Evening star., 1925-11-29

| Blll are the FPfnailueT OF the property
on the south side Of PENNSYLVANIA
avenue opposite the Mall and three
lots on the north side just to the
right of the Peace Monument.
''lf this land Ia acquired 1t will
! wipe out various buildings commonly
known as Chinese joints" some OBJ
! jcct'nnahic and dIlapdaIed business
buildings. and all of the eyeso'es from
! the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial.
| giving an uninterrupted view of the
| Capitol. the Washington Monument
and the Lincoln Memorial.
! Urged Action at Once.
1T IS very necessary that this land
| should be acquired Immediately. Con
| gress has authorized. and the Presi-
/ dent has approved, the building of a
| memorial bridge across the Husomac
almost directly at the rear of the Lin
| coin Memorial. The value of these
various lots has increased materially
in the past few years. and with the
/ building OF this bridge the price of
such lots Will he doubled or trebled.
1t would be extremely desirable not
only from an artistic viewpoint but
also as a matter of pride in the Ma
tions Capital TO acquire this land.
| From material standpoint il would
provide locations for contemplated
| puDllc DultulTSS. congress mas re-
Gently authorized an appropriation for
public buildings. This location would
be the most appropriate place for
buildings of a public character.
ITO sum it all up, the Government
! should own all of this land whether
| It uses it for park or building pur-
| poses. 1t would heautify the Capital
and provide proper approaches to the
| Memorial Bridge, the Washington
| Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the
Capitol and the White House.
The time will never be more ap-
! propriate than now. as the cost win
| constantly increase as the years go on.
This bin has the hearty support
| of the superintendent of punlic
| buildings and grounds and has net
with universal approval from the peo-
| pie OF the District and the Nation.
Identification would replace these
! "eyesores,' ramshackle buildings Of
| the city's early history, Chinese
dints." which have been a worry TO
| the police and others, and all of which
| have been objects of no little unfa-
vorable comment from natives and
| visitors alike because so flagrantly
| Haunted under the shadow Of the
Capitol and hardly the White House.
Representative Underhill points out
| that the squares that now hold the
most Objectionable of these shacks
which so materially detract from the
| beauty OF the Capital City will. un-
| der the terms OF his bill, be turned
| into the Mall parkway or be used in
part to extend and widen B street into
| a Way of Heroes"
| 3 street, as II now runs. stops at
| Sixth street, but II the Underhill bill
becomes a law, the two squares which
| interrupt 1t could be purchased and
| 1t would be extended through them.
! Supervision BY Engineer.
All of the land proposed for pur-
chase would be transferred to the
| chief of engineers. United States
| Army. as a part of the park system
| Of the District until such time as
other specific directions are given by
Congress for it's use.
The properties specifically desig-
| mated and which the report on the
measure says will wipe out various
buildings commonly known as Chi
nese joints, some Objectionable and
dilapidated business buildings. and all
| Of tho eyesores from the Capitol to
| the Lincoln Memorial giving an un-
| interrupted view OF the Capitol. the
| Washington Monument and the Lin
| coin Memorial" are:
| Square 575, bounded by First. Sec
and and B streets and Pennsylvania
| avenue.
Reservation -, bounded by Second
Third. B street and Pennsylvania ave.
nue..
Lots /, 2. 8, T. 5, 6. :. s. 50. 10. IL
| and part Of IL, 81, IA, Is and 16 in
reservation 10. which is the south half
| of square known az reservation TO-
| bounded by Pennsylvania avenue. c,
| Third street and John Marshall place.
Reservation a, bounded by Missouri
| avenue, Pennsylvania avenue. Third
and Four -and-a half streets.
| Reservation B, bounded by Missouri
| avenue, Pennsylvania avenue, Four
| and-a-half and Sixth streets.
! Square 461. bounded by B street,
| Sixth street, Seventh street and Penn.
| sylvania avenue.
| Other Sections Included
! While these are the squares which
| would result in the cleanup, pur-
| chases Of other areas are provided in
the Underhill bill. and these would
make possible the clearing and
| Strengthening out OF the Mall and pro.
pairing the parkway as sites for future
| construction of public buildings which
| the Government needs. They are:
| Square 576, bounded by Maryland
avenue southwest, B street, First and
| Second streets.
| Reservation c, bounded by Maine
and Maryland avenues, Third and
Four.and-ahalf streets.
| Reservation D, bounded by Maine
| and Maryland avenues. Four-and-a-
half and Sixth streets.
Square $50, Pennsylvania avenue, c
| street, Ninth street and Tenth street.
| Square 3S1, Louisiana avenue, c
| street, Ninth and Tenth streets.
| Square 3s2, Louisiana avenue, B
street. Ninth and Tenth streets.
Square 349, Pennsylvania avenue, c
| street, Tenth and Eleventh streets.
Square $50. c street. Little & street,
Tenth and Eleventh streets.
| Square 292, Pennsylvania avenue, d
| street. Twelfth and Thirteenth streets.
Square 294, Ohio avenue, c, Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets.
Square 2s5, Ohio avenue, B street,
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets
Square 255, 256, 257 ana 258, bound
ed by Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets, Pennsylvania avenue and Ohio
| avenue