Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-17
MT. VERNON ROAD
PLAN TO Be URGED
Should Be Open for 1882
Celebration, Representative
/ ]. Walton Moore Declares.
EY WILL p, KENNEDY.

Linking in with the new Arlington
Memorial Bridge just authorized by
Congress, the actual construction of
which Is to start June l, with the
broad professional avenue from the
Capitol to Arlington National Gene
terry across the Memorial Bridge. with
the park driveway connecting the
chain of forts around the Capital
City and with the Lee highway ira
NerSing the country from California
IS ong-contemplated memorial
boulevard from the Memorial Bridge
TO Mount Vernon.
In order that this Mount Vernon
avenue" may be completed before
the world comes to the City of Wash
ington 20 pay its respects to the
Father of His Country" at his tomb
on the Mount Vernon estate on the
2OOth anniversary of the birth of
George Washington. February %,
1882, Representative r. Walton Moore
OF Virginia, representing the district
which includes the Mount Vernon
estate, will urge for prompt action by
congress as soon as it reaSsembleS in
December.
Urged 40 Yenrs Ago.
This Mount Vernon avenue" project
has been sympathe tically considered
by Congress for nearly 40 years and
advocated by many of those who far
sightedly worked for the development
and haau+iicatior of ~ Na,;on.I
Coni+aI asnaoiaI1, ,.h -, 80
making it easier for all the pc ople
of the country to visit the home and
tomb of Washington. particularly
In these days Of general automobile
touring.
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Caorge yyashirgton,s hirtb -, ,tbicb
not only the entire United states
but many other nations as we'll will
unite. The cooperation of this COM
mission. of which William Tyler
rage, clerk of the House. is eXecu-
tive secretary. is expected in having
the Mount Vernon avenue legislation
passed. Representative Moore also
introduced the resolution Tor ap-
polntment OF the blcentennlal COM
mission
sympathetic hearings were heId on
the Mount Vernon avenue bill before
Inc mouse committee on roads last
april at winch these plans We're out
I1hed Dy Representative Moore,
THOMAS ii. Macdonald, chief of the
Bureau of Public Roads of the De-
Representatlye Phlllp +. campbell
mares n. caiIanah OF AleNanuria'
dutnor Oh Inc Llle OF Heofse w ASH
ing 'oll' the Masoh' VINO was pl INV
mover TOT the constructor OF the
great Masohlc memorial no" oelhs
puiit III AieAshui Id loi inei
sen laLiHe ~ -; oai IN VI <1ie Aahui o.
mrs. n; ". fltch' represehllne the
Colohlai LANES OF the blstrlct OF
Columola' Cnarles moore chairman
OF tne COMMISSION OF flhe aus anu
NJ D. liaIio" ot ieAaI4ui Ia, Vi
hator Oh the poule'oiu ptoJe1I-
Roadway 80 Feet wide.
This legislation provides that the
Secretary of Agriculture be author
lied to construct and maintain this
Mount Vernon avenue. connecting
Mount Vernon, which was the home
and is the burial Mace of George
washington in the state of Virginia.
with the CITY of Washington. in the
District of Columbia"
Tbe idea az axnlsined m +ba House
committee. Is to have a 30-foot road
way, with an SO-foot right of way
ornamented with trees, sod banks and
shrubbery, properly Iandscaped. The
proposed avenue would be II to IA
miles long.
The Mount Vernon boulevard is an
essential feature of the parks system
plan of 1901, on which Congress has
been working for more than rs years.
Charles Moore emphasized. He ex-
planned that with a population of
more than a half million this civ
must look forward to a population of
100000 within a compare tively short
time. 1t has already spread into vir-
ginia and Maryland. He pointed out
the large Government holdings along
this proposed highway incIudinp
1000 acres at CamD Humnhrias He
said that In time ali of tbasa co,,.r,
ment holdings will he 1inked
Arlington. Manassas Occoouan 60,
HUMPHREYS and Mount Vernon TT
the park system of Graatar w.
ington, under the National C,snitaI
Parks Commission. He stressed 80
that the road TO Camn Hnunbrias
which is about hale tha ant,r 800 :.
of the proposed Mount Varno,, -
nue., is a National Highway ana ~
route of travel between WasbInrtnn
and Florida.
In telling a congressional conr;+-
tee why Congress sbou1d OFT ,-a.t
ly in having the Morn+ 49,, =. I'm p
nue. built Mr.. Moore said ave
an 1901 the District of c~.,,,
celebrated the one hundrodtb
versary Of the removal ~ tbe ~ a nm
government from Pb,a5aI-,; %
Washington. Conprase -, "
bration at the CaDitoI TIL p, 49,
had a celebration at the White
a. "hich the governors of all
- came together. Out of
~ a'ioh gre" what Is known
pan VI i'ol Tor the develop
nhen' "a me PARK system of the Dis
tricI Oh NolumDia. That plan was
P Tie uhder the direction of the
otdreS senate ana was pub