Evening star., 1935-01-25
D. c. WORKS PLAN
IS BEING DRAFTED
Scenic Boulevard to BaIti-
more to Be Considered
at Conference.

A comprehensive program of public
works for the District and vicinity
that might be judic!ously undertaken
under the $4 300, ,00O,0 900 measure chat
has Just passed the House was being
studied today by the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
A special committee was named 10
confer with other interested agencies
to work out a co-ordinated program.
This group includes Col. Daniel I.
Sultan, Engineer Commissioner of the
District, who is an ex officio member
of the commission; Frederic A. Del
ano, commission chairman, and its
vice chairman and executive officer,
Arno B. Cammerer, director of the
National Park Service.
The commission desires to have a
well-rounded program prepared, so
who will diSburse the new relief
moneys.
Projects Not Revealed.
Thomas S. Settle, secretary of the
commission, declined to reveal any of
the projects that the organization is
considering. Neither would be esti-
mate the cost of the program on
which the commission is working.
Interested for a long time in a
scenic boulevard between Washington
and Baltimore, the commission today
decided to ask Secretary Ickes, present
public works administrator, to call a
meeting of various interested groups
with a view to pushing the project
to completion at an early date, possibly
with P. w. A. funds.
The route of this new highway, as
worked out by the commission, would
be through the Agriculture Depart
ment'S new development at Beltsville,
Md, and Fort Meade. A large section
of the land already is held either by
the United States or the State of
| Maryland.
In its request to Ickes. the commits
| sion will urge that the Maryland
Planning Board also act as sponsor
for meeting which would be attended
by representatives of the commission,
! the Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission. the Mary
land Forestry Department, the War
Department, the Bureau of Public
Roads. the Agriculture Department
and other groups having a first-hand
interest in the scenic highway.
Dyke Plan Studied.
| The commission also arranged to
| look at two main areas projected for
a dyke as part Of the food control
measures to preserve public buildings
here. Engineers of the National Park
Service have staked out these areas
so the commissioners may more
readily visualize where the dykes
would go. One would be at the rear
of the Navy and Munitions Buildings,
while the other would be constructed
in the line of Independence avenue
extended through Potomac Park.
The projected stadium at the end
Of East Capitol street on the banks
of the Anacostia Rivera develop
ment which would include a new
home for the District National Guard
also was to be considered today
Plans for the proposed Federal Re-
serve Board Building at Twenty first
street and Constitution avenue were
discussed this morning with Mr. Del
ano by Adolph C. Miller, who is TAX
ing leading part in the plans as a
member of the board. The commits
sion approved a design by William
Delano, New York architect, member
of the commission, for creation of a
! plaza at Twelfth street between Penn
| sylvania and Constitution avenues.
| The old Post Office Building is him
dering full development of the plan.