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tion of funds for these purposes ex-
tremely doubtful"
Col Sheriff. traced the DEVELOPMENT
of the city's parking plan from the
beginning and pictured improvements
of the future far exceeding what the
average resident could hope for. He
called attention of the realtors to the
possibilities Of real estate devolop-
ment" along the south end of Rock
Creek parkway. where now exist
| some of the most unsightly areas of
+! the city, covered with insanitary and
tumble-down shacks." All these must
| sooner or later give way to handsome
public and private buildings befitting
added.
"One of the most dificult questions
involved in this development is the
ultimate disposition of the property
of the Washington Gas Light Com
pany. the officer stated. IF it were
possible. all such utilities as this,
which of necessity must be unsightly,
should be gradually removed from
the District proper. When this can
be accomplished is matter of devel-
opment for the future but it should
be remembered that all of the devel-
opments proposed for Washington are
proposed on the basis of decades or
generations rather than single years.
| Present Arrangement.
For the present an agreement has
| been reached between the government
and the gas company under which the
| company is given leasehold on the
1901 or n street and certain other
| government property in return for
the areas within the parkway now
| occupied by the gas-producing plant
IN the case Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal. partial agreement
has been reached by which the gov
the west of and parallel to Rock
creek in return for the lands claimed
by the canal company on both sides
of Rock creek as far as Pennsylvania
avenue The adjustment of this ques-
| ton of the canal company has been
in the court for several years, but
will undoubtedly eventually be set
tied to the satisfaction Of both
parties.
| Among the principal DEVELOPMENTS
proposed FOR this parkway are in the
first place the through continuous
1 boulevards on the low level and also
| those in certain portions of the park
| way on the high level. There will also
be continuous bride paths connect
ing Rock Creek Park with the Zoo
logical Park area, and the several
large basins of the parkway. such as
the area just east of p street and the
area lying on both sides of Connec-
ticut avenue. will probably be de-
veloped as playground areas, with
such facilities as tennis courts and
base ball fields, and possibly SWIM
ming pools.
This parkway. in addition to Civ.
ing beautiful connection between
East Potomac Park and Rock Creek
Park, will also furnish splendid en-
| trance from Georgetown area by way
of Lovers lane and Montrose Park.
With the completion and develop
ment of this parkway and the devel-
opment of che Anacostia Park, this
city will then be adequately provided
with large park areas, and when the
Fort drive shall have been acquired
and developed, there will be a contin-
uous drive of parks around the city.
| Realtors Can Help.
"The real estate men Of Washington
| can do more than any other one activ-
| ity in fostering the development of
the District of Columbia as the most
] effort should be made to back up the
| efforts Of the zoning commission to
| standardize and stabilize real estate
conditions. as you know the zoning
| law is quite limited as to its applica-
! ton; for instance. it can only pre-
tngs, the maximum area of ground to
be covered, what the character of use
| to be made of buildings. 1t seems to
me that 1t rests with your board,
largely, to see that appropriate types
| of buildings are erected throughout
| the city; for instance, apartment
houses undoubtedly ruin a handsome
residence district made up Of detached
homes, and vet there is no legal
means by which the purchaser of
| handsome residence can be assured
| that his property. will not be ruined
by the construction of apartment
houses on all three sides of him, as
! has occurred in SO many cases on 10th
II. clifford Bangs, chairman Of the
membership committee of the real
estate board, stated that his. COM
mittee has been successful in secur-
ing new applications, especially from
| statesmen in the offices of realtors.
He pointed out that it was highly
desirable" to have salesmen become
affiliated with the board, so that they
would be familiar with the ethics Of
the profession as outlined by the or.
| ganf1ation.
w. c. Miller presided at the lunch
con and introduced the speaker. The
Arrangements were in charge Of the
luncheon committee. composed Of Lee
b. Latimer, chairman; Jesse II.