decision Of the President
and members of the cabinet to allow
Arnold Drummer, Dom Barber and Philip
Sawyer the architects, to proceed with
the construction of the new buildings
according to the plans now In the ONCE
of the supervising architect or the
Treasury.