Evening star., 1926-06-18
ARTS BODY PLANS
PLANT SITE STUDY
viii Consider Further Project
of Power Building at I'd
and R Streets N. E.

Although believing that use OF any
other site would set up additional oliIi-
culties, the Fine Arts commission H.
NEE ling yesterday at the !hletioi
building. decided to take up Tor 1uf-
ther study with the munlclpal aLcni
tect construction of the power plali
for the Mckinley High Scnool ,, o.
Second and r streets northeast lle
commission took the Stano thdt tns
power plant location at the propos,'
side would fit in with plans aireau!
nrenared and form a useful adjunct
Ia the school, to be located on lanu
already purchased running through
tn T street northeast. adjacent 10 tiie
langley Junior High School. ProtestS
against the location of the power
njant at Second and r streets north-
"a Of have been made to the Dlstr!c'
Commissioners and the commission nF
residents of the neighborhood. Eariier
in the day the commission met with
the Public Buildings Commission at
the Senate Office Building.
Would Ban Soft Coal.
The commission placed itself on
record in favor of an absolute pro
hibition against use or bitumlnous
coal In the District of Columbia, mem
bers pointing out that sooty SMOKE
from, soft coal has blackened public
hu;ldinSs and public monuments SO
that freouent cleaning is needed. Ar
rests for violation of the anti-smoke
ordinance in effect for many years,
have not resulted in abating the
smoke nuisance. commission members
said.
The commission indorsed location
cf the new Police Court Building. on
Judiciary Square parallel to Fifth
street between L and F streets, as
outlined by Chairman Moore of the
fne arts body in A recent letter TO
Senator Arthur Capper.
STRENGTHENED and improved nag
staff to provide for uniform flag deco
rations on the main downtown streets
was placed before the commission by
Norman B. Landreau and c. II. Rell-
ley, members of a Joint committee rep
resenting the American Legion and
the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Last
February the commission indorsed the
plan for standardized flag decorations
in principle, but requested that a
stronger flagstaff be used. The new
staff will be tried out to see If it meets
with the approval of the commission
and an early answer given to the vet
erans' organizations on its fitness.
Considered Height of Buildings.
The commission also considered
building height regulation in the area
of the Union Station, at the request
of the Zoning Commission. which had
asked the opinion of the fine arts body
as to a change in height zoning for
part of Massachusetts avenue north
east east of Second street.
The Fine Arts Commission members
agreed that the height of buildings
near the Union Station should be uni
form to frame the Union Station
Plaza.
The commission also heard eXplana-
tions of the proposed Indian memorial
to heroes of the Usage tribe to be To-
Gated at Pawhuska. Okla. The plan
for the memorial was explained by
J. George Wright. superintendent OF
the Usage Indian reservation.
After the meeting members OF the
commission took an automobile tour
through the northeast section OF the
city. inspecting the Fort Lincoln site
on the Bladensburg road, considering
a connection of the proposed Fort
drive with Anacostia Park.