The Washington times., 1912-12-03
NEED Of PUBLIC >,
!. SERVICE BOARD
!. WARMLY URGED
Commission Report Advo-
/ Gates This As Most I'M
portant Legislation.
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s,ooiT. Tnere - no pIospec. wnat.
ever OF the payment Oh tnIs uomciency
IN the absence OF an appIopr1auom oy
Congress or statutory provision a.'hor-
'sins new sources OF revenue. -
The acquisition for park purposes Of
Kiinsie Ford Valley. riney, branch
Parkway and Mt. Hamilton PARK 10
recommended. In the klingle Ford Val.
Icy 1t Is proposed to condemn 80 acres
Of land lying on both sides Of connecti.
cut avenue along Klingle road from
woodley road to Rock Creek park at
an estimated cost Of $4,000. Unless
this land Is acquired at an early date.
the Commissioners say. improvements
which are being rapidly made In this
vicinity will require that It be graded
for building purposes and then this
hs.ut,smI nark Area vii, become a dunn
untm ID hheo suinc,en's " 'eAe IL
available for building lots.
Pricea Are IumpinR.
N. Hamilton Park Is located on the
'ensSu. ,a,nr nasS..n. ,oAa ",r". Th" a..,ns,.s @
coat of its ACQUISITION ia sso 0oo This
mark 4. one Of the chain OF parks rec.
omended bv the Mcmillan Park Com.
mission. There 10 at present no park
In the northeastern section Of the Dis
trict. and, unless the land Is speedily
acquired. It 10 stated. the price will be
prohibitive.
The Piney Branch Valley Park in
cludes the valley Of Piney Branch be-
tween Sixteenth stree, and Georgia ave-
nue.. The estimated cost OF this nro)ect
10 $12,oO. and the area 10 Dc CON-
demned is forty-two acres. :.
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provide for unity of control, 4 IS again
urged that Congress-, without further
loss Of time, provide for the transfer
OF the Washington aaueduct, the fl
from The control NJ the War Denar RI.
msnt TO the commissioners.
GRADE Crosslng FIans.
Abolishment Of all dangerous grade
crossings In the District. as was done
within the city limits, is urgui.
Attention Is directed toward the ne.
cessitv of an additional pool at the
bathing beach and consideration. II 4,
.aid wou,d hs given Tho ,.cor,m.nao- :
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put IN AL the p'aygrouhos. Additional
appropriations to permit Of the beach
being open from Nav 20 until fhe mid.
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"0 u oeP'e""eF 10 leeo,n"enueo.
Tho growth OF the Public Library ID
commended.
Necd Of transport ation m RocL c,r.oL
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rs!A III again emphasized. AT present
.ns 'ov" .ss,",a. %.'on,e .h,o company Is operat,
y3oct r.reek p.rr. ~. C.rS,1..,
ar, .ov .ho. nil. ..,. T., ~ -
the ri9ht Sirection thev hei;.vs
the street railway extension Heretofore
recommended on Kennedy street from
r'ouIteentn street to and into the park
i.r;on p''''ueo ny Poper 'es's'
"ouIo Vwn ketuse Plants.
The Commissioners again Recommend
tnat an appropriation Of $4,000 be mad,
ior investigating and reporting on tn,
collection and disposal Of city refuse
including the const ruction ~ di.no,o