Evening star., 1925-04-19

including the Lincoln Memorial, the
Arlington Memorial Bridge, the loca-
ton of the Roosevelt, Titanic and
Ericsson Memorials, has been based
on a conviction that the waterfront
would eventually be beautified in
harmony with these improvements.
This Mcmillan plan is now being
studied by the three cooperating
agencies mentioned above with q view
cussion and whatever modification
may be found necessary to meet
changed condition.
Survey Made I'm 1912
In 1912 the Army Engineers made
a survey of this waterfront, but a
second survey will be made this
Summer.
In 1916 the Engineer officer in
charge of public buildings and
grounds made a rather extensive
study of what might be done to de-
velop the city side of Washington
Channel in conformity with the
neaUti.ication of the redeemed marsh.
land, which is now East Potomac
Park.
The Engineer officer for the Dis
trict of Columbia also made some
interesting studies some two years
ago.
. Through these earlier studies EN-.
phasis was always given TO the park
and Identification possibilities. In
his study Mai. O'Connor must EN-.
phasiZe the utilitarian aspect-but an
honest sririt OF cooperation to attain
the best results after considering all
phases is shown by the three officials
of the Federal and District Govern
ments, who will cooperate in drafting
the plan to be presented to Congress
Public Hearings Planned.
When they have reached an agree
ment, public hearings will be held and
the Washington Board of Trade and
other trade organizations, the Fedora.
tion of Citizens Associations and all
other interested parties will be given
an opportunity to express their views,
which will later be given considera-
ton by the officers charged with
presentation of the plan to Congress.
With this united support the project
for the water front development will
be urged upon Congress and adequate
appropriation asked to carry out this
great improvement for the Nations
Capital.
Has Seen Development.
The Engineer Commissioner of the
District, Lieut.. Col. j. Franklin Bell
will devote himself assiduously to this
work because for nearly a quarter OF
a century he has been looking toward
a proper treatment of the water front
and hopes that work may. be started
before he is assigned away from Wash
ington. The water front attracted his
first care when he became District
Commissioner. He was stationed al
Washington Barracks some 23 years
ago, and again about 15 years ago
He made engineering studies all along
the shore and excursions to what Is
now the beautiful East Potomac Park
when it was nothing but marshland
He has seen the entire development
of Potomac Park and the beautifica
ton of the War College grounds
Viewing so much progress already
made, he is extremely hopeful that
he will yet have a large part in the
development of the city side of the
Washington channel.
Several Studies Made.
Col. Sherrill's office, having had
charge of the Potomac Park develop
ment, with the cooperation of Maj
O'Connor's office in filling in reclaimed
land with dredgings to keep the chan
nels open, has made several interest
ing studies of the possibilities of i'm
proving the Washington Channel
water front. Charts have been drawn
showing q proposed treatment with
uuays and wharfs, which would not
interfere with an .ornamented park
way boulevard These plans also con
template the erection Of a~hx3