Evening star., 1921-12-06
BUSINESS men ACT
.T0SAvE EPARKWAYS
Board Of Trade Directors Ask
Legislation Because of
Builders Projects.
WOULD PROTECT SYSTEM
Unanimously Adopt Report Made
by Parks and Reservations
! Committee of Board.

Alarmed regarding the critical
park situation in the District, due to
epcroachment of builders on the park
system, which was promulgated in
1901, the board OF directors of the
Washington Board of Trade unani-
hnously adopted the report of the
parks and reservations committee of
the board at a meeting yesterday
afternoon.
Prompt action by Congress is the
only thing that will save the pro-
spective parkways of the District. ac-
be sent to every man in Congress
urging that he give attention to this
subject.
Committee's Report.
The report of the committee. sub
United by Fred G. Goldren, chairman,
follows:
"a quite critical situation has de-
Seloped relative to two OF the very
important proposed extensions of the
park system in this District. to which
J. feel that your attention should be
called.
: "The park commission plan of 1901
sncludes in the AREAS designated for
Piney Branch parkway from the 18th
Street bridge over Piney Branch
northeastward along the route of Ar
Kansas avenue. By this extension all
that great residence section from
Saurs Addition northward would be
provided with park roadway con-
1inuously to the Potomac river ana
Potomac Park as soon as Rock Creek
parkway is completed.
1.-THE proposed Klingle Ford parkway
will provide park driveway connect
ing upper Rock Creek Park with the
lower Rock Creek parkway at all
! times when the Geological parkway
is closed.
"The Patterson tract este. of Camp
; Neigs) includes "a acres. largely in
natural beautiful woods and the south
portion admirably adapted for athletic
fields urgently needed by the schools and
: high schools.
Pending Measures.
-There is pending in the present Con-
gress, House bill S105, introduced by Mr.
! zihlman of Maryland and referred to the
House committee on the District OF Co
lumbia; also the Senate bill No. 1850,
| introduced by Senator Ball OF Delaware
! and referred to the Senate committee
en- the District Of Columbia. Both these
bills provide for the acquisition o. the
Piney branch extension. the klingle
Ford parkway and the Patterson tract
for park purposes.
Rock Creek Park now extends east
ward to Piney branch as far as the
.
dnent does not own foot Of land east
of that bridge. This tract Is just now
being seriously encroached upon by
building projects, and this tract will be
ruined and the proposed parkway de-
stroyed unless action is taken by Con-
gress very soon. This tract has been
visited today by Judge Bundy and my
self of your committee on parks. accom-
panied by Mr.. Conner. assistant secre-
tary of the Board Of Trade, and by
Nal Besson. assistant to the Engineer
Commissioner Of the District, and the
situation has been carefully studied by
Mr.. Hazen, the surveyor. and other
District officials, who strongly urge i'm
mediate action to preserve this project.
"It is also learned today that two
! of the very prominent builders of this
(. city have just acquired portions OF
the tract included in the Klingle Ford
, parkway project, and If they proceed
! with their building plans this entire
/ project will be greatly endangered
: These builders are willing to defer
T. operations if action can be secured
! promptly.
Il write to call attention to these
things and to ask every member oil
the board of directors to appeal to
Representative Focht of Pennsylva-
mia and other members of the House
District committee for prompt action
on House bill No. S105. and to appeal
to Senator Ball and other members of
the Senate District committee for