Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31
onal Program Steady Course of Development and Expansion
YEAR SPEEDS PROGRAM
OF CITY DEVELOPMENT
1923 Opens With Pledge From Congress
for Further Work-S25, 100000
Triangle Fund Approved.


the development Of the Capt..
Il tai and in the promotion Of
many projects for improve
ment OF the municipal service. The
new year opens with pledges from
b houses OF Congress for earnest
work on this progressive program and
with a better feeling reflected among
individual members OF both House
and Senate toward improvement of
Washington as the Capital for all the
people. rather than the viewpoint of
making appropriations along the line
Of municipal inst - of national in
terest.
just at the close Of the year the
House took "A forward step by passing
the Elliott -Smoot bill. authorizing an
appropriate of $4,000, 900 to pur-
elise all Of the privately-Owned land
in the triangle between the Capitol
and the White House. Pennsylvania
avenue and the Mall az a s. e ior the
co-ordinated grouping Of monumental
buildings II hous various Govern
ment activities. This project has been
repeatedly before Cong, ess for more
than so wears. and its completion now
is assured by the promise OF Senate
leaders that the measure will be
passed soon after Congress returns
f IN it's holiday recess.
Market Is Problem.
Closely lated to triangle pur-
chase is the farmers market problem.
because the farmers market must be
removed from its present location TO
make way for the better building pro-
gram and this entails also the moving
o. OF the other two units of the
marI.et center-the retail Center Mar
ket and the Iolesale produce market.
The Public Buildings Commission.
in consultation with the District Com
!. issioners. has selected a temporary
place for the farmers To transact bust.
ness along the south side OF 8 street
between Seventh and Ninth streets.
d. sctly I'm the rear of Center Market,
SO that the land now occupied by the
faI Aers between Tenth and Twelfth,
r and Little r streets may be made
available for the new Internal Reve
nue. Building within the next month
o. two. The selection Of a per nanent
site for the f. RS market remains
To lie acted upon BY Congress. II the
stretch long e street from Seventh
10 Ninth proves inadequate for the
farmers during the four months OF the
year when business Is heavy. the Pub
lie Buildings Commission viii permit
them to extern eastward TO Sixth
street
Excavation Started.
In the losing of the old year exca-
vations were started for the new
ST. aee, 900 Department of Commerce
Building and the $4,000. 900 Internal
Revenue Building, the first OF the
monumental structures under the
$50. 200. 900 authorization for adequate
lv housing Government activities in
Washington. Promptly upon its re-
turn Congress passed the deficiency
bill. carrying s2.l0o. 900 OF additional
funds for construction work on the
building program during the present
fiscal year. which brought the total
up TO the maximum a. wed for ex-
penditure in any one year OF Sie.-
0o0, 900.
In The regular annual appropriation
bill asSuran 49, have been given that
an additional $ie.eoO. zoe will he car
ried. During debates in both the
House and Senate leaders have eua.
phasized that continued ard even in.
crea sed appropriations will he made
&, carrying forward the Federal hous-
Ing ~oSFam just as rapidly as the
work can be carried on economically
and Ell iently Senator Smoot has
made the statement that eventually
sl5o.o0o 600 will be spent on this Fed.
eral building program in Washington.
The Federal building legislation also
provided for acquisition of the site /
between Eas. Capitol street. Marvl a.
avenue. First and Second streets
northeast for the permanent home Of
the Supreme Cou~s which has here
tofoFe been housed In the Capitol IL.
self. Legislative preliminaries have
nj been disposed Of toward acquiring
site and erecting n new auxiliary {
House offsce building the entire rroi, !
EEK 10 cost approximately sS,aee .aea.
Purchase Completed.
During the past wear. under dtcsc-
tlon from Congress. a special commits, (
sion. CONSISTING OF Vice President /
Dawes. Speaker LongworEh and David
Lynn, architect OF the Capitol. cent
pleted ny purchase the acquisition NJ .
land between the Capitol aud Union .
Station Tor an extension Of the Capitol -,
grounds. with parkw development.
This entire area. includinS the streets /
over which the architect ~ the Capitol /
now has centred. throws liItle more
than 55 acres into the enlargement az
the Capitol sroundS \ careful study
tionally krown as a landscape at Nj
tect. has been made and recommends.
ttonS are before Congress covering t.s
Improvement ~ this
An import ant feature ~ the Capitol
Plaza development is SrINSd, new
avenue $50 fest Vile. which Is 10 run
fror Union St ton To the tnteVSec,
Tie OF Second street aud fennSyl.
vania avenue, This avenue Is author
tIed hut appropriations have not vet
been made for construction, work.
fittlnK in with >heSe improvements
around the Capitol Is the relocation
NJ the Botanic Garden, which is ~ b.
moved south of the present site, aud
for which Congress IN the cicSiuS
m ~ the wear PASSED an ap~ga-
prtatinn of $Noo 900 fOr purchase ~
the site II ing hctwe~a MARYLAND ave
nue., Canal street. First and Second
streets
Republication Certsln.
The removal et the Eotsp,e CaNien
Ia i.ar rf the general rrusrsm ~ Con
sre>s and the City haildsrS fur sn
lte>emeut Ut the ~n;tre Malt AREA
fto the 4; rttcl the tAnCS,ln Memo
rial, a CONSIDERABLE portion vi which
ho carried nut in connection With
the kedeval hulldtrs program. ten |
erat heAutiheation NJ this triangle
area immediately even before funds
are available Ter erection et the neW
buildings. Is assured @:s an a, end
nent iuSt added nv Senate commit
lee ~ the htn ter purchase ~ the Gri
angle. which directs demAiishiuk et eN-
Sttn> structures amt stad,og a. the
sanates are acquired
Another assurance that there il 10
~ na DELAY la the pvoptAS
t eeautifl