Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-04
DELAYS IN PLAZA
CLEARING DECR|ED
DaIIinger and Blanton Ask
Early Demolition of Gov
eminent Hotels.

Charges that the Identification OF
the vista and approach 70 the Capitol
from Union Station Is being blocked
By the appropriations committee by
continuing. the Government hotels was
made in the House late yesterday by
Representative Dalinger. Republican,
OF Massachusetts.
He stated that he had withdrawn his
opposition 10 the item in the indie
pendent Offices appropriation bill be-
cause Of information given him by the
chairman Of that subcommittee. which
he subsequently found 10 be false. He
had been informed that the Govern
nlent cid not own al Of the land on
which these buildings stood and that
Il Was stu IN litigation He presented
letters from Assistant Attorney Cen
erzl FarnUrn and from the architect OF
the Capitol, David Lynn. in which IL
was stated that for more than q year
the Government has owned all Of the
land On which these buildings stand
Urges Early Action.
Urging Congress 10 abolish az soon as
possible The disgrace" Of having such
buildings Eigut Oh the view ri the Cap
30ol and citing the long period Of walt
:g@g - nave the Mall triangle cleaned
Up. ky. Daillnger SAID. in part,
i trust that IN the future the COM
naltDee On appropriations VIII o.. more
accurate Information. ] trust that We
snail not continue " repeat what has
been a disgrace " the National Capital
~ lne CASE y! these Government hotels
snc II TIE procedure that has been fol-
lowed with respect " the property
owned by The Government south of
Pennsylvania avenue Twenty years
fsy
insnt domain the square occupied by
Polls Thester and the four adjoining
squares between that square and the
NAL! That particular square Was never
tHL~nceo for tae erection u Govern
nlef.t buildings but Vas intended " "
uSec Is park 81 nat the White HOUSE
CyIlc ~ s5en a. me visitor goes a!nng
Pennsylvania avenue from ti!e CaplN
" tie Treasury And yet the di8Trp1
TAI lrpkllg t1g4cingA on that DTpperi )
Sill remain s,sHciag cJsfgUflng "hs'
o1gnt ~ ~ the nDet DeaulltUI aYe1u'
~ our ka,.pDa. Capital. simply DecaGa'
the Co9eYnmeE, Il csrW..2 @ogns rev
en1e from tfe tenants u! the building;
Ia question
"RoW, tae people y! the Tinted Etatrs
through their Representatives ~ Con-
gress never agtnor!zed the taxing III
TIE property between here anc n4e Tn
ion Station sno the properly soltn III
FeDnsylyania avenue tor The plfpohe u
engaging IN tue !4Vtfl business ~ On
tanning a little revenue from the mis-
eFhEle buildings mat incumIyef Lle land
That lsEd was taken over fH TIE sc!'
purpose u DesUtlfying the Cliy o
Wasningtyp, $40 IL seems ~ ne tina
the committee on appf0prlat!DiAs siap0h
not continue this practice u b9GEjn'
TIE Deautlfcstlon VI The katloua! CaDl
tsl ol the f1ifnsy ezcuSs that these U-in
pOJsfy buildings are DilnglnE some il'ih
revenue into the JreaAJTy aHG no
therefore these Temporary biliclhF
siloulo not IT. urn dDHa, uIt Dthf
eEclse that TIE Government Las DOT yt
acquired complete title ~ the land ~
winch the buildings stand being eieSTI
shown " be without the slightest io1n
cation
Representative ElantOn. ilenIDfIs
Of Jeksk a1c4Aarc sour ~ iy}A folisak ~
~ Deing h'imidated by q group q
Woman eD4y.Oyea Vi LHe OGseFhH4tL