The Washington herald., 1920-11-27
D. G. PROJECTS
NEED Big. FUND
1888, Sol Appropriations
Asked for Parks. Drives
And Buildings. \
BASIN WORK INCLUDED
Chief Of Army Engineers
Schedules Requirements
For Coming Yeat.
BASIN WORK INCLUDED

Appropriations Of s2.5s3,5s1 were
asked by Maj. Gen. Lansing H.
Beach, chief of engineers of the
army, for continuing park and
boulevard projects and maintaining
public buildings and grounds In the
District of Columbia, in his annual
report to Congress, made public yes
terday.
An extension of the Tidal Basin
bathing beach: additional driveways
in Rock Creek and Potomac parks;
completion of the Anacostia River
fats project: improvements to Meri-
dian Hill Park. and various other
items are included in the estimates
sp omitted by Gen. Beach.
The principle items follow:
improvements to Rock Creek
Park, $4,000: increased facilities for
outdoor exercises IA the parks, ;2o,-
900; improvements to Meridian Hill
Park. s165,0o0; extension Tidal Basin
bathing beach and purifying water,
900: providing a boulevard en-
trance through New Hampshire ave-
nue. to Rock Creek Park, $40, 900;
"a circular road around Lincoln Me-
mortal, $4,000: new fence in White
House grounds, $4,000: repairs to
White House, $4,000; continuing
construction of Key Bridge at
Georgetown, S15o.oo0; and reclama-
tion of Anacostia river fiats, $780,
900.
Falls Survey Not Included.
The survey of the Great Falls
water power project, which is un-
der the direction of Maj. NJ. c.
Tyler. of the engineers office, was
provided in the Federal water. pow
er bill, and was not included in
Gen. Beach's report. A. report on
this work, as provided in the bill,
must be made to Congress by Janu-
ary /. 1921. by the Federal Water
Power Commission. Maj. Tylers
report should be filed with the COM
mission somewhat in advance of
this date to enable the commission
to draft its report to Congress on
the stipulated date.
Maj. Tyler, who also has charge
of the construction OF the Key
Bridge. yesterday reported II as ap-
proximately so per cent complete,
and estimates that 1t will be open
for traffic at the close of the season
next year.
All underwater work has been
done and all foundations completed
except an abutment on the George
town end. Work on three of the
nve piers has been entirely COM
pleted, and the two remaining piers
require only a small amount of con-
crete to bring them to their proper
levels.
The center rib of the largest arch
Is virtually completed and the steel
Snnnnrfinr 10 N nlara for ha
center rib of a second arch.
AnaeostIa Work Delayed.
Work on the Anacostia project.
Major Tyler said. has been held up
for lack of funds. The work is very
well along up to Benning Bridge.
he said. but nothing can be done
above the bridge until draws are
put in it and the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Bridge. The w.
r. & E. has been ordered to put a
draw in it's bridge.
The engineers office still has
enough funds to begin work on the
draw in Benning Bridge and ex-
poets to start operations soon and
depend on an additional appropria-
tion from Congress to complete the
work, Tyler said.
~ Nh'VStEooV mas DOeu cN-
pended on the project, and Gen.
Beach estimated the amount re-
quired to complete the project is
S2.465,595 in addition to a balance
on hand of s112.1ss. He said that
100000 can profitably be expended
on this work in the next fiscal year.
Excavation for the huge rejecting
pool between the Washington Mon
ument and the Lincoln Memorial
Building. has been entirely COM
pleted and a contract let for the
and substructure for the
stone coping, it was said at the
office of the Public Buildings and
Grounds.
Pool shaped Like Cross.
The rejecting pool is in the shape
Of huge cross. with a long body
between the two monu-