Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-11

lion. The architect will buy up
land during the next year in
two blocks next to the new
Senate ONCE Building. Con-
gress freed $625, 900 for the
square bounded by ConStitu-
ton avenue and Second and C
streets and $965,OOO for the
block bordered by First, Second.
G and D streets NE. Apart
ments, hotels and Offices were
exempt from the ground to be
acquired. Most Of the land is
occupied by low-grade row
houses. Temporarily, at least,
the sites are to be used for
parking.
Old Senate Once Building
COOling-$137, 900. This Is a
recess job Of the architect. Re-
building of four central air
conditioning units should be
completed by the beginning Of
the next session.
HOUSE
Third House Office Building
-$66.5 million. To serve four
times as many lawmakers as
the new Senate ONCE, this
structure is slated to be occu-
pied by 1862. It will be shaped
like an H, with q broad side
fronting on Independence ave-
niue, Just west of the new House
ONCE Building. Therell be
room for 1859 House members,
eight committees, Is subcom-
mitteeS and 81 staff quarters.
Three contracts have been
let. The first for $1.3 million
to the Gunnell Construction
Co. is to realign Tiber Greek
and lay some foundations
Completion date is October Is
j The second for $6.6 million
to the McClosky Construction
Co. calls for excavation, brac-
ing and foundation piles. Work
is about 10 per cent completed.
Target date is April, 1860.
Bethlehem Steel won the
third $50 million contract for
furnishing. delivering and
erecting structural steel. Beth
lehem has 270 days to finish
work after Mr.. Stewart gives
notice to proceed. That word
awaits completion of shop
drawings by the contractor.
Garage --$1.2 million Kirk
Lindsey. Inc, began work last
January on the 300-car under
ground garage below the Ole
House Office Building court
yard. Completion is scheduled
for December. House members
may enter through a C street
ramp and park in stalls on any
one of the three levels. Nov
only IS House members have
parking space in the Legislative
garage, which provides room
for one car for each Senator.
Cafeteria-$s39, 900. This i,
a remodeling job on the cafe.
terra liz the courtyard of thu
J new House Office Building
Contractors Irons & Reynolds
, expect the half finished lunch
: room to be ready for service
, December /. Capitol Hill EN-
! ployes will serve themselves
? Seating capacity is to be $50.
|, CAPITOL GROUNDS
: Botanic Gardens - $587, 900
: The dowdy old greenhouses be,
! tween Second and Third street,
: and Maryland and Independ
ence avenues S.W. are to b.
: RACED. Potted plants will b.
moved to the Poplar Poin
Nursery, beside the South Cap,
itol Street Bridge. There al
ready are eight greenhouses il
operation at Poplar Point. Tit
gardens are to collect and grow
products Of this and other coun,
tries for exhibition. Also, the,
furnish a flow of plants to Hill
Offices and hearing rooms.
This is a nine-onth job, nov
in planning stages.
Observation-Disclosures Par
Of the Botanic Gardens, tn,
Conservatory is the chief dis,
play room for unusual plants
It will remain at Maryland
avenue and First street NV
Repairs are planned through
next year on the roof, Ston,
brick work and the electrical
system.
Taft MemOriaI-$1 million
Privately raised funds f1nanceC
this 1l0-foot shaft in memor!
of the late Republican Senator
Of Ohio. The monument O
granite and marble is up. 4
bronze statue of the formel
MIR. Republican and a 27-bel
carlton from France are beinl
installed on HANDICAPPED grounds
northwest of the Capitol.
Power Plant-$6.5 million
Expansion will furnish steam
and air conditioning for tn,
third House Office Building
and is not expected to be fin.
ished before 1862. Congress
freed S75n. 600 for work las