Evening star., 1925-09-24
PLANNERS TO MEET
WITH VIRGINIA BODY
Maryland Board Asked to Be
/ at City Development
/ Farley October Is.
ny WILLIAM i. WHEATLEY.

Virginia = re Sional planning com
r,itteeQ representing Arlington ana
Fairfax counties and Alexandria. re
aently appointed by Gov. +. Lee
TrfFffsfe~ TO develop northern Virginia
IN conformity with the plans for II
great metropolitan district of the Ma
tional Capital. will be officially wei
coined into the central body on oc-
toher Is. when it will sit with the
city and park planning committee and
the National Capital Park commis-
sion at its first meeting Of the Fan.
Lieut.. Col. Clarence O. Sheriff.. exec
utive Officer of the park commission.
said today that he had sent com
nunication to J. Cloyd Byars, chair,
man of Firginia's planners. asking
him TO have his committee present al
the October meeting.
1t is the hope by those directing
the rganization of this regional de
Nelopnr/lt committee. which is TO he
composed of representative OF the
Federal District of Columbia. Mary
land and Virginia governments and
which is 10 plan for a greater Wash
ington, that Gov. Albert c. Ritchie
of Maryland will name Maryland's rep
resentatives in time for the October
meeting that all parties may hp
present. Col Sheriff. recently re-
ceived a letter from Gov. Ritchie. in
which the latter said that he would
appoint three citizens OF Maryland
to serve on the board.
Seek F'ive-Nemher Board
Efforts are being made. however. to
have the Maryland governor name FIVE
members for the metropolitan district
board. 60 that the northern neiGhbor
will have the same number OF repre-
sentatives as the southern neiGhhor
of the National Capital. The sugses
tion also has been made that some
one in Baltimore be named as one of
Maryland's representatives, especially
in view OF the fact that the Monu-
mental City has shown intense inter
est in the development plans laid
before her business men and city rep
resentatives by Col. Sheriff.. when he
spoke before the Rotary Club. last
Tuesday.
Offcials are particularly anxious
that the entire membership be COM
pleted by October Is. because OF the
fact that many important planning
problems are TO he laid before the
Park Commission at that time The
city and park planning committee OF
the commission, headed by Maj. Carey
Brown. United States Army assist
ant director Of the Office Of public
buildings and public parks Of the
National Capital. and which is com
posed of Federal and District of Co
lunbia Government officials, whose
duties keep them in close touch with
planning and city Identification. has
been working necessarily during the
Summer formulating many attractive
plans for beautifying the city. Those
who have already seen and heard the
plans discussed say that they will
mean much to the development of the
National Capital, but. of course, they
cannot be made public until they are
laid before the Park Commission and
receive Its approval.
Parks to Be Discussed.
While the park and planning COM
mittee's work will receive much of the
attention of the commission at this
meeting there are number OF other
problems to be discussed, one of them
being the matter OF the expenditure OF
the small balance of the fund given
the commission this year for the pur-
chase of park lands. While all Of the
money has not actually been expended,
most of 1t has been pledged. and some
Of II il tied Up In the condemnation
proceedings for Piney Branch park
way The commission could not seek
the condemnation Of more land there
than it had money to pay for. With
the expenditure or pledging OF the
small balance the commission will not
have any more funds available until
after the 1st of next July. unless, Of
course, Congress Is making another ap-
preparation Immediately availa BILE.
The commission deceived $500, 900
this year and has made the money go
2 long way. and II is the hope that
Congress. after reviewing the work Of
the commission during the current
year and listening to the plans and
work Of the commission. will provide
II with the full amount authorized by
the law, not to exceed one cent for
every citizen of the United States, or
81, 100 900.