Evening star., 1926-12-06

operated Dy the munlClpdl ana reOeIai
governments, are reported to- be "'in
very poor condition"
According to Gen. Jadwin, the prof.
ect for the reclamation of Aracostia
River and flats, from the mouth OF
the river to the District line, near
Bladensburg, and their development
into a park for the use Of the public
IS 4s.6 per cent completed. Expendi-
ures to June 80 last aggregated $2,-
l04. .523. and it is estimated that it will
require the appropriation Of 81, ,S61 $40
to complete the project.
Money Being Spent.
Available funds amounting to $685..
937 are being applied to building sea.
wall foundations around Lake King.
man, building masonry sea walls In
sections D, e and r, constructing In.
take sconduits and gateA at the lower
end Of Kingmaf1 Lake, purchase Of
land in section G, construction Of q
derrick boat, etc. These funds will
be exhausted by June 80 next. and
Gen. Jadwin says that $S70,000 can be
profitably expended in the following
fiscal year in continuing the work on
Lake Kingman, in building lock and
bridge in section F, clearing an open
ing under Benning bridge for passage
Of boats, improving. section q, pur.
chase Of land. etc.
Sections A, c, D. E and r, on the
left bank Of the Anacostia River, the
report says, have been fully reclaimed.
and sections A and B, known as
Boiling Field, have been set aside for
aviation purposes. Section D has been
turned over to the director Of Public
Buildings and Public Parks and IL
being developed into a public play
ground. The reclamation work already
completed has been Of benefit to navi.
cation. Gen. JadWin says, and deep
draft vessels now use the area be.
tween the Anacostia and Pennsylvania
Avenue bridges, where a harbOr has
been provided for yachts. In addition,
space on the reclaimed area has been
provided for community gardens. a
nursery for the District Of Columbia
and for Agricultural Department and
Botanic Garden activities. The west.
or city, side Of sections D and e has
been set aside for commercial pur.
poses and is partly occupied by boat
and yacht clubs and lumber yard
reservation. General sanitary condi.
tions have been much improved, the
report says.
4ISCo hUtsC . AeCAAsOSoh
In renewing his oft.repeated recon-
mendation for the removal Of the old
Aqueduct Bridge crossing the Potomac
between Georgetown and Rosslyn, Va.
Gen. Jadwin says that the structure
is totally abandoned and has been
closed to all traffic since January,
1923. 1.-The structure" says he,
serves no useful purpose and is very
unsightly beside the graceful Francis
Scott Key Bridge" He points out
that House bill 4056. pending in the
Sixty ninth Congress. first session.
provides for the removal Of the bridge
at a cost Of $3.50 900. but that amount
being regarded q" insufficient for the
purpose, he 81 :. the War Depart
ment has recommended to Congress
that the appropriation be increased
to S22S.0O0. No direct reference is
made in the report to the proposed
retention Of the span Of the old bridge
over the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
for use as a public recreation pier.
Gen. Jadwin says that the sum OF
$4,000 can be profitably expended dur
ing the fiscal year 1928 for the mainte-
nance and care Of the Government
reservation at Wakefield, Va. the
birthplace Of George Washington. To-
Gated on Pope Creek, small tidal
stream flowing into the Potomac
River, "a miles below this city. The
monument erected there by order Of
Congress and it's Enclosure. he says.
are in good condition, the grounds are
in fair condition, the roads and right
Of way are in poor condition and the
wharf erected several years ago has
been destroyed by ice and storms.
During the past fiscal year about
1880 persons visited the reservations
and 1926 automobiles traversed the
right OF way. The funds appropriated
for the fiscal year 1927. $500, are
being expended for general mainte-
nance. At the recent session Of Con.
gress an act was passed authorizing
the Wakefield National Memorial AS
sociation to construct on the reserva.
ton a reproduction OF the house In
which George Washington was born,
but what, IL any. progress has been
made is not reported.