Evening star., 1935-08-15
UNIFIED PLANNING
IN NEW BUILDING
IS GOAL FOR D. c.
Committee Created to Aix
Park Service in Map
ping Future.
TREASURY SPOKESMAN
TO JOIN DELIBERATIONS
G. W. Stone, P. w. A. Architec.
ture Head, to Help Avoid
Haphazard Layouts.

Action was taken by the National
Capital Park and Planning Commis-
sion today on two important methods
to bring about closer coordination
between Federal and District agencies
in planning future development for
the City of Washington and dealing
with current building projects.
The first was the creation Of a
Public Buildings Committee to- CO.
operate closely in all the manifold
building problems with the National
Park Service, which now has control
over practically all the Federal build
ings in Washington.
The second was the appointment OF
a Treasury representative on the reg
ular Co-ordinating Committee of the
Park and Planning Commission. G.
w. Stone, P. w. A. superintendent Of
architecture in the Procurement
Division, was appointed. BY this
means it was hoped to avoid some of
the haphazard methods in planning
public buildings, it was said, without
regard to Washington's troublesome
traffic problems.
Aid in Space Control
Frederic A. Delano. chairman of the
Park and Planning Commission, recon-
mended the creation of the Public
Buildings Committee, which should be
of great aid. it was pointed out, in
dealing with problems of space control
for yaau, hY1ilGir0c
Named on the committee were l.. A.
Simons of the procurement division
of the Treasury c. J. Guthridge, IN
charge Of the space control division
of the National Park Service. and
John Nolen. jr.. director of planning
for the Park and Planning Conmis-
sion.
The old Public Buildings Commis-
sion, which formerly controlled all
Federal building problems in Wash
ington, was abolished by President
Roosevelt soon after taking Office and
all these problems were turned over
to the National Park Service, of which
Arno B. Cammerer is the head.
Problem more complex.
With the rapid extension of New
Deal agencies in Washington during
the past two years the problem of
space control in Federal buildings has
become confused and even more COM
plex than in former years. Instead Of
diminishing the annual Federal rental
costs the administration has been
compelled to rent more and more
buildings to house thousands of addi-
tional employees. 1t is now compelled
to go into the residential sections to
rent large private mansions and apart
ment houses to keep abreast of needed
Government Office space.
With the Procurement Division Of
the Treasury having much to do with
the equipping of Federal buildings, the
addition of Simons on the new Pub
lie Buildings Committee will serve to
bring about closer and speedier CO.
ordination with the National Park
Service.
Guthridge, who has dealt with all
the problems Of space control, also
will be able to keep in closer touch
with the Park and Planning Commits
sion.
The commission faced a crowded
docket of business today and will con-
tinue consideration of various projects
at tomorrow's session.
Memorial Designs Studied.
Among important projects pending
are designs and possible sites for thf
proposed Thomas Jefferson Memorial
and changes in plans for the thrd
minor court buildings to be locatei
eventually on Judiciary Square as
part of the Municipal Center. M
final action was taken today on either
of these two projects.
Nathan Wyeth, municipal architect
for the District, outlined changes
neceSsitated in plans for the Munich
pal, Juvenile and Police Court build
ings. These changes are neceSsitated
because Of the recent action of Con-
gress in authorizing the expenditure
Of 100000 this year in remodeling
the old Pension Once Building on
the north side of Judiciary Square.
In planning for the Municipal Center,
the District Commissioners had some
ahead on the theory that the Pen
sion Building would be torn down.
It was decided to refer all matters
connected with the three court build
ings, as well as the remodeling Of the
Pension Building, to conferences be-
tween representatives of the Treas
ury, Cammerer, Delano. Col. Dan I.
Sultan, District Engineer Commits
sioner, and other representatives OF
the District. In this way it was hoped
to bring about some degree of har-
mony in planning for the erection OF
buildings on Judiciary Square.
The commission also today virtually
sounded the death knell for the pro-
posed pylons and kiosks on Fourteenth
street as approaches to the Commerce
Building.
Senator Hendrix Shipstead of Min
nesota was to meet with the commits
sion later today, when the 100000
program to acquire additional lands
to complete 20 playground projects
will be up for final consideration. He
was largely responsible for securing
the appropriation from Congress.