Report of the Federal Plan Commission on a General Plan for the Cities of Ottawa and Hull (Holt Report)

158 pages. 30.5 cm. Reddish cloth with gilt vignette and lettering to front cover. Gilt lettering at bottom of cover "The Hon. Albert Edward Kemp". Illustrated with 29 folded plans & drawings, some color). The Commissioners: Sir Herbert S. Holt, Chairman, Sir Alexandre Lacoste, R. Home Smith, Frank Darling, Mayor of Ottawa, Mayor of Hull Reports concludes "that the future improvements in the area about the Capital at Ottawa and Hull should not be attempted without first establishing a Federal district and securing for the Federal authority some control of local government". First attempt at making Ottawa-Hull a Federal District like Washington D.C. A tight, bright book.