Evening star., 1935-02-19
Immediate Development of
Sherwood Location Is
Assured.
WORK WILL BE PLANNED
AT SESSION THIS MONTH
One and a Half Acres in Area to
Be Improved-Razing of
Buildings to Start.

The complete central section Of the
block bounded by F and G, Ninth and
Tenth streets northeast, which will
form the Sherwood Playground, today
was acquired by the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission,
making possible immediate develop
ment of this area.
The property extends from Ninth to
Tenth streets and control will be
turned over to the District Commits
sioners without delay, so that they
may start razing the properties to clear
the way for the playground.
At its meeting, to be held the lat
ter part of this month, the Planning
Commission is expected to consider a
development plan for the Sherwood
Playground. This will be done in CO.
operation with the District Commits
sioners and the Playground Depart
ment of the District. Col. Daniel I.
Sultan, Engineer Commissioner, is an
ex-oficio member of the planning
body.
One and a Half Acres in Area.
About one and a half acres, includ-
ing the alley property, are involved in
the new acquisition. 1t was necessary
for the commission to invoke con-
demnation to gain title to some of the
property. some was tied up in court
proceedings and deeds to some had to
be cleared, officials explained today.
Commission land experts have been
working on the problem for some time,
but today Thomas s. Settle. secretary,
and John Nolen, jr, city planner, an
nounced final legal proceedings have
been conSummated.
Notice of the turning of the property
over to control of the District Com
misSioners will be forwarded to the
District Building today. The last par
GELS acquired will permit the use OF
the whole central tract, the planners
said today.
U. S. to Retain Title.
While control Of the property will
be turned over to the Commissioners
under the act of 1924, which au-
thorizes the Park Commission to as
sign areas for playground purposes
title to the land will remain in the
United States.
None of this property was acquired
out of the $500,000 of impounde6
funds of the commission, recently re-
leased by the Bureau Of the Budget
officials explained.
The acquisition of both ends of the
square. at F and G streets, will await
the future action of Congress and
the commission. While the commits
sion has not yet authorized the pur-
chase Of either end. it did authorize
negotiations to determine the costs
involved.
Cost Not Announced.
In keeping with its customary prac-
tlce, the commission did not announce
the cost of the newly-acquired prop
erty nor what 1t has found to be the
price necessary to place the balance
Al RabAAN ONAASAcAAAPs 4AAC
does not propose to spend any of the
$500 900 recently released by the Bu-
reau of the Budget on the Northeast
Playground.
The Sherwood Playground, known
also as the Northeast Playground, will
take the place of that wiped out when
the Union Station Plaza development
iyNifiofod Cifi-
zens of the northeast have pressed
their claim for new playground
vigorously. not only before the COM
mission. but in Congress itself. Ac-
QUESTION of the land in the central
section now makes possible the i'm
mediate development of the first unit
in this playground, which is eventual
ly planned to embrace the whole
block.