Evening star., 1932-10-23
PARK COMMISSION
FOR NEW TRACKS.
Approve Report Embodying
Extension From Navy Yard
to BuzzarGs Point.

The National Capital Park and
Plsnning Commission has approved a
report embody.ng plans for the Penn
sylvaria Railroad to extend tracks fr-m
the Wa hington Navy Yard down into
the Buzzards Point erea.
The report was submitted by Lieut.. Col.
u. S. Grant, Sd, the commissions vice
chairman and executive cfficer. and set
out the location Of the tracks, grades
and showed hcw they will fit in with
the public utilities. No street clcsings
are necessary under the new plans, Con-
gress having approved at its recent ses-
sion the extension of trackage into Buzz
zsrds Point.
The new rails are TO be laid along
First street southwest and Potomac
avenue end will be adjacent t. the loca-
ton of the new pretentious plant OF the
Potomac Electric Power Co.
Industrial Zone Hope.
TIL. commission hopes industrial in
terests will center at Buzzards Point
turning the deso'ate area into thriving
industrial zcne. Extension Of railroad
facilities is considered the first step.
The commission learned the latest
news on detailed surveys OF the Vlr-
ginia shore line Of the Potomac River,
opposite Washington, now in progress.
Capt. E. NJ Chisolm, jr.. the commits
sions engineer, said yesterday that these
are practically finished from the Key
Bridge to the Alexandria City line. Ihey
will be next taken up along the Dis
trict Line on the Virginia side OF the
Potomac below Alexandria.
A plan for development OF the WASH
ington Monument grounds, prepared by
Frederick Law Olmsted, BrooXline,
Mass. landscape architect and until
recently a member of the commission,
and Henry Hubbard. landscape archi-
tect member of the commission. was
considered by the commission. but no
action was taken Further discussion
of this problem will take place.
The commissions staff made COM
prehensive report on the Northeast
Playground, designed to replace that
eliminated in the Union Station Plaza
expansion. While progress was regis
tered on this, no details as to the fu-
ture site were made public, as land
purchases are involved.
Further Parkway Studies.
Further studies on a proposed park
way from Washington to Baltimore,
linking UP park systems Of the two
municipaIities. were embodied in a
report made to the commission by its
staff. This involved a section from the
Di-.rict Line to Fort Meade, Md. The
F. eral Government lacks funds to as
sist In developing this projected wash
inptOn Baltimore parkway.
The new parkway would considerably
shorten the distance to Baltimore and
would be constructed up the Anacostia
River Valley, across the Department OF
Agricultures animal experimental
farms. near Be,t5ville. Md, and then
crossing the Patuxent River and
traversing another valley to Fort
Meade. Capt. Chisolm explained. The
commission took no action on this, but
desired additional informal on, so that
it might be posted on latest develop
ments in plans for the metropolitan
area.
The commission approved a highway
layout on the Virginia side Of the Ar
lington Memorial Bridge. designed 10
afford better approaches. The staff
was instructed to cooperate with Viz
ginia authorities in proposing high
way from the Lee Boulevard, linking
I'D with the old GEORGETOWN Alex
andria turnpike. Concerning Fort TIL
linghast. west of Fort Myer, Va. the
commission went on record as favorin9
preservation Of this historic landmark,
but decided 1t was not within its
province to take Affirmative action.
The commission likewise decided to
make an effort to extend required lands
for playground purposes around Nc
Kinley High School.