Evening star., 1926-06-15
NEW BOULEVARD
ENDORSED FOR D.. c.
City Planners Would Widen
and Extend B Street to
CaDitoI Grounds.

Widening q. p street northwest and
its extension through to the Capftol
Sicunds. Q project which has long
heen urged as of primary importa ance.
was recomne nded bs a planning com
uzs,ree Of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission today.
Meeting AZ the Offices of the commits
ersn with Ma. Gary ~. Brown. chair
n,ar. the committee. composed "f
Capt II. w. Whitehurst. assistant
Engineer Commissioner; Melville G.
HeZen. District surveyor: Fred G..
Ccldren and A. =. Caemerer. assistant
director nf the National Park Service.
recomme nded that r street ne tran
formed into thoroushfare with a
width of SO feet from curb 10 curb.
tAs part of the Arlington Bridge
bro iect and the projected main thor
ruchfare from the Capitol and the
ynion Station -to the Arlington
R!.idce MAJ. Brown explained that r
street. should have width proror-
donate TO and probably greater thar
tflf s0-foct roadway width provided in
the plans for the Arlington Memorial !
Fridge.
For the reas son that r street. un-
Ger the plans approved today. would
become the main route for parades and
,Irocessions from the Capitol 10 Ar
ineton. the committee also urged that
no provision he made fof center park
In~ on the widened thoroughfare. Y
street now runs from the Potomac
Eiver east 70 Sixth street where !"
'stons. and is picked I'D again a: Third
street. Under the plans outlined 70
day. in addition ~ being the mai
route for parades 70 ArhnSton, =
street northwest would slso mark the
northern boundary ~ the Mall.
Should Not Re Narrower.
.s'Inssmuch as tho roadway on the
bridge is to he SO feet in width from
curb to curb Maj. Brown said. oh
vfously r street should not ne mar,
rover and should preferably he of
greater width
Mai Brown said good example of
the width Of r street under the rec
onlmendations made today is rennsyl-
eania avenue In front ~ the White
Hnuse, which is exactly 50 feet from
earb To curb.
Several other minor subjects. some
Of them involving land purchases.
about which no announcement was
committee.
Transformation Of the square hound.
ed: by z street. Pennsylvania avenue
Fourteenth street and Fifteenth street
into a park or reservation. similar m
the small park In front ot the Munici.
pal Building, 10 suggested today in a
letter TO Secretary NJ War Davis and
transmitted 70 the National Ca pit Il
Park and Planning Commission. The
letter was written nv Charles H. Raub
Of ?135 7 street
Mr.. Eauh suggested that F. street
he widened for traf1c between Thir-
teenth and Fifteenth streets in order
10 relieve the present and increa sing
avenue from Thirteenth to Fifteenth
street
Would Extend View.
Al least two new Government build.
ines have been pro jected for the area
in,medial ely south OF pennsylvania
sIenue along Fifteenth street. under
rlAns .r1ade public by the Trea sury
Department several days eago. Crea.
ton of a park at the intersection OF
Fifteenth street and PennsyIva MIA
blessing and DO Justice TO the Sher.
man statue. and properly open to
view the ground south of the Treas
ury and White House
Mr.. Rauh also suggested that r
street he carried through in front Of
the Municipal Building to Thirteen
snd-a half street. from which point It
runs into Pennsylvanta avenue. OF.
fcials of the planning commission
made NO comment on the latter except
to point out that Government build,
irgs are scheduled to occupy At least
rart ~ the square which Mr.. Rsub
suggests he put to park use.