The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
ROCK CREEK PLAN
PROSPECTS BRIGHT
Project to Beautify Valley Is
Given Fresh Impetus.
DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS ACT
Dumping Near p Street Bridge VIII
Be STOPPED After April 15-Matter
to BE Thoroughly Gone over mt
Monthly Board of Trade Meeting
March s-NavaI Stores Under Fire.

With two commercial bodies hard at
work for the project and the Commis-
sioners already planning ahead to the
time when Congressional appropriation
will make possible the commencement Of
the work of beautifying Rock Creek VAL
ley, those who are pushing the plan
are in a decidedly optimistic mood With
the interest already aroused to a high
tension and a campaign for increasing
the interest already mapped out, 1t is
believed the next Congress will see the
necessity of appropriating money at least
for the commencement of the work
The Commissioners took the first step
in the campaign yesterday when they
issued an order forbidding the further
dumping Of ashes and refuse on the
public dump in Rock Creek Valley, Just
below the street bridge, after April Is.
That day, as taking the first real govern
mental action, can be set down as the
actual birthday of the Rock Creek Val
ley parking project
An extra appropriation will be required
to make possible the removal of the
dump the accumulation of thirty years.
Steam shovels and hordes Of workmen.
dummy railroads and all the accessories
of a large engineering project will be re-
quired to remove the ashes, street sweep
ings, and filth, without the removal of
which the Identification of Rock Creek
Valley would be impossible The Com
missioners say they intend to take the
matter before the next Congress in an
attempt to obtain the necessary appro-
priatiOn.
The Improvement of Rock Creek Val
ley along the lines suggested by the old
Mcmillan plan for the parking of Wash
ington, and as strongly indorsed by Presi-
dent Taft, Secretary Of the Treasury
MacYeagh, and the Washington Society
of Fine Arts, will be one Of the most i'm
portant subjects discussed at the March
meeting of the Board of Trade in the
New Willard, a week from next wednes-
day.
A special report from the committee
on parks and reservations will be sub
mitted by the chairman, Judge Charles
S. Bundy. The report viii pay particular
attention to the Rock Creek Valley
project.
Following the reading and discussion
of the report, Richard B. Watrous, a
member of the committee, and secretary
of the American Civic Association, will
deliver an illustrated lecture showing the
present conditions in Rock Greek Valley
and showing views of like valleys in other
cities after proper attention and improve
ment |
As a result Of the inEestigat ton re-
Gently carried on by the committee on /
public schools, it is expected the chair |
nan, A. B. Browne will submit a special
report as to public school conditions in |
the District
Naval Stores Under Fire.
D. S. Porter, chairman of The commit |
tee on industrial interests, viii present |
to the board the question of prohibiting |
the naval supply depots from competing |
with private enterprises in the sale of
&c. This committee is on
record as favoring the closing of the city |
oost-office on Sunday, and will recon- \
mend that the Board of Trade take simf- |
ar action, and request Postmaster Mer-
lit to issue orders carrying this measure |
nto effect at an early date
The committee on charities and correc-
ions will ask the Board to indorse the /
ollowing recommendations:
Approval of the curfew law, establish
nent of public baths, censorship of /
# amusement on Sunday, and the early |
erection near City Hall of a house of
etention for adults.
The committee on law will recommend
he preparation of a municipal code to
e prepared at public expense under ap-
,ropriation by Congress.
Other results expected of the meeting
nclude:
Approval of House bill zoos, as to re-
noval of snow from sidewalks in fire
mits of District
Prompt tuberculin test of all dairy
lerds supplying milk to the District.
Endorsement of appeal of East Wash
ngton Citizens Association against per-
nanent retention Of railroad grade cross
1gs
Disapproval Of the proposition to confer
pon the Commissioners of the District
he powers of public service commission,
nd to take away from the Interstate
commerce Commission jurisdiction over
ne street railways of the District.
A special report recommending that
he transverse seat car be used by all
ompanies for long hauls, and on SUBJ
rban lines, and as far as possible on