Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-11
BOARD OF TRADE
SEEKS CONFERENCE
ON TRIANGLE PLANS
Fear of Traffic Congestion at
Thirteenth Street and
Avenue Told.
DELEGATION SEES KEYES
TO OUTLINE D. C. FIGHT
Hearing Before Planning Commits
sion to Be Asked on
Thoroughfares.

The Washington Board of Trade,
either today or tomorrow, will request
hearing before the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission as the
elimination of their fight against the
cutting off of Thirteenth street at Penn
Sylvania avenue, called for under the
present plan for the Government de-
yelopment of the Triangle. 1t was
learned today from unofficial sources
that the hearing probably will be
granted before the week is out.
The decision to take the matter before
the District planning body was arrived
at this morning, following conferences
between George V. Graham, chairman
Of the special committee of the board
inquiring into the matter; Robert Cot
trell, executive secretary of the body;
Senator Henry w. Keyes of New Hamp-
shire, and Col. u. S. Grant, Sd. director
of the Office of public buildings and
grounds. Senator Reyes is chairman
of the Senate committee on public
buildings.
Boards Notice Aroused.
Early last week the proposed block
ing of Thirteenth street was brought to
the notice of the board of directors of
the Board of Trade by Mr.. Graham Of
the streets and avenues committee and
VI.
At that time it was thought that
Thirteenth street would be blocked
only by a colonnade between two Gov
eminent buildings. Late Saturday after
noon, however, Mr.. Graham and Mr..
Cottrell went to the Treasury for in
Spection OF the building models there
and found that a solid line of massive
structure would extend from Twelfth
to Fourteenth street, they said today.
1t was pointed out that Eleventh
street is already cut off at C street and
later, according to the plans, will be cut
of at Pennsylvania avenue; Tenth
street is now blocked at B street by the
National Museum and Eighth street will
be cut off at Pennsylvania avenue.
Thus, half the streets affording avenues
for traffic entering and leaving the
triangle, to house approximately $4,000
Government employees, will be closed.
According to the board, traffic conges-
ton will surely follow.
Reyes Is Visited.
Mr.. Graham and Mr.. Cottrell called
at the Office of Senator Keyes this
morning They stated their case, CIV
ing him the information they had ac-
quired in their investigation. The
Senator appeared interested and said he
was glad they had come. He invited
GLlem 10 TeCuTIl any ILIle tIieTc was q
new development in the situation.
Following the interview with SEN
ator Reyes, Mr.. Graham conferred
with Col. Grant, who also expressed his
interest in the boards fight. He also
asked to be kept in touch.
Both Graham and Cottrell then
called on Horace w. Peaslee, chairman
of the National Institute of Architects
committee, on the developm emit of the
National Capital, and discussed with
him the plans for the Triangle.
According to Cottrell, Senator Keyes
seemed particularly interested in pro-
viding sufficient parking facilities in the
Triangle. AS result the boards spe-
cial committee, appointed primarily to
investigate the traffic problem, will also
make a parking study.