Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
ALEXANDRIA ZONE
REPORT FINISHED
Adequate Provisions Made
for Parks and Industrial
Development.
BY HOWARD M. BAGGETT,
Stan Correspondent OF The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, February 3D.
Adequate provisions of lands for the
development Of parks and for the use
of new industries which may come to
this city are provided In the city coming
and planning report which viii be made
the city zoning Commission and Irving
the city coming commission and Irving
c. Root, zoning and planning engineer.
Along with the tentative coming and
planning maps which are to be presented
will be coming ordinance to replace
the present interim ordinance, which
was placed into effect pending the
completion Of the work Of coming the
city.
Public meetings will be held on both
the tentative zoning plans and the Eon-
ing ordinance before city council final
meetings are expected to be set Tues
day.
Four Mile Run Park.
The basin of Four-Mile Run, along
the northern border Of the city, is one
of the places which win be suggested
for future park development. This area
is said to be a natural park basin,
corresponding with Rock Greek Park in
Washington. Among the other park
areas which will be proposed will be an
area back of the George Washington
Masonic Memorial Temple and around
Hunting Greek along the water front
from the Highway Bridge to the Poto-
mac River.
Other park areas which are proposed
here include an area around the circle
at the head of Washington street on
the Mount Vernon Boulevard in the
vicinity of Second street, q strip OF
land near the Mount Vernon Boulevard
crossing at Hunting Greek and a park
on Jones Point.
Industrial development viii be well
provided for in the coming and plan
ming act as proposed. All Of the river
front and the lands fronting on Hunt
ing Greek viii be reserved for this pur-
pose, as well as considerable land in
other sections Of the city not now de-
voted to this purpose.
Opposition to Tess Bill.
Some opposition has been raised here
TO the Fess bill, now before Congress
and which has been approved by the
Senate, providing as a part of the
2,700,000 additional for the memorial
boulevard the sum Of $4,000 for the
purchase of additional lands along the
boulevard, for fear that some of the
lands the Government may want would
prevent proper future development OF
industries here.
A review of this bill will show but
two pieces Of land within the limits OF
this city which the Government pro-
poses to acquire. One strip would be q
narrow piece Of land along Hunting
Greek TO the Potomac River, to be set
aside for parking. This land, however
will only extend a short distance from
the shore and will be fianked on the
land side by trees, so that an industry
might use the land formerly occupied
by the Virginia Shipbuilding Corpora
ton and be entirely hidden from this
strip Of parkway.
The other parcel of land the Gov
eminent is interested in is located along
the river front near Four-Mile Rur
basin, part of which is marshy. Nc
land on the Potomac Yard side Of the
boulevard is involved, it Is understood
and the park and planning act ever
provides for an extension Of the yards
toward the boulevard to take care Of
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Final Meeting Held.
A final meeting Of the Zoning and
Planning Commission was held last
night, which was attended by members
Of the city body and by Mr.. Root. Al
this meeting the ordinance to be pre-
sented to council was gone over In
detail.
The most strenuous objection to the
FeSs bill in so far as lands which IL
proposes TO acquire Is concerned has not
come from this city, but from residents
Of the Wellington villa section, below
this city, who fear that their fine
homes In that section will be taken BY
the Government.
When the coming and planning ordi-
nance Is finally adopted It will provide
for q definite, controlled development
of Alexandria, which, because IL con.
sists of a number Of widely scattered
business areas since the acquisition Of
! the new territory. is considered TO bt
q very dif1cult city TO zone and plan