The Washington times., 1936-04-28
NIDCITY GROUP
FAV0RSPARK
PROJECTS
BY A. ]. DRISCOLL,
Citizens Association Editor

In o vigorous defense of land
Scape changes now taking place in
Franklin Park, Lafayette Square
and other public parks, C. Mar.
shall Finnan, superintendent OF
National Capital Parks at last
nights meeting of the Mid-City
Citizens Association, said the great
est landscape architects in the
country had sanctioned the
changes, and that not a tree had
been removed, nor foliage dis
turbed.
One of the most unfortunate
things to do, he said, would be
. to turn Franklin Park over to
commercial puSpoSeS as suggested
recently by a member Of Congress.
It would possibly accommodate
only 1000 automobiles, yet it rep
resents an outlay Of $3,500,000 and
is one Of the beauty spots OF the
city.
Following a presentation Of the
proposed changes by Malcolm
Kirkpatrick, resident landscape
architect of the National Capital
Parks office, a vote Of approval
was given the Franklin Park
project.
Ban PayOff At School
During the business session reso-
lutions were adopted requesting
the Board of Education to prohibit
the use of Thomson School, as a
pay off station for WPA workers
for sanitary reasons.
In order to eliminate confusion
to motorists and avoid q traffic
hazard, the Commissioners were
asked to substitute some other
color, preferably blue, for the red
light on top of fire alarm boxes
that are adjacent to traffic lights
at street intersections.
Another resolution requested q
more rigid enforcement by the po-
lice of existing regulations which
prohibit parking within Is feet OF
a street intersection, abolition Of
glaring headlights, and a more
strict enforcement Of the use OF
both the front lights and tail
lights.
It was asserted that many
automobiles are permitted to OPP
crate with but one headlight
burning, and frequently no rear
light.
Hit Lemke Bill
On motion by Frank B. Hoff-
man, the association diSapproved
a bill by Representative Lemke,
making vaccination a precedent
for admission to any public or
private school.
It approved a request from the
Central Neighborhood Council to
the Board of Education, to- in
clude in the 1898 budget. $4,000
for recreation on public school
grounds, and referred to the ex-
ecutive committee for report an
appropriation for $4,000 for the
District playground department.
Endorsement was voted the Sis
son red rider bill. Mrs. Edna M.
Holland was named representa-
tiv to the Citywide Playground
Council.
New members elected were p.
D. Balog, A. P. Updike, Jacob
Rosenblooln, Bryan Hendricks, r.
o. Mays and Howard Carver.
The meeting was held in the
Thomson Public School.
Bus Recruiting
Recruiting OF Capital transit
buses west through P Street and
east on @ street and repaving
of both thoroughfares, west Of
Rock Greek, was urged by the
Georgetown Citizens Association,
at q meeting held last night in
st. Johns Church Parish Hall.
The association pledged sup
port in obtaining an increase in
appropriations for the District
Health Department.
President John H. Small, was
directed to confer with Superin-
tendent of Schools DR.. Ballou,
regarding a complaint that the
American flag is not flown "a
hours each day at the Curtis
school.