Evening star., 1925-09-22
ASKS BALTIMORE'S
AID IN PARK PLANS
between 2 CITIES

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into large forested areas as parks and
Fairgrounds and connected by a sys-
tenn of fine roads with the District of
Columbia would afford the ever-in-
creasing population of the Capital
city a wonderful playground of a
much larger area than 1t is possible
to secure closer to the city.
Report Shows Needs.
The Commitete Of 100 of the Ameri.
can Civic Association" he continued.
IN Its report on the development of
the Federal City, includes a report on
the relation of Maryland to the Ma
tional Capital, which contains some
excellent suggestions. This report en-
phasizes the necessity of a bouleva rd
on the shortest and most direct route
between Baltimore and Washington
and at the same time permitting of
entry to both Washington and Balti.
more by way of the residential sec.
tions. which in the ca Sc of Washing
ton would be by way of Sixteenth
| street and the drives of Rock Creek
Park. The growth Of the two cities
toward each other has been very
marked in the last few years. so that
at the present time the suburba n de-
Nelopments are hardly more than 25
miles apart. so that the provision of
this direct and magnificent bouleva rd
is a matter requiring attention in the
immediate future and should not be
left to the time when the intervening
| area becomes built up and crowded
TO the point where development of a
suitable boulevard parkway would he
impracticable, except at an enormous
expense.
"of tremendous interest to Mary.
! land is the protection of the head
waters of Rock Greek. which lie 10 a
large extent in Montgomery County
The land along these headwaters is
passing into the hands OF private
spectators. and unless these tributary
streams are acquired in the near fu-
ture for park purposes they will be
| lost forever and their beauty win be
| destroyed. Another feature that is of
immense interest to Maryla nd is the
/ development of the Northwest Bra
of the Anacostia River. Its head
| waters are one of the most imports nj
| sources OF water supply for consid-
cradle portion of the State.
Explains Park Act
Col Sheriff. explained in detail the
provisions OF the National Capita
I
how many of the problems of the Ma
tional Capital are OF equal or. even
greater Importance TO the state of
Maryland than to the National Capi-
tai itself.
''The State OF Maryland and the
City of Baltimore" he went on. ARE
vitally interested in the work being
| done by this Park Commission and al
ready Gov. Ritchie of Maryland has
! indicated his approval of Offering to
/ appoint committee of Maryland cit
| liens to cooperate with the National
! Capital Park Commission as eonten-
plated in the act summa rized above.
"A similar committee has been ap-
| pointed by the Governor of the State
| of Virginia and 1t is hoped that the
| next sessions of the Legislatures. of
| these two States will pass suitable leg
islation making permanent the coop.
Grafton between the States and the Ma
! tional Capital.
Another activity that has been in
| stituted and is under way under the
! National Capital Park, Commission is
a city planning committee. which is
| now engaged in making plans for the
! proper and harmonious development
| of the area within the District of Co
| lumbia. 1t is hoped that this planning
W III ne eAttHuNtl
to a regional planning committee oper-
| ating under the groups representing
| the National Capital and the States OF
| Maryland and Virginia,
Although Washington and Balti-
more are such nearby neighbour every
| one Is impressed with the fact mat the
! means Of motor connections between
| the two are entirely inadequate. and
| there has been some considera tion
! given to the plan of great parkway
! boulevard direct from Washington to
! Baltimore similar To the Lee hiEhway V
| boulevard now being planned from
! Washington to the Shenandoah Valley
/ at the site of the proposed Shenan-
| doah Park.
The Rotary Club of Baltimore
| would he assisting in a worthy public
| effort. 1t they would una nimously sup
port the plans under way for the Gre
/ alton by the Legislature of a perma.
nent committee representing Maryla nd
! to work with the National Capital
! Park Commission