Evening Star Newspaper, March 11, 1927, Page 6

PATTERSINTRACT NEGOTATIONS PEN Col. Grant Asks Trustees on What Terms Park Area May Be Bought. have instituted 3 1l Capital Park and Planning Commission with the trus- tees of the Patterson tract toward purchase of at least a part of that area for inclusion in the park system of the District. This now famous tract, which was the site of Camp Meigs during the world conflict, is Jocated on orida avenue northeast between the railr acks and the Columbia. Institut the Deuf. Lieut. Col. U. S, nt, 3d, tive officer of the planni sion, has written to the trustees as ing on wh rms the land may be hought, and if a favorable reply is re ceived this will form a basis for later negotiations. He had a conference Sogs been b with the trustees about a month ago, | while the matter was pending in Con- sress, and it was indicated to him at that time that $600,000 not enough for the large tract, which ix greatly desired as a playground and r tion area for the northeast se the city. Pending Many Year A matter of this gract was included in a bill which was before Congress for many years. to buy the Klingle Valle \d Piney tracts. The latter two have been pur chased in part, but not until the ad vance of building had destroyed much of their areas originally desired for park purposes. Although the park and planning commission was allowed $300,000 this vear sual approp $600,000 a v for the purch: park and recreation areas, ther no stipulation in the m: was to be used for purchase of the Patterson tract. There is an under- tanding, however, that this amount SHOP OF QUALIT Branch | ure that it THE. EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, in lawy fessional derive direct and important benefits when adequate commercial air trans- port nation’s capital. lelphia, Washington, Rich-|for such service is an adequate air-| in order to|port. was to be used on the Patterson tract and the officials are starting out witi this_idea in mind. * With the information that $500,00¢ | would not buy the entire tract, the cf ficials realize now that if the trustees are willing to sell, the Government can | purchase only a small part of it, pro- | vided, of course. these owners do not ask more than 25 per cent above the | assessed value of the land. A price | bove this amount would have the ef- | fect of breaking off the negotiations, unless a large proportion of it could be purchased with that portion of the appropriation which is not subject to | MacCracken Tells Citizens’ the 25 per cent restriction “ Could Use Total Fund. Federation Group. | There is nothing in the appropria- | = | tion m e which would prevent the | | commission, if it deemed it expedient, | NEED FOR AIRPORT URGED AT HEARING Capital Should Set Example, Congress that the establishment and maintenance of airports should be undertaken either by local authorities or private enterp “The Department bout to establish v Yo City @ Phil mond and other facilitate performance of a recently awarded by Department for the carriage mail of Commerce is an airway from | to Atlanta, Georgia, poin contract of air Calls Airport Necessary. “If the City of Washington secure the advantages of thi hly desirable, that & shed within Speed in | a_ direct ing o ¢ | to purchase the whole tract from the total appropriation of $900.000, of which $225,000 is exempted from the 1125 pe nt provision. While there |is an urgent demand from tl people | of the Northeast for a rec | ground, and they have cente the Patterson tract because it i the onlg. large arvea left there commission nevertheless has important projects to consider chasing before those oo destroyed for park purposes { nautics, told the utilities committee of the Iederation of Citize tions, holding h ning on the qu an air terminal here, that “it will be 1+ serious dereliction of duty if the National Capita! should fail to estab- | lish and roaint modern, other | €auipped airpor pur-| Mr. ¥ en was one of several are | Witn s and at the conclusion of the sgession Maj. Clayton E. Emig, acting The next meeting of the National | chairman of the commit innounced Park and Planning Commission will | 6 o Tuiod st v his be held March 18 and 19, and the; it a later date, to s doubt that negotiations will have gone far enough by that time to| have a definite proposal to put before | the body. The ne meeting o the commission that will be | { held April § and 9, ply will | P {be extended for two days because of Washington Jecke the vast amount of business which is | Benning as the site for 4 to come up then. By that time it is|and another Lill by Represer | hoped that the tr1 Il have made | Stalker, . Republican, New ; | known their y ind the com- | authorizes. the Commissionery to ac mission I8 expe Yo determine | quire land for the port without men- whether it will.start the purchase of u«-nml-.‘ any ;‘v’::'-n h’."?‘)\ lllu;l (':"1‘12 this long-sought playground provide 000 eac e Dis Sl J Chapter, fonal Aeronautic Asso- . ciation, is sponsoring the Hunter- La Follette Rests in South. Gravelly Point site, opposite Hains SINEHURST, N. C.. Ma ( JMwhich would be filled in to 2 PINEHURST, N. C.. 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