Evening star., 1945-02-22
Rede'veIopnlent
Amendments 10
Be Given Senate
New Bill to Substitute
For One Thot FoiIed
Of Action Previously

Of Action Previously
Amendments to urban redevel.
opment legislation, cleared by the
Budget Bureau, may be introduced
N the Senate in the form of a
new bill by Senator Capper, Re-
publican, Of Kansas on behalf Of
,he National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, it was dis
closed today.
Details of the proposed amend-
ments, worked out in compromise
between the Federal planners and
real estate representatives, were not
disclosed in advance of the bills
The planning commission has had
. redevelopment bill under study
for many months and the new bill
Will substitute for the one that
failed of action previously.
Condemnation Approved.
Condemnation proceedings were
authorized by the commission today
looking to acquisition of the site
for the proposed Jamaica play
ground on Church street between
Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets
NV. Onicials said nobody will be
pending the outcome
of proceedings.
Norman c. Brown, land purchas-
ing agent, had acquired a number
OF lots in the area, but it was found
condemnation is necessary if the
whole site is to be purchased. This
area is to be developed as a white
playground and in the two squares
land will be purchased on both sides
OF Church street through to P street.
Church street eventually is to be
closed, but the area will be served by
two alleys.
Approves Stadium Design.
The commission approved the de.
sign for national stadium pre-
pared in the form of a large-scals
model by William T. Partridge.
This model will be submitted, with
its approval, to the newly created
National Stadium Commission.
Another action today was an
proval given transfer of a piece Of
land in the Suitland parkway from
the War Department to the Ma
tional Park Service. This strip will
be used to enlarge the Barry Farms
Playground along Nichols avenue
Sc.
Prominence on the monthly PLAN
ming agenda was given to such mat
ters as the proposed subway sys-
tenn, revised plans for. major thor
oughfares, postwar Federal build
ings and zoning.
Site plans for the new 4O0-bed
Georgetown University and George
Washington University Hospitals,
being built with Federal aid and
sponsorship, also were to be con-
sidered this afternoon. Work is
under way at each site.
Zoning Difficulties.
The Georgetown Hospital site Is
at 5000 Reservoir road, and the
suggested seven floor, set back
building is understood to be in
volved in some zoning technicali-
ties. Foundations are being dug
on the site and about 1,400 steel
foundation piles are to be driven.
The site of the new George Wash
ington Hospital, in the area south
Of Washington Circle, is in process
Of being cleared Of existing build
ings. Plans for both hospitals have
been revised from time to time in
recent months.
A report also will be made on the
hearing to be held tomorrow before
the zoning Commission on a pro-
posed streetcar turn-around at
Sixty-second and Dix streets NE,
to provide for use of one-man
streetcars on the Benning line.
Public Building Commissioner w.
E. Reynolds was to give further de-
tails of the postwar public building
program for the District. Officials
of the Federal agency also were to
explain the hospital site plans.
Today's session will conclude with
presentation of a survey report
made by the Washington Housing
Association dealing with selected
squares in the area known as "Fossy
Bottom" in the West End. Planning
officials said it is one of the first
detailed surveys of a slum and
blighted area in the city and is in
dicative of the type of such studies
needed for civic planning.
Settle VIII Report on Bill.
Tomorrow morning, Secretary
Thomas S. Settle will report on the
revised urban redevelopment bill,
involving postwar planning on
revolutionary scale. Various amend
ments have been under study for q
long while.
The proposed Washington subway
system will be under study again
by the commission, whose members
have had series of meetings
with one of the co-authors of the
scheme. Charles E. De Leuw. No
final conclusions or recommended
tionS have been reached by the
Planning Commission.
The Joint Committee on the Ma
tional Capital, composed of repre-
sentatives of 10 technical and civic
organizations, will meet tomorrow
with the Planning Commission ito
consider important matters affect
Ing the future of the Federal City"
The committee is a revival of a
former committee organized at the
time of the Bicentennial Celebra-
ton of the birth of George Wash-
ington held in 1882 to stimulate the
planned development of Washing
ton.
Latest plans of Capt. H. C. White
hurst, District highway director, in
volving schedules for the postwar
highway program, will be offered by
John Nolen, jr.. director of PLAN
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