Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-27

which are to be joined. There Is TO
81. $50, 900. for which 100000 is to be
which ii now rents, and will make an
appropriation of $3.50 900 and author.
ization for S34.550. 900 for new Federal
buildings in Washington.
The location and plans for those
buildings are under the jurisdiction
of the Public Buildings Commission,
with the approval of the Fine Arts
Commission. AS disclosed IN the
hearings on the deficiency bill. four
imposing buildings are TO be erected in
the area between Eleventh and Fiji
teenth streets. Pennsylvania avenue
and B street-at least two of which
are to be of monumental type.
A S7.950,0oo home for the Internal
Revenue Bureau is to he erected Oh
rectly south OF the present Post once
Department Building. probably facing
the Mall on land part of which Is
already owned by the Government. AS
planned. this building will have
capacity of 100000 square teet ana
will be five stories high with base
ment.
An Archives Building, $40 feet by
400 feet. so feet high, to cost $500
200 is to be erected on the square
between B and c and Twelfth ana
Thirteenth streets-just west OF the
new Internal Revenue Bureau. There
will be 1900 900 square feet or space
in that building.
These two buildings on when "oih
&c IN start this Summer mark the first
big step toward cleaning up the lons
rnsightlv stretch between the Caplto!
and the Treasury on the south sue u
PENNSYLVANIA avenue.
Departmental Buildings.
Sites have also been definitely set
for two monumental departmental
buildings in the same triangle. "A ne"
Danartn,ent of JUST building is TO
no erected later on the site OF the oid
Poll Theater and the OXford t1otei'
facing Pennsylvania avenue. DlrectiS
south of the new Justice Building OH
land already owned by the boFelli'
ment, facing Fifteenth street ana run,
ming back to street, will be erected
a new building for the Department OF
Tahor This site was originally intend
cd for the new Commerce BUILDING
Three other large buildings are 70
he started this Summer south or
street-tvo of which will be OF monu-
mental architecture. These are tal the
new Commerce Department BUILDING
to contain 1000 900 square feet, net, OF
work space. with q limit of cost OF
$40 900 600. to be located between
twelfth and Fourteenth streets. rae
ing the south side of B street. lining
m with the new National museum
and Cb) the pavilion building Tor the
Department of Agriculture, connecting
the present two marble wings. rms Is
to cost 100000 and contain 9o'ooV
square feet of Office space. This VIII
0f
Denartment of Agriculture. The old
rod brick building now being used for
the n,,rpose will be torn down, greatly
;mnroying the appearance of the Mail.
Then there will be a new office bulld-
ing of brick construction erected Tor
the Department of Agriculture on an
extensible plan. Three city squares
south of the present Agriculture Build
ines are to be purchased for this new
office building and another to be erect
ed later. For this land and building an
authorization of S5,750,000 Is carried IN
the deficiency bill.
In this same general area the LID
erty Loan Building, just south OF the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing, is
to have two additional stories erected
at a limit cost Of $375.OOO.
It will readily be seen that these
a general Improvement of the section
of the city south of the Mall
The deficiency appropriation Dill
also carries provision for purchasing
the Economics Building, now rented
by the Department of Commerce, at Z
street and Linworth place, at a limit
Of cost of $325,000.
The only other Federal building
project authorized under the $50.O0O.-
900 public building program Is an ad-
dition to the Government Printing Of
fee. directly west of the big print
shop. at a limit of cost of $3.50, 900.
An initial appropriation of 100000 is
made for acquiring the site and start
ing work on the new building.
Market Changes.
q. The widening, Strengthening and
resurfacing of b street, with the erec-
ton of the new Commerce, Internal
Revenue and Archives buildings along
|B street, the site designated for the
new Labor Building, and the general
cleaning up of the south side of Penn.
sylvania avenue mean an eventual
shift of the entire market center. The
Louisiana avenue market area will be
wiped out and eventually the Center
Market will be removed. The un-
slightly vegetable and huckster stands
at the very door Of the National Mu-
scum must go. That entire section of
the city will be cleaned up. All of this
means a new market section, which
has already been well started south of
the Mall, convenient to the railroad
tracks and the water front. and with
improved refrigeration facilities.
81 The deficiency appropriation bill
also carries an appropriation of
SETS 900 for a new wing at the Dis
trict Jail. Before this bill has COM
pleted it's legislative course 1t is eX-
pected that it will also include APP
preparations for new police court
house.
60 The appropriation of $500 900 in
the deficiency bill for completing the