The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-04-17

the city OF T~r:=SSH:!!ss:on Is governed
by the Whole people OF the United
States through sthef congress and that
millions of the peoples money has been
seont in providing federal establish
ment In the District of Columbia. For
these and many reasons It is the city
OF greatest nintarest to The greatest
number of people in the United States
and IN recent years those, who are iil-s
terested In the Improvement of Amer
lean cities have focuse dtheir efforts
on making Washington the specimen
city of the country. "A
II is said TO compare fayorably in
it's. present state with other national
capitals. but plans have been made
for improvements on an extensive
scale which will make Washington
unique not only In America but in the
world
EARLY notifications of the original
plan of the city have already been de-
scribed- Subsequent improvements
We're carried on without consideration
or the Influence OF the individual i'm
proyement on the appearance of the
city as aSwhole. Tho Treasury Depart
ment building IS Il now stands de-,
sstroys L'Enfant's plan of reciprocal
view between the White House and
the capital afdiiit is said to have been
seieated ON the arbitrary selection .oI
General JACKSON. who stuck his staif
into the soil The corner of Fifteenth
street and Pennsylvahia avenue, and
said, rBuild itlihsre.vi aiast
The frat step taken towards tie
snR Washington on a cons
sistent pien,'was the appointment Of
the so-callse Macmillan commission,
In. 1901, whidh developed al plan for
the treatment gOfsihe park space be-
tween the White House and the tcapia
tol, AS an incidss,t to this pla.s:, ills /
proposed to renlaSe all of the buildings
on the south 5fde OF Pennsylvania
avenue anu 10 replace them with mon
umental structures for the use ile the
federal departments. Five squares OF
ground have already been aeuuired1tn.,l
ward the accomplishment OF this pur41
nose. The nrhzAglf hnildiran txsiIf IN 70
moved and new department. buiidings
Will be erected. q tliss
The advantags AF, utilizing the tner,.
vice OF the bestt artists in SrchiteetuTe |
eapiriglafgal th6 kind saFks iIltit,l
EFFORT te9lf1alte as6shangt gtSnJa 4 ifIlodel Tor
the Wofl q RkS so, MppaFe tfJtRat tlJa |
0rigiBal utJnlgIis sioti6 wass oiiowed be
a Krs artaS com nlssioilS chi is! sttlll
In existeffeee q Slireh ahteiltienen wh.
are leaders "a ii Aaisti rel I've
sienBs and liig d ispssl6 iiikarl,S,tin1a
fepnta ton .dne tfoi tsIagi nfinlS..J
sgi itliosit eolis end ana li0aas aIfron |
The plaRs Is Pr ElFs ], Stlil tfiliesri
hEfdges. pl ploItumeilts hssIias ether cons /
strucs lions Yapd on q liea plans Tor Am. /
Of llpbbl ees, Il ;Fley,dot |
not Of course, actually prepare fhei
plans, but tsaGt as "a itiry To deternffne |
Whether stas detziis tof tIfoposeti F6g-,3
1 = Work ai az yof a ;staufaSfi
'Ehieh would he cd sfstsnt with the
lslas 4at s2.9 tiss9it : 4.4 - I
OF the sity III WlsniiiF Fson: y G1s ~
= y " Z -aaittt-t-- 355 y ~
According to ne nsnnositiano nov.
pending, the Wash gtcn of the future. I
ofGnpyins the entire afea OF the Dial
triet of Columbia, VIII be borderefi on /
the three land sides hy broad ave 4, ,;,ss
already provided for in the plan ,,i thSs /
permanent highways ot tho city. On
the Maryland side of tie pofofaSs
river there will betwo great parks;
one Of which. Potomac park. is aireaAv +
Y 'sxisieflce ana fiie other, the Ana
cesta river Improve eInent, has been au-
enorizea by ccngress The Anacosta
river Is Q tidal slretts running but al
snort distanee inlall st low tide
s mere thread of ttsr through ex-
eeilssSe fats. ; The plans for Improve
nients include tha "a finr, r,f ti,sss
! Ilatssghiea ! win Gre latse park aFeas
~ poEdFrlas lsss ,Ifaaee fae stSesl The water isl
q oe Kept at IurifoEIa ight BY thsi
nlsesenS Z OF dam at point where the
rtser Iwldens 81 into ITS epTali rcial chan
aeis. .houle ~ either side and
se eSp Spanss OF we ter FOR boating and
stStlsiER are tnelude IA the scltnie
logstheE with a nun ber OF recreation
twsen the originhs eit :of Washinaion I
ma the former town ns Georgetown. II
small stream, 7et n Greek, runs h
lnlrongh q valley which connects Po4
Park with llss Rpck Creek 4
aIk This streaI forInerly 4 beaSl-i,
1ifal waterway has heea siefaeed hy Il
fefqsS dumped alnne lts hank. ~ thai IS
I IS for a part Of its lance. co.fii5. Ii
q between nearly parnen5lcaIarl
'anits forty feet hsell ConRress has
authorized a connecl iaa hetw tween Raeii n
1reek anu PntoIhar s aioile thsall
,onfse az this ssrealn which viii I,r.. /.
,essitAfe the eelnaNaf 81 IRAN .ss.I 4 ss,,. E
1lleA Of refuse 40 lkaf S IA: 4 g s I,,,,gg
q Constructed ISL "A ,5{,sEeSt ];
he present paFlls 4 & - Al, /,
isgnfop other si aSri. areas az,
y which made h;ss 81 IN s bea s a. /,
ne stream and ans s d by nicfGrs 4
leaaly spots os n lsaaoTS. y i,
On ne slEslais s us posonss Z