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some other city. which is not desir'
able.
Regarding the location Of the Gen.
eral Supplies Building. It Is empha'
sized by Representative Wood. father
Of the legislation to provide such a
structure, that II It is placed In the
triangle south of Pennsylvania ave.
nue.. az now charted. It must be orna-
mental In character and of monu-
mental type to correspond with the
other surrounding Federal buildings.
provide as much storehOuse space as
different type Of construction. he
says
Quantity Buying Advocated.
Representative Wood has for years
argued that the General Supplies
Building would allow all materials
needed in Uncle Sans workshops to
be bought in quantity. thus taking
advantage OF seasonal prices, instead
of under yearly contracts. Repre-
sentative Wood believes supplies for
all the departments should be bought
in carload shipments and stored in a
track side warehouse to be delivered
as needed. He estimates a big annual
saving in express and truck delivery
charges alone.
AS
the railroad, Representative Wood Ia
strongly In favor Of acquisition Of the
lexington site. In this connection he
points out the danger OF locating the
distributing point for supplies for all
departments in the very heart OF the
congested section. He feels that the
very reasons for having this ware
house would be violated by putting
II In the triangle south OF Pennsyl-
vania avenue. and that the lexington
site seems to him 70 be the best one
yet considered.
There is some prospect also that
the Labor Department Building may
be given some other site than the
one charted at Fourteenth and B
streets. In the plans for the last 26
years for erecting Government build.
ings on this triangle II has always
been contemplated that the south side
OF Pennsylvania avenue should be
lined by departmental buildings. and
that the other service buildings. Of
semi monumental character. or mu-
scum, library or gallery type, should
he erected facing B street and the
Mall.
Some Outstanding Sites.
When the triangle between the Ave
nue. and the Mall is acquired there
will be three outstanding locations be-
tween the Capitol and the Treasury
one Of the these is where Center Mar
ket now stands; the corner OF Twelfth
street now occupied by the Washing
ton, Alexandria and Mount Vernon
Railway Station. which Is charted for
the archives building. and the corner
Of Fifteenth street. where II Is pro-
posed to place the Department OF JUS
tice building.
There has been considerable criti-
cism Of the proposed shunting OF the
Labor Department onto the B street
fronting and Of giving the archives
building an Avenue location. The al
tentative OF placing the Labor build
ing on either ,ne Twelfth street or
Center Market site is urged. It Is
also argued that the independent es-
adjustments to be grouped IN one
building are more important for an
Avenue location than the archives
building. and should not be placed
behind 1t.
II the labor building ts given either
Of these other locations It would leave
space directly south Of the District
building to carry out the program OF
the Gibson subcommittee and the Dis
-trict Commissioners. If the Labor
building is placed on the Center
Market site, Il would make possible
the relocation Of the entire market
system at one time for more economic
service.
All Factors to Be Studied.
All OF these points will be discussed
at the next meeting Of the planning
commission, which in the final analy-
sis will have an important voice IN
deciding the triangle and market de-
velopment.
With reference to the proposed site
Of the General Supplies building south
of the District Building. the value OF
the land Is mentioned as an important
con s.deration. II the District buys
tint Southern Railway Building II must
nav a valuation Of from $lS TO $2e
su,,are foot. Now. the proposed Eek.
ing,on site for the supplies building
is not only more desirable for the ma
ture of the work for which this build
ing is designated, is pointed out. but
;lie site can be acquired for SO or
$3.50 a square foot. N comparison VITA
SIS to SEQ a square foot where 1t is
charted TO go.
The National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission has a special COM
rnittee of It's own. OF which Frederick
A. Delano 10 chairman. making study
Of such questions as these.