Evening star., 1943-12-16
in Pentagon
To Be Named Officially
By Planners Today
Agencies Agree on Titles
For Four Main Arteries
And Subsidiary Roods

Official designation for the name.
less highway system OF The Penta-
gon in nearby Virginia, consisting
OF four main traffic arteries and
three subsidiaries, we're to be an
nounced today at the monthly meet
ing OF the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission.
Whether the roads would hear 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.
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 on 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 citys water
supply. An engineering investiga-
ton has been made during the past
year into the advisability of reser-
volr 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-
terred for further study and a re-
port 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 Blame span
or one of 6 lanes, the latter to be
tied in with proposal to bridge
the Potomac between Alexandra.
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
vestieation before taking any action
in the matter The need for an
additional reservoir is perhape
greater now, it was said, than at
that time
Housing Issue Review.
The public housing issue will come
up only incidentally at the plan
ming session. Mr.. Nolen will review
for the commission the recent re-
port on housing and rent control
made by the Federation Of Citizens
Association.
At the morning session the final
draft of the proposed urban re-
development bill for the elimination
of blighted areas as a postwar pro-
gram will be submitted The draft
will not be made public at this
time
There will also be the usual re-
ports on land acquisitions and high
way changes. Thomas c. Jeffers,
Landscape architect, again will make
disclosures on the costs of play
grounds and park areas in outlying
districts. Recently the commission
disclosed that the policy of buying
lands far in advance of intended
use in older sections of the city had
saved approximately s110OO,0OO on
Is playground sites.