Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02
CHISHOLM IS NAMED
ON PARKWAY BOARD
TO PURCHASE LAND
Two Members Who Are
Chosen Will Select Third for
Memorial Group.
MT. VERNON HIGHWAY
BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE
Control Over 1,641 Acres of Prop
erty Yet to Be Acquired for
Project.

Capt E. N. Chisolm, jr., engineer of
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission, was designated yes
terday by Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant, Sd,
the commissions vice chairman and
executive officer, as his nominee on the
Board of Appraisal that will purchase
land in Virginia under the George
Washington Memorial Parkway program.
1ndexing keen interest of Washing
tontans in the parkway development,
the commission has been deluged by re-
quests for an illustrated pamphlet de-
scrlpt1ve OF the whole project, which 1t
has just issued.
Will Name Third Member.
The board of supervisors of Arlington
County, Va, recently named Keith A.
Brumback, Virginia real estate man, as
Its nominee to Cooperate with the
Planning Commission. Capt. Chisolm
and Mr.. Brumback have met informally
and have agreed on the name of a third
man to serve on the Board of Appraisal
His identity is being withheld for the
present. In order that the State and
Federal Governments and the county
authorities will get full value for their
money, In the purchase of prospective
parkway property, the Board of Ap-
praisal is being set up. AS soon as the
third member has been officially Sc
lected the board will begin to function
Information on land-purchasing activity
is held confidential.
In the purchase of land on the Mary
land side of the Potomac River, south
ward of Great Falls to Fort Washing
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operation of the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Commission
Will be obtained, as well as the State
and county authorities.
The first link in the George Wash
ington Memorial Parkway Is nearing
completion, as the Mount Vernon
Memorial Highway. The Fort Drive,
that will link up group of historic
Civil War forts encircling the city, will
likely be utilized as the highway for
the parkway through Washington.
Parkway Takes Shape.
A great new development will be
opened up between Blue Plains, D. c.,
and Fort Washington, the Army post
that Is remembered as the one where
LEnfant constructed part of the forti-
flcations. A new arterial highway will
be constructed in that region, to afford
motorists a beautiful driveway along
a little-known section of Maryland,
down to Piscataway Creek, eastward Of
Marshall Hail.
The pamphlet asserts that the COM
mission has already acquired lands
for almost half the distance between
the Anacostia River in Washington and
Fort Washington, and is now engaged
under other authority in acquisition OF
lands along the Potomac above the city
which lie within the District of Co
lumbia."
The George Washington Memorial
Parkway is taking tangible shape IL
the vicinity of Mount Vernon. where
grading work has been accomplished
and the groundwork laid for a large
parking space at this terminus Of the
boulevard. The United States Engineer
ONCE, under the direction of Maj. Jo-
seph D. Arthur, jr., district engineer
for the War Department for the Wash
ington area is completing the hydraulic
pipe line dredging work, in throwing
the roadbed across the various inlets
between Washington and Mount YER
non. This is accomplished by pumping
I'D sand and gravel from the bottom OF
the Potomac River by means OF pow
erful hydraulic pipe line dredge.
Paving Scheduled Early in 1881.
Paving of the Mount Vernon Me-
mortal Highway is expected to be un-
dertaken early in the new year, as
soon as the weather settles TO permit
pouring of concrete. The construction
Of this highway is proceeding under
direction of the Bureau OF Public ROADS
of the Department of Agriculture.
Offcials of the bureau yesterday fur
nished The Star with this picture OF
the present state of the development:
Hydraulic work on four of the "hlls"-
placing a streak of earth for the future
roadbeds across the water inlets that
cross the right of way of the highway
has been about completed. Work is
proceeding on the last of these nils, "
that at Hunting Greek. Grading work
on dry land Is now about 20 per cent
completed.
Three bridges-at the Fort Hunt
overpass, at the Wellington Villa under
pass and at the Southern Railway in
dustrial overpaSs at Alexandria-are
now nearly complete.
With reference to the fiscal features
of the George Washington Memorial
Parkway, the pamphlet of the National
sion explains: For the acquisition of
control, Congress has authorized ap-
preparation Of $7,500,000 and has al
ready appropriated 81 ,000,0 600 which is
| available for land purchases when CO.
operation of other parties is forthcom-
ing Under the Capper-Cramton act,
the whole cost of maintaining and
policing the park areas after acquisition
! will be borne by the Federal Govern
ment.
Cost is Provided For.
Congress has provided that Federal
appropriations may be expended by the
/ National Capital Park and Planning
| Commission for any unit of the project
) upon receipt of definite commitments
| from the State of Maryland or Virginia.
! or political subdivisions thereof or from
| other responsible sources for one-half
the cost of acquiring the land.
Congress has further offered TO ad-
vance the whole cost of acquiring any
! unit upon agreement with either State
! or any political subdivision thereof for
! reimbursement to the United States of
/ one-half the cost without interest with
in eight years."
! The Mount Vernon Memorial High
way will run from the Arlington Me-
mortal Bridge to Mount Vernon, a dis
| lance of 10 miles, and will traverse a
country rich in historic interest, termi-
mating at the old nome of the Father
of His Country.
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