Evening star., 1938-11-20
East Capitol
Held Needed
Citizens President
Says Memorial Was
Due Thut Area

Inc teQeral ana OlStf1ct govern
ments should concentrate on the
development of East Capitol street
and the East Washington area to
insure future restoration of q bal
anced plan OF development for
Washington, Alfred E. Calvert,
president of the Lincoln Park Citi-
zens' Association and chairman OF
the Planning and Conservation
Committee of the Northeast Confer
ence of Citizens Associations, told
the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission yesterday
afternoon.
He said the controversial Thomas
Jefferson Memorial should have
been located east of the Capitol
as keystone in the development
of a group of buildings and monu-
ments balancing to some extent
the over-developed growth to the
west.
Mr.. Calvert also advocated that
the proposed local auditorium be
located along East Capitol street in
stead of in the Municipal Center
area and that future Federal and
semi-public buildings be located
along the axis of East Capitol
street.
His views have been incorporated
into the record of the Park and
Planning group for study in con-
nection with the future develop
ment of Washington, it was an
nounced following the meeting.
A. d. A. Locations Approved.
The commission approved loca-
ton plans for a number of low
cost housing projects scheduled for
early construction out of a $l0,-
100000 allotment to the District
Alley Dwelling Authority for this
purpose. The plans were presented
by John Nolen, jr, director of plan
ming of the commission, and were
explained by Mn Nolen and Arno
B. Cammerer, executive officer of
the commission and its represent
ative on the A. D. A. The sites
approved were not disclosed, since
negotiations for purchase of prop
erty involved still are in progress.
The commissions action clears the
way for immediate preparation of
detailed construction plans.
The commission also indorsed a
Works Progress Administration
housing survey of the District OF
Columbia recommended by District
health authorities.
Mr.. Cammerer was instructed by
the commission to appoint COM
mittee to study the further develop
ment of plans for q proposed major
sports center to be established at
the east end of East Capitol street
in the Anacostia parkway.
Thomas S. Settle, commission
secretary, reported that as a re-
suit of a preliminary meeting OF
q committee created to study the
need for a centralized new Fed
eral courts building, agreement had
been reached that the United States
Court of Appeals, the Court OF Pat
ent Appeals, the Court of Tax APP
peals and the Court of Claims
should be housed in one building,
with a common library and other
facilities.
Federal Courts Site Undecided.
The District courts, it was voted
by the committee, should all be
grouped in Judiciary Square but
no site was approved for the new
Federal courts building. The four
courts concerned were asked to sub
init to the commission a statement
of their space requirements as a
basis for more detailed studies OF
the proposed building. Represent
atives of the courts concerned, the
Justice Department, the Govern
ment Space Control Division, and
the Treasury Department Procure
ment Division are members OF the
committee.
The commission approved plans
for construction by Civilian Con-
servation Corps workers OF trails,
bride paths and other recreation
al facilities in the 12O-acre unit of
the George Washington Memorial
Parkway acquired by the commits
sion at Carderock, Md. This de-
velopment will be fitted in with the
new Navy testing basin now un-
der construction at Carderock. The
property to be developed is between
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and
the Potomac River.
Members of the commission, head
ed by Chairman Frederic A. Del
ano, attended ceremonies in con-
nection with the starting Of work
on the Washington National Air
port at Gravelly Point late yester-
day afternoon. Mr.. Delano and
Mr.. Cammerer have been designat-
ed as a committee to work with the
Civil Aeronautics Authority In de-
veloping plans for relocation OF a
portion of the George Washington
highway at the airport and for
the design and location OF airport
buildings and quarters for the G.