The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-04-21
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THE FEDERAL CITY .
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ITS FUTURE
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This series OF letters has shown that
the city of Washington Is governed
States through ttIa congress and that
millions of the penpie's money has been
spent ip gpraYidtgS . fedora! establish
msnt In the District nf;Golnmbia. For
these and many ;EeaSoRs 1t Is the city
Iof greatest interest to the greatest
nuWher Of people IN the United States
and IN recent years those who are IN
terested In the. Improvement of Amer
icau cities have focuse dtheir efforts
on making Washington tine specimen
city of the country.
Ii is said to compare favorably in
It's present state with other national
capitals. but plans have been made
for improvements on an extensive
scale which viii make Washington
unique not only in America but In the
world !, -. 4.
Early notifications of the original
plan OF the city have already been de-
scribed. Subsequent improvements
were carried on without consideration
of the influence of the individual i'm
progemelt on the appearance. .of the
city as a whole. The Treasury depart
ment building as It now stands de-
stroys LEnfant's plan of a reciprocal
view between the White House and
the capital and 1t Is said to have been
selected on the arbitrary selection Of
Geperal Jackson, who stuck his staff
into the soil at the corner of Fifteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue, and
said. Build 1t here"
The first step taken towards the
Identification of Washington on o con-
sistent plan was. the appointment of.
the so-called Macmillan commission,
In 1901, which developed a plan for
the treatment lof the park space be-
tween the White House and the capt.
tol. As an Incident to. this plan, 1t is
nrnrcsseeda &c &C Isni1vu All OF the buildings
on. the south side OF Pennsylvania
avenue and to replace them with mon
umental structures for the use. Of the
federal departments. Five squares of
ground have already been acquired to-
ward the accomplishment of this pur-
pose. The present building will be re-
mnved and new department buildings
Twill be erected.
The advantage OF utilizing the SER
vice Of the best artists in architecture, !
lapdscaping and the kindred arts In an.
effort to make Washington model for
the. world was so, apparent that the
original c9mmission was follnyEed- by.
a fine arts camhiisRioh which Is still!
in existence Seven gentlemen who
are leaders In their respective profess,
sions, and. who have an international!
reputation, neef from. time to time,
without epnpe atlnn, end pass Hpon
the, plans = Tor Il ,nesg h,lii iidiRsa,,
bridges, mon nIInHIta aassL other !. cont
strnettonsi and On the plans for Inn;
ERIQyement of pVblic spaces, They do
not Of course etaIellg prepare the
paanss but act as o tiNEy to- determine
,WhetheE the details LQf proposed goy-.
erpmsntah work are or O., standard
which would be opnsistenE With tho
ideal set for the ultimate appearance
Of the, city of, WRahiRg ton. ~, .-.;,i,s
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According to the propositions now
pending, the Washington of the future,
saes.Hy;::..s ees the entire area zh - -.
tEict of Columbia. wifi DE boTaered on
the three Lend slaes Ss, kees.a
already prQYided Tor il tie plan- OF the
permanent htghWaYst of The CITY. on
the Maryland side Of, the Potomac
river there VII, be two. great parks:
one OF. which. Patofnae PaTk, ie aIrendv
in existence, and shs other. fhe1 Ana
costa. river improEslnenf'. has 'been. AZ.
thorfZed by conYrasa. The, Anacosta
river Is q tidal. stream fQ,nising Ibnf q
short aistanes, inland and - low tide