Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
MARKET S|TE|SSUE
BEFORE PLANNERS
Bathing Pools and Other Big
Problems May Be Taken
Up at Meeting.

With the question Of relocating
the farmers market. the selection of
sites for bathing pools. various
changes in the highway plan and the
preparation of a definite program or
its own activities for the ensuing
year up for consideration, the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission today began the most
important meeting held since Con-
gress enacted the park and planning
act at the last session.
So important and varied are the
matters listed for discussion that the
sessions Of the commissions are ex-
pected to extend over until tomor-
row.
Although no advance intimatlon
was given as to the action 10 Oe
taken on the market site program,
it is understood that the recommen-
dations of the co-ordinating commit
tee of the commission are OF sich a
nature that if they should he APP
proved bv the commission today they
would not preclude further sugges-
tions from civic organizations and
other interested groups.
May Need Legislative Act.
1t was pointed out that since &C
ton by Congress in all probability
will be necessary to move the farm
ers market from its present location.
Just west of the Center Market and
wholesale row, the question OF where
it should go is likely TO continue
live issue until Congress meets.
When the commission met Maj.
Cary II. Brown laid before the mem
bers the report on the market aues-
ton as agreed to yesterday by the CO
ordinating committee. Members OF
the committee had carefully refrained
from revealing whether their report
recommends a particular location for
the building up Of a new market
center or whether 1t outlines the en-
tire problem of moving the market In
a broad way Even If the commission
should not be prepared to finally adopt
this report a. this monthly meeting
1t is possible that the recommends
tons of the co-ordinating committee
may he made public.
The problem of finding new loca-
ton for the farmers market and con-
sidering in that connection the future
of the wholesale and Center Market
arises as q result Of the decision of
the Public Buildings Commission to
erect the new Internal Revenue Build
ing where the farmers market now
stands.
Discussion Has Been Active.
For several weeks there has been
general discussion throughout the
city of various possible locations for
new market center. Most of the
discussion has centered around Eek
ington. a portion Of the southwest
near the water front and midcity
loca ton.
The action Of the planning commits
sion will he In the nature Of an eX-
pert recommen dat ton from city
planners to the Commissioners. who
control the farmers market, and to
the Department OF Agriculture In case
the recomme ndations should include
the future Of the Center Market.
The planning commission also will
he made familiar today with the plans
thus far worked out by the Public
Buildings Commission for carrying
ont the $5O.OO0.0OO Federal building
program. 1t was felt that while the
buildings commission has direct super
vision over designing and erecting the
new structures. the planning commits
sion might be able TO consider how
the building program fits in with the
general scheme for the future plan
ming of the city.
Air Port May BE Discussed.
j. is expected that the planning
commission also will engage in pre-
liminary consideration Of the prob
lem Of setting aside space for an air
port for the District.
BEFORE the sessions of the commits
sion close late today or tomorrow.
II iS expected the commission will
have formulated a complete progra m
of projects TO be pushed during the
next IL months. including decisions as
to Ia nd purchases that should he made
in extending the park system Of the
city. officials OF the commission are
considering making several acquisi-
lions of sites of old Civil War forts
that encirCled Washington during the
Civil War.
On the question Of ba thing pools the
immediate problem is for the com
mission to decide on loca tons for the
two pools. one white and one colored
authorized by the last session Of Con-
gress. but in reaching that conclusion
the commission will consider how the
first two pools will fit into genera
scheme for smaller pools in various
parts Of the city. where bathing facil
tiles would be available 10 large
proportion OF the public.
FAvORS PATTERSON TRACT.