Evening star., 1925-03-23
Col. Sheriff. Announces S4O,-
600 Will Be Available to
Begin Work on Project.
WILL EXPEND $50, 900
ON ROAD CONSTRUCTION
Remainder to Be Used for Cleaning
Up Valley-Now Full of Debris
in Many Places.

Cleaning up. beautifyinG and max
ing accessible lower Rock Creek
Park from Calvert Street Bridge to
the Potomac River is to begin when
funds become available on July l.
Lieut.. Col. Clarence Q. Sheriff., Of
ficer in charge of public buildings
and public parks of the National
Capital, said today that $4,000 had
been appropriated and that $4,000
would be used in a general cleaning
up of this part of Rock Creek Valley.
The $4,000 remaining will be used
in putting in roadways, bride paths
and footwalks. The plans are ex-
pected to be ready about July l. I'm
provements will start at the Zoo enc
of the park.
This section, which runs under the
Calvert Streets, Connecticut Avenue, r
Street, NJ Sstreet and Pennsylvania
Avenue bridges. is practically mac
cessible now. IN many places 1t is
most unsightly from the only points
of view, the several bridges
Drive Across.
The completion of this project on
the Improvement OF which no money
has heretofore been appropriated
trict line through Rock Creek Park
down to the Potomac River and Po-
tomac Park without the necessity of
motorists going into any OF the heavy
city traffic or onto any of the city
highways proper.
While eventually II is proposed to
put driveways on the rims bordering
either side OF the Rock Creek Park
way, with the initial appropriation
the construction of only the lower
driveway. close to the creek, together
with necessary bridal paths and foot
walks, will begin.
Bought Over IL Years.
The Government has been buying
this land for about IL years, and un-
til this year Congress has never made
any provision for improving it, 1t is
the one connecting link between the
present Rock Creek Park and Po-
tomac Park. The item of 5000 was
obtained for the purpose of giving the
entire area general cleaning up and
removing debris. 1t Is also proposed.
according to Col. Sheriff. to use a
part OF the sum in starting road work
in the upper end of the parkway.
Col. Sheriff. said that the lower end
OF the parkway just above the Lincoln
Memorial has never been improved be-
with which to clean up that space:
1t Is exceedingly unsightly, and ought
TO be given thorough cleaning up.
He said that beginning at the zoo
II is intended to carry roadway
down the valley which will serve to
relieve the traffic situation and will
give a beautiful drive all the wav
to the Lincoln Memorial 1t will be
for distance of approximately three
miles.
About 121s acres still remain to be
purchased in connection with this
project, but this will not interfere
with the start of improving the upper
END. These lands will be purchased
within short time. They have not
been acquired heretofore because the
lands were improved, and the Rock
Creek and Potomac Parkway Com
mission deferred purchase of the i'm
proved land until those which were
unimproved had been bought.
The ultimate cost of the road on
which work will be started this year
will be approximately 100000. re-
quiring Is it does the construction Of
four bridges and the tunneline of
MASSACHUSETTS, avenue. 1t will be 30
feet wide.