Palisadian., 1925-05-01

LEnfant is to true after these many years.
Congress in the closing days of the last session
authorized the beginning of work on an improve
ment project commonly called the Arlington Me-
mortal bridge The act contains provisions in ef-
feet as follows:
The Arlington Memorial Bridge commission Is
authorized and directed to proceed at once with
the construction of memorial bridge across the
Potomac river from the vicinity of the Lincoln
Memorial in the city of Washington to appropri-
ate point in the State of Virginia. including appropri
ate approaches roads, streets, boulevards, avenues
and walks leading thereto both sides of said
river. together with the landscape features apper
tanning thereto, all in accordance with the design,
surveys, and estimates of cost transmitted by said
commission to congress under date of April %.
1924.
Construction shall be entered upon speedily
as practicable, and shall be prosecuted to compile
tion by contracts or otherwise as may be most eco
nomica and advantageous to the government in
total sum not to exceed $14,75O00O, which sum Is
authorized to be appropriated.
The commission Is authorized to occupy such
government-owned lands may be necessary. 1t
is authorized to procure by purchase by con-
demnation, such privately owned lands as may be
necessary for approaches on the Virginia shore
and to allow b street NV. Washington. to be
opened up from the Capitol to the Potomac river.
During its passage the bill was amended so that
the District of Columbia bears an Equitable" share
the expense. An initial appropriation of $5OOOO0
made.
Work has been begun the project of which
the Memorial bridge is only one of the features.
Other features may be thus outlined:
Widening street east from the Lincoln Me-
mortal to the Capitol, crossing PENNSYLVANIA ave
nue. to the north side of the Capitol cleaning out
the unsightly shacks and providing governmental
boulevard from the Capitol for coreges across the
new memorial bridge to Arlington National ceme-
terry.
Widening Twenty-third street at right angles
from street, north from the Lincoln Memorial
to Washington Circle. as the most important north
and south route for the entire northwest section
Of the city to the Lincoln Memorial and across the
memorial bridge to Arlington.
Development of Columbia island, reclaimed by
dredging operations along which there will be
boulevard drive at right angles to the memorial
bridge connecting across auxiliary bridge with
the Lee highway.
Erection of the Titanic and John Ericsson me-
MORALS equidistant from the entrance to the bridge
from b street, on either side and on the water
front, thus hanking the bridge and beautifying the
entrance to the capital from the South.
Continuing the development of the river drive
and parkway west of the Lincoln Memorial and
linking the Rock Creek and Potomac parkways
with the river drive moved closer to the river.
Creating great plaza between the Lincoln Me-
mortal and the bridge, including an attractive
ter gate fronting the Lincoln Memorial.
A beautiful plaza and park from the southern
end of the bridge Columbia island to and in
Guiding the entrance to Arlington.
Sentmentay, there is symbol of the binding
together of the North and South in the Union. The
Potomac river in 1S61-4 the dividing line be-
tween the Union and Confederate states and Lin
coin in the White House often saw the Stars and
Bars wavir1l defanty the Virginia shore.
The immediate effect of the new bridge upon the
Mall development is the completion of the area
around and to the west of the Lincoln Memorial
by Lieut.. CO Clarence o. Sheriff., the engineer
officer in immediate charge of the entire project
The Titanic Memorial viii rise at the foot of
New Hampshire at the junction OF Rock
Creek and Potomac parkwNys This memorial is