Evening star., 1921-12-13

bureau benefit to the department.
help for the men and the pride OF our
city.
"Station No. IL. at 18th street and
Rhode Island avenue northeast. Lana
is already purchased and about one
half sufficient appropriated to erect
the building. This will take care OF
the vast territory very rapidly de-
yeloping-more than No. and No. 10
can well take care of. being so lar
removed.
New cells at Nos. 2. and 9, the
present being of old formation. con-
structcd of brick and cement, dark
and unhealthy. For humanity's sake
these should be replaced by cells OF
the cleanest and best type.
IAN auto patrol for every precinct; !;
the replacement of worn-out motor
and motor cycle equipment with
motors of high speed and power, SO
that fleeing criminals may be easier
apprehended and box calls more
quickly answered.
Higher caliber pistols or revolyers
so that when they have to be called
into play they will do effective work.
The old .33-caliber was miserable
failure during the race riot a rev
since. when detectives have been
fired upon and their return fire did
not do the work.
TraRe Court.
"a traffic court. With $1,000 auto
ing the year for infractions of traffic
rules, our Police Court is over
crowded, judges. juries and court Of
ficialS overworked, the police de-
tanned In court when they should be
on the street or at rest, and the ac-
cused and witnesses. business men
of the city and perchance visitors,
held in 'durance vile for hours,
awaiting the call Of their particular
case Washington is no longer a
small town: it is a big city and needs
and deserves the rights. privileges
and :promptitude accorded to this
kind of court procedure granted to
city having a traffic court. reports
only beneficial results. We must
have traffic court here"
Fourteen Recommendations.
Fourteen recommendations are
made by the parks and reservations
committee. They are:
Legislation authorizing the entire
removal of the fence surrounding the
present Botanic Garden and trans
dn to the James creek canal reserva-
ton or the Union station plaza, as
may be preferred, in order to per-
init proper Improvement OF the
grounds and approaches of the
Grant memorial and to allow the con-
sUuction Of the memorial to Gen.
Meade by the state " Pennsylvania.
as already authorized by Congress-
Legislation for adding the Mount
Hamilton tract to the adjacent Ana
costa fats Improvement, thereby es-
tablishfng a national botanic garden
and arboretum for Introduction of
foreign trees, shrubs and plants, to
be on scale somewhat commensu-
rate with the botanic gardens Of other
nations. our recommendation being
that acquisition of the necessary tract
be at once authorized. the appropria-
ton to be spread over a number Of
years.
purchase of the remaining tracts for
the Rock Creek parkway, SO as to
complete within two years the acqui-
sition Of the tracts authorized.
striking out the provision in last
years District appropriation bill con-
hning the Improvement Of the Ana
costa flats to the sections below Ben.
ming bridge. This improvement abb
solutely requires the elimination Of
the extensive marshy sections above
Benning bridge. for the health OF the
District II for no other reason.
Authorization. and initial appro-
priation for construction Of the me-
mortal bridge connecting the Lincoln
Memorial with Arlington. This is
especially urged, because the compile
the development Of the plans for the
memorial bridge.
Passage Of the pending bill. s. 4
or H.. r. 10695, for making survey
and plan for acquisition Of the civil
war forts encircling the city and q
frF arfv oof1 aH<
this being an outstanding feature Of
the park commission plan Of 1901. OF
the 40 forts and batteries constructed
on the Maryland side Of the Potomac
a large number are still well pre-
served, but their destruction is seri-
ously threatened and action to pre-
serve them should not be delayed.
Passage Of House bill 8105 or Sem
ate bill 1850. both OF which provide
for acquisition of the Piney Branch
parkway and the Patterson tract. The
necessity for acquiring such areas,
included as they are in the park COM
mission plan Of 1901, was never so
urgent as at present. Almost daily
building projects az are IN ina,uE9ratsd in
ing magnificent trees and making 1t
more and moro difficult to carry out
a comprehensive park system.
Legislation authorizing survey Of
DOM SlQeS Oh LuS fOLOLQaC TlVefe from
this city to Great Falls. looking to its
preservation as part Of the park sys-
tenn.
appropriation for developing a
great recreation park on the Anacos-
tia river between the Anacostia
bridge and Pennsylvania Avenue
bridge, such q. development providing
very urgently needed recreation ia
cilities for the great eastern section
Of the city.
"Since the How Of water in Rock
Creek has already been very largely
reduced by building developments
necessitating the diversion Of the
water courses feeding Rock Creek to
the city sewerage system, to prevent
the destruction Of this stream. the
most important feature OF Rock Creek
Park, 1t il essential that the federal
government control portions Of the
watershed in Maryland feeding this
system. We urge immediate steps to
the District line and the forest areas
and ravines protecting the streams
which feed it.
Golf Links. Us
"A suitable appropriation for estab-
lishment Of golf links in upper Rock
Creek Park. illustrating the demand
for golf courses no. less than $50 peo-
pie made use Of the new nine-hole
courses in East Potomac Park on the
of 600 are now playing Saturdays and
Sundays on the links IN East Potomac
Park. and many hundreds more are
unable to obtain accommodations on
these days.
suitable appropriations for compile