Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23
TOY CITY TO SHOW
PLAN Of TRIANGLE
Two Sets of Bids in Federal
Construction Work to
!. Be Opened Here.

The Governments great building pro-
gram here. which is making steady
progress, will move forward in two i'm
portant points this week, with the open
ing of two sets of bids.
Tomorrow afternoon the supervising
architect of the Treasury, James a.
wetmore, will open bids for construc-
ton of a model for the entire Federal
triangle, This will be virtually toy
CITY. IS feet in length. done in either
plaster or cardboard. and representing
in miniature. with colors, the dream OF
the architects and city planners who
have envisioned this city as one OF the
most beautiful in the world.
Bids will be opened Tuesday after
noon for the huge task OF driving pliing
and construction OF f0undatlon 10Y
the Department of Commerce Building,
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth, 3
and E streets.
Advice From Architects.
Other important developments in the
program include the recent action OF
the Public Buildings Commission, au-
thorizing the condemnation OF 1our
more squares of property in the triangle
bv the American Institute Of Architects.
asking private constructors to LOOK to-
ward development Of Pennsylvania
avenue as one OF the great avenues OF
the world.
TIE action of the Public Buildings
Commission. authorizing acquisition by
condemnation of all land between
Twelfth and Thirteenth, street and
Pennsylvania avenue, will bring into
public ownership a large proportion OF
the entife triangle. The remainder OF
the triangle is to be acquired later.
NEGOTIATIONS are understood to be I'M
der way for several pieces Of property
in addition to those ordered condemned.
The squares between Twelfth and Ihlr-
teenth streets are for site OF the IN
dependent Offices Building and the In
terstate Commerce Building.
A map of the entire area. brought up
&o-date showing the land owned by the
Government. the land under condein-
nation. land to be acquired and the
location of building projects now under
way is printed in The Star today and
shows the progress being made in the
program. for which Congress has APP
propriated S75,000,000 here
The architects resolutions concern
ing the development of Pennsylvania
avenue were made public last night oy
E. c.. Kemper executive secretary OF
the institute, in a letter addressed TO
William Partridge, consulting architect
of the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission.
Copies Distributed.
Copies of the resolution will be sent
to the Zoning Commission. the Com
y%1fc Of RTCfriHf
missioners and others interested in the
development of the Capital.
1.-THE attention of the American
people" is directed by the executive
committee of the institute ito the dis
tinguished program now under way for
the development of the National Capt.
tai in the manner conceived by Presi-
dent Washington and his advisers, and
formulated in definite plans by Maj.
LEnfant.
among the major elements of this
program" says the resolution, "are the
erection of Federal buildings on the
south side of Pennsylvania avenue from
the Capitol to the Treasury Building,
construction of which has begun. and
the plans for a municipal group to oc-
cupy a portion of the north side.
'sTo insure the completion of this
thoroughfare as one of the greatest
avenues of the world capitals, the full
est cooperation on the part of the
owners of private property fronting on
the remaining portion Of the north side
Of Pennsylvania avenue is imperative.
'sThe executive committee of the
American Institute of Architects there
fore expresses the hope that, in The
interest of American art, the owners
of all such property be guided in its de-
velepment by seeking the advice and
counsel of the Federal and District
agencies concerned with the program
for public construction, to the end that
all individual construction on Pennsyl-
vania avenue shall take its place as an
integral part of a harmonious whole