Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-18
PROPOSED CIRCLE
ON CONSTITUTION
AVENUE IS ISSUE
Park and Planning Heads to
Decide on Project
This Week.
NEW FEDERAL LAWS
WILL BE CONSIDERED
Commission Also to Direct Atten-
ton to Maryland Agree
ment Move.

The proposed circle at Constitution
avenue and Twenty-third street, near
the Lincoln Memorial, will be dis
cuSsed by the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission at its three
day meeting tomorrow, Friday and Sat-
urday.
The commissions staff has made a
thorough study of the projec, and final
decision is expected to be made.
Legislation and the action of Con-
gresj at its recent session will come up
for consideration and members will be
advised that appropriations in which
the commission is interested were
passed, as was the traffic act, based
upon report AID recommendations OF
the commission.
Park Bill Discussion.
Failure of the amendment to the
GAMER Cramton park purchase act, I'M
der which it was proposed to have
So, 100000 become Immediately avail
able for buying lands along the Poto-
mac E.ver without waiting first for
commitments --Jm Maryland and Vir-
GINA, will be brought to the commits
sion's attention and future action dis
c. Ssed. The alley dwelling bill, which
also failed, and was designed to elimi-
nate gradually WaShington'S popula-
ton from alley habitation, and which
resulted from study by commission
expert, John Ihlder. will be considered.
I'VE don't propose to let the alley
bill die" Capt. E. N. Chisholm, jr., the
commissions engineer, said today.
Probably the proposed amendment to
the Capper-Cramton act will also be
brought up at the December session of
Congress"
Maryland Proposal.
The cllmission will direct its atten-
ton to legislation now pending in the
Maryland Legislature which would au-
theorize the Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission to enter
into con ailments to acquire park land
in Sligo, Rock Greek and the Eastern
Branch Valleys, and possibly Cabin
John. and also in the proposed George
Washington memorial parkway.
The commissions executive officer,
Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant, Sd, will bring
TO its attention the recent action of
tn bic Buildings Commission in
ruling that the new War and Navy
DEPARTING buildings should be located
in the general area bounded by Twenty
third street, New York avenue, Nine
tenth street and Constitution avenue.
Charles w. Eliot, I'd, director of plan
ming for the commission, has prepared
some suggested recommendations with
reference to the new War-Navy group,
to he passed upon by the commission.
Plans for Monument.
A number of suggested studies, based
on the latest information, for the de-
velopment of he Washington Monu-
men Grounds will be laid before the
&C mission by its consulting architect,
w. T. PARTRIDGE. Drillers are now at
cf
vicinity of the Monument, but it is
believed that the final report on this
work will not be available for the COM
MISSIONS March meeting.
Frederick Law Olmsted of Brookline,
Mass, a member of the commission,
has prepared plans for the beautifica-
ton of t. ; department. of Agriculture
ground in the Mall. Commission sur
veyoTS this afternoon were driving
stakes around the new Department OF
Agriculture Building to designate points
at which tire and shrubs should be
planted. Mr.. Olmsted. who is a land
scape architect, will lay his program
before the commission at its forthcom-
ing meeting.
Tour Washington.
T. sday afternoon the commission
will make a tour of the city and eX-
anime the various recreation centers,
including those which are proposed I'M
der its program.
A nu~- of suggested changes in
the plans of the Maryland-National
Capital Park ar.I Planning Commission
fer tn. extension of Anacostia Park
along the Northwest Branch have been
embodied in report which the COM
missions staff has prepared for the
three-day meeting.
Under recen legislation the COM
mission is directed to choose a site for
til memol | to be erected in honor of
tn late Stephen T. Mather, former di-
rector { the National Park Service,
Interior Department, and member of
tie commission
A number of sites have been sug-
gested, and the commission will make
its choice. Another memorial 20 be
considered will be that in honor of
Frederick Law Olmsted, father of the
ureSpnt r~an1ber 0f the commission