Evening star., 1938-04-18
BY WILLIAM A. MILLEN.

Impressed WIN the POSSIBILITY that
another large public works program
will be launched, if Congress adopts
President Roosevelt's suggestions for
expenditure of $4,000 900, Federal
off1cials here yesterday looked through
their files and plans, and renewed their
familiarity with projects that could be
undertaken in this region.
The War and Navy Departments,
which have marked time while other
agencies of the Government have Sc
cured new buildings, are now in the
market for such structures, Prelimi-
nary plans have been prepared by
allocating land for them by the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission. The War Department
would go between Twenty-first and
Twenty-third, c and E streets NV.
while the Navy Department would oc-
cupy an area near the Naval Hospital
Funds for the new Naval Hospital are
provided in the pending naval appro-
priation measure.
The Social Security Board and the
Securities and Exchange Commission
are two New Deal agencies talking
about new buildings. Both are located
in rented structures.
Accounting Building Considered.
The question OF a new building for
the General Accounting ONCE also has
received attention. The newly COM
pleted Police Court Building on Judi
ciary Square brought to the minds of
ofncials the probabilities that the pro-
jected Municipal Court and Juvenile
Court and Recorder of Deeds Buildings
might be erected soon in that region.
New buildings are needed by the
Army at Boiling Field to round out
that development.
A high-level bridge across Rock
Creek Valley to speed up the move
ment of crosstoWn traffic has long been
considered. A motor driveway around
the National Geological Park to pro-
vide 24-hour thoroughfare in that
section of Rock Greek Valley also has
received the attention Of the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion officials, as we'll as those of the
Smithsonian Institution.
New Bridges Discussed.
New bridges across the Anacostia
River at Pennsylvania avenue and the
line of South Capitol street have been
discussed by civic associations and
Government authorities. A bridge
spanning the Potomac River at each
end of the projected George Washing
ton Memorial Parkway-on the south,
from the vicinity of Mount Vernon
to Fort Washington, Md, and on
the north in the neighborhood Of
Great Falls-have long been dis
cussed.
A detour highway around the city
to afford a bypass for through traffic
has been discussed by the Bureau
Of Public Roads and the National
Capital Park and Planning Commis-
sion. A modernized highway to re-
place the existing Defense highway
to Annapolis, and afford Washing
tonians and others more rapid access
to the Maryland capital and the
nearby beach resorts has been agi-
tated for some time.
The planners have looked into a
new parkway up the Anacostia River
and its tributaries, through Fort
Meade, and on to Baltimore, to re-
lieve congestion on the present Balti-
more boulevard. Another major prof.
ect that has received consideration
is a proposed Richmond highway, fol-
lowing the inland route, near the
Army, Navy and Marine Corps Coun-
try Club and on to Pohick Church.
This would connect with south ap-
proach to the arlington Memorial
Bridge. !
Gravelly Point Port to Fore.
Development of the Gravelly Point
Airport, long in the public eye by the
Army Engineers, could well be under
taken to stimulate business, in the
opinion Of interested authorities.
One Of tho major projects here