Evening star., 1934-03-21
MEMORIAL ROAD
MAY Be EXTENDED
Park Group to Consider
Link Connecting With
Key Bridge.

Plans for extension Of the Mount
Vernon Memorial Highway, as a part
Of the George Washington Memorial
Parkway, from Columbia Island to
Key Bridge, along the west bank of
the Potomac River will be placed be-
fore the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission for approval at
its meeting tomorrow and Friday. as
part of a varied program, embracing
building and park projects in the
metropolitan region.
John Nolen, jr, director Of plan
ming for the commission, today an
nounced the organization will con-
slider a projected six-year bridge and
highway program for the District, as
we'll as a request by the Council of
Social Agencies to have the commits
sion employ an expert to undertake a
recreational survey here.
VIII ' ISL TOTt TOOtc.
The commission plans to take trip
to Fort Foote, Md, the obsolete Army
post which used to be part of the
George Washington Memorial Park
way. This property has already been
turned over by the War Department
to the commission which has now
completed surveys for its expansion
into a parkway.
Nolen will report on trip made by
him and his associates to Fort Hum
phricS, Va. The commission is con-
siderlng a program for using part OF
Fort Humphries as parkway exten-
sion to carry a riverside drive down.
stream from Mount Vernon. If the
military authorities agree to surren-
der jurisdiction of part of the military
reservation, the development will
likely go forward. Maj. Gen. Edward
M. Markham, chief of Army Engineers,
who is an ex-officio member of the
commission, is represented as being
favorable toward the project. If the
commission approves the plan, it will
60 before Gen. Markham as head OF
the engineers and then be passed on
to the general staff of the Army.
Avenue Widening Up.
The commission will deliberate on
plans for the widening of Virginia
avenue westward of Constitution ave-
nue. to Twenty-third street If the Dis
trict Commissioners repave it. Com
mission members are interested in
having that part of Virginia avenue
realigned to provide head-on view
of the Washington Monument. This
is said to be the only thoroughfare in
the city on which full view of the
Monument might be obtained, after
the avenue is relocated. The COM
mission will be asked to adopt a rec
ommendation for the Pennsylvania
Avenue Southeast Bridge. 1t will de-
eide on the width Of roadway and
adequate connections with AnacoStia
Park on either end.
The much discussed Gravelly Point
Airport is again due for considera-
ton, as is the location for new In
terror Department Building, on which
Secretary Ickes proposes to spend
$10,000,000 Expansion of the Gov
ernment Printing Office will form the
subject of report and in addition
the commission will turn its attention
to proposed new War Department
barracks, to be erected near the Naval
Hospital.
The commission will listen to plans
for Fort Drive, from the Paul Junior
High School to Fort Slocum, and
from Barnard hill to Bladensburg
road. A plan will be laid before the
commission for development of the
palisades playground of Conduit road.
The type of lights to be used when
the Mall is completed will also receive
commission attention.