Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-17
Consulting Board to Study
Long Debated Question
Here Monday.
REPORT ON GARAGE PLAN
FROM DETROIT is DUE
Results of Exhaustive Survey to
Be Heard With View to Providing
Space for U. S. Employees Cars.

The long disputed question of what
is 70 be done about parking of auto.
mobiles in the Federal building triangle
will be one Of the important subjects
to come before the Board of Archi-
tectural Consultants of the Treasury
Monday
The architects will have for their
consideration preliminary report or
the whole question prepared by Ma
tlonal Garages, Inc, of Detroit. This
report. which is said to be an extensive
and exhaustive treatment of the whole
problem, is wholly preliminary however,
ana Its contents have been kept secret
by the Treasury Department.
Report Not Disclosed.
The specific subjects treated in the
report are not disclosed. but it is I'M
oerStood generally that the report takes
up In one way or another virtually
every proposal that ever was put for
ward for suggested solution of the
problem of automobile congestion In
the triangle.
Several copies of the report we're for
warded TO the Treasury Department
from the Detroit firm. and oficials of
tne treasury are making q close study
OF the many problems involved. What
the hnal outcome is to be remains en-
tirely to be decided after long consid-
Grafton and the submission of a second
and more final report by National
Garages.
The Board of Architects. consisting
OF leading members of the profession,
selected from. many parts of the coun-
try, VIII go into the question Of the
parking problem in the triangle in q
comprehensive fashion, it is predicted.
but 1t is likely that the results OF their
consideration also will be kept a secret
until more study can be given to the
whole question by other officials and
agencies involved.
Many Solutions Offered.
Solutions proposed for relieving con-
gestion in the Triangle have been
numerous, running all the way from
huge garages in the Easements of the
buildings, under the streets, to garages
under the surface of the Mall itself.
The Treasury will receive the recon-
mendationS of its Board of Architectural
ConsultantS, will study the whole uues-
ton thoroughly, and, it is understood.
Will then ask the National Garages for
a final report on some more specific
part OF the parking problem. looking
more definitely toward solution
When the Treasury has formulated tts
views finally, it is understood, a COM
prehensive report will be made to Con-
greSS.
1t is not yet known whether the
Treasury will recommend the provid-
ing of parking for thousands of cars Of
Government workers throughout the
day or not. There has been consider
able argument on both sides of the
question in public consideration of the
mater. Some persons have claimed that
with the congestion of Government per-
sonnet in the triangle some provision
should be made for the Government
workers automobile. On the other
hand. there have been those who have
stoutly commended that the taxpayers
of the country should not be called
upon to provide out of public funds and
at great expense free parking space for
thousands Of Government workers all
day long in a crowded downtown sec
ton Of the city.
Much Interest Felt.
Much interest attaches to the cues
ton, which is one of the biggest un-
solved problems remaining in the treat
ment of the Federal triangle lying be-
tween Pennsylvania avenue, the Mall.
Fifteenth street and Third street.