Evening star., 1938-09-30
ARLINGTON FARM
WILL MAKE WAY
FOR NEW GRAVES
Park and Planning Group
Discusses Removal to
Be|tsviIIe, Md.
NATIONAL CEMETERY
MUST BE EXPANDED
Increasing Mortality Among
100000 World War Men
Will Force Step.

Will Force step.
Transfer of the Arlington Expert
mental Farm to Beltsville, Md, to pro.
vide more room for the Arlington Ma.
tional Cemetery, is being planned by
the War Department and the Nationa
Capital Park and Planning Commits.
sion. AT its meeting today the com:
mission directed its staff to cooperate
with the War Department in the
preparation Of detailed plans for the
transfer.
AS result of increasing mortality
among the 100000 World War vet
Grams, the need for expansion of the
cemetery is increasing rapidly, it wa,
pointed out. The Arlington farms are
located on land extending from Ar
lington Ridge road to the Potomac
River, loaned by the War Department
to the Agriculture Department.
Construction of new Federal
courts building to house the United
States Court Of Appeals, Court of
Claims, Customs Court and possibly
other Federal courts is being con-
sidered by the commission at the re-
quest of President Roosevelt. The
President, at the request of the At
toney General, asked the commission
to consider the need for such a build
ing and to recommend a site for its
construction.
To Interview Justices.
The commission instructed its chair
man, Frederic A. Delano, to COM
municate with the chief justices of
each OF the courts invo,' ed, the At
torney General, the District of Colum-
bia Bar Association and the Govern
ments Space Control Division of the
National Park Service with a view to
creating committee to study the
proposal
William G. Partridge, architectural
eonsultant in charge of the proposed
East Capitol street development, pre-
sented alternative plans for street
building and tree planting lines rang
ing from an overall width of 180 to
240 feet from the Capitol to the Ana
costa River. The plans were referred
to the Commissions Co-ordinating
Committee for further study.
The committee established a width
Of 100 feet between building lines for
Independence avenue S.W., intended
IN time to rival Constitution avenue
as a monumental thoroughfare. These
building lines will govern the construc-
ton Of the new Social Security Board
Building. The action cleared the way
for immediate construction of this
building and the proposed Railroad
Retirement Board unit, which will
stand Immediately to the south.
Pollution Study to Be Submitted.
John Nolen, jr., director Of planning
was to present regional stream pollu-
ton study he is making for the COM
mission.
Several playground development
plans also are slated for considera-
ton today.
The Municipal Center plan, approved
unanimously by members Of the Park
and Planning and the Fine Arts Com
mission in joint session yesterday, call
for keeping the line OF John Marshall
place NV. open as park axis or mall
through the Municipal Center The
street is to be closed and the area
treated as formal park, providing a
vista from Pennsylvania and Constitu-
ton avenues to the District Court
House.
The two commissions voted formal
commentator of Nathan c. Wyeth,
municipal architect, for his develop
ment Of the new Municipal Center
plan, which provides for twin admins
trative buildings on either side of the
new parkway axis. The buildings
would be connected under the parkway
by a basement, in which would be
located a cafeteria to serve District
and court employees.
Approval of the new plans makes
possible the immediate awarding of q
contract for construction Of the east
building, for which P. w. A. funds
are available and for commencing con-
struction of the west building, for
which Congress has made partial ap-
preparation. Both buildings are ex-
pected to be under construction before
the end of the year, it was an
nounced.
Open Court Mids October IL.
Bids are to be opened October II for
construction Of the new Juvenile Court
and Municipal Court Buildings in
Judiciary Square, the pnanning COM
mission was informed, assuring that
construction of four buildings in the
court-center area will be in progress
early in the winter.
Approval Of the plans for the ad-
ministrative buildings also involve
definite location of the building lines
OF the new public library and audi
torium buildings, which will be promi-
nent features Of the new Municipal
Center. Plans for the library, to be
located south Of the west admins
trative building In the square bounded
by Pennsylvania avenue, c street
John Marshall place and Sixth street
NV. now are being prepared under q
$50 900 appropriation by Congress The
audltorlum site Is south Of the east
administrative building and east OF
the library.
The new Municipal Center plan, in
the opinion Of Thomas S. Settle. sec
fetary to the commission, will make "a
the Mall"
The two commissions also annroved
1urther plans for the Social Security
Board and Railroad Retirement Rood
Buildinss presented by Louis simon.
treasury Department architect This
action also clears the way for CON-
struction of these two major h,,,,.:.
ings. marking the start of tho n.r,
Southwest Federal building area