Evening star., 1933-12-23
ALLOTMENT ASKED
TOEXTEND 15THST.
ACROSS THE MALL
C. w. A. Aid Sought Following
Park Commissions Ap-
provaI of Project.
MEETING IN MID-JANUARY
PLANNED WITH ARTS BODY
Roosevelt Talks Over Plan With
Secretary Ickes and DR..
Charles Moore.

The Civil Works Administration Is
being asked for an immediate allot-
ment to carry out the extension of
Fifteenth street across the Mall, south
ward from Constitution avenue.
This developed today after the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
mission approved plans yesterday in
dorsed by its landscape architect men,
ber. Henry " Hubbard, Harvard Uni
versity professor.
The commission also made arrange
mentS to meet with the Fine Arts Com
mission in mid-January to discuss the
entire Government housing program
here.
President Roosevelt talked over with
Secretary IckeS and DR.. Charles Moore,
chairman of the Fine Arts Commission,
the problem of better facilities for the
departments and a new Government
building program in the District, at
recent White House conference. The
two commissions will discuss the situ-
alton, particularly regarding the lining
OF Pennsylvania avenue, west of Seven
teenth street to Rock Greek Valley, with
new Government structures, to meet the
BIOWulB uecuS VI Tie puullC SciNlCc.
The Joint meeting will be held Janu-
ary 18, 19 and 20, under tentative plans,
and the park commission deferred until
this gathering the program for widen
ing F street, between Seventh and
Ninth streets, with the possible elimi-
nation of the south steps of the old
Patent Office Building.
Approves Takoma Plans.
The Planning Commission yesterday
approved revised plans for the develop
ment of Takoma Recreation Center,
now being built as c. w. A. project,
and decided to urge the Public Works
Administration to allot $4,000 to start
studies for the projected National Guard
armory and stadium, at the foot of
East Capitol street, on the banks Of
the Anacostia River.
A definite location for the proposed
new Chain Bridge, to fit in with plans
for the new superhighway from Ellicott
City. Md, down Western avenue and
across the Potomac Valley into Virginia,
was decided upon yesterday. This was
not disclosed, officials explained, be-
cause of the land-purchasing activities
involved. The commission approved
Pennsylvania Railroad plans for the
new Magruder Bridge, across the Ana
costa River, to replace the structure,
the scene of a recent fatal wreck
Frederic A. Delano, the commissions
chairman, discussed with his colleagues
plans for proposed parkway to the
Gettysburg battlefield in nearby Penn
sylvania. The commission decided to
refer this problem to the District,
Pennsylvania and Maryland authorities
for further deliberations.
The commission listened to a report
presented by its secretary. Thomas S.
Settle, on its legislative program and
decided it would support in the new
Congress bills designed TO improve alley
dwelling conditions here, to clarity the
boundary line dispute between the Dis
trict of Columbia and Virginia, quiet
land titles to disputed land along the
Potomac and AnacoStia Rivers and
Rock Creek Park, to reiterate its often
previously announced decision to have
Gravelly Point developed as Washing
tons permanent airport, with the clos
ing Of Military road, separating the
Washington and Hoover Airports i'm
mediately. provided a substitute high
way is built, and to indorse other needed
legislation here.
House Gets Alley Bill.
The alley dwelling bill already has
been passed by the Senate and is now
pending in the House Under this
measure, the s5OO,OOO left over from the
old United States Housing Corporation,
would be utilized as a revolving fund
to clean up Washingtons alleys. The
commission also agreed to support the
general housing bill introduced by
Senator Copeland, Democrat, of New
York, and to indorSe any amendments
to this measure to fit in the Public
Works Administration housing program.
The boundary line between the Dis
trict of Columbia and Virginia has been
in dispute for a long time and Repre-
sentative Smith. Democrat, of Virginia,
representing the nearby area, Mr..
Settle said, has agreed to substitute for
his bill a measure, sponsored by the
commission and to be introduced
shortly after Congress convenes. This
would be known as the fact finding
bill, under which a commission of
three-one representing the District,
one representing the Governor of Vir-
ginia and these two choosing a third
would report their findings to Congress