The Holbrook news., 1911-01-27

can De seen that these architectural
 features are solid sandstone, built of
 massive blocks and finely finished,
 but with chastened severity, like most
 of the great building. Dainty frip-
 peries would seem out of place in this
 structure
 Hereafter the great stairway will
 stand out as its builders intended it should-a structure of massive stone.
 In the entrance on the basement floor, near this same air shaft, where the justices of the supreme court car, if they wish, take a private ele- yator to their quarters above, other famed columns tradition has it, by Thomas Jefferson-will al so be restored to their original state. the paint of ages scraped off and their pristine beauties allowed once more to shine without apprehensions of damage from the weather.
 It is estimated that this entire work will cost about $300,00 but it is be ing distributed over series of years as there was too much of it to make it feasible to do it all at once, even if congress had been willing to de vote the necessary amount of money in lump sum for that purpose. The work of renovation is taking about all the money at present that congress feels like allowing.
 Nearly $50,000 was required to keep the United States Capitol building spick, span and clean during the last fiscal year and something more than $10,000 to light the Capitol grounds, while $27.500 was expended in i'm proving the grounds. These state ments are found in the report of FL liott Woods, superintendent of the Capitol building and grounds. which has just been made public.
 Permanent improvements have been made in the senate wing in the form of two new passenger elevators at the east entrance, new marble floors, mantels and lavatories in the cloak rooms and crystal chandeliers in the senate cloak rooms and in sev- eral committee rooms
 Decided changes have been made in the senate restaurant New marble floors have been laid, two private rooms for the senators have been united by cutting away the interven- ing wall and erecting an arch to sup port the ceiling; new mahogany fur niture and other improvements have been added to the restaurant Ma hogany doors have been put in place in several of the committee rooms, and an ornamental stained glass sky light has been put in the main lobby, gallery floor of the senate wing.
 The ladies retiring room of the House has been moved to the room formerly occupied by the committee on foreign affairs, and the room va cated has been added to the press rooms of the house. New cables fol elevators, necessary repairs to doors, windows, roofs and floors have also formed part of the improvement work on the House side. Consider able wiring for electric lighting has been done and chandeliers have been put up in the rooms occupied by the 1 sergeant-at-arms, the chief clerk and at the entrance to the house basement | floor. The heating, lighting and venti- | lating machinery has all been over hauled. the plumbing put in good or der and new lavatories have been in- stalled.
 Many of the committee and other rooms have been painted. touched up or decorated.
 MT Woods report also covers the District courthouse, the Court of | claims building. the Botanic Garden, the new Court of Appeals building for | he District, the senate and house of ice buildings and the congressional heating, lighting and power plant. De -ails as to the care and progress of each of these buildings are given in he report.