Evening star., 1926-09-17
SIX BATHING POOL
SITES APPROVED
Planning Commission Also
viii Inspect Locations for
Additions to Parks.

Locations for six bathing pools,
which were discussed at the August
meeting of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, were def
nitely approved at the meeting of the
commission today.
A month ago the commission took
definite action on the recommends
ton that the first white pool be con-
Structed at the Mckinley High School,
Second and T streets northeast, and
the first pool for colored persons, at
the new school being erected at Twen-
ty-fourth and n streets. At the same
time the report mentioned six other
locations where pools should be con-
structed later, and it was these sites
that the commission finally approved
today. They are:
For the white population-in East
Potomac Park, in Anacostia Park, at
the Macfarland Junior High School or
near the reservoir in Rock Creek
Park and at the John Burroughs in
Brookland
For the colored population-In An
ecostia Park, and near the Cardoza
School.
This definite action again put the
Planning Commission on record as
tavoring a number of pools scattered
throughout the city, instead or TWO
large pools centrally located for the
white and colored population.
Widening of Il Street.
The commission discussed details of
the proposed widening of B street,
which is to be converted into an at
tractive boulevard from the Capitol
10 the Lincoln Memorial and the Ar
lington Memorial Bridge. Maj. Cary
II. Brown, executive officer of the
commission, said it has been deter
mined that the plans for the
Archives and the Internal Revenue
Buildings are not to interfere with
the scheme for widening street.
Both of these new Federal struc-
lures will be built on the north side
of Il street just west of the market
center but Maj. Brown said they will
both be set back so feet from the
curbline of B street. The north curb
will not be disturbed, but the south
curb will be moved back 20 feet, max
ing B street 80 feet wide in that
vicinity.
The leaving of strip of parking 80
feet wide between the new Govern
ment structures and b street will not
only serve to set off the buildings
more attractiVely, but will balance
them with such buildings as the
National Museum on the south side
of street.
Going on Tour Today.
Following the meeting this morning
the commission went this afternoon
on d tour Of AnacoStia, the Langdon-
Woodbridge section and the area north
Of Piney Branch and west of Six
teenth street, to get a t1rst-hand men,
tai picture of how the park system
should be developed in those areas.
Arrangements also were discussed
for the trip the commission plans to
make down the Potomac in connection
with its October meeting. This meet
ing will be October IS and IS, but an
effort will be made to get the mem
bers together October IA for the trip
down the river. On that occasion
:hey will have an opportunity to see
the advantages of retaining Forts
Hunt and Washington as a part Of
the park system of the National Capt.
tai when they are abandoned by the
War Department.
The commission decided last month
70 write to President Coolidge, laying
before him the proposition of retain
ing those forts for the park system
snstead of selling them. The COM
mission will go as far as Wakefield.
the birthplace of George Washington,
on it's trip.