Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
Rapid Progress Is Expected
Toward Good Showing at
Big Washington Event.
COSTLY BUILDINGS ADDED
TO LANDSCAPE PROJECTS
Extension Of Capitol Grounds to
Union Station Has Been in Pub.
lie Mind Two Decades.

Rapid progress is expected during the
next year on group of Federal i'm
provement projects In the area sur
rounding the Capitol Building, includ.
ing enlargement of the Capitol grounds,
relocation of the Botanic Gardens, be-
ginning of the United States Supreme
Court Building and the new House Of
flee Building.
David Lynn, Capitol architect, who
has supervision over these undertake
ingS, prepared a statement yesterday
showing that Congress has made avail
able for expenditure during 1881 on i'm
provements under his direction, $12,-
FOG, 558.08, and that additional appro-
priations to be made later will result in
total outlay of $35,000,O00 on these
projects by the end of 1888. Every
effort will be made to complete as much
of this program as possible for the
George Washington Bicentennial in
1882.
Extension Of Capitol Grounds.
For extending the Capitol Grounds
to Union Station, an Improvement
looked forward to for a score of years,
Mr.. Lynn has available $4,763, 1893, of
which about 100000 is for addi-
tional land west of the original plaza,
and the balance for the Identification
of the entire area.
Another step in the carrying out of
this project will be taken this week,
when the firm Of S. M. Osborn g. Co.
Of Perryville, Md, b.gins tearing down
the last group of wartime Govern
ment hotels directly in front of the
Station, together with the heating
plant and laundry near New Jersey
avenue and c street,
The plaza improvement, including q
new avenue running diagonally from
Union Station to Pennsylvania avenue
between second and Third streets, will
be completed in 1892, Mr.. Lynn pre-
dicted.
Once Building Approach.
the Senate ONCE Building, to fit In
with the plaza project, Mr.. Lynn has
$500,0O0 available and plans to COM
plete this work within the year.
The total cost Of the new House Of
flee Building, including the site, Is esti-
mated at $1,000, 900, of which $2,347,-
654.90 Is available for expenditure in
1891. The greater part of the balance
Is expected to be asked for in the COM
ing year, and Mr.. Lynn expects this
project to be completed in two years.
waiting Is under way. The new House
ONCE Building Is to be on the south
Of the Capitol, just west of the present
office building.
The Supreme Court Building, to be
erected between First and Second
streets. East Capitol and Maryland ave-
nue., will cost $9,740, 900, of which ST.
100000 Is available for 1881. The site,
costing s1,758,74l, was acquired some
time ago, and the work of clearing it
has begun. Approximately $5,250,O00
will be asked for to continue the build
ing next year.
Botanic Gardens.
For enlarging and relocating the
Botanic Gardens, on the squares from
Maryland avenue to Canal street, First
and Second streets, the architect OF
the Capitol has the following sums: For
the site, $1,000, 1909; for conservatory
buildings. 100000 and for relocating
the fountain, $1,000. The authorized
cost of the Conservatives is $876. 1898,
the balance of which will be asked for
at the next session. It Is planned to
complete this project next year. When
the Botanic Gardens have been re-
located to the southwark, the existing
gardens facing on Pennsylvania avenue
will become part Of the Mall park de-
velopment.
For expansion of the Library of
Congress, $600,000 has been appropri-
ated to buy property east of the library
building, and $4,000 is available to pre-
pare preliminary plans for an additional
library structure. Congress has author
lied $6,500, 900 for the library building
program, and an initial appropriation
under the authorization will be sought
at the coming session.
For reconstruction of the Senate wing
Of the Capitol there is $459 ,502.79 avail
able, but it Is not the intention to ex-
pend this appropriation in 1881, the
work having been temporarily deferred
For equipment and new steam lines
from the Capitol power plant to the
new buildings, Mr.. Lynn has a fund
Of $716,316.71.
In addition to these large projects,
there Is appropriated under the archi-
tect of the Capitol for maintenance, re-
pair and improvements for the build
ings under his care, including the con-
gressional group, the Columbia Hospital,
the District Supreme Court Building,
Court of Appeals Building and Court of
Claims, 81, 482,00