Evening star., 1925-11-17
SHERRII4L TO ASK WIDER SCOPE
FOR CAPITAL PARK COMMISSION
Greater Authority in City Planning to Promote Har.
mony and Prevent Disfguring Features in
Washington Development, Outlined

Hreater authority and an increaS Sc
OF the scope of the National Capital
Park Commission will be sought of
congress this session. Lieut.. Col.
clarence Q. Sheriff., executive officer
Oh the commission. said last night at
a dlnner at the City club. under the
auspices of the Lea Highway Associa
tlon. The measure has been prepared
ne said, with tull cooperation of the
people IN the adjoining territory of
Maryland and Virginia.
Generally. the bill would give the
commission not only complete author
ny on park planning, but on all
phases Of city planning so that all
developments OF Washingtont in the
future win be harmonious and without
the many distigurinc features that
nave marked the development of the
Sduonal Capital in the past, he said
the name would be changed to the
National Capital Park and Planning
commission. and it would add three
eminent citizens as members of the
COMMISSION. one To be a civil engineer.
one an architect and one Il landscape
architect.
Cites Responsibilities Imposed.
The bill" Col. Sheriff. said. also
places responsibility on the park and
planning commission for developing
a comprehensive. consistent and CO.
ofdlnated plan for the District of Co
lum and enyirons. which plan shall
include recommendation as to traffic
and transportation. plats and subdi-
VISIONS. highways. parks and park
ways, school sites and Fairgrounds
housing, building and zoning regula-
lions. public and private buildings
bridges and waterfronts. commerce
anu industry and other proper ele-
ments of city planning.
support of all authorities con-
refned. he continued, lis desired by
the National Capital Park Commission
10 secure the enactment of this
amendment to the basic law in order
that authority may he given by Con-
'gress for the preparation of a plan
that will allow Washington TO become
IN fact rs well as in name the most
beautiful capital on earth. and with
that the development will reach this
high ideal
Il am glad to he able to say that
senator Capper and Representative
Zihlman Chairmen of the committees
ON the District of Columbia Of the
Senate and House, have both express
ed themselves as tremendously inter
cSted III the development of the park
system and in the comprehensive
planning for development Of the Capi-
tai within the District and in the ad-
Jacent territory of Maryland and Vir-
Einia. The backing of these two dis
1inEuiShed members of Congress will
20 long way to secure the additional
authority for comprehensive planning.
1t i confidently hoped by the Ma
tional Capital Park Commission and
by all of those who have studied this
matter that the States of Maryland
and Virginia Will at the next sessions
of their Legislatures join in this great
work by the enactment of laws au-
thorizing the necessary co-opera ton
with the National Capital Park Com
mission within the areas OF Maryland
and Virginia, which is absolutely es-
Sential To the success of this great
work. Fortunately, the civic and Off
Cial agencies Of Virginia and Maryland
adjacent to the National Capital have
already been active for some time in
the formulation of plans to this end.