Evening star., 1933-06-18
Offers on Razing for Exten-
sion of Grounds to Be
Studied June 26.
81 STRUCTURES STAND
ON LIBRARY ANNEX SIDE
Commission May Meet This Week
to Consider Asking Funds for
Starting Work.

Bids will be opened within 10 days II
the Office OF David Lynn, architect o.
the Capitol, for the clearing of two
areas near the Capitol to make way fol
public Improvements.
Proposals will be opened and studied
on June 26 for tearing down properties
acquired by the Government for exten-
sion of the Capitol grounds farther west
This is part of the same project under
which an attractive parkway was re-
Gently developed between the Capitol
and Union Station.
On June 81 bids will be opened fol
tearing down the buildings on the site
bought for the proposed Library of Con-
gress Annex, bounded by Second and
Third streets and extending from the
south side of the newly-completed Fol-
ger Shakespeare Library to Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast. There are So
structures to be cleared away on the
Library annex site.
Meeting May Be Called.
The industrial recovery act, which
became a law Friday, authorizes the
President to advance from the public
works fund the amount needed to put
up the Library OF Congress Annex, upon
request of the commission having charge
Of the annex project. That commission
may meet early this week to consider
making the request The commission Is
composed Of Senator Barkley Of Ken
lucky, chairman; Senator Fess of Ohio,
Representative Keller of Illinois, Rep
Tesentative Luce OF Massachusetts and
Architect Lynn.
The Library Annex, as now planned,
f7xa f0arc ohOUa tho collar
and cover a ground area of 400 feet
from north to south and 225 feet from
east to west The central section Of
the structure would be occupied en-
tirely by additional book stacks.
The plan is to transfer to the annex
from the present building the copyright
office. branch printing Office and bind
cry. and the card division, with its col
lection of more than 75,000,000 cards.
It also would contain vault space for
the storage of moving picture films.
The annex would contain IL decks OF
book stacks, each deck having stor-
age capacity of approximately $4,000
volumes.
Exterior Design Modern.
The exterior design Of the annex Will
be modern in treatment OF Italian rem
aissance motifs, in Limestone WIN
granite base. The top floor will set
Sack as feet from the outer walls Of
the floors below. This floor Will be
occupied by special collections OF books
and reading rooms The amount that
would have to be advanced to carry the
annex project to completion Is So,o2o,-
600.
The bids to be opened June n relate
onIv to the work of clearing the site
of existing structures. When the an
mex will be started awaits the decision
of the commission in charge regarolng
the opportunity offered by the industrial
recovery act to request the funds needed
for construction work.
The other bids, to be opened June rs,
In connection with enlargement OF the
Capitol Grounds call for tearing down
the pieces Of property the Government
has bought in the area extending along
Constitution avenue from Arthur place
to Second street. and also some OF the
property on the north side OF Pennsyl-
yania avenue between First and Third
streets.
Among the structures In this area
which Architect Lynn said would be
taken down this Summer under the blos
to be opened June 26 are the Bliss
Building. the Driscoll Hotel, the OLD
Census Building, the Ventosa Apart
ments and the Winston Hotel.
In connection with this work there Is
an item in the new District approprla-
ton act, under which the widening OF
Constitution avenue can be continued
between New Jersey avenue and Sec
ond street northwest as soon as some
of the property along this stretch Is
taken down Other portions OF Consti-
tuition avenue at both ends Of this area
have been widened.