Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18

to the foot Of the e4nbankment where
the garden begins: and
az Placing sculptural group IN the
House pedfrnefk TO correspond In char
acter, size, and finish with the nculp-
tur0l work now existing In the pedi.
ment Of the Senate wing.
Proposals. Now Ready.
It was this same arm Of consulting
architects who worked with the joint
commission In 1905 who brought
the recommendation and estimates
up to date In 1921. The plan M Il
reconvenes In December viii be a.
follows:
al East Front. present sand.
stone walls Of the entire central por-
ton OF the East front are to be taken
ton In front Of them, portico, pedi-
ment, steps, etc, except q portion Of
the wall back Of the Supreme Court
and Statuary Hall which will be LEFT
az interior walls, but in this portion
the exterior architecture must be
stripped OF and the Supreme Court
chimneys taken care of.
A new wall II to be built ~ feet
10 inches farther out eastward than
the old waIl, with white marble
facing with granite base, substantially
reproducing the old design except as
follows: The pediment, which now -
columns wide. VIII be widened
to 10 columns and the steps viii be
correspondingly widened. The col
umng are to be fiuted, like the present
columns OF the wings. The parapet
balustrade viii be like those on the
wiYigs, The pediment In this work 10
proposed plain, its sculpture being
considered In q later item.
Bronxe 20 Replace Iron.
The present Iron railing VIII BE- re-
placed with bronze Of same design.
The present bronze door and lamp
standards win be reset. The present
marble sculpture Will be reset In posi-.
ton on the new marble. The present
granite steps are TO be reused, ex-
tending the length with new granite
as required. The roAdwayB beside the
entrance win be reconstructed. similar
to present, but moved out as required
by the new position OF walls and steps.
The portico floor and ceiling win be
marble. New windows win be pro.
vided, similar to present ones. The
roofing will be extended In copper.
@i The marble ashIar viii bond into
the wall an average Of 10 inches. The
wall back OF the marble and al other
constructive walls will be of brick
laid ID Portland cement mortar, with
fcctings Of concrete. Floor and roof
constructor for the extended portion
win be with steel beams, and concrete
or terra Gotta floor arches. Ceilings
viii have metal Turing and lathing,
outside wallis win be- furred with terra
Gotta. and partition walls Will be Of
terra Gotta blocks.
The extension will be excavated, 30
that there will be d endorsement
being used for storage generally, WIN
floors. d, n
Rooms on Main Floor.
The new and enlarged rooms OBJ
Itained In the basement which are
suitable Tor committee rooms, VIII
have marble floors, marble bases,
plaster cornices and marble hreplaces
In some rooms, whore the plan shows
them. and these rooms viii be painted
and decorated similar to other com
The rooms Oh the principal hoor,
some of which afjOtn the Supreme
| Court and are disable Tor judges
rooms, and others Or which are suit
able for COMMITTEES rooms, win Be
| finished like the basement.
III the attic, the portion over the
Supreme Court ID To 10 used a. IN OK
|! tension or It's library, ana on the
south side one room is intended for
/ documents, but no bookcases or SINH
lar fittings are included herein. and
| the rooms win be finished similar to
those III lower floors
Two small stairs on either side Of
/ the rOtundtl win BE- extended up 10
reach the upper floors. There Will
Sc room above the attic FOR 4. low
storage fioOr, ana this win be con-
sfrueted ana sinislled simply, suitable
FOR the storage 81 documents
Tha flonr ok The main FotundA viii