Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-05
TEACHER PAY BILL
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ton as to whether the Klingle Valley
tract Is to be purchased.
Frank G. Coldren, chairman of the
| committee on parks of the Washing
! ton Board OF Trade and vice chairman
| of the committee Of 100 Of the Amer
lean Civic Association, told the COM
mittee the urgent necessity for &C.
ton.
| Passed Senate Last Year.
| He told the committee that this
measure authorizing the extension OF
| the park system of the District by
| acquiring through purchase or con-
domination proceedings the Klingle Road
Valley Park tract, the Piney Branch
| Valley Park tract east of 10th street
| and the Patterson tract had been re-
ported favorably by the Senate. In
! the last Congress 1t was passed by
| the Senate and favorably reported by
the House. but failed of action owing
1 to the congested calendar.
| The bill provides that ifNacquired
by purchase the cost of the respective
tracts shall not exceed 100000 for
the Klingle Road Valley Park. 1885,
GOO for the Pney Bransh Valley nsy
Branch Valley Park east of 18th
street and 100000 for a portion OF
1 the Patterson tract, which contains
about 59.16 acres.
! Sees Tramc Relief.
! Mr. Coldren explained. with re-
1 spect to the Piney Branch tract, that
the property west of the Tiger bridge.
which was erected at a cost of $685.
900, is already owned by the park
way system. East Of the bridge is
not publicly owned. and there Is dan
ger that the property owners will
permit 1t to be used as a dump for
| contractors, and that II would be
soon filled in to a level with 18th street
He pointed out on map OF the city
how, by opening up this stretch. the
parkway system could be linked up,
Iaffording a drive under nine bridges
without a grade crossing, which would
relieve traffic through 18th and other
| congested streets. and which would
avoid crossing some sixty streets.
When Representative Blanton ques-
toned concerning the Glover gift OF
! seventy-one acres for park purposes
| with very decided intimation that
lit would increase the values OF other
properties in the vicinity owned by
| Mr.. Glover and his associates. Rep
Preventative Keller of Minnesota ex-
pressed the wish that there were
| more people here who would give
|seventy-one acres for a park.
| Representative Keller moved that
favorable report be made and Rep
resentative Hammer OF North Caro-
| lima seconded the motion.
BIanton Raises Objection.
(! Representative Blanton objected,
saying that one OF these tracts ought
| to be bought, but that two others
should not be purchased.
Mr. Coldren presented Mr.. Ward
man as having come at the request
of himself and representatives Of q
number Of civic Organisations 20 ex.
plain to the committee his position
with regard to the Rlingle valley
! tract. Mr.. Wardman said he is al
ready to excavate. When he bough,
| the land he had not thought Of the
ask the committee to pass the bill
but said he bought 1t to build on. He
Is ready to build.
Mr.. Coldren presented to the COM
| mittee Edgar b. Henderson, presiden,
Of the Piney Branch Citizens Asso-
citation and a member OF the COM
mittee of 100: Evan H. Tucker. pres
ident OF the Northeast Washington
Citizens Association; Prof. Percival
Hall of Columbian Institution for the
1
] tract project, and w. T. s. Curtis
chairman Of the metropolitan area
committee OF the committee of 100
of the American Civic Association.
Blanton Advances Plan.
| Representative Blanton told these
| spoke for Washington citizens
that he has been looking into this
proposed purchase of tracts for park
way purposes for four years, and
then diverted to a discussion of the
| way the House District committee
functions, arguing that instead OF
rushing out legislation it should
| work it out in the committee so that
| the committee could support it en-
1 bloc on the floor of the House.
| There was fiare-up between Rep
resentatives Keller and Blanton
when the former declared that MT.
Blanton didn't know what It was to
be fair and Mr.. Blanton responded
with heat.
Representative Lampert said he
visited these tracts during the last
session of Congress and was greatly
Impressed by the necessity for add
ing them to the parkway system.
| Blanton Offers to Bet.
| There was some excitement when
| Representative Blanton said that he
would bet $500 that II the committee
| did not take action 1t would be long
! while before Mr.. Wardman would
start excavation. Mr.. Wardman
| promptly replied that he would bet
| $1,000 to 81, that he would start cut
| ting down trees and working his
steam shovels tomorrow morning.
This furry was smoothed out by Mr..
.Wardman agreeing to wait until Mon
day to hear the decision Of the COM
| mittee.
Mr.. Coldren told the committee of
several cases where through city
! pride Mr.. Wardman had delayed
| building operations on tracts desired
for park purposes while citizens as
lsociations tried in vain to get authori-
| cation from Congress to take over
| Representatives Gilbert of Ken
| tucky. Hammer OF North Carolina,
| Lambert OF Wisconsin. Gibson Of YER
| mont and Stalker OF New York all
spoke In favor Of parkway develop
! suggestion that a subcommittee view
| the property and report back Satur-
| MI. Gibson assured the spokesman
| for the District citizens that the Dis
trict committee il anxious to do
everything possible to make the city
| Of Washington the most beautiful in
the world. He emphasized that even
NJ the committee took action today
favorably on this bill 1t would not
| In any way expedite action In the
House..
The subcommittee appointed, and
| which will visit these tracts tomor-
4 row. 10 made up OF Representatives
lsibson, Vermont; Beers, Pennsyl-
vania; Stalker, New York: Blanton,
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