Evening star., 1933-03-19
Synken Pool and 'vehicuiar
Ramp Expected to Be
Approved.
DESIGN IS PRESENTED
BY CONSULTANTS' CHIEF
Edward H. Bennett, Chairman Of
Board, Declares Action Necessary
With Construction Under Way.

Inc 0te9t pans 1of tho oevelOpmeot
Of the grand plaza Of the Federal build
ing triangle were shown here last night
BY Edward H. Bennett, chairman Of the
Treasury Board Of Architectural Con-
sultants. after he had presented them
to the Fine Arts Commission.
While formal action on the plan has
not yet been taken, indications are, Mr..
Bennett said. that the design viii be
accepted by the commission. The de-
sign for the grand plaza Is the creation
Of Mr.. Bennett's Chicago. architectural
nrm OF Bennett, Parsons q Frost.
The design. the features Of which
embrace . sllnken rejecting pool
undestgnated memorial, has been worked
out in scale model In Mr.. Bennett's
once and he displayed photographs Of
that model as well Is It's plans to the
Fine Arts Commission.
Planning Imperative.
Working out Of the courts future de-
velopment at this time. It was explained,
was necessitatsd by the advance made
In actual construction Of the Labor De-
partment building. : A 'vehicular ramp
into that structures basement has TO
be planned now, Mr.. Bennett explained,
ana that ramp had to Be 20 desimed
that 1t would blend into the entire
scheme Of the Man deyeloument.
The grand plaza VIII be rectangular.
it, axis running east and west between
the niche" IN the Post Once Depart
ment building and the Commerce De-
partment building. The plaza VIII be
considerably more than 500 feet wide
and 1t Will be the center Of interest Of
the entire triangular DEVELOPMENT.
The Post Once niche" now Is tax.
ing shape with the placement Of ma
sonry on the steel frame of the build.
ing. Into this "niche"-which, Mr..
Bennett points out, i Of such great
proportions Is to suffer under the term
OF "niche"-the plans call for the erec-
tlon OF . memorial What this me-
mortal will be has not been determined,
but one proposal Is to designate It
as Communication Memorial In sa-
lutte to the postal service.t It may take
the form OF large ststue q Il may
pe shaft-type Of mouHnent. II .
statue is decided upon, the f1gire would
be symbolical rather than Q sculptured
likeness Of any Individual. The fi9-
ure would be Of heroic dimensions. II
q shaft Is chosen, its height win be
slightly greater. than the Post Once
Department Building roof ridge.
Trees T. Flank PsoL =
A .vehicular drive win pass north and
south In front Of this memorial and
five feet below the Level. Of this drive
VIII be the plane into which the re-
necttng pool VIII be constructed. Flank
ing this pool On both the north and
analkh RidHl vyfN - y>nvk ~r>>. "a 49,
Of huge trees. These trees WIN be
Moline elms or horse chestnut or oome
similar large growth trees. The ramp
to the Labor Department basement viii
Be entered from fourteefth street and
the opening WIN: be screened BY the
southern bank Of trees.. It will be con-
structed between this tree bank and
q park area Of hedge and smaller trees
which, in turn, VIII be separated from
the Labor Building BY, an esst-and-
west vehicular drive, under which the
ramp will turn into the Labor Buildiug.
At the west end Of the rejecting pool
along the east side. of Fourteenth
street viii be-. the straus Memorial.
which was designed by, John Russell
Pope and which already: has been ap-
proved by the Fine AIts Commission.
This memorial, to- the late Oscar 8.
Straus, former Secretary .of Commerce
and Labor, win be- IN the form Of .
fountain.
Besides the Labor Department Build.
ing, the grand plaza win be hemmed in
ON the south BY the Government Au-
ditorium and the ,1nterstate Commerce
Commission Building. = The District
Building and the Southern Railway
Building will be the northern boundary
for some time. - {, -