Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-11
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this zone practically bounded on the
north by II street, on the east ny
18th street, on the south by F street
and on the west by 22d street with
few possible exceptions residence
section of the city. what business
is there now can be allowed TO re-
main and gradually removed as op-
portunity offers.
"pennsv1vania avenue on both sides
should be reserved for business, ana
is sufficient for that purpose for TINS
part of the city. We can, however
see no reason or necessity LOT oe-
voting whole squares which happen
to border on pennsylvania avenue "
business purposes.
1.-THE remaining part of this section,
roughly speaking, that part west OF 22nd
street and south of F street, win tne
exception of certain parts IN the neign-
borhood of Washington Circle, is ana al
ways has been one OF the most nes.ee.e '
parts of the city. In our opinion 1t con-
stitutes a fertile field for the work OF the
coming commission"
The committee also objected to any
interference with the height OF buid-
ings by the coming commission, Suggest
ing that the height restrictions be !e1t
as fixed by Congress, on the ground that
further regulation would retard the con-
sfruction of much needed office build
ings and hotels.
Fear Increased Rentals.
1--WE feel it will result in further
lessening of land values and increase
in rentals" said the report. 1.-The cheap
ening of the class of construction ana
a deterioration in building manage.
ment. With the rapid development OF
Connecticut avenue into retail district,
we feel that that 5strest should have the
benefit Of the whole. legal height
Protest against height restrictions
on Connecticut avenue also were
voiced before theff commission py
Snowden Ashford. who said he was
Interested in property on the west
side of Farragut Square between 1
and K streets. He said that north
and south of that block the height
restriction was 40 feet, but in the
block in question it was only eighty
five feet. Commissioner kutz prom
ised that the commission would give
the objection careful consideration.
Mr.. Ashford also objected to the
regulation requiring side yard for
apartment houses, saving that 1t al
lowed no latitude in planning a
building, and that the same object
might be accomplished by interior
courts.
THE side yard requirement will
give rise to some embarrassment" he
said, las one hardly wants to look
into the window of a neighbor's bed
room or bathroom ten feet distant"
Court Presents Same Situation.
Il do not see that it would be more
| embarrassing to look into bedrooms
or bathrooms across a side yard than
across an interior court" parried
Commissioner BrownloW.
But in constructing an interior
| court the windows can be SO placed
that they do not come opposite each
other" Mr.. Ashford said.
They can, but they do not always
do it," Mr. Brownlow replied.
E. J. McQuade, cashier of the Lib
erty National Bank, also protested
against the height restrictions on
Connecticut avenue and Farragut
square He said that if the CONNER
cial Club decided to build a new club
house ON it's present location, or If a
hotel were put up there as has been
suggested, one front would be limited
| to height of eighty-five feet, and
the other might go up ITO. He sug-
gested the latter height as the ideal
one, and said buildings 40 feet high
should be allowed all along Connecti-
| cut avenue from H street to Dupont
, Circle.
Recon- mendatiOn Filed.
| The committee for district No.
recommendations:
THAT the south side of K street be-
tween 9th and 18th streets be included
| in the first commercial district.
| THAT the territory from 9th to 18th
north side of II street, north to the
south side of X street, be included ir
the second commercial district.
| THAT all territory lying between
9th and 18th streets south from the
south side of II street to Pennsylvania
! sion has outlined in the maps submit.
ted (This section is all first CONNER.
cial on the maps submitted, except
both sides of E street from Sth to 18Th
and the square bounded by 9Th, 10th
| d and E streets)
| THAT all the territory lying between
18th street east to the Botanic Gar
den, south of Pennsylvania avenue, bt
| included in the second commercial dis
trict.
! THAT all other territory north O.
! Pennsylvania avenue and east of 9tf
street within our district be included
| in the second commercial district, save
only the portions of the square be
tween 9Th and 9Th streets, facing OF
| Pennsylvania avenue, and the portions
of the squares facing Judiciary Squar,
south of G street, including 4th ant
9Th street fronts. be placed in thu
first commercial district. 80.
No one appeared at the hearing yes
terday to represent the advisory com
mittee of district No. 10, lying south ant
east of Brookland. Several changes wer'
suggested, however. by Evan H. Tucker
| who appeared for the committee of dis
trict No. IA. lying between East Capito
street and New York avenue northeas
and east of the Union station.
The committee objected to coming a
second commercial that part of thu
city south of the tracks of the Penn
sylvania railroad and east. of. Bla
densburg road. Residents of that vi
cinity hope to see the land in. ques
ton converted into a park or made
part of the Botanic Garden. and TO
tthat reason do not want commercial
enterprises established there.
Commissioner Kutz replied that tn
commission had no power to classif,
any land for park purposes, but mus
put it either in the residential. com
mercial or Industrial class. MI