Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11
S2,AD0,ODO ASKED
TO BUY AREAS ON
MEMORIAL BLVD.
Senator FeSs Introduces
Measure for Preserving
Character of Highway.
STRONGLY IN FAVOR
OF BILLBOARD BAN
Virginia Contribution to Project
TO Await Assembly Session
Next Year.

A proposal to purchase additional
areas of land along the George Wash
ington Memorial Boulevard, being built
from the Arlington Memorial Bridge to
Mount Vernon, in order to preserve the
memorial character of the highway, was
introduced yesterday afternoon by Sen
ator Tess Of Ohio. It was referred to
the Library Committee, Of which Sem
ator FeSs Is chairman.
The bill would authorize q further
appropriation Of $2,700,O00, to be spent
by the Secretary of Agriculture in &C
quiring such additional lands adjacent
to the highway "as in his Judgment
may be necessary for the development,
protection and preservation Of the me-
mortal character Of the highway"
Areas for Preservation.
Senator Fess explained there are a
number of areas along the route and
lying between the highway and the
river that should be preserved by the
Government in connection with the
boulevard project.
In discussing the Mount Vernon
Boulevard yesterday, Senator Fess also
said he was strongly in favor of pro-
tecting 1t from billboards.
The original law under which the
memorial highway Is being built author
lied total of $4,500.0O0. The plan is
to have the boulevard completed for the
George Washington Bicentennial cele-
bration next year.
Virginia Awaits Assembly.
Financial contribution from the State
Of Virginia toward development of the
George Washington Memorial Parkway
will have to wait on the meeting of the
General Assembly next year, although
Gov. John q. Pollard has expressed
great personal interest in the project.
Contrary to published reports, w. z.
Carson, chairman Of the Conservation
and Development Commission Of Vir-
ginia, has not been appointed by Gov.
Pollard as his representative to cooper
ate In pushing the project, it was
learned yesterday, although Washing
tonians interested in the program are
hopeful that this win be done.
The National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission is going ahead with its
plans for creation Of the George WASH
ington Memorial Parkway under the
Capper- Cramton act, on both sides of
the Potomac River, from Great Falls
to Fort Washington, Md, and Mount
Vernon, Va. Land valuations are being
MADE and surveys completed, so that
frst-hand information may be at hand
when the occasion arises.
Another Meeting Considered.
Boosters for the parkway are con-
sidering plans for staging another meet
ing similar to that held last January
in Constitution Hall, and participated
in by Gov. Albert G. Richie of Mary
land, Gov. Pollard, Lieut.. Col. u. s..
Grant, Sd, executive oficer of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
mission, and Arthur A. Shurtlef, pres
ident Of the American Society Of Land
scape Architects. Plans for the pro-
posed meeting are still in the making.
Col. Grant, Frederic A. Delano, chair
man Of the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission; Ashton C. Jones,
president Of the Arlington County
Chamber Of Commerce, and Hugh l.
Kirby, member of its board of directors,
conferred with Gov Pollard at Rich
mon6, last week.