Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-05-14

arrays animated by a spirit Of heip-
fulness and cooperation, ard under
these circumstances the department is
confident that whatever obstacles in
the past may have made it inadvisable
for Canada to enter into a parcel
post agreement with the United States
will be overcome.
Work on the Mall Resumed.
The development Of the show sec
ton of Washington. Familiarity known
as the Mall. In accordance with plans
approved some years ago is again GO
Ing forward. The work laid out came
to an abrupt stop in the spring of
1917 when the United States entered
the world war 1t is now proposed
by the government to 60 right along
With the project until it is finished.
Just now the activity centers in and
about the Lincoln memorial, situated
| on the bank of tn Potomac river. a
mile and three-quarters directly west
of the capitol building The super
structure of this great memorial has
been completed, and the decorative
work on the interior is now under
way. II all goes well the memorial
will receive the finishing touches with
in the next year and the statue of Lin
coin will be placed in the interior of
the building.
/ Between this Lincoln memorial and
the Washington monument. which
/ ha1F a..
and directly in line with the capitol
building. there is to be an artificial
lake. The work of excavating for this
lake has just been started. The basin
will extend from the foot of the Lin
coin memorial to Fifteenth street, a
distance of some eight blocks. and will
be about 100 yards wide The govern
ment's plans call for the growing OF
all sorts of sub-tropical foliage around
the lake. The water for this artificial
lake will be supplied from the Potomac
river. The superintendent of public
buildings and grounds, who is In charge
of the development of this beauty spot
OF the national capital. expects to be
able TO turn the water into the artI-
ticial lake within the next year.
4 Memorial Bridge Comes Next.
The next great step in the scheme
for the development OF the government
owned property will be the building of
a bridge across the Potomac, that will
connect the Lincoln memorial with the
house on the heights of Arlington Gem
etery which Robert E. Lee occupied
when the Civil war began. Congress
has not yet provided the money for
this memorial bridge, but has indicated
on good many occasions that it looks
with favor on the project. II was pro.
posed before the Lincoln memorial
that Is now nearing completion was
agreed on that this bridge should be
known as a Lincoln memorial. Re.
Gently the suggestion has been made
and seemingly meets with a good deal
of favor that this bridge when con.
structed shall be memorial to the
men who gave their lives for their
country in thu world war.
This years development program for
| NiS HdtiVhdl Cdpithi CdiiS lOF the COM
pletion of the Grant monument in the
extreme eastern section of the Mall
and under the shadow of the capitoI
, building This monument Las been in
course of construction for IL years.
/ The base was put in promptly and
! che figures surrounding ii were placed
!; in position several years ago. There
has been unexpected delay in com
plotting the statue of the general, but
announcement is now made that II Is
almost ready for shipment and the
expectation is that il will be in place
before next fall. The Grant memorial
Is In the botanical gardens. The gen.
eral scheme of development however.
calls for the removal OF the botanical
gardens to q new site in northeast
Washington. Here again. however,
congress has not yet said the word.
and there seems 20 be question as