Evening star., 1927-11-20

Plans will be ready for Congress
when it meets two weeks hence, pre-.
pared by experts, showing what is
needed to carry out the many projects
for Capital development that have al.
ready been approved by the official
agencies on Capital building, and most
of viii, III have received the authorize.
ton of Congress or are urged by leg.
islative leaders.
These plans include:
Acquisition of the triangle south of
Pennsylvania avenue to the Mall as
a site for the new Government build
ings.
Continuation of the $50, ,OOO, 900 Fed.
eral building program.
Improvement of the area between
the Capitol and Union Station. plans
for which were shown in The Star last
Sunday.
Authorization of a new home for
the United States Supreme Court on
site already authorized to be &C.
quired, fronting the Capitol.
Authorization of a new (additionaD
House ONCE Building to meet serious
congestion that hampers the work Of
many mem rs.
Building up the National Botanic
Garden on it's new site directly south
of the present site.
WoulI Include Basin.
Squaring up the Mall and making
improvements especially on the Cap.
itol end including formal treatment
of what is now the Botanic Garden
This would include the building of
mirror basin
Cutting @ new avenue through
avenue intersecting at about Second
street.
Cutting b street through Pennsyl.
vania avenue to open it up direct from
the north side # the Capitol grounds
TO the new Ar ston Memorial Bridge.
The layout Or a model group OF
municipal buildings on the four large
plots between Thir and Sixth streets,
pennsylvania, Ind ana and louisa ma
avenues.
The cross panelIns of the Mall be,
tween Seventh and Ninth streets, run
ming Ninth street through the Mall
The latest plan for landscaping the
entire triangle on which the new Gov.
ernment buildings are to be erected,
closing up some existing streets.
The proposed location of the new
national home for art.
New Avenue Boulevard.
This chart has been drawn from the
plans prepared by William f. Parsons.
special landscape expert called in by
Congress to advise on the improve.
ment of the area entirely surrounding
the Capitol. particularly the Botanic
Garden and the extension of the Capi.
tol grounds, which also involved the
new avenue from Union Station. and
the latest design prepared by Edward
IA. Bennett. chairman of the board Of
architectural consultants to the Treas.
ury Department, in carrying out the
Federal building program.
Mr.. Parsons was in Washington
during the past week consulting lth
the architect Of the Capitol. the Pub
lie Buildings Commission. the Nation
al Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion and the Commission of Fine Arts.
besides making special studies rela,
tive to the proposed structural land.
scaping of the area between Deia-
ware and New Jersey avenues at {
street.
He has charts and estimates ready
for Congress SO as to be able to visual
iZe the entire scherls OF co-ordinateC
devo'C;.siSnt. lie Is working in tbs
riosest cooperation with Lieut.. Col
l.. s. Grant, 80. in charge of public
buildings and public parks.
Should Take Whole Area.
Mr.. Parsons believes that when Con
cress is .eady 10 build the Supreme
Court Bui-..nG it should acquire the
entire area between First ard Second
streets. East Capitol ani Y streets
northeast. so as to balance with the
size of the Congressional Library site
and give the Supreme Court a prop
erlv di2nfied setting. He emphasized
that the closing up of ;ae end Gi
Maryland avenue between Second and
y First streets should not be a deciding