The Washington times., 1920-09-28
PLAN TO MAKE
CITY A MODEL
Supporters OF Scheme Call on
Commissioners Who Agree
to Consider Matter.
MEASURE STRONGLY BACKED
Commercial Organizations and
Citizens Associations Lend
Aid to Proposal.

A bill providing for seven more
marks and extensions OF the DIS
trict's driveways at cost OF nearly
"a 200 600. was presented to the Dis
trict Commissioners today by COM
mittee from the Board OF lrade. ,
Representative Of the ChamDer oi
Commerce, Federation Of Citlzehs
Association, and citizens assocl-
atoms not connected with the feder-
alton, were present and heartily en-
dorsed the bill.
FOLLOWS MCMILLAN PLAN.
rhi. hill is aimed to carry out the
Mcmillan Park plan for a circuit Vi
connected parks and driVeWays apou'
Washington. II the plans are e'e'
carried out this project VIII es'doi'si, !,
Washington as the city WIN one Vi
the greatest and most beautilui park
systems in the world.
The Mcmillan plan is not new put
on the contrary. So far as 1t appiies
TO the old city south of FLORIDA
avenue. il is a development and exten-
sion of the original plan of George
washington and Thomas Jefferson, as
they communicated it to Major II En-
FAINT. who laid out the city in lISo.
In presenting the report. the COM
mittee recommended that 1t De SUD
mitted to Congress. District COM
missioners Boardman, Hendrick, ana
Kutz assured the committee that the
bill would be given their very serious
consideration.
PROVISIONS OF BILL.
The bill provides for the acauintion
of the following tracts of land In the
District for parks and recreation pur-
poses:
The Patterson tract containing
S1.7s acres; estimated, cost, $42s,24o. =
The Mt Hamilton tract, containing
449 acres estimated cost. $2f0, olO.oo.
The Dean tract. containing 9.Zf
acres; estimated cost. $B34,637.50.
The Klingle Ford tract, containing
e.24 acres; estimated cost, 100000.
The tract required for the exten-
sion of Piney Branch Parkway; esti-
mated cost. S5O0.000.
Fort drive apd site of forts from
sixteenth street to Anacostfa river;
estimated cost. $4,000.
Fort drive and site of fort from
Pennsylvania avenue southwest TO
and including Fort stanton. Anacostia;
estimated cost, $4,000.
PLAN STRONGLY BACKED.
The large representation at the Dis
trict building this morning was the
first successful attempt to unite all
the civic associations in support OF
comprehensive and well understood
effort for the accomplishment Of the
Mcmillan plan.
F. G. Coldren presented the bill to
the District Commissioners. Others
who spoke were William F. GUIDE,
Evan II. Tucker, DR.. Percival Hall,
and Charles Moore.
Charles Bundy. chairman of the
committee of parks and reservations
Of the Board of Trade conducted the
hearing, introducing the speaker.
He also made a plea for more play
grounds declaring the present play
ground facilities were woefully insult
ficient."
Among those present were Major G.
F. Ridley, in charge OF public build
ings and grounds Mrs Susie Root
Rhodes, supervisor of playgrounds,
Frank p. Leitch, Arthur E. Seymour,
w. v. Cox, w. ]. Frizzell, James F.
oyster. F. l.. Marshall. jr.. and o. P.
Metzerott.
The hearing lasted for more than
two hours. Each speaker dwelled
upon the necessity of carrying out
the Mcmillan Park plan.
The Commissioners are now pre-
pairing their estimates to Congress.
The hearing was held today in an ef-
fort to get the Commissioners to in
clude these park projects in their
estimates next year