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We have had restored by a Commission of Fine Arts, at the instance of a committee of the Senate, the original plan of the French engineer L'Enfant for the city of Washington, and we know with great certainty the course which the improvement of Washington should take.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Taft discusses the restoration of Washington's original city plan and its future improvements.

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