Evening star., 1937-10-29
Committee Instructed to
Cooperate in Seeking
Early Passage.
GUARD ARM0RY PLAN
IS BACKED AT MEETING
Commission Is Ready to Sign Park .
Extension Agreement-Action
on Reservoir Delayed.


approval Of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission today.
The commission instructed its Leg
islative Committee, comprising its
chairman, Frederic A. Delano, and its
executive officer. Arno B. Cammerer,
director of the National Park Service.
to cooperate with the District Com
miSsioners and the Zoning Commis-
sion in seeking to have the bill passed
by Congress at an early date.
Senator King Democrat, of Utah.
ex officio member of the commission
and chairman of the Senate District
Committee, has agreed to sponsor the
legislation.
The commission also discussed the
local airport question and instructed
its Legislative Committee to cooperate
with the Airport Commission.
The commission also directed its
Legislative Committee to cooperate
with the District Commissioners in
seeking construction of a National
Guard Armory at the end of East
Capitol street near the Anacostia
River
Disapproval was voiced of plan to
lease some of the waterfront property
in East Potomac Park to house small
craft.
Action on the proposal to construct
a sub reservoir at the old Civil War
fort, Fort Totten, near the Soldiers
Home, was deferred, the commission
instructing its staff to cooperate with
the District Commissioners and Maj.
Walter D. Luplow, district engineer
for the War Department for the Wash
ington area in an effort to seek an
other site.
Park to Be Extended
Meanwhile, the commission was pre-
pared to sign agreements with Mary
land authorities whereby 100000 VII
be advanced for the extension of Roc;
Greek Park in that State, from Con-
necticut avenue to Garrett Park.
Extension of the George Washing
ton Memorial Parkway. upstream Of
Key Bridge, in Virginia, also is being
considered actively
The 100000 is to purchase land in
Rock Creek Valley and. under the
Capper- -Cramton Park Purchase Act.
one-third Of this sum is an outright
gift to the Maryland authorities
which two-thirds represents a loan.
Collateral will be bonds issued under
the sponsorship of the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission. The national commits
sion has already approved the taking
lines and appraisal of unit No. g."
as it is officially known, and the sign
ing of the necessary papers will go
forward today.
Thomas S. Settle. secretary Of the
commission, said today that with the
turning over of 100000 to the Mary
land commission, the grand total
disbursed for Maryland. under the
Capper- -Cramton Act will be S1,000.-
900 for the park development Of Sligo,
Rock Creek and Cabin John Valleys.
Take Part in Negotiations.
Taking a prominent part in the de-
liberations leading up to todays ne
gotiations have been Irving c. Root.
chief engineer of the Maryland
National Capital commission; Curtis
Walker, land purchasing officer of
that body. and H. Tudor Morsell. land
purchasing officer of the National
Capital commission. The membership
of both commissions has ratified the
succeeding steps in the negotiations.
Representing further step Of CO.
operation with the Maryland au-
thorities, the National Capital COM
mission empowered its chairman,
mission empowered its Mr.. Delano to
call a conference, at an undetermined
date, of leaders in the District and
Maryland to consider such mutual
problems as floods, stormwater dispos-
al, sewage, traffic, etc. Included in
this representation will be Maj. Luplow,
officials of the Bureau of Public Roads
of the Department of Agriculture, the
Maryland-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion. District, State and county
officials.
John Nolen, jr., director of plan
ming of the National Capital commits
sion, Mr.. Settle and member of the
National Resources Committee will
confer with citizens of Prince Georges
County on mutual problems at 8 pm.
November IL. at HyattSville. This
action is the result of letter written
recently by w. Carroll Beatty, secre-
tary of the Prince Georges Municipal
Association, to Secretary Ickes, who
turned it over to the planners for
their consideration.
Parkway Inspected.
The commission late yesterday made
an official inspection Of the George
Washington Memorial Parkway. be-
tween the Arlington and Key Bridges.
where the Bureau of Public Roads has
made a roadbed by filling in the area,
anG between the Key and Chain
Bridges, where land is expected to be
bought shortly for the extension OF
the parkway upstream.
The commissions attention was
directed by Mr. Nolen to suggestion of
the Potomac Electric Power Co. to cut
down about 166 trees along the Pali-
sades of the Potomac River, near the
Dalecarlia Reservoir. The commission
is expected to reiterate its traditional
stand that il vigorously opposes the
cutting down of trees unnecessarily.
The public utilities firm says it is
necessary to cut down the trees because
they interfere with its power lines.
The request is now before C. Marshall
Finnan, superintendent of the Ma
tional Capital Parks, for action.
Norman c Brown. associate land
purchasing officer of the commission.
laid before his colleagues a number of
proposals for the purchase of land fer
the extension of 2ne park, playground