Evening star., 1926-12-03

be entirely in conformity with the
public buildings, Fine Arts and City
Planning Commissions program.
Then he pointed out that there are a
number of District activities that will
be thrown out of house and home
when the Federal building program
gets started as the III ldI1gs t'' " :
occupy are to be razed to provide sites
for the new buildings.
No Market Suggestion.
In this connection Mr.. Moore called
attention to the Center Market Build
ing, which she said must enter be
rebuilt il the market is to be kept
where it is, or that the market must
be removed to some more convenient
location, where there can be an
intellectually attractive and eco
nomic relocation of the entire market
center.
Asked specifically by Mr.. Gibson if
he Fine Arts Commission has any
recommendations to make regarding
a new site for the farmers market.
Mr.. Moore said no, that business in
terestS and public conveniences should
guide, but that if Congress desired to
take action, he thought a farmers
market could be worked in well with
plans for a general supplies ware
house. thus indorsing the plan urged
by Representative Will r. Wood of
Indiana for such a general warehouse
| in lexington, as explained exclusively
IN The Star last Sunday.
Mr.. Moore was also asked directly
by Representative Houston if the Fine
Arts Commission sees any objection
| % the development of a model market
center on the Midcity site at Fifth and
l. streets. He said no, that it seems
20 him to be a very satisfactory de.
| velopment. convenient to the PEOPLE
and with opportunity to improve " hat
is now a semislum area. But he en-.
phasized that there must be strict
supervision to keep the vehicles and
unsightly market condition within a
court and not allow the streets to be
obstructed.
Delays Held Costly.
The committee was greatly in
terested in a survey of the Capital
building and development during the
81 years that he has been here and
especially during the time he served
with the Mcmillan Park Commission
! and for 16 years with the Fine Arts
Commission.
Representative Houston empha-
sized that delays in carrying out
| such plans for the Capital are costly,
rather than the plans themselves,
| and indicated strongly that he is
| eager to assist in furthering the
Capital development program. chair
| man Gibson has previously expressed
! the same view.
Mr.. Moore explained plans that
are being worked out SO that eventu-
| ally from Great Falls to Alexandria
| the Potomac River will flow between
riverside parks with boulevard drives
| on each bank. He explained the
progress that is now being made to
give the Capital City adequate
; memorial entrances with proper
avenues of approach from Maryland
and Virginia.
| He declared emphatically as a Gov
ernment policy that Camp Meade,
Fort Washington and Fort Hunt and
| such military reservations should not
I be sold by the Government but held
for future use. This Is the only way
/ in which the Government can make
money, he said, by holding onto all
the land 1t owns.
i BY questions, Chairman Gibson and
Representative Houston drew Mr..
! Moore into a discussion Of some sort
| of Government control over all build
| ings erected in the Capital, private as
we'll as public. Mr.. Moore said he
hoped the zoning commissiCS would
rise to its opportunity. He believed
that the city should be strictly zoned
and that coming should be adhered to.