Evening star., 1938-04-15
PARKING PROBLEM
STUDY CONTINUED
BY PLANNING BODY
Examination of East Capitol
Street Development
Is Postponed.
JEFFERSON MEMORIAL
UNCERTAINTY A FACTOR
Issue to Come Up at Meeting on
May 26-Thomas Circle
Underpass Endorsed.

UnQerpaSS 1n0OTSeu.
Pressure of land purchase items,
consideration of parking problems in
the District and other matters today
forced the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission to defer until its
May Is meeting the examination of
preliminary plan by its consulting
architect. William T. Partridge. for fu-
ture development of East Capitol street
from the Capitol to the Anacostia
River.
Possibility of including the Thomas
Jefferson Memorial in this area, as had
been considered by the Thomas Jeffer-
son Memorial Commission. prior to its
selection of the controversial Tidal
Basin site, is to be a collateral con-
eideration of the whole East Capitol
street subject The Memorial Commits
sion has considered Lincoln Park and
the area on the banks of the Anacostia
River, at the end of East Capitol
street. as potential sites .sthe memo
rial. If opposition to the Tidal Basin
site is sufficient to block an appropria-
tion for starting work at this session
Of Congress. some observers believe
that the Memorial Commission may
reconsider its whole action
At the end of East Capitol street,
stadium, sports center. National Guard
srmorv. drill field and imposing tri-
bunal have been projected on the Gov
ernment- owned land in Anacostia
Park. Some Government officials be-
lieve that this development might well
take the form of a fitting active memo
rial to Thomas Jefferson and they are
opposed to the useless pile of marble"
now planned for West Potomac Park.
Continued Parking Study.
The commission of planners yester-
day voted to continue study of parking
problems in the District after John
Nolen, jr., director of planning, had
presented report on the District
Commissioners action in setting up
an advisory group and the interest of
certain representatives in the local
problem.
Preliminary plans for an underpass
at Thomas Circle, presented by Capt
H, c. Whitehurst, the Districts di-
rector Of highways, received Planning
commission Endorsement. Capt White.
hurst also laid before the planners pro.
posals for new triple roadway on X
street, from Twelfth street to Con.
necticut avenue NV. These were ap.
proved by the commission They in
volve cutting off part of the sidewalk
OF Franklin Park. Mcpherson SQUARE
and Farragut Square.
Landscape plans for the Nationa
Gallery of Art, being constructed a.
the gift to the Nation of the late An.
drew w. Mellon, former Secretary O
the Treasury, at Sixth street and Con
stltutlon avenue NV. received tn,
approval of the commission
Land Purchases in Prospect.
The commission authorized Mr.
Nolen to meet with the Conduit Roat
Citizens Association regarding a nev
bridge over Cabin John Creek. paral
leling the present structure, which i
now considered too narrow Arrange
ments will be discussed under which
the Maryland National Capital Parl
and Planning Commission and Mont
gomery County, Md, might purchas
lands along the George Washington
Memorial Parkway. Due to the fac
that negotiations are now under wa,
to have the Federal Government &C
quire the old Chesapeake g. Obi
Canal, plans for the improvement O
that area have been accelerated
Thomas S. Settle, the commission sec
retary said
Mr.. Settle reported that through Ian
transfers with the Richmond, Fred
erickSburg & Potomac Railroad CT
and patenteeS, disputed land title
have been cleared up in Reaches Ru
and Four-Mile Run. in the vicinity c
the Mount Vernon Memorial Highwa,
The Federal Government has acquire
los acres in Reaches Run and size
able area at Four-Mile Run. Thu
Mr.. Settle said. the Bird Sanctuar
under the jurisdiction of the Nation;
Capital Parks now has a clear It'll
Deeds have been recorded In tt
clerks Office of Arlington County, Va
and the recorder of deeds office her
Mr.. Settle asserted.
. The commission authorized the sta
to confer with Arlington Coun,
authorities to set the boundary lin,
and secure appraisals in Unit No. 2
the George Washington Memoir
Parkway running from near Kt
Bridge up Spout Run and along Il
water front to Chain Bridge TT
commission delegated its EXECUTE
Committee, Frederic A. Delano.
chairman. and Arno B. Cammere
its executive officer, to confer wi
the Arlington County authorities {
fiscal and other details.
Recreation Center Authorized.
Creation of recreation center
Southeast, opposite the Buchan,
School. fronting on Thirteenth stree
between c and D streets, was autho
lied when the commission approx
recommendations of its land purcha
ing officer, Norman c. Brown,
land purchases. Some of the pro
critics affected will be purchased OF
right, but others will have to be S
cured by condemnation.
Approval was given for new hig
way overpass over the tracks of
Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad, in t
lire of Taylor street, in lieu of
Bates road NE. grade crossing. T
District government has the money
proceed with this, with the aid
Federal funds.
Sanction was likewise given to
elimination of Trumbull Circle, W
of Sixteenth street and north of Pr
Branch Parkway, that has exist
~- only on the approved highway pl
heretofore. The new highway pl
provides for fitting in developmel
with the topography and the pos
bjhty of a high level crossing of Re
dkeek Park in this vicinity. if this