Evening star., 1933-11-18
MEETING MONDAY
WILL SPEED WORK
|. ON ALLEY CLEANU Up
Housing Executive Commit
tee Will Recommend Three
Sites to Commission.
PLANS TO BE PLACED
IN HANDS OF r. D. KAHN
Zoning Experts Will Help in Sc
lection of Buildings to Be
Eliminated.

The Executive Committee of thu
Advisory Committee on Housing here
will meet Monday to go over sugges.
tions developed yesterday afternoon al
a meeting in the Navy Building. Thi,
will push a step nearer completion
plans for eliminating some Of Wash.
ingtons alley dwellings, through the
aid OF Public Works Administration
funds, in constructing three model de-
velopments here.
After the Executive Committee has
winnowed down the number Of sugges-
tions to three definite sites, 1t will pas.
along its recommendations to the Heus.
ing Committee headed by Frederic A
Delano. who is also chairman of the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission. After Mr.. Delano's grouI
has passed upon the proposals, they
will be placed in the hands of Robert
D. Kohn. head of the housing division
Of the Public Works Administration
officials interested in the housing i'm
provement here expect that concrete
plans will be well on their way by
January /.
Two Consultants Serve.
Members OF the Executive Committet
meeting Monday are Melvin G. HaZen
newly chosen District Commissioner
who replaces Luther H. Reichelderfer
former Commissioner, as head of thu
Advisory Committee and also of th'
Executive Committee; John Nolen, jr
executive vice chairman; Edward A
Dent, new District surveyor: Maj. Pau
A. Hodgson, assistant engineer Commis
sioner; william P. Richards, Distric
assessor: Arthur B. Heaton, local archi
tect representing the American Institute
of Architects; John Ihlder. housing ex
pert associated with the Public Work
Administration; James Ring, housing
investigator in the District, and Dr.
Garnet c. Wilkinson, assistant super1n
tendent of schools. AS consultantS Il
the Executive Committee. Louis Juste
ment, local architect. and Hilyard r
Robinson of Howard University ar
serving.
Standards Set Up.
Chairman King of the Senate Distric
Committee presided at yesterday after
Moons session, In which members Of thI
National Capital Park and Planning Com
mission participated. Some 35 mem
bers Of the Advisory Committee. rep
resenting various shades of opinion ant
occupation, set forth their views afte
Government authorities had laid ou
general plans for housing improvement
here. Certain standards were set VI
for elimination of alley dwellings ant
the rehabilitation of so-called blightel
areas, under which the school authori
ties would be consulted concerning tn
effect Of an increase in population on
certain area, the District assessors OF
flee would advise concerning the valu
Of property to be secured by the Pub
lie Works Administration; District sani
tary authorities would be consulted an
Zoning experts would assess the tren
of business, so that the alleys to b
eliminated would not interfere with tn
expansion of business.
Interested officials are hopeful tina
during the coming week definite recon-
mendation for three housing project
will be crystalized. Mr.. Kohn ha
hitherto informed the authorities her
that the Public Works Administration
considering eliminating one alley sec
ton now Inhabited by white people
another by colored people and thir
demonstration to show what can b
done in rehabilitating rundown property