Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-21
Senator Martin Confident of
Authority for Memorial.
ITEM IN BUILDINGS BILL
Proposed Structure Connecting Capt.
tai City With Virginia.
DISTRICT INTERESTS CARRIED
Provision for National Guard Ar
mory, George Washington Memorial
and Park Project.

| That Congress will authorize at this
session the construction of the proposed
| memorial bridge across the Potomac river
| connecting the National Capital and r
ginia was confidently predicted by Sem
| ator Martin of Virginia today. The pubic
buildings bill, which was reported from
the Senate committee on public buildings
and grounds this afternoon, carries au-
thorization for the construction of this
bridge at cost of $5,O0O,Oo0. Senator
Martin said he believed the House would
agree to this amendment. The very fact
that the item for the bridge has been
placed in the public buildings measure
adds strength to it's cause, he said.
Senator Martin declared that the project
for the memorial bridge had many warm
friends, both in the Senate and House,
and that he believed they would rally
now to its support.
Copies Senator Martins Bill.
The item for the bridge, which is in eff
feet the bill which was introduced by
Senator Martin for the construction earlier
in the Congress. is as follows:
That the Secretary of War is hereby
authorized and directed to cause to be
constructed across the Potomac river.
from the city of Washington to the Ar
lington estate property, in the state OF
Virginia, a memorial bridge. to be located
as nearly as the commission hereinafter
constituted may determine to be best. on
a line beginning at the intersection OF
23d street with a line drawn from the
center of the Capitol through the center
of the Washington Monument, and run
ming from this intersection at I'D street
to the center of the Arlington mansion:
the said bridge to be constructed on a
location and plan to be approved by a
commission composed of the President,
the Secretary of War. the Speaker of the
House of Representatives. the chairman
of the committee on the library of the
Senate and the chairman of the COM
mittee on the library of the House of
Representatives, and not to cost more
than $5,OO0.OG0. And the commission is
authorized to expend SO much as may be
necessary for the purpose in securing
and determining on proper location and
PLAN
THAT in the discharge of it's duties
hereunder said commission is authorized
to employ the services of such engineers,
sculptors, architects and others as it
avail itself Of the services or advice Of
the commission of fine arts created by
the act approved May IL, 1910
THAT said commission shall annually
submit to Congress an estimate of the
amount Of money necessary to be eX-
pended each year to carry on the work
herein authorized.
District Gets Liberal Treatment.
The District Jared generously i'm the
final framing of the bill by the Senate
committee on public buildings and
grounds. Other provisions which are
No. for the capital are 81 300. 600 for the
purchase of land to connect Rock Creek
and Potomac parks 81, 10000 for the con-
struotion of an armory; :. the George
Washington Memorial Association is
authorized to erect a memorial hall on
the square which was formerly occupied
by the old Pennsylvania railroad station;
the acquisition Of a site and the erection
thereon of a memorial building in honor
of the loyal women OF the United States
during the civil war Is also authorized,
the building to cost 100000, 100000 Of
which Is to be appropriated from the
Treasury of the United States and $780,
OO to be contributed by the private
subscription under the charge of the COM
mandery of the state of New York
of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion.
and authorizes the drawing up of plans
for the construction of national
archives building. where the valuable
government documents may be stored,
the building to be fireproof and to cost
dollars is made available for the plans.
The bill also fixes the limit of cost for
the new buildings for the bureau of en-
craving and printing at S2,SS0,0D
Provisions of Park Bill.
The provisions in the bill for the pur-
chase of land for connecting Rock Creek
Park and Potomac Park and for the
erection OF the armory are as follows:
That for the purpose of preventing the
pollution anT obstruction of Rock creek
and of connecting Potomac Park with the
Geological Park and Rock Creek Park and
providing a new location for the United
States botanic garden, a commission, to
be composed OF the Secretary of the
Treasury, the Secretary of War and the
Secretary of Agriculture, is hereby au-
thorized and directed to acquire, by pur-
chase, condemnation or otherwise, such
land and premises as are not now the
property of the United States in the Dis
trict of Columbia shown on the map on
file in ehoffice of the Engineer Commits
sioner of the District of Columbia dated
May II. 1911, and lying on both sides of
Rock creek, including such portion of the
creek bed as may be in private owner
ship. between the Geological Park and Po-
tomac Park, at d total cost not to exceed
S2.300,0O0, which sum is hereby aut horized
to be expended.
THAT all lands now belonging to the
United States or to the District of Co
lumbia lying within the interior boun
daries of the land to be acquired by this
act as shown and designated on said map
are hereby appropriated to and made a
part of the parkway and new Botanic
Garden site herein authorized TO be ac-
CURED.
New Site for Botanic Garden.
THAT the commission shall set apart
such portion as they my deem adequate
of the land herein authorized to be ac-
qured or included within said exterior
boundaries for a new location for the
United States Botanic Garden, and one
half of the cost of the remaining portion
shall be reimbursed to the Treasury of
the United States out of the revenues of
the District of Columbia in eight equal
annual fnstallments. with interest at the
rate of per centum per annum upon the
deferred payments.
THAT should the commission decide to
institute condemnation proceedings in
order to secure any or all of the land
herein authorized to be acquired such
proceedings shall be in accordance with
the provisions of the act of Congress APP
proved August 30, 1890, providing site
for the enlargement Of the government
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