Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20

might be interested to know. Wonder
what these sailed wharvesmen would
say to a boulevard wide enough to &C
commodate a Inan-o-war, and side
walks on both sides of the street,
With frontage of 10000 lineal feet
available on the Potomac's three chan
nels the Washington, Virginia and Ana
costa. the District Is making use OF
approximately 5000 feet. In recent
survey by War Department engineers,
measurements we're made OF the wharf,
age available for commerce and that
which Congress has reserved for public
parkways. OF $4,000 lineal feet on the
Virginia channel. 1000 are available
for commercial development; along the
Washington channel are 1850 nneai
feet. of which SAC are available to
commerce. and along the Anacostia
channel. 10000 out OF $4,000 feet are
available for commerce.
The improvement plans to maintain
minimum depths of 20 feet in the Viz
girlia and Washington channels. About
so per cent of the commerce entering
the Port OF Washington is dependent
on the 20-foot depth. while the rest
can carry on with depth OF only IL
feet. -.. ..rt .4t.
BY 1892, when the Government plans
a.. monstrous public demonstration In
honor of the bicentennial of the birth
of George Washington. 1t Is expected
that the entrance to the Capitals har-
Dor will be one of the most suspicious
on the face of the earth.
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ON the left bank Of the Potomac is to
~ be the Mount Vernon boulevard, Is
miles long. and serving not only to car
ry tourists to the Washington home
stead but also forming gateway TO
the city from the South. Opposite Po-
tomac Park it is planned to have a
pleasure yacht basin near GrAvelly
Point, and contiguous to 1t. a model
airport, with a four-way landing Held.
The arched spans of the Arlington
Memorial Bridge rise out of the river
now, and on completion, will carry traf-
the massive Lincoln Memorial. AS an
extension to the National Cemetery.
beautiful parkway will be developed
along the Virginia bank. now occupied
by the Department of Agricultures ex-
perimental farm. The bridge will also
lead traffic to- the Lee highway and
the proposed Canal highway.
Already John Ericsson, the Nays
Iron man," is immortalized in beau
tiful white monumental group that
faces the waterway. A few steps fur
Their it is planned to start a $350,000
sea wall extending into a promontory
which will be the site for monument
to the Titanic disaster A boulevard will
skirt the sea wall and connect with
the Palisades drive that will run along
both sides Of the Potomac and lead the
beauty seeker to Great Falls. The river
stretch between Potomac Park and the
yacht basin will be used for water car
nivals and other aquatic sports.
The waterfront between Fourteenth
street ana the washington Barracks
will be the scene of immediate develop
ment. to cost about $500, oO0 Between
Twelfth and Fourteenth streets, 1t Is
planned to have room for Is Sea-poing
yachts. The present fish wharf will not
be disturbed. Between q and H streets
room will be reserved for two CONNER.
cial wharveS At H. and Ninth
streets the Government will build q
large pierhead for unloading sand and
gravel and accommodating the District
Workhouse.
Between Ninth street and Sixth
street will be eight other piers. which
will group together all the steamboats,.
Another pier will be reserved for the
District of Columbia Morgue, harbor
M and N streets. Below that will be
a separate pier for the Navy and light
house service. Near the Washington
Barracks will be a small yacht basin
for smaller pleasure craft.
Water street Is to be divided into
parallel strips separated by O grass
parkway One side will be reserved for
commercial vehicles. while pleasure
motors will use the opposite boulevard.
Both will be on the same level. Most
OF all, 1t is desired to retain a hAr-
monious treatment of every building and
structure. A modest Colonial style of
architecture will be the motif on prac-
tically all the Water street buildings.
Unsightly warehouses and markets
will be hidden from view across the
channel by thick lines of shrubbery and
trees
The plan also provides for a new
bridge either across the lower end Of
washington channel, between Haines
Point and Anacostia Park. or spanning
the Anacostia channel at the southeast
corner OF Washington Barracks. These
bridges viii provide a splendid circle
boulevard that will take the tourist
through q series of natural and arti-
flcial parks and waterways. Commodore
Barney Circle of the Eleventh Street
Bridge will be the starting point for q
grand boulevard that will run west to
Potomac avenue, then turn down NJ
street to Delaware avenue, down Della
ware TO p street, where it borders
Washington Barracks. thence to Water
street. The Water street boulevard
will run along the wharf section and
serve markets and steamboats, as well
as provide beautiful outlook over the
channel for autoists. At Maryland
avenue and Water street. one may turn
on into the city. or continue driving
the scenic highway through Potomac