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more than two pools at the next SEES
sion.
While tho locations made public to-
day do not cover the ultimate bath
ing pool plans. it WAS said that TINS
Crolp of locations would he as murh
as the commission could hope To o'-
tain funds for within the next w"
years.
Delay on Market.
The commission, which started IT'S
session Yesterday has postponed
Kits decision as To where the farmers
market should he moved probably
until the October meeting tn enable
the Cu-Ordinating committee I" :"
more thoroughly into the problem "i
relocating the wholesale and tummlS-
sion houses.
The commission also passed upon
two boulevard projects deciding today
in favor of the development of Conduit
road into 2 120-foot highway for It's
entire length.
The commission did not announce
how the highway would hc improved
or whether there would he center
parking space. but confined the ac-
ton at this time To fixing tn" width.
At the present time Conduit road .
varies in width from 50 feet at some
points to 1870 feet at other places
The other highway project was for
the widening of r street from TIA"
river. near the Lincoln Memorial, as
far east as Sixth street.
Eventually it IS planned To carry
this street as a boulevard To the cap
itOl. but the commission was not pre-
pared yesterday To make definite
.f
Sixth street.
At present Il street IS only 40 feet
wide at it's western end and go feet
wide from Virginia avenue east ward.
The planning commission recommends
that the south curb be Sct back 20
feet from the river to sixth street and
the north curb set back - feet i'e-
tween the river and Virginia avenue.
This would give Il highway - feet
wide for a considerable distance and
so feet wide in other places.
Will Include All Markets.
1T had been expected for several
days that the commission would hN
ready to make some definite recon-
men(lations on the market question
at this monthly gathering. During tn"
meeting yesterday, however. the dis
cussion broadened out from the oriEi-
nal question OF moving merely the
farmers market To the far-reachiHG
issue of what is To he done with ~"
wholesale or commission houses and
the retail Center Market.
The coordination committee, com
posed of Federal and municipal OIL
ciaIs. together with civic representa-
tiveS, had been requested to MAKE a
report to the plannin-; commission
on the relocation OF the farmers mar
ket only That committee, however.
i'm reporting Yesterday went into in9
question Of the inadvisahiitY of srp'
arating the farmers market rom tFe
wholesale commission row. This open
ed up n broad field of discussion. ana
the commission. not being prepared
ON such short consideration To setfI"
the entire problem. referred u back
to the co.ordinatinE committee f"r "d'
ditional recommendations
May Force Out Whole Area.
While not speaking for the COM
mission. which has left the question
omen for the time being. Mai. I. :.
Grant. Sd. director of public hlIld-
ings and public parks. expressed IN"
personal conviction today thar IN"
action of Congress IN limiting ne
Governments new building program
To tho triangle between I"nuGNl-
vania and Maryland avenues 'W''l
practically force tn" entire market
area 10 seek a new location. This re-
strictior as 10 where the $50 ,oon 600
worth of new Government bulhtn-s
should he located was definitely 'aid
down by Congress as between Penn
syIvania and Maryland avenues
The farmers market is on ground
assigned to the DisI rict goVcrumcr -
and the Center Market IL under IN"
partment OF Agriculture. bat Tn"
wholesale and commission hOiISeS IyIuE
between those two markets are private
concerns and present d different prob
lem in the general scheme Ot rrlurat'
ing the whole market area
Officials Of the commission pointed
ont today that the only way The
wholesale market could hc moved
would b" to place the new farm"r-'
market on n site where there * arnU'"
room for expansion and then buy ~"
property now being occupied bT ~"
wholesale houses. which would make
II necessary for the wholesalers 70 re-
locate their business at the new mar.
ket center.
In addition to the Widening of r
street into a boulevard. tho Planning
Commission yesterday afternoon AZ.
proved without modification TN" pro
posed highway changes tor Blair r. id.
Branch avenue southeast ami NuIth
Carolina avenue northeast. The H!~t
proposal Is To widen Blair road L. a
SO.foot thoroughfare between Tucker
man and Peabody streets. Branch
avenue would be carried 10 the DIS
trict line by a slightly different route
from Alabama avenue. North caro-
lima avenue also would I've divcrtcdI
slightly In extension eastward to An.
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