Evening star., 1926-06-06

sion. together with such information
as to the status of the building
project. so that the commission may
decide what it will do.
Question One Of Expense.
This Is one of the things which.
among others, points to the posi-.
bility Of getting the Patterson tract,
which, although some distance away,
would provide a much larger play
ground and recreatiOnal space than
the one contemplated at the Ninth
and K streets Site But the question
of the site ordered condemned will be
handled wholly on the merits of the
proposition of liability and expense
that might be incurred, and not on
the question of obtaining more ground
for the same amount of money In the
Patterson tract. But it seems very
probable, it was indicated. that some
part Of the Patterson tract will be ac-
quired this year.
Another project which is reaching
the stage where it is imperative to ac-
quire it II the park system is to
progress along the well laid program
is that of Foundry Branch In George
town. 1t was pointed out that 1t II
necessary to get this land promptly
to carry out the park program, which
takes in the Glover and Archbold
parkways, west of Burleith. Unless
the lower end Of the Foundry Branch
valley from Reservoir road to the
river is acquired, 1t was pointed out
it will destroy the effect Of these two
valuable parkways, which were dedl
Gated to the Government.
The Importance of acquiring the
lower end of this project will be
| brought strongly to the attention oi
| the commission. it was said. and It's
| need pointed out. The acquisition OF
this land would give a park drive
way in Georgetown from Massa
! chusetts avenue to the river. The val
| ley Is now dry. as Foundry Branch
the stream which originally ran dovr
! the valley, passes through a l2-foo
sewer which serves this section. Bu
as one Of the means of improving the
| valley and restoring it's original con
dition, it is the plan to take the branch
proper out of the sewer and let it fol
| low it's original course, leaving the
| piping only for the purpose of carry
| ing off the sewage of the section. l.
| this scheme is followed there will bt
| an open stream in this project a:
there Is in Rock Creek, and 1t will bt
open all the way TO the river, excep'
for a small bypass to carry it under
the Canal road and the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal.
Funds Are Inadequate.
Full information is being collected
| for the commission on these projects
TO give the members intelligent in
formation in alloting the expenditure
of the $500 900 fund allowed this year
and it is now expected that much o
it will be used on these projects
While it is expected that some in
roads can be made on their project:
in the way of acquiring them for th'
governmental park system. neverthe
less it was pointed out that the com
paratively small fund allowed b,
Congress for this purpose is no
nearly enough to buy them. but th'
hope is expressed that those wh'
have them will either retain then
until funds become available, or per
| haps that public-Spirited citizen!
might be interested in them to tn,
extent of purchasing some parts o.
them and holding them until The
Government money becomes available
| in the course of a few years Of ap
preparations.
When the National Capital Pari
and Planning Commission meets nexl
week it will have practically all OF
, it's new personnel under the re
| organization present. and at that
| time it is expected that the question
| of the employment Of salaried per
! sonnel will be considered. One of the
most important positions to be filled
| at that time will be that of city
planner. who will have direct charge
of preparing plans for the develop
ment of the city and it's environs fol-
the commission to approve and hole
| out as general scheme to be ad
hered to.
Gen. Jadwin to BE i'm, Charge.
Maj. Gen. Harry Taylor, chief o.
Engineers of the United States Army
and chairman of the commission, will
retire on June 26, and will relinquisf
this position to his successor. the
new chief of Engineers, who will bs
Brig. Gen. Edgar Jadwin. now as
sistant chief Of Engineers. At the
meeting Gen. Jadwin has been in
vited to be present. in view of the
fact that he will automatically be
| come a member of the commission a:
soon as he assumes his office as CHIEF
| of Engineers.
| At that meeting also will bt
Frederick Law Olmsted of Brookline
Mass; J. c. Nichols of Kansas Cit,
and Milton B. Medary of Phila
delphia. also a member of the Ma
tional Commission of Fine Arts. al
eminent city planners provided for ir
| the new act. Frederic A. Delano
another of the additions to the com
mission, under the new act, and ap
pointed as the representative from
| the District Of Columbia. also pro
vided for in the law. will not be pres
ent at the next meeting, however