Evening star., 1930-06-27
ISLAND
FITS RIVER PLANS
Purchase of AnaIoStan by
Roosevelt Memorial Group
StirS Interest.

Ofhcials Of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission expressed
interest today in the news that the
Roosevelt Memorial Commission has
under consideration the purchase of
Analostan Island and pointed out that
this would At into the proposed general
development on the Virginia side of the
Potomac River.
At present the Arlington Memorial
Bridge Commission, which is headed by
President Hoover, Is proceeding with
plans for development of Columbia Is
land, which lies just southwark of
Analostan Island. The main Arlington
Memorial Bridge has its westerly termi-
nus on Columbia Island and there is
short bridge across Boundary Channel,
carrying the project to the Virginia
shore and up toward Arlington National
Cemetery.
The Park Commission recently urged
that the Lee Highway approach on CO.
lumbia Island be made in the form or
a long, easy curve, ra ther than have II
come into circle on the northerly end
of the island.
Tentative plans drawn up by the park
commission provide for bridge from
Columbia Island to Analostan with a
roadway crossing the latter, linked up
the Virginia shore
While no official action has been
taken by the Park and Planning Com
mission on the Analostan Island prof.
ect, 1t is believed in quarters close to
the commission that 1t will be favor
able to the proposed development of
Analostan Islard as a great recreation
al center to the memory of Theodore
Roosevelt, who was a lover of the out
of-doors The unofficial understand
ing at the commission now is that the
proposal to erect stadium in honor of
Roosevelt, suggested at one time to be
located in the Anacostia Park region, in
the vicinity of East Capitol street, has
been abandoned.
ChisOlm Recalls Visit.
Capt. E. N. Chisholm, jr., the Park
Commissions engineer, who recalled to-
day that Herman Hagedorn, secretary
of the Roosevelt Memorial Commission,
In company with number of the COM
missions staff, visited Analostan Island
some time ago and seemed pleased with
1t. The commission has received no
official information recently about the
plans of the Roosevelt Commission to
acquire the island.
Capt. Chisholm explained that the
bridge, from the northward end of
Aualostan Island would connect with
the road leading up the valley, under
tentative study made by the commits
sion's staff, and would cross on land
contemplated to be purchased by the
Sun OH Co. of Philadelphia, which is
now seeking to secure permit from
the chief of Army Engineers to con-
struct wharf in that vicinity.
The Arlington Memorial Bridge Com
mission expects to start active develop
mentS on Columbia Island some time
this Fall as the baScule draw span Is
to be completed about Sep
tember l. After the completion of that
link in the center of the main bridge it
will be possible to have trucks move
equipment to Co.
lumbia Island, so that materials can be
put in place to carry the development
The Mount Vernon memorial
will also connect at Columbia
Island with the road system at that
point. giving another traffic artery IN
that region.
Commissions Cooperate.
The Fine Arts Commission, which is
in bringing Analostan Island
into the general scheme for the develop
ment Of the park area by linking it with
Columbia Island, it was said today. Is
working in cooperation with the RooSe-
velt Memorial Commission
It has approved the plan of the lat
ter body for the purchase of AnaloStan
Island. a 77-acre tract south of the
Key Bridge, in connection with its
Roosevelt Memorial. While,
the Roosevelt body has discarded its
original plans for stadium, it is un-
derstood that 1t is proposed. among
other developments on Analostan
Island. to erect a beautiful memorial
fountain. The design for the foun-
tain, drawn by John Russell Pope, New
York architect. has already been ap-
proved by the Fine Arts Commission.
Mr.. Pope Is one of the foremost archi-
tectS in the country and is a member
Of Secretary Melons board Of archi-
tects
The Washington Gas Light Co., it
was said by the Fine Arts Commits
sion, cordially agreed to refrain from
erecting gas tanks on Analostan
Island out of a regard to the welfare
IF Washington and the proposed plans
TO include the island in the general
park scheme
Whether the Roosevelt Commission
intends to go ahead with the erection ,
Of a fountain on the island, If the |
gas company agrees to sell ". was not |
known definitely in the absence of Mr.. !
its secretary. The design |
was selected as a result of a general |
of architects some time |
ago
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