Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-18
Treatment of Thirteenth,
Fourteenth and Fifteenth
SITS. Considered at Meeting.
SUBWAY" PROPOSALS
UNDER CONSIDERATION
Fine Arts Group Favors Immediate
Development of System From
Capitol to Ninth Street

treatment of Twelfth, Fourteenth ana
Fifteenth streets, with relation 10 ttiC II
crossing the proposed ROADS OF Lhe MAI
nos discussed today by the Fine ATIS
Cornnoission and the National CapiUal
park and Planning Commission, which
held their first joint meeting TINS yS aat
at the Navy Department Bullolhg: 1n at
members made no attempt 70 aht .oS
definite conclusions, out oe'o'eu '-O
time to exhaustive discussion. 49,
plans prepared by the stan OF tne
,,orl commission, under direction Oh
Charles w. Eliot, %, city planner, were
ioiJ before the Joint body and snoWeo
that the project calls for four peauCl-
FIJI driveways down the Mall between
Third street and the washington Monu-
nent. two on each side. IneSe plaiis'
which formed the basis oil the DISCUS s,.
sion, were prepared IN accoroaHSe W.. w.
AUTHORIZATION under the Union Statlon-
Canitoi Plaza development act recently
passed by Congress.
Street Layout Discussed.
The two commissions devoted tnen
attention particularly to the question:
of the present streets crossing the Man
from north to south, ana tner Ieia-
ton from the viewpoint OF graoes 70
the proposed new roadways running
east and west down the Mail.
The principal discussion focused on
the question of whether separation OF
grades is desirable, and whether TwellCn,
Fourteenth and. Fifteenth streets snouio
he subways under the two central OF
fine four Mall roadwayS. Inc Eliot
Man calls for a central panel down the
Mall affording a vista from the Capt.
tol to the washington Monument.
The consensus was that the oppor-
tunity of giving the three streets SUD
way" treatment should be lett open, SO
that this program can De put mVo eneee
II decided best.
THE Joint session today followed a
meeting of the Fine Arts Commission
Yesterday, at which the subject OF Man
development also was studied. Inc flne
Arts Commission went on record lot
immediate development OF the man
roadway system from the Capl9ol 70
Ninth street. Such development, IL was
pointed out, was necessary 70 reneVe Ine
nue.. particularly in view OF the ao-
ditioual Government structures 70 go
W The Commission also would bar COM
,oarcial vehicles from the Mall, where
roadway development can be done very
inexpensively" now, according 10 the
members.
Consider MasOns' Building.
Harvey w, Corbett Of New York OF
the American Institute OF Arcnltects
appeared before the commission 10 pre-.
sent a project of building TO De erected
nv the Masons on the Deane tract, az
connecticut and Florida avenues. This
question was taken under adv1Sement.
The Park Commission formally re-
ceived a preliminary report from tne
metropolitan water committee, tnaI mas
heen considering water needs Tor q
Greater washington for the coming 80
wears, and put over election OF new
chairman, in succession OF Lieut.. Gen.
Edgar Jadwin, until the close OF the
Joint meeting with the Fine Arts COM
mission.
plans for the reptile house. in the
National Geological Park received the
Endorsement of the Fine Arts Commls-
sion yesterday, after A. l.. Harris, DIS
trict municipal architect, had sub
nitted them, following a previous con-
sultation with the members. The COM
mission gave attention to a preliminary
study of the proposed statue to queen
Isabella Of Spain, to be erected here by
the Daughters of Isabella. The memo
rial to Columbus, it was recalled, takes
the form of a fountain in front OF the
Union Station.
The casting of bronze Of the statue OF
Henry Clay, to be erected at Caracas
Venezuela. under congresslonaI autnof-
ity. will be undertaken at an early date,
as the result of yesterdays session OF
the Fine Arts Commission. which gave
further approval to steps recently taken
In shaping the memorial.
Medal Decision Delayed.
The commission took under advise
mer1t the question OF design Tor the
Marine Corps expeditionary medal. Some
SO designs were submitted. The COM
mission likewise left for further study
suggestion by the Army quartermastcr
general for an awning at the Arlington
Amphitheater. designed to shield from
the sun not only the persons on the
rostrum, but the general public. as well
Yesterday afternoon the Fine ArtS
Commission went on a tour to view the
eight winning structures in the Board
of Trade competition, to select the most
striking OF this group. The result is
to be made public by the Board OF
Trade.
Charles Moore, chairman of the COM
mission, said today that each one OF the
eight structures eXamined-the Carl
ton Hotel, the Young Woman's Christ
ian Association Building, the Mullen
Memorial Library at Catholic UnlVer-
sity. chapel, cloister and garden at Fort
lincoln Cemetery; Wesley Heights
homes, Reno water tower and District
buildings at Tenley town, the residence
of c. D. Drayton, at 2425 Kalorama
road. and the residence of Edwin B.
parker. at Twenty-fourth street and
wyoming avenue-was of outstanding
merit.
Every one of the selections made
represents an advance in building in
the District of Columbia" Mr.. Moore
asserted. 1.-The commission had diff
nt,ltv in making a selection"