Evening star., 1928-06-03
TREASURY TO PLAN
FUTURE BUILDINGS
win Hire Architects at Once
to Prepare Drawings
for Developments.

New homes for the Department oi
Labor. Department of Justice. Inter
state Commerce Commission and other
independent establishments of the Gov
ernment have been placed next in line
on the great Federal building program
The Treasury Department has just
obtained III the second efficiency act
an appropriation of S2l0,o00, which
viii be used to employ outside private
architects to prepare preliminary draw
4ngs an6 estimates. Acting SupsrviS-
Ing Architect James A. Wetmore has
named the above mentioned depart
ments and establishments as subjects
for study and preparation Of estimates.
Congress granted the appropriation, and
il is uTli~ stood the Treasury will move
shortly to obtain the architects serv-
ices.
The work, which will be done by the
additional outside professional arcni-
tects. who are not now III the Govern
ment'S employ, will mainly IN the oi-
rection Of preparing the gfounoWork
for estimates which VIII be submitted
TO Congress later for the construction
Of the buildings in question. So far.
Congress has not authorized the con-
struction of these structures. but has
authorized the so-called great triangle
building program and the Treasury is
thus setting about to prepare for work
far into the future.
Big Projects Under Way.
For the immediate future, several
great construction projects viii occupy
the attention and appropriation now
available for actual building operations
E@ne uGE
and appropriated for construction OF
several projects here, such as the De-
partment Of Commerce, SIT. .5G0, 900. on
the site of which three steam shovels
are at work: the Internal Revenue
Building, $I0.000.000, for which con-
tract Is about to be let for foundations;
the Department Of Agriculture, on the
administration building Of which con-
tractors are already proceeding with
actual construction Other projects On
the list with appropriations include the
Agricultural extension building To be
erected across B street southwest from
the Department Of Agriculture admins
trsEion building: new building for the
Government Printing ONCE: and the
great Archives Building, which is to go
On site Immediately west Of Center
Market Condemnation proceedings
have been ordered on the Archives site.
But the preliminary plans for Labor.
Justice. Interstate Commerce Comnis-
sion, and other establishments looks
beyond actual authorizations TO the
future SO that accurate estimates car
be submitted, 4 was explained TO tha
House committee By Mr.. Wetmore
The appropriation obtained, Mr. Wet
here EXPLAINED. lis the amount con-
Edered necessary il order TO properly
lereiop the studies Of buildings that are
b snticsatlon for the triangle. and 1t
tz6ers from cur present appropriation
Fem in that Il would allow work TO BE-
fone On plans for buildings not yet
authorized BY Congress.
Whole Development Laid Out
The whole public building develop
flsnt Of the triangle has been laid out,
and ] presume you have all seen II, a.
& has been approved By the Public
Binding Commission. as far as it
bare any authority. but cnIy q few Of
the buildings have been authorized.
Naturally when We undertake to
Develop q scheme of that kind one
building has its relation 10 another
building arch5tectarally. and in crder
70 facilitate the work on the buildings
which have been authorized. 1t Is uec-
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70 whatever would be constructed later
n the triangle. and more particularly
20 enable the department., when the
next program for the Ctr Of Washing
ten comes along, 10 make estimates
that VIII be reliable. The Secretary
thndrew W. Melioul feels We ought
70 50 70 the extent of having what We
would cali the preliminary drawings
and estimates prepared. 50 as 70 make
them q bass for reasonably accurate
estimate Of the cost OF the future
buildings.
we thought the next buildings 10
De authorized would be these for the
Departments Of Labor ard Justice, then
the independent establishments.
rs2as Is simply looking into the
future 50 that We may develop properly
Ns1zt Ee have IN mind now and at the
same tine keep the triangle develop
xaenE Sn lsae. Whatever is done IN tf1ss
triangle should be done with great
care. II means the future beauty Of
washington and DO mistakes should BE-
mace about IT,
New Market Planned.
IL the general plan for the triangle
apsgcVe1 by tfae Public Buildings Com
nsaAGsass tsae new Department og Labor
III De s0oa1e6 facing n street between
Thirteenth ard Fourteenth where ttaa
POTOMAC Elecrytc Power Co plant new
u, Efae Interstate Commerce Commission
Wola1 fsce y sgrees between Twelfth
aSaa InaEsGsatn, and the Department OF
ysssEsee would BE- located on the site OF
Center AaTket.
Center LaYEet would have ceased To
gp@Fase Under q resolution Dy Senator
ffKoog, chairman o1 ts4e Public Eul.0-
ssags Commission, 0sg End after January
y As%s. TIE measure PASSED the Gem
asEt DBL &C sot pA8s tie House. Pirate
capital s interested an building a new
ses4Eg s4aFket 10 the Gowntown area,
gat Iee4s xa&t re Enaoot resolution Is
HSo Sssofy Z notice 70 more.
ARE leT Department Of Commerce
Esss41shg IL being erected between Foar-
ssegsgn anc Fifteenth Il aga1 z streets
sfa1 ne Internal geTeEue Euil6.1g BE-
t@esn 1ente3 ard Twelfth, q ard G