Evening star., 1921-04-10


known as the Mall
Continuous Mall was a series of
Park Proposed. marks and ressr.
vations. A plan Was under way in
IN7l to unite them into the combined
park as il now exists. 1t came 10
nsught at that time. but IL MAS later
successfully revived The star OF
April 1. lNsi. says:
There seems 10 be a mistaken inn
preston with some that the proposed
capitoline park viii call for the eN-
penditure OF large sum or money
The fact is the money expense VIII
be of the most trifiinc amount. com
parativeiy: and no such results IN
the way Of ornamental pleasure
grounds and line drives could possibly
be achieved fC- ,he sum but tar T's
peculiar favoring circum~' ~'-ncss. In
the first place. il is an e:>or to SPEAK
of il as the creation % new park.
All that is necessary - oe done is TO
simply throw t,sethS~ hy means Of
continuous drives th' various gov
ernment reserra. ions tretchtng from
the Capitol TO tie White House. now
divided only by series and roadways.
The only worn so he done in the
way of filling is .si reservation No >,
commonly knows as the White Lot.
south Of the FN' |Itive Mansion. This
work is now ir ;apid progress w:ih-
out cost to thu government. as II -
used as piacr " deposit for surplus
earth from various quarters. The eN-
cavation for the foundations of the
new state DEPARTMENT will supply
more earth. awi all that is needed IN
addition can !" got readily whom th"
work of dred"'ing tho canal at the
western end ~ entered upon. al n
will be specify The excavations
from tho carnl viii come in mns'
sArviceably asa conveniently to ell
the basin In tie White Lot, near The
canal. and AT 'he same time this ma
Iarial district %ill he redeemed
Next we came to the Monument
grounds. whiFh. under the contem-
plated park 'nnrovHment, will n"
connected VIII the white Lot nv
bridge over ~, canal These grounds
will require '',tln or 10 grading
small expenditure ~ tho wav 90 t-"r
planting vii, effect a Wonderful
change in tina. norton NJ the park
"The Agricultural Department
grounds next are already in for
ward state Of improve
Eoetarp snent and without any
further expenditure will
oectloIis' form a most attractive
Smithsonian grounds adjoining may
he considered finished. Armory square
and the propagatinE gardens will re
ouire hut A small expenditure OF
money to adapt them to the purposes
in view and the" we have mag
nificent stretch ~ park all the way
from the White TnuSe TO the Capitol.
with drives thrcu-h the whole of sim
rular interest and beauty. The mode
of effecting this grand improvement
is very simnle requiring. nrst' 'hat
the authority shall be given 10 'he
proper officers to throw the dinerent
reservations into one: after which the
cnly expenditure needed for the pres
emf is for the construction OF grand
central avenue through the PARKS
forming the main drive, ana running
west until it intersects an avenue 70
start from Executive avenue. airersis Tsis
south of the White House Thls
would form at once pleasant drive
hetween the White House and the
Capitol and any further improvements
found desirable could be made from
time to time. AS there appears TO he
nrospect that various memorial
monuments like the Morse monument
will be erected in Washington, the
new park will afford favorable sites
for them.
Thus as we have shown above. N
a few years a grand central park VIII
he formed in Washington for the en-
joyment and health of all and virtual
" without cost to the government
senator Morrill, of Vermont, chair
man of the Senate committee on pub
lie buildings ard grounds. and Other
members of taste and culture in both
houses take great interest in tins
feasible and ineXnersive plan or car
rving out the grand Improvement or
the pubic grounds. and il is to be
hoped that their intelligent efforts
will be crowned with success"