Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-29
Planners Slated
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1eIeviisiion Tower
Application Meets
Zoning Requirements;
Public Hearing Set
BY NELSON SHEPARD.

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BY NELSON SHEPARD.
Federal planning officials today
were expected to recommend favor
able action on the first application
fled In the District under the new
coming regulations for the erection
OF 300-foot television tower and
station at Thirty-ninth and Fes-
sender streets NV.
Prior to any action on their
part, officials said the application
Of the Bamberger Broadcasting Co,
Of Newark, N. j., filed yesterday,
more than meets the requirements
Of amended coming regulations. At
least four or five other applica-
tons for television stations are ex-
pected as result of recent con-
ferences with various radio inter.
eStS.
The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission met with
Harry S. Wender, attorney, and
George C. Davis, consulting engi-
neer for the Bamberger Co., yester-
day afternoon. 1t postponed action
on the report it is required to make
to the Board of zoning Adjustment.
Public Hearing Called.
The location is an unused two
acre site in restricted residential
area, the land being owned by the
District. Residents of the area will
be given an opportunity to appear
at public hearing on July ii at
the District Building. The coming
regulations were amended, how
ever, to permit the erection of tele-
vision towers in residential sections
and planning officials raised no OBJ
jections yesterday. The Federal
Communications Commission has
the hnal voice in the matter.
The commission has been in.
formed that Sc commercial firms
have filed applications with the Civil
Aeronautics Authority for permits
to ny passengers and freight out
OF Washington after the war.
The report was made by Max
Wehrly, civic planner, who is making
a study of possible private flying
field sites in the Metropolitan Area
on behalf of the commission. One
commercial firm, it was reported.
has filed application for three sep
arate air routes.
In this connection, the commits.
sion heard arguments for the estab-
lishment Of seaplane base some.
where" In the Washington harbor.
The hackers were not disclosed. Be.
cause Of the hazard that seaplanes
would create landing in the harbor
amid water traffic, the commission
Is not likely to take any early &C
ton on the proposal. 1t is under
study Of the harbor master and
the District Commissioners.
Park Lands for Bridge.
Construction of the Klingle Street
Bridge over Rock Creek was expe-
dited by approval given for transfer
OF park lands for approaches to the
bridge to the District, This new
bridge. when completed, will facili-
tate movement of crosstown buses
and trafiic.
The commission also approved the
sale OF a quarter Of an acre of Dis
trlct land at Eleventh. street and
Alabama avenue Sc. The site was
long used for a water tower that has
been abandoned.
Improvements on Fourth street
NV, on the west side of the Nc
MILAN Reservoir, were approved, as
the condition of the street now con-
st1tutes q traflc hazard. Fourth
street Is to be Strengthened, widened
IN parts and repaved. Howard Uni.
versity officials, having Jurisdiction.
are to be consulted.
Postwar Trade Survey.
The planning officials were given
analysis of the Washington Board
OF Trades forthcoming report on
postwar plans of local employers.
The survey has not yet been re-
leased. Ray L. Olson, construction
engineer Of the Chesapeake & Pc.
tomac Telephone Co., represented
eAAS oOolu VI 1TdQe COmmlCtee In
charge Of the survey.
Ofhcials said the report deals with
readjustment and reabsorbment of
labor after the war and presented
AN optimistic outlook for the fu-
ture business situation"
A 15-foot model of proposed i'm.
provements on East Capitol street
was studied by the commission be-
fore it recessed yesterday. Prepared
by William T. Partridge, consulting
architect, the model shows how it
would be possible to locate monu-
mental buildings along East Capitol
street in the space between the pro.
posed extension of Constitution ave-
nue. on the north and Independence
avenue on the south.
The commission has studied such
proposals for many years and the
first building actually authorized
Is the new Army Medical Museum.
The model shows the parkway
treatment proposed for East Cap
itol street to Kingman Lake in its