Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
BUILDING PROGRAM
PUSHED BY SMOOT
Senator ForeSees Progress
Between Now and Year
T of Celebration, 1882.

The interval between now and 1882
the year of the George Washington bi.
centennial observance, will be marked
by substantial progress on the Federal
Governments building program in the
area south of PENNSYLVANIA avenue, IN
the opinion of Senator Smoot. Repuh-
lican. of Utah. chairman of the Public
Buildings Commission.
Discussing the probable rate OF prog
resS on the triangle plan Yesterday
Senator Snaoot said it is hoped 10 have
the Internal Revenue Building, the inn
posinr new structure for the Depart
Fnent of Commerce and the Archives
Building on the road toward completion
by 1880, In the meanwhile, he said,
mans will be going forward for the new
buildings for the Departments OF LABOR
and Justice in the triangle north OF the
Mall and for the central portion OF the
Department of Agriculture on the south
side Of the Mall
II is possible. he indicated, that these
six projects on the building program
viii be finished, or nearing completion,
by 1882.
Station Work Pushed.
Senator Suaoot also expressed conf
Sence Yesterday that before 1882 Soe
contemplated improvement OF Union
Station Plaza into an attractive extern
sion Of the Capitol grounds. ano q Mt
ting gateway to the city, will be wei on
the way to realization. The house. JUST
before adjournment, passed the OH au-
taoriEtnr the plaza improvement al
rost If between $4,000. 900 and $5,oOO,-
mo and Senator Smoot said he believes
the Senate viii act on IT at the next
session.
These predictions by Senator Smoot
came on the heels of assurance given
q few DAYS ago by Senator Tess Re.
r,uhitcsn of Ohio. and vice chairman OF
the Bicentennial Commission, that the
memorial boulevard to Mount vernon
would be pushed 10 completion IN TIME
for the two hundredth anniversary OF
the birth Of George Washington. since
the highway is to be the permanent me-
mortal of the event.
MANS for its Capital City that will be
taking on cefnite shape in the next
few years.
B Street To Be Widened.
One of these is the Arlington Memo
rial Bridge, now in course OF conStruc-
ton, from the Virginia end OF which
the proposed boulevard to Mount YER
non viii start From the washington
enc Oh LIE OtAGSC - SNAINN a. -
widened into prominent boulevard 10
the Capitol, forming one OF the SIDES
Of the triangle in which the Federal
buildings viii be grouped.
Another is the relocation OF the b.
tanic Garden by taking in the area
between First and Second. Maryland
avenue and Canal street, at the east
end of the triangle layout. This plan
contemplates Encouragement OF the
present garden to complete the Mail
plan. Congress has appropriated $780,
600 to begin acquisition Of the Botanic
Garden land.
The sites for two of the triangle
Buildings are being cleared and made
ready for the beginning Of construc-
ton, Commerce. between Fourteenth,
Fifteenth, E and B streets, and Inter-
nal Revenue, between B, c, Tenth and
Twelfth streets. The other triangle
buildings mentioned yesterday by Sena-
Sor Smoot as scheduled for attention
next are listed on the general layout
as follows: Archives, in the center OF
the area between Ninth. Tenth, q
street and Pennsylvania avenue, with
space left for future building to be
placed around II; Labor, 3 street be-
tween Fourteenth and Thirteenth
streets. and Justice, on the site of Gen.
ter Market