Evening star., 1936-01-31
SANITARY BOARD
PROPOSED TOCURB
RIVER POLLUTION
Program for Potomac Basin
Is Submitted to Planning
Commission.
GEORGETOWN REROUTING
| PLANS ARE DISCUSSED
Effort Being Made to Solve 1ckes'
Objection to Pan-American
Building Annex.


A comprehensive program. designed
to reduce pollution in the Potomac
River Basin was laid before the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission today by its director OF
planning, John Nolen, jr.
Embracing the area from Washing
ton up to Cumberland, Md. and reach
ing down the Shenandoah River, trib-
utary of the Potomac, to Staunton.
Va. a Potomac River sanitary board
would be created under Mr.. Nolen's
plan. He told the commission that
many communities now dump sewage
into the Potomac and its tributaries,
making the waterway unsuitable or
fish. recreational activities and other
purposes.
The projected Potomac River SAN
itary board would tackle the problem
as unit, embarking upon a sweeping
program to deal afirmatively with
sewage disposal problems in each OF
the communities concerned.
h"T0uting IidnS TTOpOscu.
Plans for rerouting traffic around
Georgetown. rather than creating ar
terial highways through that section
were brought to the commissions at
tention by Edward A. Dent, District
surveyor; H. c. Whitehurst. District
director of highways, and Mr.. Nolen.
Several possibilities were discussed
including the use of the bed OF the
Chesapeake e. Ohio Canal; the widen
ing of NJ street. and a waterfront
route connecting with the Rock Creek
and Potomac Parkway at 4 street. No
final decision was reached
The commission approved plans for
DEVELOPMENT of the Hoover Playground.
mar the Army War College, and for the
Randall Recreation Center. near IN,
Randall Junior High School.
Annex Discussed.
Meeting in Joint session today the
Fine Arts Commission and the
Planning Commission we're seeking
to find an amicable solution OF
the problem raised By Secretary
Ickes' objection to having the
Pan-American Union Annex erect
| ed at Eighteenth street and Con-
stitution avenue, obstructing the view
from the south of his new Interior De-
partment, now under construction.
| During the morning, the two COM
missions met separately. dealing with
a variety of projects. including the
proposed extension of the Government
| Printing Office.
The planners, at yesterdays session.
indorsed preliminary plans for the
/ s23 $4,000 War Depa"' ment Building.
to BE- built on ground bounded by G
and E, Twenty-f1rst and Twon-r-third
streets. The sum covers the cost OF
land purch Sc and erection OF the
structure. Thomas S. Settle, secretary
of the planning commission, declared.
Estimates pending before Congress
provide for the structure, plans for
which were submitted by the super
vising architects Office Of tho Treasury
Department. This will be Washing
tons most expensive public building,
topping the sl7,5OoOOo Commerce De-
partment structure.
Plans Approved.
The Planning Commission likewise
approved plans for the new General
Accounting Office, for which Congress
also is considering funds. This is
slated for erection on Independence
avenue. between Third and Fourth
streets southwest.
Replacement of Chain Bridge was
voted by the Planning Commission.
Later. the commission will work for
a high-level bridge, in addition ss an
interstate structure carrying the ly-
pass traffic north and south to avoid
mixing with local traffic
Preference for span. rather than
tunnel at the Rosslyn (Va) end Of
Key Bridge as a traffic convenience
in the George Washington Memorial
Parkway was voted by the planners.
The Bureau of Public Roads Of the
Agriculture Department will make ad-
ditional studies. creating a new mar
row span on the Virginia shore at
Key Bridge.
| Fixing OF Lines.
Settle told his associates the Arling-
ton County Board has aided in fixing
the lines Of the George Washington
Memorial Parkway around Rosslyn.
Under present plans of the board. the
parkway is to be developed as far as
Spout Run, downstream of Great
Falls
If the Zoning Commission desires,
the Planning Commission agreed to
bring to Washington its consultant,
Harland Bartholomew of ST. Louis. to
work on the problem of restricting the
number and locations of filling sta
tions There is feeling among civic
interests, Settle said, that gas stations
are too numerous and have been al.
lowed to develop haphazardly. The
planners will communicate with the
Zoning Commission on the subject,
with view to adopting new regula.
tions.