Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-13

| Mr.. Jennings correspondence with Con-
sress. which is history of the power
plant, is given as an introduction, as
| follows:
1905. January g. Bernard Green. SUI
, perintendent of Library building. made
a report on central power station
for buildings on the Mall: recommended
three sites, one OF which now known
as Mall site.
1910. May Il. National commission of
hne arts. authorized by Con2ress.-Nev-
er consulted about power site
1911. May /. Site at 18th and Water
! streets Bernard Green's third choice.
known as the Mall Site" was recon-
mended for central power station by
committee consisting of Nelson $.
thompson. chief engineer. Treasury
Department: L. II. Chapel. superin-
tendent of machinery, bureau of en-
craving and printing. and &. A. Meal
Nster or the coast guards (all employ es
of the Treasury Denartment) No
action.
1914. June 30 Congress authorized
construction of power plant on the Mall
site recommended by the committee
under bill II. r. 2441 entitled AN act
making appropriations for sundry civil
expenses OF the government for the
hScal year ending June go 1914, and for
other PURPOSES.
1915. November Is. Bids for erection
of power plant plans approved by
consulting engineer. were opened.-W.
y. Cornell e. Co. lowest lump bid ST.
$685. -tSectional aggregate bids
loWer.)
1915. December 81. Tenders amended
eliminating features considered essen
tial by consulting engineer Gin order
to come within appropriation Cor
nells deductions amounted to s301,0lS.
-(Amended tenders were not asked of
the sectional bidders)
1916 Decenhpl. Present nou-or
plant contract let at sl,459,104 TO W.
q. Cornell & Co.
1916. January "A. Plans for building
Showing location) submitted for first
time to the national commission of fine
arts. twenty-one days after the con-
tract had been let.
1916, January 10. H. r. 9416 (urgent
deficiency bilD introduced. making
appropriation with others) of $600,000
for continuation of power plant. Re
fcrred to committee of conference of
Senate and House.
1916, January 20. Senator Newlands
introduced S. j. resolution 80. directing
the Secretary of the Treasury to sub
init plans to Cingress, together with
all reports in connection herewith.
and that no work be commenced until
plans approved by President. Resolu
ton referred to committee on Library.
1916, January 20. Senator Newlands
offered amendment to urgent def
cheney bill providing that no work be
commenced until plans have been sub
mitted to national fine arts commits sion
and approved by President. Amend
ment debated.
1916. January 81. Commission of fine
arts sends Treasury Department adj
verse report as 10 character of build
ing and proposed location of power
station.
1916, February 3. Hearing on central
heating. lighting and power plant on
the MALI before library committee of
the Senate, on s. !. Res. 50. With
others, Mr.. Hennen jennings appeared
before the committee and without prep
paration testified briefly on economic
aspect
1916, February -. Conference report
on urgent deficiency bill made. New
lands amendment eliminated
1916, February IL Conference report
on urgent deficiency bin came up for
action. Senator Martin moved confirma :
ton of report. Senator NeWlands bein (
unable. under the rules. to segregate
his particular amendment for action,
was compelled to urge rejection of re-
port which contained many other items
of an urgent character. After full de-
bate, report confirmed in Senate by
vote of "A to 81
Senator Newlands gave notice that he
would still press his original resolution
S. J. 90 mentioned above, which will he
amended so as TO meet present condi-
lions. The original NeWlands resolu-
tion IS. J. 92) is therefore still up for
hearing and final disposition, the con-
test upon the original deficiency bill be-
ing simply a preliminary SkirmiSh