Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26
Irving C. Root Confers With
Commission About CoIesviIIe
Link to Sixteenth Street.
PLAYGROUND SYSTEM
PLANS ALSO TAKEN UP
Jadwin Presides Last Time Before
Retirement-Maj. Brown
Praised in Resolution.

The proposed north portal as a
monumental entrance to Washington at
Sixteenth street. and the District line
held the attention of the National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commission this
morning at its midsummer monthly
session, held at its Offices In the Navy
Department Building.
Irving C. Root Of the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission conferred with the COM
mission during the morning on a num-
Der of details in conjunction with the
Maryland approach to the north portal,
particularly about the projected extern
sion Of the Colesville pike from Sligo,
Md, to link up with Sixteenth street.
Presides Last Time.
Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin, chief of
Army Engineers, who retires upon
reaching the age of "a on, August Z,
presided for the last time as the COM
missions chairman. Upon the motion
OF Lieut.. Col U. s. Grant, Sd, execu-
tive officer Of the commission, the or
ganization passed a resolution lauding
the work Of its former engineer, Mai.
Carey H. Brown, who materially as
sisted in launching the work of the
commission. Maj Brown was recently
detached from that post and is now
on leave preparatory to going to his
next duty at school at Fort Leaven-
worth. Members of the commission
were high in their praise Of Maj.
Browns work
Capt. e. N Chisolm, jr., also Of the
Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, is the
commissions new engineer, and offlci-
ated at meeting in that capacity for
the first time today. He previously
served as Maj. Browns assistant.
The commissions staff was directed
to continue study on proposed changes
In Oklahoma avenue at the aboretum
and in Maryland avenue and r street,
and in Nebraska avenue at Little Falls
road.
Fairgrounds Plans Taken Up.
Projected plans for Washington's play
ground system for many years in the
future came before the commission today
also. A report on the Fairgrounds and
recreation centers was prepared for the
commission by Charles w. Eliot, I'd, city
planner, developed from the five-year
program suggested in the Cramton bill
The commission was offlcially advised
of the recent organization meeting of
the Washington region water supply
committee, in which representatives of
Maryland, Virginia and the District of
Columbia set In motion machinery
designed to study the needs Of the
metropolitan area for the next half
century.
Major Street Cuts Discussed.
Future major street cuts, particularly
in the built-up areas of Washington,
was another subject for discussion on
the commissions agenda. Zoning. in
relation to fire engine houses, police
stations, pumping stations, recreational
centers, Fairgrounds and swimming
pools, was scheduled to be dealt with
by the commission, as the result of a
report presented on this topic by Mr..
Eliot
Capt. z. N. Chisolm, jr., United States
Army Corps of Engineers, the commits
sion's new engineer. who succeeded Maj.
Carey H. Brown, who is now on vaca-
ton, preparatory to going to Fort
Leavenworth in the Fall, appeared to-
day at the commission meeting for the
1rst time in his official capacity.