Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
SWIMMING CLUB
PLANS HUGE POOL
Rezoning of Tract at Ridge
anG Reservoir Roads Asked
for Construction.

Construction of a, public swimming
pool on a site at Reservoir and Ridge
roads is planned by the Washington
Swimming Club, it was revealed today
in a petition to the Zoning Commits
sion for a rezoning of the property
from residential A restricted to first
commercial c area. The application
will be considered at a public hearing
in the boardroom of the District Build
ing January 10, at which time nine
other proposed changes in coming Will
be discussed.
The property which the club desires
to be rezoned is known as the Light
foot tract. 1t contains 10 acres. The
swimming pool according to the plans,
would be 800 feet long and 215 feet
wide at one end, tapering to 100 feet
in width at the other. with an electric
fountain in the center, and a sand
beach, club house, lockers and a sta
dunn. The pool would hold more than
1000. 900 gallons of filtered water,
changing at the rate of 1850 gallons
a minute, providing a complete change
of water every IL hours.
The Cllb is intended to consist OF
l 600 life members. who would pay
$500 each, but the pool will be open
to the public with an admission fee.
Its board of directors includes Walter
Perry Johnson. veteran pitching ace
of the Washington base ball team: j..
Harry Cunningham of the Washing
ton Board of Trade. Merritt o.
Chance. former city postmaster: G. i.
Kingsbury and Wilton j. Lambert.
Ask 13O-FOOt Height,
Another proposed change involves
the site at Thirteenth, f and G
streets on which the Homer Building
is located. S. kann's Sons Co. has
petitioned the commission to change
the height limit from 10 feet to 1870
feet. An act of Congress approved
June l, 1910, it was said, gives the
commission authority to make this
change. A new department store is
proposed for this site.
third proposed change affects
property on both sides of New Hamp-
shire avenue between Dupont Circle
and S street. A petition urges that
this property be rezoned from resi-
Dental c. area. 90-foot height, to resi-
dental A. restricted. 60-foot height.
The change is designed to prevent
the future construction of apartment
buildings, row or semi-detached
houses. making possible the erection
of detached homes only.
Other Changes Asked.
Other proposed changes follow:
Change from residential area. go
foot height. to first commercial G.
area, 90-foot height: Frontage on east
side of Eighteenth street, between
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lots A, Il. G. 500 and 804, square Iii.
Change from residential c area. 90
foot height, to first commercial G
area, 9O-foot height: Lot 81, square
Ill, located at northwest corner Of
Nineteenth and q streets.
Change from residential G. area. 60
foot height 10 first commercial G
area, 60-foot height: Lot 95, square
1866. being an alley lot in this square.
Change from first commercial, ID
area, 60-foot. TO second commercial,
ID area, 60-foot height: Square 999,
bounded by Eleventh. Twelfth. NJ
streets and Virginia avenue south
east.
Change from residential, B area
60-foot, to first commercial, e area,
60-foot-height: Frontage on east side
of Thirteenth street southeast. be
tween East Capitol street and Massa
chusetts avenue. being lots so, 81, 81
1875 and 1856, square 1895.
Change from first commercial, {
area. 40-foot, to residential, A area
40-foot- height: Property in square
442S at the northeast corner of Blad
ensburg road and y street northeast
fronting 1877 feet on Bladensbure
road for a depth of 100 feet.
Change from residential, a area
40-foot, to residential, c area, 40foot
height: Lots ! to {. inclusive. square
1885, on Portland street southeast. be-
tween lakewood and NeWcomb streets
and lots . to 5. inclusive, square 1884
on north side of Newcomb street
southeast. Just west of Portla nd
street, as per new subdivision of Au
gust u, 1926.