The Washington times., 1916-02-06
viii Effect sl77,OOO Saving.


having one large plant instead of sundry
plants scattered all over the city. The
plant would absorb the load which Is
now carried by seventeen small individ-
ual plants.
the Appropriations Committee, which
authorized the building that the plant
will effect a saving OF sl77,0O0 per year
and when certain additional buildings
already under construction are added to
1t the saving Will be increased by $4,000.
When the three buildings projected for
the state, Justice. and Commerce De-
partments are added another Si5, 900 will
be saved This saving is in the cost OF
does not include the saving that will be
made by saving the outlay for plants
I'm these buildings
'The saving to the United States Gov
ernment through building such a plant
will run into the millions in few
years. 1t was largely this factor that
led to the inspiration and working. out
of the central heating. lighting and
power plant for Washington. This
great saving will be further increased
Messing of the Great Falls for power
purposes. This present plant will be
the necessary steam auxiliary which
will be required for this great project
to the people Of Washington. The COM
bination of these plants will further
effect an enormous saving
As to Smokestacks.
"A great deal has been said about
the esthetic view and it is suggested by
citizens associations after Ave minutes
consideration of the matter that the
placing of this plant at the present To-
cation will be a blot upon the beauty
of the Mall
with respect to objection to the
smokestacks on the ground that they
would interfere with the vista of the
Washington Monument. It Is well to note
in this conn%ction that there Is at pres
ent plant and stack on the old
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
building that is far higher than the
stacks contemplated for the power plant
and has not their beauty Of design. This
stack Is located much closer to the
Washington Monument. and interferes
with the vista of the Monument from
the Capitol. plaza. from downtown
Washington. or from any viewpoint
where the Alopument can be seen.
This stack measures 200 feet from the
ground level. and this ground level Is
that of the Monument base The power
plant stacks have been measured bv the
obleCtors not from the ground. which il
mitch lower than the Monument base
but from the later level at mean low
tide. They measure tho stacks at 49,
feet above mean low water level. with
the same basis OF measurement the Blu
reau Of Engraving and Printing stack
to which no objection has ever been
made. on esthctic grounds is well over
223 feet. The erection OF the central
power plant further from the Monu-
ment and on lower site would permit
the removal of the bureau smokcstack
Furthermore. there are two stacks or
tho plant OF thp pntpIn1r I'lprtrip
COMPANY. at Fourteenth and B streets
adjoining the Mall and one block from
the Monument grounds. that are taller
than the stacks contemplated for the
the city aVl old and smuttod. and have
| an unsishtlv aerial stretched between
them.
Other Stacks Here.
There are many other similar stacks
| I'm WASHINGTON. notably those on tn.
Capital Traction power plant. on *
street northwest. and those Of the Capi.
tol power plant. a Government plant. tc
| which no objection was made on the
| score of smokestacks At the time OF
erection
The site Of the power plant..s fur
| thcr removed from the monumental
| group of Government structures than
| Guy HtSEtSAfu sue II is ono OF lne
| lowest and most inconspicuous that can
be found in the city. because 1t is on
| the water front and near tn water
| level. and Is almost entirely obscllred
| bv the high railroad emhankment run
| ming directly north Of IT, and by the
| natural rise OF ground between this
| point and PENNSYLVANIA avenue. 1t is
| directly In line with the Bureau OF
| Engraving and Printing. and its stacks
| would he altogether obscurcG by the
| bureau from the White House.
| l' thus appears that the conetruc-
| tion of this plant would Justify the re
| moval OF the present stack OF the BlI-
| do a great deal more than this. There
| are seventeen buildings now In exist
ence. four building. and three II con.
| temptation. which are to be supplied nv
this plant. In some of the present
| strlctures the heatin" plant IL largely
| obsolete. and IT Is a difficult. II rot i'm
! possible, matter TO prevent them & on
| sending up at times large clouds OF
| deTse smoke.
! "In fact. the concentration of these
| twenty-four sepay ate plants in one plant
will mean the elimination OF smoke and
| gases from the center of the Citv. II Is
! Impossible in 'hese twentVfour Isolated
| plants without enormous cost to entirely
| consume the smoke. In single plant Il
Is not only possible but economical Ia
| consume the smoke before II leaves the
| stack.
Would Do Away With EyesOre.
| The building OF the plant at this
point and the construction of an asphalt
plant adjoining il will wipe out an eye
| sore in the lower section OF tho city
This site was covered by a lot OF ram
| shackle. unsiGhtly structures. rented
out for wharfage to lumber men and
fish dealers. IT Is separated from the
| Mall by the elevated railroad ira KS
and terminal freight yard and a Goa
yard that separate IT from the Mall
| Almost since the inception of tn