Evening star., 1938-04-12

Hotel, was in honor of Charles H.
Langley. building contractor. who was
a charter member of the Board Of
Trade when it was organized so years
ago. Among guests and members who
eulogized Mr.. Langleys long term of
service to the organizations were Com
missioner Hazen and Capt H. C.
Whitehurst, highway engineer for the
District.
Illustrating his talk with archi-
tects drawings, Col Anderson told
the group of his plan, which he first
started to develop in 1929 and has
later revised to provide for enlarge
ment of the airport and a site for the
memorial, which, he said, would not
affect the japanese cherry trees or
require any alterations in the Tidal
Basin.
Cost Is slS,5OO, 600.
He said his plan would provide
work for about 5000 of Washington's
unemployed for two years. The total
cost. exclusive of building the me-
mortal, would be sis, 100000 he said.
AS he conceived it, funds would be
gotten through P. w. A. grant.
The principal feature of his plan
is the erection OF a bridge 1000 feet
down from the present Highway
Bridge to replace both it and the
Railroad Bridge. Plans for the new
span call for a tunnel under the river
which would accommodate both trucks
and trains, with a superstructure, U.s.
ing the tunnel as a foundation, for
automobiles
The highway and railway approaches
would be placed ! 1000 feet east of their
present locations, giving that much
additional space on the east end of
the airport. Soil excavated in build
ing the tunnel would be spread over
the airport, raising its level feet to
eliminate danger of foods
Would Construct Circle.
Both trains and trucks would enter
the south tunnel approach at point
near the Bird Sanctuary. The trucks
would emerge at Fourteenth and D
streets S.W., where a circle would be
constructed similar to the other cir
cles in the city.
Trains coming north would con-
tlnue underground and connect with
the present tunnel to Union Station.
The present switching facilities from
this tunnel, with overhead tracks to
and connecting with the present
freight yards between Twelfth and
Fourteenth streets south of D street
S.W., would remain for such time
as freight yard service is necessary
for Southwest Washington. Automo-
blles, travelling on a six-lane highway
over the bridge, would come off the
north approach at the circle also.
BY eliminating the present rail-
road tracks and roads ample grounds
would be provided for the jefferson
Memorial, which would be located on
the recreation grounds in East Po-
tomac Park west of Fourteenth street
extended. The level of East Potomac
Park would be raised.
Library Committee to Meet.
Col. Anderson. designer of Garfield
Hospital, the new buildings at Ameri-
can University and the builder of 43
concrete ships for the Government
during and shortly after the World
War, said he conferred on the plan
yesterday with Secretary Of Interior
Ickes and Frederic A. Delano, chair
man Of the Park and Planning Com
mission. He said Mr.. Ickes' reaction
to the plain was encouraging.
Meanwhile it was disclosed the
House Library Committee will be
called to meet soon by Chairman
Keller of Illinois on the bill he in
troduced yesterday to provide for
national competition to select a de-
sign for the Thomas Jefferson Me-
mortal.
The bill would designate the chair
man of the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, the chairman
of the Fine Arts Commission and the
architect of the Procure
ment Division of the Treasury as
committee which, under direction of
the Memorial Commission, would pre-
pare the program for and conduct r.
national collaborative competition, in
which architects, sculptors, painters
and landscape architects shall partici-
pate"
Mr.. Keller said today the changes
he proposes in, the jefferson Memorial
law of 1886 would enable Congress to
pass upon both the location and de-
sign. He said that was provided for
in connection with the Lincoln Me-
mortal and should be done in this
case.