Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-16

% be located. In this conservatory will
conservatory the Botanic Garden
now has its propagating houses, and
south of the entire new site, along
Canal street and the site OF the old
James Creek Canal. Government.
owned land has already been turned
over to the Botanic Garden for de
velopment. 1t Is intended that the
garden shall eventually spread south
Of the Capitol toward the river, to
link in. with the parkway system en-
tirely surrounding the National Cap
ital.
Garden Under Congress.
The Botanic Garden Is an agency
of Congress and under the admins
tration Of the Joint committee on the
library. The measure az 1t passed
the Senate, which L. identical with
the House bill. authorizes an appro-
priation of $4,000 to enable the
Joint committee on the library to ac-
quire two lots desired for the Con.
servatory and the Bartholdi Fountain
and to investigate the cost of con-
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other necessary buildings. and to pro-
cure plans and specifications. 1t all.
thorized also the procurement of ad-
vice and assistance from any existing
Government agency. including the
services of engineers, surveyors,
craftsmen, architects and other tech
nical personnel in the various depart
ments and independent establish
n1ents of the Government.
This legislation has resulted from
report made by the joint committee
on the library In pursuance OF q res0.
luton adopted by the preceding Con.
gress which appropriated 5000 to
have q survey made to determine
what plan was preferable for relocat-
Ing the Botanic Garden. Lieut.. Col.
Clarence o. Sheriff., then engineer
onicer In charge of public buildings
and parks. was requested by the Joint
committee to make the preliminary
the gardena This survey was con.
tinued after the resignation Of Col.
Sheriff. by his successor. Maj. U. 8.
Grant, sd.
David Lynn. the architect Of the
Capitol, was then directed by the COM
mittee to employ william =. Par
sons, architect, landscape architect
and city plAnner Of Chicago. who was
recommended by the Commission OF
Fine Arts, to come to Washington
TO consider the alternate plans and
submit his recommendations. This
was done, and Mr.. Parsons reported
that:
buildinr "a IN such had condition that
it Is beyond the possibility of repair.
and, therefore, that an entirely new
building Is required.
More Space Required.
second, that the development OF the
Botanic Garden, ~ such, ID not feast.
Bic on the present site because Of the
erection OF the Grant and Meade Mon.
ufnents, and the expectation that the
increasing needs Of trafiic at the focus
OF Pennsylvania and Maryland ave
nues and ct the entrances to the Capt.
toll viii require more space Tor the
Union Square.
The firet requirement OF q new site
Id that it shall be near the Capitol.
The Botanic Garden has been since
it's beginning, los years ago. q part
Of the Capitol group. and in point OF
Interest to citizens visiting their Ma
tional City, next In interest TO the
Capitol building itself. Another re-
uuirement is that the gardens be ca
pable Of expansion, especially the por-
ton devoted to propagation and the
out. of.door nursery. It Is also desir-
able that the existing gardens south
OF Maryland avenue, which DO not IN.
teffere with the Grant Memorial and
the Capitol entrances, be retained. For
the last.fiAmed reason Il II evident
that 4 location near the southwestern
corner 81 the Capitol grounds would pc
advantageous.
Description 81 Plans.
The description of the proposed
development under the approved
plan, as described by Mr.. Parsons.
and the property to be acquired y
me block south 81 Maryland ave-
nue., between First and Second
streets southwest, where the main
pubic conservatory, the ONCE and
residence III the director Will be
built: the triangular block imTnedt-
atelv south 81 the above -mentioned
block, bounded by b street. First
street and Canal street. to be used
a. u shrub garden ana which VIII
IS s desirable place for re-erecttng
the Bartholdi fountain. n this loca.
ton the fountain with it, rejecting
pool will bear a similar relation ~
the Capitol dome as now exists
IA considerable portion OF this tri-
angular block appears n the plats
AZ having titles outstanding ~ the
United States Government. The
the block II expected to be removed
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