Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-11
PLANS TO BEAUT|FY
ROSSLyN ENTRANCE
WILL Be DISCUSSED
Other important Projects to
Be Taken Up Friday by
Park Commission.
ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL
LOCATION TO BE STUDIED
Extension Of Boiling Field and
Sites for War and Navy Build
ings to Be Weighed.

Several important projects, including
| the improvement of RoSSlyn, Va; the
extension of Boiling Field as greater
Army airport, the location of the Roose-
welt Memorial project, potential sites for
The location of the proposed new War and
| Navy Department Buildings and a pro-
gram of development of AnacoStia Park
in harmony with the Department of
Agriculture plans for the arboretum and
plant displays, are scheduled to come
before the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission at its June meet
| ing on Friday.
The extension of B street south, ul-
| timately to link up with the Potomac
| Park road system and the AnacoStia
| Park region, will come before the COM
mission for consideration. Frederick Law
OlmSted of Brookline, Mass, a men,
Der of the commission, has made study
of this problem and has prepared re-
port for presentation to his colleagues
ment will appear before the commission
to give it the benefit of the viewpoint of
the supervising architects Office on the
situation.
Col Grant to Report.
The question of possible location of
the War and Navy Department siruc-
lures will again be considered. Lieut..
Col. U. S. Grant Sd, vice chairman and
executive officer of the commission,
will report on a joint special committee
meeting, held with the Fine Arts Com
mission group in New York City a
short time ago, with reference to this
problem and the. plans for the new
pharmaceutical building, west Of the
National Academy of Sciences.
The commission will consider a study
that has just been completed with
reference to the proposed extension of
Boiling Field, as is contemplated by
pending legislation. AS the commits
sion is interested in the development
of Shepherd Parkway to the east Of the
field, on the adjoining slopes, 1t Is
keeping a close eye on the expansion
program, Capt E. N. Chisclm jr., the
commissions engineer, said today. The
study of the commissions staff takes
into consideration highways, proposed
street changes and railroad facilities
in the Boiling Field area and confer
ences have been held with Maj. Rigby
D. Valiant of the Army Quartermaster
Corps on this subject,
Approach Report Is Due.
Mr.. olmsted will report to the COM
mission on the results of his investiga-
ton of the Lee Boulevard approach to
the Arlington Memorial Bridge. The
commission will also take up for dis
cussion the Rosslyn approach to the
Key Bridge. Tentative plans have been
prepared by its staff for a large circle
and the rerouting of the car lines. with
improvement of the area to provide for
a beautiful plaza as one of the hnpos-
ing gatewayS to Washington. The Gov
eminent now owns the property in
question, Capt. Chisholm said, and the
traction interests, the office of public
buildings and public parks and the Dis
triSt Commissioners are concerned with
any changes to be made.
1T is matter of getting everybody
together and obtaining a plan accept
able to all concerned" Capt. Chisholm
said.
Col. Grant will lay a report on the
| Roosevelt Memorial project before the
commission and likewise will present
further tentative program for the i'm
provement of the Washington Monu-
ment Grounds. This project needs con-
siderable study, Capt. Chisholm said,
and provision must be made for addi-
tional roadway.
Parking to Be Taken Up.
Charles w. Eliot, I'd, the Commits
sion's city planner, will report on the
automobile parking committees DELHI
| erations. A preliminary report on the
studies conducted by DR.. Miller Nc
Clintock Of the Erskine Bureau Of Har-
ward University into the Washington
| automobile parking situation recently
was made public. Col. Grant is chair
man of this committee.
The relationship between the Ma
tional Arboretum now being prepared
by the Department of Agriculture at
Mount Hamilton and the upper Ana
| costa Park will be considered by the
commission. A revised plan Is In the
course Of preparation and this likely
will receive some attention.
Col. William B. Ladue, Engineer
Commissioner Of the District, a mem
proposed highway changes, and Capt
Chisolm will bring up several items Of
proposed land purchases.