Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-07
|!D|ANPROVE THE CITY
Board of Trade Committees
Make Recommendations.
FoR,BETT1ER WATER FRONT
Purchase of Land Near Connecticut
Avenue Bridge Advised.
PROPOSE PUBLIC GOLF GROUND
Establishment of Course Near Wash
ington Monument Is Suggested
During the Meeting.


Many important projects for the i'm
provement of Washington were Endorsed
| by the Washington Board of Trade at
meeting last night III the New Willard
Hotel. The recommendations embodied in
the annual reports of seven standing
committees were discussed and passed
upon with few changes. The chairmen
of the committees personally explained
their recommendations to the board meet
ing which was well attended. despite the
stormy weather.
There were several suggestions for i'm
provements not planned by the commit
tees. which were referred by the board to
1.-THE appropriate committees for considera-
ton. Among these We're plans for the es-
Establishment of public golf course on the
Monument grounds. submitted by Dr.
Thomas II. Williams: for a new house of
detention. submitted by w. II. Singleton:
for the erection of high school, business
high school and technical high school in
East Washington, submitted by T. w.
Smith: for the same pay to teachers in
the normal and manual training schools
as is given the teachers in the high
schools, submittedsKy W H.. Singleton
For More Beautiful City.
George Oakley Totten, jr.. chairman OF
the committee on municipal art, in sub
hitting the recommendations of his COM
mittee, said that Neutrality-suspicious. had
much to be thankful for because the city
had been so well planned at its start. He
added. however, that there was much to
he done to make 1t a more beautiful city.
The admirable work done in Potomac
Park" said Mr.. Totten, shows. what can
be accomplished for the beauty and
healthfulness of the city by the. reclaDla-
ton of the Potomac aud Anacostia fats.
The effective treatment of Rock creek
within the parks suggests the solution of
the questio. in regard to the rest OF its
course TO the river.
The crowding of buildings about the
approaches to Connecticut Avenue bridge
furnishes its lesson in the way of bau
example and teaches the need OF purchas-
ing not only the ground on which "a
bridge is to be built. but also the land
that will guard its beauty.
"A notable beginning has been made in
the appropriation by Congress at the last
session for docks and wharves and for
the Improvement of the river front. Inc
results of the vast sums spent IN TINS
way by European cities show that Simply
from business point of view money
thus expended yields very great returns.
Washington may well study the Wolh
done in Antwerp. city that has reauZeQ
two of the best civic ideals OF a river
cfty-a competent system Of docks, and a
system of waterfront recreation places.
The. Noise Evil. = -
"1n Washington the evil of noise is less
than in most cities. but even here it is too
great and is largely unnecessary lrrltat-
ing noises, ugly sights, bad smells. dusty
and. muddy streets and ill-ventiiated
buildings all tend to lower not only tine
bappiness hut the efficiency Of the popu-
latiOn. =.
a recommendation which had been IN,
Guided in the report OF the PARKS anu
reservations committee urging that~Coh
gress purchase property lying between
Massachusetts avenue and Rock Creek
Park as an addition to the PARK, Wa
stricken out 1t was announced tnat
mans for laying out a new subdivision
On this property had been made, that
the owners of the property had syndicated
il. and that the management OF the prop
erty was in the hands OF Charles y. Ben,
president of the American Security ana
Trust COMPANY. and A. II. Plum, as trus-
tees The parking and preliminary work
on the new subdivision will call for an
expenditure of $4,000, it was said.
Recommendations Of Committees.
The recommendations of the committees
approved are as follows:
Bridges. A. r. Server, chairman-For
the 6 street bridge and the open valley
treatment of Rock creek; replacing the
Calvert Street bridge. and an appropria-
ton of $1,000 therefor; proper safeguard
ing of approaches and surroundings OF. the
Connecticut Avenue bridge and other SIM
liar structures empowering, II necessary.
the officers of the District to prevent the
future erection in that vicinity of any
such structures as will defraet from the
natural beauty Of the locality and the
appearance of these two bridges; appro-
priat ton of 5000 for replacing the bridge
across Klingle ford, on Connecticut ave-
nue. extended; memorial bridge across
the Potomac; strong support for this pat
riotic project recommended; appropriation
TO construct a viaduct over the railroad
tracks crossing Benning road.
Municipal art, George Oakley Totten,
jr., chairman-A competent system of
docks and system of waterfront rec
reation places: purchase of land for adj
ditional parks and for approaches to
bridges; filling in of the old James Creek
canal Improvement of Rock creek to the
river; construction Of an aviation field.
For Potomac Park Development.
Parks and reservations, Charles S.