Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-29
NATIONAL CAPITAL
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CONTINUED from Eighth Pase)
bridge across Rock creek at cost of
s227, COO.
| Other Big Projects.
| Rock Creek Pars. containing 1,6OG
acres, has been established at a cost of
about 81, 100000. on which there has been
expended in It's care and improvement the
| sum Of $1S5,OOO.
| 1.-The Geological Park, with an area OF
10 acres, was acquired at cost Of about
| 100000. and there has been expended
upon it for buildings and maintenance up
to the present time H.542,5G2.
| Potomac Park was formed along the
| lowlands of the Potomac river by dredg-
ing and retaining. While the cost of
establishing this park cannot be definitely
stated, 1t is estimated at $2,O00,OOO. and
| about $4,000. AS now constituted the
park contains about 40 acres.
There is, about to be acquired under
| recent legislation Meridian Hill Park,
| of $4,000. and Montrose Park, in
| Georgetown. containing about sixteen
acres, at a cost of $4,000.
I'm 1902 the project of improving the
AnacoStia river below the navy yard
| bridge was adopted, and there has been
expended toward this work. which in
wolves the dredging Of a four-hundred-foot
channel, twenty feet deep, and the form
the dredging material, about 100000.
The District appropriation act for the
fiscal year 1912 provides for continuing
this Improvement above the Navy Yard
bridge, and 100000 was appropriated for
that purpose.
Among the other larger projects for
which appropriations were made in the
last District appropriation act may be
20 "A
street northwest, at cost of $4,000,
the creation of a new entrance to the
Geological Park at Quarry road. at
cost of SCI. 600: the crea ton of an in
ious Willow Tree alley, for which SIS, 900
was appropriated: the purchase of a site
for a new Central High School, for which
10000 was appropriated; the construc-
ton of a normal school building for color
ed pupils. for which 100000 was appro-
priated: the purchase Of a site for a
new colOred high school. for which 500
600 was appropriated. and the compile
ton of new normal school for white
pupils, for which $2j1,400 was apprOpri-
ated. Legislation also was provided to
carry into effect the transferring and
handling OF WorkhOuse and Jail prison.
ers to Occequan. in accordance with the
recommendation OF the Jail commission
where they will be given work instead of
being incarcerated and kept in idleness
as now in the present Jail and workhouse
Public Buildings Constructed.
During the period-1s9o- 19O1-the pub
lie buildings constructed for the United
States include the Senate office building.
at cost of $780, 900; the Office build
ing for the House of Representatives at
cost of s3,2JO.OOO: a power plant for
the United States Capitol building and
the office buildings, at a cost of 81 40
w. new government printing office.
at a cost of s2.ooO.0O0: the ARMY War
College. at a cost of S1,OOOOOO: a build
ing for the Department of Agriculture.
at cost of $1.JOO,OOO: a building for
the National Museum, at a cost of $500
OOO. and a building for the bureau of
standards. at cost of $349. 1893. In ad-
Tor the government of the District OF
Columbia. at cost of $2.5OO.OOO. These
appropriations aggregate $40. 5949 $685.
Among other notable buildings of a
public character erected were the build
ing for the Daughters of the American
Revolution, the building for the Bureau
OF American Republics and the COrcoran
Art Gallery.
1T is interesting to know that the
amount expended for private buildings in
the District of Columbia in the year 1890
was $6,9I2,OS4. while in 1910 the amount
expended was s13,3S4.774. The total
between 1880 and 1910 was $50, FOG. 1903. |
Included in this was the new Union sta
ton at a cost of $5.OOOOOO Among the |
notable larger private buildings construct
ed during this period We're the Riggs Ma
tional Bank, costing about 100000: the |
American Security and Trust Company |
costing 1896. 142: the National Metropoli- |
tan Bank. costing $2j5,OOO; the Union |
Trust Company building costing $500. OOO |
the District National Bank building, cost |
ing $4,000 and various smaller bank |
buildings averaging from $4,000 to S55,- |
QUO. There also were constructed the |
Hibbs building, costing $2OS.OOO; the Mum |
sey building. costing $500 ono: the Evans |
building costing S2G6.OOO: The Evening |
Star building. costing $4,000: the Bond !
building. costing S20O.OOO: the Ouray |
building, costing $4,000: the Southern |
railway building. costing $4,000: the
Colorado building. costing $3.50. 900; the |
Mills building, costing $2a5.0OO: the Will
lard building. costing $4,000. and the |
Southern commercial building. costing
81 100000 Other large private buildings
are now under construction.
A Look Backward.
This resume will give an idea Of the
marvellous development Of the District of