Evening star., 1943-12-16
Pentagon Roads Witnesses Split
Will Be Named Over Proposal
Officially Today For Home Rule
Arteries to Be Given
Titles at Meeting
Of Park Planners

Official designations for the name
less highway system of The Penta-
gon in nearby Virginia, consisting
OF four main traffic arteries and
three subsidiaries, were to be an
nounced today at the monthly meet
ing Of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission.
Whether the roads would bear the
names of popular American military
leaders was not disclosed in ad-
vance by the five public agencies
that pooled their recommendations
AS guessing continued, officials
threw up their hands in mock pro-
test, however, at the suggestion that
perhaps the four main roads would
be named Roosevelt, Churchill,
Stain and Chang Kai-shek, for the
United Nations chieftains.
Amazing" Agreement.
The secret will be out this after
noon and officials said the amazing
thing is that all five agencies were
able to agree without argument.
John Nolen, Jr., director of plan
ming, will submit the recommended
tions from the Washington Regional
Committee OF Defense TranSporta-
ton Administrators. This agency
undertook to compile list OF names
with the advice of the Arlington
County Traffic Engineer Depart
ment, the War Department. Public
Roads Administration and the Plan
ming Commission.
Norman c. Brown. land purcha.-
ing officer, announced today that the
commission had authorized condem-
nation on the final one-half acre of
ground needed to complete the Pine
hurst Parkway in the vicinity of
Barnaby street and Aberfoyle place
NV.
This project. which has been under
negotiation for several years. con-
tains feeder stream flowing
through the valley into Rock Creek
Will Acquire Land.
The commission also approved a
number Of contracts for the acoui-
sition OF minor portions of land in
the Watts Branch Parkway between
F1fty-e eighth street NE. and the
District line
1t transferred to the District gov
ernment 10-foot strip extending
1000 feet along Kenilworth avenue
bordering Watts Branch to serve as
sidewalk. The area is in the
Northeast section across the Ana
costa River and constitutes a part
Of the Fort drive.
Two other more important mat
ters were on the planning agenda
awaiting final decision at the one
day session.
Officials fully expected to recon-
mend the type of structure or Struc-
lures to replace the old Highway
Bridge across the Potomac after
the war
A recommendation also will be
made ION the plan of the District
government TO construct a reservoir
in Fort Totten for the high level
territory north OF the Soldiers
Home to augment the city's water
supply. An engineering investiga-
ton has been made during the past
year into the advisability of reser-
voir with capacity OF Is to 20 mil
lion gallons.
Bridge Report Waited.
Last month. Federal and District
planning officials were unable to
agree upon several alternatives to
serve as a substitution for the High
way Bridge. So the matter was re-
ferred for further study and a re-
pert at the December session.
One plan called for two bridges
OF traffic lanes to serve north and
southbound traffic separately. 9th
erS called for single 8-lane span
or one of 6 lanes, the latter to be
tied in with proposal to bridge
the Potomac between Alexandria.
Va. and Shepherds Landing. D. C.
With respect to the proposed Fort
Totten reservoir. Frank F. Gillen.
assistant superintendent of the Ma
tlonal Capital Parks will present a
report and recommendations which
may or may not be approved.
The site is within the jurisdiction
of the parks office. That agency, a
year ago, suggested that the District
Commissioners engage an outside
engineering firm to make an in
vestigation before taking any action
in the matter. The need for an
additional reservoir is perhaps
greater now, it was said, than at
that time.