Evening star., 1938-12-13
Land Acquisition
Plan Before
D. T.. Heads
Park and Planning
Body Recommends
$1,000, 900 Program

gram for the 1910 fiscal year, sub
mitted by the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, was con-
sidered by the District Commission
ers at a board meeting today.
The program calls for inclusion
Of that sum in the Districts 1910
budget estimates for purchase of
land in various sections of the city
to build recreational centers, play
grounds and parks.
The Commissioners today acted
on the proposals, but withheld any
announcement of the program be-
cause the matter is pending before
the Budget Bureau.
It was explained the program
would not disturb the 1910 District
financial picture for the reason that
the District is required to pay back
no more than 100000 year of
Treasury advances under the Cap
per-Cramton Act. sum already in
corporated in the proposed 1910
budget. To date the District has
paid nearly s5,OOO,OOO under the
10000 authorized loan plan, un-
der which expenditures have
amounted to nearly S6,000,000.
Park and Planning Commission
officials explained that the $1,000
600 would be in the nature of a
Federal loan, without interest, to
the District of Columbia, under
terms of the Capper- -Cramton Act.
The loan, to be repaid at the rate
OF 100000 year, will not effect
the District governmental budget
materially, it was pointed out.
The loan would permit a large
scale purchase of necessary Lana
before price increases might tend
to Jeopardize details of the park
and playground program, it VIZ
explained. This, it was pointed out,
is the whole purpose of the Capper-
Cramton Act.
The commissions recommends
| tlons were given to the Comm
sloners by Frederic A. Delano. cor,
mission chairman John Nolen. !
director of planning; Arno B. Can,
merer, executive officer, and Thorn
S. Settle, commission secretary.
Urge Midcity Play Land.
One of the chief items urpe
by the planning group was a sum
OF S128,799 to acquire the remaindey
OF the land needed to complete the
Mldcity Playground, near Sixth
street NV, north of New York
avenue. In referring to this, the
planners said playground for this
congested area ''is highly desirable
at this time especially in view of
the imminence of a neighborinc
housing project undertaken by tn
Alley Dwelling Authority"
The largest single item recon-
mended was a sum of 100000 for
the Columbia Road Playground al
Belmont road Another item call
ed for s225,750 for acquisition of
the square west of Western High
school to provide additional rec
reational facilities.
A total of 26 other items were
submitted for inclusion in the ac-
QUESTION program. They are as fol-
lows:
10 complete acquisition of row
houses on the north side of Lamont
street Tor playground in the Co.
iumola Heights section, s87, 1892.
10 complete acquisition of two
squares north of the Jefferson JUNO
Hlgh School site between Seven.
ana Ninth streets S.W.. for +,
southwest Recreation Center, s242
427. 0-7-
For Northeast recreation cente.
s32 ,oss. 'e'''
For completing the Oxon RI
parkway project, S35,267.
For a recreation center at Oxo
Run, $4,25O.
FORT Myer drive, section M, s14-
'oO. The commission explained ths
acquisition of a hillside strip a6-
Joining Fort drive is absolutely es.
sential" to protect one of the be-
views OF the Capitol and city alo,,
the entire drive route.
For acquisition of property ado;
ing Rock Creek Park north
bIagden avenue. $58,912: for a spt
center site in Anacostia Park. 6
327; for land at Anacostia Park, 6.
ton E, s8,327.
Sees Storm Sewer Saving.
For Piney Branch road east of 6
teenth street, S16,896, and for Pc
Branch Valley, $1,000. (The comm
sion said the acquisition of this 1C
acre valley would eliminate the ne
cessity for constructing an $50 0o9
storm sewer.)
Soapstone Valley, S17,255: Watts
Branch Parkway, $35, ,273; Fort drive
section A, s31 ,891; Fort drive, section
II, s8,078, and Fort drive, section F.
s25 900. '''
Palisades Park. s65 5639: Barry
Farms Playground, $9,235; Fort Du-
pont connecting parkway addition,
S39,741. (This latter item would en-
! able connection of the proposed
nine-hole golf course in Fort Dupon.
Park with the nine-hole course in
Anacostia Park
For Fort Reno Park recreation
center. $223,352; for Bureau of
Standards valley, $128,781.
For section G in Anacostia Park,
Sl2,460; for area between Boiling
Field and Bellevue, $11,O22; for the
Hoover Playground, 1883, and for
Congress Heights Playground, $685.
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