Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-26

unfailing faith" to see Americas Capt.
tai City "the most beautiful city in the
world"
The realization OF this desire and
faith is near at hand" ne declared.
Glad Appropriation Failed.
Recalling that the late Senator Hey
burn and himself Fl years ago had
thought the time had arrived to pur-
chase the privately owned land in the
triangle to make 1t the center of the
Nations activities, Senator Smoot said
an appropriation OF $l0,000.000 vas ask
ed for the purchase. but he was glad 1t
had failed, for II we hand succeeded"
he said. I'VE would never have had any
thing to compare with the plans now
fully under way"
"A 5000. 900 appropriation in 1905"
he said, rs fairly comparable with
5000, 900 900 today, the amount that viii
be required TO complete the present tri-
angle building program"
Explaining the broad outlines of the
program, Senator Smoot said Congress
has already authorized $4,000, 600 for
public buildings in the District of Co.
lumbia or this amount" he contin-
ued, "$50, 900 900 is to be used for co.,
struction of buildings and SIS, 600, 600
for the acquisition of land on which
these buildings are to be erected. Most
OF this latter sum will be spent In ac-
curing land in the So-called triangle
area, extending along Pennsylvania ave-
nue. from Fifteenth street to the Capt.
toll, and bounded on the south side by
the Mall. The former sum of $50, 0oO,-
600 will include a site which has al
ready been purchased for the Supreme
Court Building, facing the Capitol and
extending along East Capitol street, COW
ering an area approximatmg that of the
Congressional Library. on the south side
OF the street. A commission, Of which
the Chief Justice is chairman, is now
securing design for the building"
Blocks Involved.
Concerning the acquisition OF sites,
Senator Smoot reported that there are
23 blocks involved, and Of this number
four have been purchased. nine are now
IN process OF condemnation and con-
domination proceedings will be started
for six within the next month. This
leaves" he said, only four blocks yet
to be appropriated for, and 1t is expect
ed that shortly after the next regular
session OF Congress convenes an appro-
preparation will be made to complete
the purchase OF the land In question"
The construction program was out
lined by Senator Smoot, who said that
under the 350.000000 authorization
$4,000, 900 viii be expended for con-
sttuction, the balance TO be expended
| for sites for certain of these projects.
Some OF this work, Senator Smoot
| explained, was already under way. in
| GLIDING the Department OF Agriculture,
! where an administration building is
| being built at cost of 81. 900 600 This
department, the Senator explained, will
also have another building. to be con-
! structed shortly on the south side OF the
+ administration building.
| An extension TO the Government
| Printing Once, the speaker said, would
be made at n cost Of $l.25O, 600 and a
/ beautiful building" for the Internal
Revenue Bureau. he reported. was being
expected to be completed In little over
/ two years.
Will Be ! zoe Feet Long.
The Department of Commerce Build
/ ing. now under construction, and TO cost
SIT SOC, 900, Senator SmoOt characterize
ed as the largest building that will be
constructed In the Triangle area, and
will be over 1000 feet In length along
Fifteenth street and will extend from
the Mall TO Pennsylvania avenue and
/ Fourteenth street
An Archives Building Senator
Smoot continued, has been authorized
at limit OF cost OF $8.750 900. This will
be one of the most important buildings
in the triangle group. 1t will house the
archives and valuable records of the
Government which are now scattered
in many buildings, some of which are
not fireproof.
Designs are being made" said the
Senator. for other buildings In the
triangle group. for. the Departments o.
Justice and Labor and the Interstate