Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-16
CHANGES IN coming
PLANS TO Be URGED
Board of Trade Committee
Outlines Proposals in
Resolutions.

1 NouiHS program uIdlleu ny tnc LOHiuS
commission will be urged by the in
dustrial interests committee of the
Washington Board of Trade. This
was decided on at a meeting last
night in the board rooms. and
resolutions requesting the changes
adopted.
Support of the general principles
of the coming of the District was
pledged. however. The resolutions
urging the changes were drafted by
a special subcommittee headed by
Harry Blake.
The twelve propositions contained
in referendum No. 81 of the United
States Chamber of Commerce also
was favorably voted on by the com
mittee. The referendum declares in
favor of collective bargaining with
an industry. and also favors the open
shop principle. The referendum will
be voted On by the entire board at a
special meeting Monday afternoon.
Proposed Changes in Plans.
Changes in the tentative coming
plans as recommended by the com
mittee follow;
First. the industrial area should
be extended. with a view to accom-
modating sufficiently those interests
catering to the Washington city
population for not less than fifty (50)
years to come. As proposed on the
tentative map, the industrial areas
are now ractically all occupied with
! existing industry We are of the
| opinion that the extension should in
! clude land along all trunk line steam
| railways entering the city and along
| the river fronts generally. having in
\ mind the parking systems
! We recommend that the industrial
| area in West w a shington be extended
| northward to NJ street, except the
south side frontage on this thorough
| fare. which should remain as planned,
i for business purposes.
! Extensions Urged.
| I'VE further believe this, industrial
| area should extend over what is COM
| monty known as the 1owlands.' be-
| ing that tract of land between the B.
| & o. canal and the Potomac river
| from West Washington to Chain
| bridge. along which the B. & o.
| freight tracks now run; also along the
east side of the Anacostia river from
/ Benning to the plant of the Washing
| ton Steel and Ordnance Company on
both sides of the present railway
| tracks through this section.
The area in South Washington
south of the Pennsylvania railroad,
| indicated on tentative map as second
| commercial should be made an in
1 duStrial section, and the area extend
ed eastward at least to ~ street and
| as manufacturing industries are now
| in existence at different points in this
| territory.
along the Baltimore and Ohio and
Pennsylvania railroad lines from the
north proper provision should be
made for industrial territory not con-
| f1icting with present subdivisions.
"On the Baltimore and Ohio Metro
politan branch from Rhode Island
avenue northeast to the District line,
along which ind
tries are already located. we believe
that the industrial section should in
clude property on both sides of the
main line where sites for railroad sidings
are available without crossing existing
streets and not exceeding a distance
equivalent to three city blocks from the
main line as laid out on the proposed
system of highways in the county.
| Would Restudy Avenues.
! Second. We recommend that the
tentative CLAN providing for business
along all OF the great avenues radiat-
| ing from the city be restudied, as the
present plan to zone them for business
purposes would prevent land being built
upon for long period. We recommend
that certain points, or sections only
along these thoroughfares be designated
for business purposes at the present
| time.
Third. We recommend that in the
residential area structures be limited
| TO three stories. Ceiling heights of said
stories to be limited so that said struc-
lures snail not exceed height of forty
nve feet. We further recommend that
| IN the residential area provision be made
Tor apartment houses of more than three
stories, provided the land area is suffi-
| Gent to prevent proposed structures
| from roDbing adjacent property of light
and air. In this connection provision
should be made for such institutions as
hospitals, schools and others of various
kind.
! Fourth. We recommend that no re-
duCtion should be made in heights of
buildings now allowed under exist;na
law. 9'i'e
| Filth We recommend that the BUSH
ness area should be extended to include
| those ettered streets south of PennsyI-
vanla avenue and west of 18th street /"