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quarters at Anacostia and Wood
ridge ana inadequate old quarters
at Tenley.
Still another branch library sug-
gested by the librarian for loca-
ton near Eighteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV. was re-
Jected by Gen. Young.
Land here would be very expen-
sive," he said, "and the utility of
the branch is open to grave ques-
ton"
Instead he recommended study
whether the newly developed area
south of st. Elizabeth's Hospital in
/ the Southeast section might require
a branch.
THE geographical center of this
area" he observed, 'is about three
miles from the proposed new Ana
costa Branch Library. A new
branch may we'll be needed there
within the next six years."
No allowance for such branch,
however, is made in the report.
Urges Economical Designs.
Careful study of designs of
branch libraries not necessarily
controlled by existing designs was
also suggested to obtain economy
in exterior and interior. The En-
gineer Commissioner was unwilling
to accept designs similar to that of
the Petworth Branch on the ground
of excessive cost. The report de-
clared:
The development Of a pleasing
but functionally efficient design for
branch libraries, which can be
adopted as basic standard for our
future branches with variations to
avoid monotony in appearance, is
matter to which early attention
must be given"
In yesterdays recreatio pro-
posals, Gen. Young trimmed the
s7,435 900 program of Superintend-
ent Milo F.. Christensen lin view of
the great demands to be made on
the city's finances The approved
projects are according to a priority
set up by Mr.. christensen, Gen.
Young said.
The Engineer Commissioner
pointed out there are two strong
arguments for spending a consider
able sum on recreation:
Good recreational facilities have
higher social value than mere
amusement, or even their effect
upon the physical health of the
community. In addition to these
advantages, they have direct bear
ing upon keepink down juvenile
delinquency and creating sound
standards of citizenship among the
young.
Present Areas Undeveloped.
"For various reasons, which are
not the fault of the Recreation
Board or of any other agency, we
are in the position of having
considerable investment in recre-
ational areas which have been de-
veloped only to limited degree or
not at all. In other words, we have
not yet cashed in fully on capital ex-
penditures thus far made. The
department is land-poor. Addi-
tional expenditures will multiply the
adequacy of our recreational facili-
ties at greater rate than the
money figures indicate"
Gen. Young congratulated the
Recreation Board and Mr.. Chris
tiansen on the soundness of their
long-term planning during the
short period of their control" The
board was created four years ago.
Three all-year swimming pools,
81 new recreation structures on
Fairgrounds and alterations Of
structures at eight others are sched-
uled under the plan. Land i'm
provements are in prospect for so
units of the recreation system.
The new swimming pools would
be allocated to Randall Recreation
Center, Taft Recreation Center and
Georgetown Recreation Center.
Units which would obtain struc-
lures include Turkey Thicket, Hill
crest, Langdon Park, Rosedale,
Georgetown, East Potomac Park,
Hamilton. Lafayette, East Garfield
Park, Watts Branch, Kalorama,
Palisades, Macomb, Fort Cradle,
Taft, Payne, Noyes, Forest Hills,
Buchanan, Virginia, Avenue, Liv-
ingston, Reservoir, lexington, Brent
WOOD Village, Harrison, Dakota,
Hoover, Jamaica, Cardoza and
Seaton Fairgrounds.
Alterations would be made at
Coolidge, Chevy Chase, Lincoln,
Park View, New York Avenue,
Mitchell, Randall and Sherwood
Fairgrounds.