The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-01-26
NEW BUILDINGS
FOR UNCLE SAM
Three Handsome Structures Are
to Be Erected in Washing
ton for Departments.
TARIFF PLAN IS IN DANCER
Republicans of One Faction in House
May Defeat Commission Bili-Ari.
zona's Radical Constitution
lmperIs Territorys Ad-
mission to the Union.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

| Washington.-The government board
of architectural award has passed
! judgment on the plans of the archi.
! tects who entered into competition
| for selection as the designers OF the
! three great new government buildings
which soon are to 81 erected.
1t is the government intention to
erect new buildings for the depart
ments of commerce and labor, OF JUS.
| tice, and Of state. between Ohio ave.
nue. and The Mall which stretches its
green way from the capitol to the
monument
The money for the structures al.
ready has been appropriated 1t
amounts to about sS,000,0 900. Author.
ity has been given for the employment
of architects and for the prosecution
of the building work
At the time that the government Of.
! fcials considered the project OF de
! Gliding upon plans for the three great
new buildings it was determined that
only the best talent the country pro.
duced should be brought to bear in
making the selections for plans Three
committees OF award consisting Of
five persons for each building. were
named to study the preliminary plans
from which final selection should be
made. None of the men appointed as
judges lad been In the field Of compe-
tItion, and all OF them were distin,
guished in architectural work
Entering into the competition were
81 architects, 10 to each building The
Intention was not to secure fully de.
veloped plans but evidences of skill
In directing such elements OF preliIn-
mary planning as would show that
the ultimate work was certain to hold
both beauty and strength.
Uncle Sans Extensive Plan.
When the jurors were ready to be.
gin the work Of passing judgment on
the plans submitted, Secretary of the
Treasury MacVeagh took them into his
office and told them that the present
project was the beginning of the work
Of taking over the whole south side
OF Pennsylvania avenue for govern,
ment purposes, and he impressed upon
them the necessity Of seeing to It
that the plans which they approved
were not only of high excellence. but
were In artistic sympathy with the
great scheme Of a government park
which was 10 be added to the grounds
OF The Mall and to occupy all the sec.
tipn Cnnth nf DannGy1 MI
now given over TO business interests
The building for the department of
commerce and labor will be the largest
Of the three new structures 1t Will
be five stories high while he others
are to be only three. II will be 500
feet long with depth Of 800 feet.
The elevation shows a plain facade,
the chief feature of which Is a row
IF Is attached columns. The building
probably will be OF marble.
An interior feature of the department
Of commerce and labor building will be
huge aquarium In the center in which
will be shown an exhibit OF the bureau
Of fisheries. Today this Is one OF the
most interesting sights in the city, but
the aquarium Of the present time is
In a far off section OF the town and
comparatively few people know OF its
existence.
It is virtually impossible with a lay.
mans pen to give an adequate idea of
tho beauty OF the designs witch are |
now on exhibition In the treasury
building. A fine detail Of tho facade |
Of the structure intended to house the
state department is eight Corinthian
columns flanked on either side by six
Doric columns. The four sides win
present to the view So Doric columns, !
some attached and others standing alb. /
5oluteIy free.
In the state department building
there will be a great dining room with
recepti~l room on one side and
smoking room on the other The head /
)t the state department has occasion
lt times to pay honor To foreign
guests Of distinction, and the innova. .
ton Of the banquet hall with all the
necessary adiuncts Of kitchens and
pantries viii enable the department,
by entertaining in its own building TO
give an entirely official Significance to
the receptions which the necessities
of diplomacy entail upon the repre-.
5cnta.ives Of the great government
when representatives Of other great
governments are IN visiting bent.
May Beat Commission Bill.
Tariff commission legislation is IN
danger 1t has been pointed out that
before this some of the Republicans