Evening star., 1932-09-17
PEAK Of POLLUTION
/. FOUND IN RIVER
ALLOW PERIODS
Health Service Reveals Re-
suit of Preliminary Po-
tomac Inquiry.
COMMISSION PAYS VISIT
TO GREAT FALLS TODAY
Route of Memorial Parkway to Be
Gone Over Again-Study of Rem
dering Plant Plans to Be Made.

The Potomac River during periods Of
low water contains a comparatively
high degree Of pollution, it was indi-
Gated today in report submitted to
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission on behalf of the Pub
lie Health Service by its sanitary engi-
neer. H. r. Crohurst.
The report was preliminary in its
nature, the Public Health Service hav-
ing under orders of Congress begun its
inquiries into the pollution of the Po-
tomac River and Eock Greek about two
months ago. The Public Health Serv-
ice expects to complete this investiga-
tion about october I.
Rendering Plant to Be Studied.
The commission prepared later in its
deliberations to discuss the problem
raised by the proposed erection of
rendering plant in Arlington County,
Va. Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant. vice chair
man and executive officer of the COM
mission, said it would listen to no dele
cation for or against the project. but
would investigate the problem and de-
termine If 1t would 60 on record.
The commission set this afternoon
aside to visit Great Falls and again
go over the ground proposed for in
clusion in the George Washington Me-
mortal Parkway. The question of the
best means of ingress and egress for
the public in that area will be studied
first hand, as will the problem created
by the recent expiration of a permit
granted to bridge construction COM
pany. This permit was authorized by
the United States Engineer Office here.
but Government officials said the bridge
company failed to construct the bridge
at Great Falls. as called for.
The commission approved the area to
be included in the first unit of the
Cabin John Park, to be created under
the Capper- -Cramton park purchase act
The Federal Government and the
Maryland National Capital Park and
Planning Commission are cooperating
in the purchase of parks in the nearby
Maryland valleys. Having now ap
proved the taking lines in unit No. l of
Cabin John. the commission will direct
an appraisal of the property.
Reports Good Progress.
Irving c. Root, engineer of the Mary
land commission. told the national
group that progress in purchasing park
land has been very good.
The commission considered a num-
ber of local problems relating to the
Fort Drive project, linking up a num-
ber of Civil War forts around Wash
ington, and is studying a proposed circle
at Massachusetts and Nebraska ave
nues, and referred the whole question
to the Co-ordinating Committee, COM
prising interested Federal and District
government agencies.
The District Commissioners expressed
approval to the commission of the gen.
eral program contemplated under the
thoroughfare plan, which sets up Sys-
tenn Of main streets in the District and
advises on width and type of pave
ment. The commission will study
recommendations for changes made by
the Commissioners. The up-to-date
thoroughfare plan was not made public.
The recreation plan for the National
Capital, setting out playground areas
was also considered by the commission,
but nothing on this was made public.
as it involves land purchases. Col.
Grant said that the commission is Civ
ing further study to the problem of the
Northeast playground, to replace that
wiped out in the development of the
Union Station Plaza. AppraisalS of
three squares have been made. but the
commission desires an additional ap-
praisal. he said. The commission ap-
proved the draft of its annual report,
drawn up by its city planner, Charles
W. Eliot, I'd.