Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-12
ALLEY REMOVING
TO Be DISCUSSED
Capital Park and Planning
Commission Will Consider
Proposed Armory.

Legislation designed to abolish the
undesirable alley-dwelling situation in
Washington. the site of the proposed
National Guard Armory and other prob
lens will be discussed by the National
Capital Park and Planning Commission,
which will hold its September meeting
on Friday and Saturday of next week.
Capt. e. N. Chisolm, jr., in outlining
the program for the two-day meeting
today said the commission will direct
its attention to highway changes that
have been considered by the District
Commissioners.
Consider Bridge Approach.
The commissions staff and the Dis
trict highway department have been
making tentative studies and estimates
with reference to an improved approach
to the Highway Bridge. The plans are
understood to entail underpaSSing and
road facilities to permit traffic coming
from Virginia to travel easily into Po-
tomac Park and relieve the Fourteenth
street congestion near the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing.
The project for carrying cross streets
under the Mall to avoid grade crossings
when the four roads are constructed
from the vicinity of the Capitol to the
Washington Monument area will be up
IL,
The commissions opinion will be
sought, advising the thoroughfare plan
of main streets in the city. The pro-
posed change is brought about by new
conditions and new developments.
Adjustments will have to be made
with reference TO the highway system
and the Fort drive, which will link up
the circle of Civil War forts surround
ing Washington. The staff OF the COM
mission has been in conference with
the District Highway Department on
this problem and a report Will be laid
before the commission.
Park Report Scheduled.
A progress report will be made by G.
L. With, the commissions landscape
architect on the results Of his visits to
various park systems in the eastern
section of the Nation, to collect figures
on the cost of these projects, so that
the District park system may be ex-
panded economically. Mr.. Wlrth Will
not have his report in final shape for
about two months.
Capt. Chisolm will lay before the COM
mission his findings so far on the in
quiry into the location for WaShington's
National Guard armory. Capt. Chlsolm
and Mr.. Wirth have been requested to
cooperate with Maj. D. A. Dawson,
Assistant Engineer Commissioner; Capt.
Hugh p Dram, his colleague, and A. l..
Harris, municipal architect, in the con-
sideration for a suitable site.
The commission will be asked for
suggestion on the annual report, which
it must approve. Lieut.. Col. U. S.
Grant, Sd, vice chairman and executive
officer of the commission, will present
the tentative draft of the report.
supplement to the commissions publ
cation, relative to plans and studies,
has been prepared under the direction
of Charles w. Eliot, I'd, director OF
planning for the commission, and this
will likewise be presented to the COM
mission.
Georgetown Library Considered.
The location of a library for the
Georgetown section Will be taken up
by the commission when 1t tackles Its
heavy post-Summer agenda. A tenta-
tive plan for the proposed location OF
this library has been worked out, the
Government desiring to ascertain if
land already in public ownership can
be utilized for this purpose. Sketch
plans will be submitted to the commits
sion.
Inquiry will be directed again into
the proposed alley dwelling bill, under
which Washington's alleys would be
gradually eliminated. The staff of the
commission has been working with the
District Commissioners to ascertain II
a satisfactory legal solution for the
problem can be reached.
Land purchases will be considered by
the commission, but, in accordance with
its system, information on these is
withheld for publication.