Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-09
new. CIVIC BODY
TO BOOST PARKS
Wisconsin Avenue Suburban
Commission Formed for
|, Community Identification.
Special pispateh 70 The Star.

Merging their influence in making uni.
form a program Of community beauti.
fication through highway and park de.
velopment, and for the purpose Of CO.
operative action by the civic and local
governing bodies, the Wisconsin Avenue
ganized at its initial meeting at the
Kenwood Club Thursday evening.
The movement launched two months
ago by the Is civic and governmental
groups in the area between Bradley
lane and the District of Columbia line
along Wisconsin avenue, representing
the entire organised citizenry and local
governmental agencies of the territory,
for the purpose of co-ordinattng plans
to improve Wisconsin avenue and pro-
vide park facilities for adjacent terri
tory, AhaS met with enthusiasm and
success.
Purpose Outlined.
In naming a representative to this
commission, each civic and local gov
efning body adopted specific resolutions
4 directing the support OF q program ior
certain definite improvements. among
g"l. Creation at the District Of Column
bia- Maryland line and the intersection
of Wisconsin avenue, Military road,
Western and Willard avenues q circle,
harmonizing with the plans Of the Park
and Planning Commission.
% The widening of Wisconsin ave-
niue between Bradley lane and the Dis
trict line to the. full width conforming
with the plans of the Park and Planning
Commission, and the program brought
to early completion by
"(a) Construction on both sides of the
avenue of curb and gutter, sidewalk,
with parking between. in order that
steps may be taken to beautify this
gateway with comprehensive parking
and tree planting program.
"(b) That in the interest OF punnc
safety, highway efficiency and COM
n1unity Identification, the trolley poles
be moved to the side Of the avenue In
conformity with the program In effect
on the District of Columbia side.
s"fc) The bringing and paving OF
Wisconsin avenue on the west side TO
level with the east side and the placing
Of the car tracks ct grade. with paving
between, resulting in O uniform roadway
throughout its width.
SO. Correction OF the dangerous and
awkward crossing at Wisconsin avenue,
Dorset avenue and Grafton street IN ac-
cordance with plans approved by the
Maryland National Park and Planning
Commission"
Blue Print Started. Z
The Wisconsin Avenue Suburban
Commission was informed that the
county authorities had started prepara-
ton Of blue print plans giving details
Of the entire project, which would be
transmitted to the commission, for the
necessary local action by several incor-
porated areas through which q portion
Of the improvement win run.
The governmental and civic repre-
sentatives named by their respective or.
carnations comprising the commission,
which will act as the co-ordinating
body. follow:
Town council Of Somerset. Howard r.
committee, James G. Dulin, IT,. Drum
mond citizens committee, Francis c.
Wallace: trustees Of Somerset School,
G., w. Rippey; Woman's Club Of Friend
ship Heights, Mrs. w. l.. Kline: Somer-
set Citizens Association, w. B. Horne;
friendship Heights Citizens Associa-
ton, Emory H. Bogley; Montgomery
Suburban Garden Club, Aubrey B. Car
ter; community of Kenwood, Donel L.
munity Association, G. r. Thompson;
Woman's Club Of Somerset, Mrs. Charles
3. Moore; Somerset School PARENT
Teacher Association, Irving M. Day.
The community of Chevy Chase Gar
dens, viii name its permanent repre-
sentative on the commission.
Parks to Work For.
Among the park projects assigned to
the commission for consideration and
attention was one involving the deyel-
opment Of Willett Brook Valley, be-
tween the Edgemoor- Bradley Hills sec
ton and River road southwardly toward
ern boundaries Of Chevy Chase Ter.
race, Chevy Chase Gardens, Drummond,
Somerset, adjacent to the Kenwood
line, and q branch along Little Falls
Valley adjacent to Friendship Heights.
This project it is stated viii be the
subject of conference with the Park
and Planning Commission and county
authorities, with the view of providing
plans for meeting the views Of the re-
Gated In the resolutions before the Wis
consin. Suburban Commission chat this
valley be improved with q public park
way, with suitable drives, providing an
outlet for the many existing and pro-
Jected streets running west from Wis
consin avenue between Friendship
Heights and Bradley Boulevard, practi-
within the area at present having no
western outlet TO Q north-south high
way paralleling Wisconsin avenue and
tntersecting River road"
The third project assigned to the
commission was the subject of the re-
Inoval of the United States Department
OF Agriculture's Animal Experimental
Laboratory, located on 50-acre tract In
the midst Of growing residential areas,
and the creation Of a public park there
on under the jurisdiction Of the proper
governmental agency.
This involves the introduction In the
Senate and House of Representatives Of
bills by Senators Goldsborough and Ty-
dtngs and Representative Zihlman, au-
thorizing the dedication Of the property
by the Federal Government. The re-
moval Of this station, which was estab-
lished near Bradley lane Is years ago.
when the section was an agricultural
community, has been the subject of re-
peated discussions by civic bodies in the
areas, according to the resolution under
consideration.
The commission elected Aubrey b.
Carter, chairman; Emory II. Bogley, vice
chairman, and James G. Dulin, jr., Sec
! retary-treasurer The personnel of the
standing subcommittee will be an
nounced at the next meeting, to be held
Thursday. November IL.
policy was adopted to issue bulletins
outlining the progress OF plans for the
completion OF the improvements pro-
posed and any difficulties encountered
IN bringing about such improvements. A
plan Of procedure for calling into Joint
session by the commission the entire
membership Of the thirteen organiza-