Evening star., 1930-12-16
TO GET
POPULATION TREND
Director Charles w. Eliot, I'd,
to Outline Movement
in Capital Area.

A picture Of the population move
ment in the National Capital area will
be laid before the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission at It's meet
ing on Friday and Saturday by Charles
w. Eliot, I'd, It's director of planning.
The commission Is anxious 10 secure
first hand information on the popula-
ton trend here as valuable guide post
In its city planning.
The proposal Of making a radical de-
parture from its method of conducting
meetings will be considered by the COM
mission when it takes up the advisa-
bility of the whole commission taking
trips around the District Of Columbia
and its environs in order to obtain an
intimate picture of developments going
forward. Heretofore, since it's creation,
the commission has held its meetings
In closed sessions at the Navy Depart
ment Building, delegating the work of
using washington as city planning
laboratory to committees Of its members.
VIII Act on Recreation.
Final action is expected to be taken
on the recreation report, compiled by
c. L. Wirth, landscape architect OF
VIC SOHlAlAooAOIl EACH Oh the commits
sion members, since the last meeting.
has had the opportunity of studying
this report, which deals with compre-
hensive development of parks and
Fairgrounds in the District of Columbia
The question Of administration, which
Is considered q vital one, is dealt with
in the report Oficials invited atten-
ton today to the point that the play
grounds here are now administered by
the District Of Columbia and the ad-
visibility of having a new arrange
ment Is being considered
The legislative program, in which the
commission is intensely interested, will
be discussed with a prominent place
given to the bill proposing that the
District Commissioners be given au-
thortty to close streets in the city and
the legislation designed to eliminate
alley dwellings in the National Capital.
At present Capt. e. N. Chisolm, jr., the
Commissions engineer, explained today,
1t Is necessary to get a bill through
Congress In order to close a street in
the city. The proposed legislation, he
said, is aimed at relieving Congress of a
mass of detail from this source and
would likewise expedite city planning.
John Ihlder, housing expert of Pitts
burgh, Pa, recently completed a study
for the commission of the alley dwelling
situation here.
Proposed highway changes in the Dis
trict will be laid before the committee
by Maj. John G. Gotwals, Engineer
Commissioner Of the District, who is
likewise planning commissioner.
VIII Consider Markers.
w, T. Partridge. consulting architect,
has prepared new studies for placing
markers at the entrances to the Dis
trict. These plans will be discussed by
the commission, and Mr.. Eliot will ex-
plain studies that he has made on the
subject. Mrs. Frank B. Moves, on be-
half Of the Garden Clubs OF America,
brought this matter to the attention of
the commission in an attempt to push
this Identification plan, so that 1t may
De accomplished when the George WASH
ington Bicentennial Celebration opens
here in 1882.
Maj. Gotwals will invite the commits
sion's attention to the newest develop
ment relating to the municipal center,
Frederic A. Delano, the commissions
chairman, will give his views on the
proposed Avenue of the States, which
would transform the present East Capi-
tol street into a magnificent thorouph-
fare, lined with structures erected by
several States.
Studies just completed by the COM
MISSIONS staff with reference to pro-
posed playground facilities in the north
ern area Of Cleveland Park will be SUBJ
mitted to the commission by Mr.. Wirth
and H. w. MorSell, land-purchasing ex-
pertS for the commission.