Evening star., 1926-08-22
NINE BATHING POOL
/ SITES ARE CHOSEN
Park Commission Also Au-
thorizeS Land Purchase
at Two Forts.

ming out a program of city planning
problems to be studied during the
rext l2 months, the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission last
night concluded one of the most I'M
portant meetings held since It's crea
ton.
At the close of the final session of
the two-day meeting Maj. L. s.
Grant, Sd, director of public buildings
and public parks, made the following
announcements:
Decision to acquire by condemna'
ton a small piece of ground ADJOINING
Fort Stevens. near BriShtwood, TO
complete that fort park.
Decision to acquire the square III
which Fort Slocum is located, another
of the Civil War defences at Third
and Nicholson streets. This Ior.
forms the next link east OF Fort
stevens in the chain which protected
washington during the civil war
Funds for Playground.
Announcement that a part OF the
current appropriation will he set aslde
for a playground development IN 'he
northeast, location of which mas no'
been determined. In TINS conec'lo"
Mai. Carey Fl. Brown was lnstructeo
10 study the possibilities OF the fa'
avenue northeast, partly Tor play
ground and partly for other recrea'
tional facilities.
A committee of three members or
the mmlssion-Frederick Olmsleu'
frederic Delano and Milton -.
Medary-Uas named to STUDY Tue
Federal Governments new buildins
nroeram from the standpoint OF CITY
planning. . ha
The program of inquiries 10 oe
carried on during the ensuing year
looking toward the gradual formation
of a comprehensive city plan incluoes
studies of a primary system OF major
traffic thoroughfares, parkways, nelsii-
horhood centers, railroads, terminals
and markets and the question OF mass
transportation.
Technical staff at Work.
The technical staff of the commls-
aion will work on these various stuu,
tes continuously from now on anu
the commission itself will devote GER
tain monthly meetings during the year
10 analyZing the Specifc TOPICS.
Mai. Grant explained that the
establishment of an airport would pe
gone into under the heading OF terml-
nails and the plan of DR.. George +.
Bowerman. librarian of the rec
Public Library. for systematic de-
velopment OF more branch Enraries'
will be carefully considered unde" the
topic of neighborhood centers.
Another important decision reached
Yesterday was the fixing OF l2O rect
as uniform width from buiidlhs
lire TO building line for the lutllIe
DEVELOPMENT OF Conduit road. The
commission did not determine at
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the roadway or whether there shoul0
be a center parking with two road
ways.
Two Pools Planned At First.
The first two bathing pools to be
built under the plan agreed to by the
commission yesterday are FOR the
white population at the new McklD-
lev High School now being erected on
a large tract OF land at Second and I
streets northeast; for colored. in the
area of the Rock Creek Potomac
Parkway, adjacent to the new col.
ored junior high school being erected
at Twenty fourth and y streets.
The other bathing pool sites agreed
to Yesterday follow:
For white people-In East Potomac
Park at a spot to be selected later
in Anacostia Park, on the east SIDE
Of the river between the Pennsylvania
avenue and Anacostia bridges: at the
Nacfarland Junior High School. OF
near the reservoir in Rock Creek
Park, or at both these places accord
Ing to the needs of that part OF the
CITY: at the John Burroughs School in
Brookland.
For colored people-In Anacostia
Park, below the Anacostia bridge. and
at the Cardoza School. In this con
nection the commission also called at
tention to the need for development
Of a neighborhood center for co'ored
people in the vicinity os the Howard
playground. and to the possibility Of
including additional bathing facilities
as part of such a center.
Appropriation Lacking.
There is no appropriation TO bath
ing pools available. but Congress at
the last session authorized an allot-
ment Of S345. 900 for two pools, one
for white and one for the colored
population. and it is expected this
appropriation will he granted by
Congress in December. 50 that the
hrst pools can be constructed in time
for next Summer.
II was explained yesterday that il
S345.oo0 is appropriated. II may be
possible TO build pools next year at
more than two of the sites decided on
yesterday.
Maj. {. H. Brown also announced
last night that he would call the com
mission together Tuesday to resume
study of the problem OF where the
farmers market and the wholesale
market should be relocated.
The commission on Friday decided
to postpone its decision on the lie.
location of the farmers market after
concluding that the wholesale, or
commission row, should be moved 10
whatever point is selected for the
farmers stand While the commits
sion did not consider the relocation of
the Center Market as an immediate
problem. Mai. Grant expressed the
conviction that eventually the entire
market center would have 10 go 10
come other point in view of the re
ouirement in the public buildings az,
that the new Government structures
be placed in the triangular area be
tween Pennsylvania and Maryland
avenues.
May Extend Fort.
In addition TO the two Civil War
fcrt purchases agreed upon. the com
mission at the final session YESTERDAY
considered the desirabiiity of extend
ing Fort Dupont. which occupies the
heights beyond Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast. down the valley to-
ward Anacostia Park. No decision
was reached, however.
The commission also gave prelim-
mary study to a plan for a roadway
In the Soapstone Valley.
In connection with the decision 10
ACQUIRE Fort Slocum and small au-
dition TO Fort Stevens. Maj. Grant
expiained that the possibility of
forming a connection between these
two has been rendered difficult by
building operations. but that con-
sideration is being given TO the fea-