Evening star., 1925-05-03

Anacostia approach to the Eleventh
Street Bridge made it possible for the
construction of a natural amphithe-
ater. In front Of this will be the
quartermile track, which will COM
pletely surround the base ball dia-
Over toward the sea wall there is an
other base ball diamond.
Swimming Pool With Beach.
Immediately east of this will be
the playground for large BOYS and
provision is to be made to flow water
over this in the Winter so that it
may be used for skating To the east
of this playground will be one for
the girls and another for the children,
with swings, rings. slides, volley ball
courts. small base ball diamonds and
the like. Next to this will be placed
the swimming pool. around which will
be wide sand beach, the whole sur
rounded by a pergola.
The center part of the entire prof.
ect will be the large field house, the
construction of which will begin
shortly after July /, when funds will
become available. This will be at the
foot of Sixteenth street, Anacostia. and
there will be ample parking space for
automobiles. To the east of the field
house will be eighteen tennis courts
and dancing platform, as we'll as a
bowling green. Also up at this end
VIII be two base ball diamonds. at the
point where Naylor road will enter
the park and pass TO the road at the
seawall.
Improvement on this section of the
park Will be continued each year as
far as funds will permit. However,
many of the recreation courts and
base ball diamonds now are in use,
and the funds which become avail
able from time to time will be used
for the beautifying of the park
The part of the parkway known as
section c, between Boiling Field and
the Anacostia River Bridge, at Elev-
enth street, is being used by other
government agencies, and no further
plans have been made for it's general
Improvement, most of the attention
being centered at this time on the big
recreation park in section d. In sec
ton c, part of it has been allotted
to the District of Columbia govern
ment and the parking commission for
use as a nursery for raising trees for
the streets Of the city and for the pub
lie parks. Another section has been
allotted to the Botanic Garden for the
use in propagating plants, and still
another section has been turned over
to the Department of Agriculture this
year for use by citizens in growing
vegetables and other food products.
$4,000 More Needed.
1t was estimated at the beginning
that the project would cost approx
mately $500, 900 to complete, and so far
about $3.50, 900 has become available
In short time it is expected that the
final touches will be placed on sec.
tion f, between the Pennsylvania Ave
nue. Bridge and the railroad bridge, and
then this will be turned over to the
office of public buildings and public
parks by the United States engineer
office for this district The latter
office has charge of the reclamation,
and when this is completed, il is
turned over to Col. Sherrills office for
further treatment. There is still some
seawall work to be done in section
+, but it was said that it is not prob
able that the formality of turning
over this project will be withheld un-
til this is finished. as all of the
dredging is completed.
The corps of men under Mai. O'Con-
nor still is engaged in working on
section +, between the freight bridge
and Benning Bridge. The dredges are
there, and are throwing the dredged
material on the old fat lands as rapid
ly as money is allotted. There is still
considerable seawall construction to
be done. Beside the river chan.
mel there is being constructed large
lake, to be known as Kingman Lake,
and this will be surrounded by a high
seawal. There also will be lock
constructed to retain the water in this
lake, so that the tide level NAV be
maintained, and at no time will there
be great heights of seawall exposed
This will make the park more at
tractive for picnic and other purposes
However, it will be several years. per
haps, before funds will be available
for this improvement.
Preparations already are being made
for work above the Benning Bridge
and 1t is expected that by the time
the engineer work is done in section
f. the forces will be ready to go above
the bridge and begin the reclamation
and park extension. The apDro-
priations now are available for the
purchase of lands there, and ONLY re-
Gently 20 acres were purchased. whi,h
consumed approximately half Of the
$4,000 available this year In severll
weeks further purchases are to be
made which will consume this
amount. After July another so5 900
Will become available.
1t Is estimated that it will take 81
10000 to complete the project in sec
tion r below the bridge and 81 ,SO6 900
above the bridge.