Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-03
$50 TO GET WORK
AS LOCAL PARKS
PROJECTS BEGIN
$780, 900 Will Be Spent by
w. P. A. in Improve
ments Here.
ROAD REPAIRS ALSO
ON ALIENS PROGRAM
Takoma, Edgewood and Langdon
Recreation Work to Engage ESQ
at Cost of $219,670.

About $50 men will be put to work
in the park system tomorrow on
series of Works Progress Administra-
ton projects costing some $4,000. it
was announced today by c. Marshall
Finnan. superintendent of the Ma
tional Capital parks.
The announcement followed con-
sultation with Commissioner George
E. Allen, who is in charge of the
w. P. A. activities here.
Included in the new work are:
Continuing grading operations,
landscaping and general development
of the Takoma Recreation Center,
Fourth and Van Buren, streets; Edge
wood Playground, Franklin street and
Lincoln road northeast, and Langdon
Recreation Center, Hamilton and
Twentieth streets northeast, This
work will engage $50 men and cost
$219,670.
Later, similar work will be done
at Turkey Thicket. Tenth street and
Michigan avenue northeast; Taft Rec
reation Center, Otis and Twentieth
streets northeast, and Banneker Rec
reation Center, Euclid street and
Georgia avenue. w. P. A. officials
have approved work in these areas,
but the other recreation centers will
be given priority.
Developing some 60 small reserva-
lions will be 1856 men-a project that
will cost sI63,392. There. dead and
down timber will be eliminated, fire
hazards wiped out and poisonous
plants eradicated.
Grading, draining. top-soiling and
seeding will be carried on in Rock
Creek and Potomac Parkway between
Constitution avenue and K street and
in East Potomac Park. In these Sec
tons 100 will be at work, this project
costing SsS9,848. Later, reservations in
the Mall and work in the Smith
sonian Institution grounds will be
undertaken.
One Of the largest jobs under the
new program will be the continuing of
road construction in Piney Branch
Parkway, Bingham drive, in Rock
Creek Park, and on the Fort drive at
the Alice Deal School, adjacent to
Fort Reno. Piney Branch parkway
will be paved from Arkansas avenue
to Ross drive. The work on Bingham
drive will complete a cross highway
in Rock Greek Park, making this a
continuous concrete roadway. linking
up with Nebraska avenue. On these
three highway projects 258 men will
be at work, and the job will cost
1922, 724.
Road Patching Also.
Patching roads in Rock Greek Park
and in East Potomac Park with btu
minous mixture will keep As of the
relief men busy, and this will entail
an expenditure Of Ss39,776.
Grading to remedy drainage condi-
tons in two sections of Anacostia
Park will employ 100 men and will
cost $72, 496. Downstream on Benning
road, along the Anacostia River, grad
ing and cleanup work will be accom-
plished at the end of East Capitol
street at the site of the proposed sta
dunn. Upstream of Benning road in
Anacostia Park. grading will be done
in conjunction with development of a
golf course.
The program is predicated on
years work and includes the cost of
labor, material and equipment. It will
give an average of $873.67 to each man
engaged.
Highway Repairs Made
Commenting on the program, Finnan
said that when completed, it will bring
the Takoma and Banneker recreation
centers almost to completion, requir-
ing only the addition of playground
equipment.
About this time next year, he said,
the Piney Branch parkway will be
opened to traffic, and Bingham drive
will be finished. Not on any Of the
highway projects. he explained. will
there be a permanent surfacing, but
the roads will be satisfactory for mo-
tor travel.
The National Capital Parks Com
mission has submitted a number of
Federal Works Progress Administra-
ton projects to Administrator Harry
l.. Hopkins, who is in charge Of the
national program. These include ma
jor road construction, but as yet no
official word has been heard on them.
Under the program beginning tomor-
row the District authorities will do
all the administrative work, the park
authorities planning the projects and
working the men.