Evening star., 1925-12-02

Srfct Commissioners he National Capt.
tai Parks Commission, the Washington
Board of Trade, the Engineer Corps
OF the Army, the Federation OF Citi
zens' Associations and other impor
tant organizations will be behind the
project for waterfront development
when this subject is considered by
the proper committee of Congress.
AS a result of studies made during
: the past Summer by all agencies in
terested in the waterfront develop
Inent il is probable that the program
recommended to Congress will contain
these features:
Boulevard Proposed.
% A beautiful boulevard from Pc
tomac Park East, crossing the end OF
Washington Channel, along Water
street on the city side of the channei
past the Washington Barracks
grounds. past the navy yard and
, crossing the Anacostia River to con
meet with the new Anacostta Park
DEVELOPMENT, and connecting with the
motor boulevard entirely surrounding
the city. This waterfront boulevard
would link In with the Boulevard OF
Heroes" along B street from the Capl'
toll TO the Arlington Memorial Brloge'
with the proposed palisade drives on
both banks of the Potomac TO Great
Falls. with the Lee boulevard and the
proposed memorial boulevard 70
Mount Vernon and beyond TO Wake
GeId tho hir,hplace Of Washington.
II would link in with the proposed
cleanup Development south Q! the
ranitOI 10 the river ana the relocated
Eotanic Garden. Il would link IN with
The proposed arboretun and great
rafional stadium and athletic field Al
the eastern entra nee 10 the Iapital.
C.l An offshoot of this waterfront
boulevard would give motorists
short cut through the development
south of the Capitol. SklrtlhS the
new and greater Botanic Garden from
p street and Delaware avenue south
vest swinging around through the
tiuad-in bed OF the old James Creek
canal TO Maryland avenue, west Oh
tho Capitol
tS Eventually monumental bridge
from either Hains Point at the end
of Potomac Park East or from lhe
Washington Barracks TO the Anacos'
tia side Uf the rive. rms Is the
ncXt important bridge contemplated
TO be built after the Arlington Memo
rial Bridge has been completed, IN
from five to ten years.
Waterfront improvements.
90 Establis hment of a commercial
waterfront on Anacostia River De
tween the T. Il. & W. Ftairoad
Fridge and the Washington Navy
Yard Opposite Anacostia Park
t0 Cleaning UP the Waterfront
With some Development of dockaGe TO
accommodate a limited amount OF
water borne commerce. when VIII
probably never be much larger than
at present.
(G) Use of Washington Channel ana
other sections of the oPtomac water
rront for a YACHT and motor boat
harhor. which Is a development maze
necessary by the rapid progress Oh
the inland waterways project, "h4cn
induces an increasingly large nulnDer
r x.,,au craft owners 10 make the
vc,-v pleasant triH up Chesapeake bay
and rho Potomac River to the Capita l.
4 water gate entrance TO the MAI
NJ the Lincoln Memorial end OF the
nov Arlington Menoflal briuso ho'
been auproved by Congress to accom-
,l1n,late fust such boat Nlsltors
~ Encouragement Of commercial
IcveIopment on the Georgetown ana
,,,arnsri., waterfront. especially
down river toward Alexandra.
(G Erection of Il small hrldse at
the point OF Washington Channel, Just
eas, of tie existing railroad tres'ie'
- IN cu-i,,c the waterfront boule-
ward from East Potomac Park onto
the city side along Water street, thus
avoiding the bad street car conses
ton between the Bureau or EngfaN-
ing and Printing and the filsnWdy
Bridge and affording much needed
relief for heavy traffic IN 'hdI Seo'ioii
New Southeast Bridge.
Cn Erection of new bridge to re
place the Pennsylvania avenue
Bridge. southeast, as an outlet 1or the
. u,>oposed commercial zone.
uo Relocation of street car lines
serving the water front.
0D ResurfacinG of Water street
with modern asphalt payment TO re-
<place the old grantine block pave
ment. thus affording a smoother ria
Ing surface, which would do much
toward promoting vehicular trahc
sIong the waterfront boulevard.
1ol Parkway Identification all
along the waterfront, with the prln'
cipai plaza at Seventh and l. streets
with a large triangular park "here
p and c, streets run to the boulevard
and smaller triangles between G ana
n and y and Sixth streets.
While Maj OConnor, the engineer
oficer for this rivers and harporS
district, interprets the law directing
him 10 make a, survey or the |aterc .
front as calling only for study or
the comparatively small stretch be
1w~en the Washington Barracks
grounds and the end of the Washing
ton channel where 1t is crossed by
the railroad trestle, the recommended
improvements must work in neatly
with the general plans for Capltai
development, especially with the PARK
system, and must take care that this
now unsightly and ramshackle 10
caIity, which first catches the eye
of travellers from the South. will pre-
sent a. pleasing and impressive ap-
pearance.
The wording of the act is: The
waterfront on the north side or
Washington cha District OF Co
lumbia (Which is from Washington
Barracks to the end of the channel
near the railroad ttestle), with We"
nf sur1 eying the same and preparing
and submitting plans and estimates
of cost for the construction of an
adeuuate terminal or terminals which
would provide appropriate facilities
for water transportation and for in
lerchange Of traffic between vessels
and the railroads and highways
respectively. including any recon-
mendatiOnS which may be deemed ad-
Nisable for co-ordinating the fun COM
mcpcial use of said waterfront and
he approaches with the Identification
thereof
Dual Plan Sought.
Congress is looking for new
waterfront development plan. co-or
dinated between engineering and ar
tiStic features, unitarian considera
tion and harmony with the general
parkway scheme, which will carry the
Of tho Tlisfrict (-pyrnp,iq sion.