Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1929, Page 7

CRANTON MEASURE -PASSAGE FAVORED Planning Body Holds Provi- sions Will Save Money and Park Values. d_From_First_Page. S < SContty; * the total ‘cost of the needful lands of these classes will greatly exceed $16,- ““This program seems forced upon the | eity now by the lack of any orderly and | economical policy of park acquisitions during the past generation and by the new needs of the present generation. ‘The program falls short of overcoming the neglect of the past by the omission of deairable tracts in localities where | and where postponement to a still later generation will not vastly increase the | Telative costs, as weuld be the case with | Dearly all the projects here included.” The commission cited the fact that 4t “has been deeply concerned with the economic aspects of city planning and has attempted in all cases to show the Pay $2.00 a Week Eleven blazing diamonds set in stepping stone in modernistic white gold mounting. Pay Next Year Pay $1.00 a Week An exquisite ring set with large fiery diamond in hand- chased 18K mounting. Pay Next Year economic advantages of the plan- that it presents.” “The savings to the public purse which result from planning arise from a combination of ascertaining the right thingf to do and doing it at the right time/” the e, erted. “Both elerfents are usually essential to effect the saving. Piney Branch an Example. “An example of doing the right thing | too late to allow economic procedure is afforded by the Piney Branch Parkway. This parkway, connecting the area east of Sixteenth street with Rock Crec Park along & beautiful wooded valley, was recommended for inclusion in the park system by the McMillan Senate Park Commission of 1901. The merit of the proposal was generaily recognized at that time and the entire area needed was offered to the Government as late as 1010 for $28,000, but no action was taken to acquire the lands until 1912 and appropriations were delayed so that purchases have only just been complet- ed for the project during 1929.” The report invited attention to the point that the Piney Branch Parkway had a total assessed value in 1908 of $41,333.15. while the assessed value at the time of acquisition was $204,479.83. he total cost was $359,345.19. Turning to a consideration of sav- ings effected by sound city planning, the report said: “An example of the economic importance of planning the street system is afforded by the ex perience of the commission with th highway plan and by special studies o possible savings by changes in the plan. By the adjustment of the street system THE 'EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, to the topography and by making longer blocks, savings can be made not only in original costs of grading, paving and improvements, but also in cost of main- tenance through the following years. Savings result from such factors as re- uction in the area withdrawn from taxation, less paving, curbs and side- walk space; fewer street lights, shorter mains for water and sewer and cheaper delivery of mail or collection of trash. l’)lll‘rfllee in Cost Revealed. “An analysis of two typical areas within the District of Columbia—one suited to detached houses and the other zoned for row-house development, re- vealed the possible difference in cost of improvement and maintenance between the old gridiron rectangular system of streets and a new plan following the topography and with blocks as long as 1.100 fect. When this difference was applied to similarly situated areas in other parts of the District, it appeared that the general adoption of the policies involved would make possible savings of over $3,600,000 in the first cost of im- provement and of over $333,000 in an- nual maintenance. “The commisison has already made 62 changes in the highway plan with the co-operation of the District Com- missioners. Of these, 11 have been.ap- proved during the fiscal year covered by this report involving areas over 448 acres in extent.” “The experience of the last few years in regard to the treatment of valleys where ‘improvements’ and filling have ot yet destroyed their natural charac- er indicate that substantial savings for the public may result from purchase of strips of land along the stream in A A A A AN order to (1) provide attractive recrea- tion areas, (2) to avoid the necessity of filling the valley and destroying the trees, (3) to save the cost of storm- water sewers, and (4) in some cases to provide for the location of through routes of parkway travel” the report said. All of these purposes were served by the acquisition of the lower valley of Rock Creek. The first three were served by the purchase by this commis- sion of the valley of Soapstone Creek. Unfitted for Real Estate. “It 15 needless to point out the fact that many of the ravines and steep val- leys of the District are unusual for their scenic beauty and for their rich cloth- ing of large trees. Many streams are so located that it would be a very expensive proposition to develop the land near them for ordinary real estate speculation. The cost of filling up the valley and the uncertain- ties of settling fill make real estate operation in this kind of valley & very doubtful economic procedure. “The cost of construction of storm sewers in these valleys in many cases would exceed the cost of purchese of the whole valley. In fact, in the two cases above mentioned, Rock Creek and Soapstone Valleys—this has proved to be the case For the connection of Rock Creek Park with Potomac Park. the United States has acquired, or wil acquire, 159.9 acres at a total cost of approximately $1,900,000. This cost shouid be compared with the estimated cost of a sewer for Rock Creek, which was estimated some years past at a figure of approximately $6,000,000. In the case of Soapstone Valley, the portion purchased by the commission at a price For Everybody BUYNOW-DONT WORRY 50c a Week Elgin Legionnaire strap watch is endorsed by of America’s Buy it here at the regular cash priees The many famous men. frect : S o with no extra credit, kol 1y 438 oo $185.Up Pay 50c a Week A beautiful selection of diamond-set bar pins in the newest creations. Pay Next Year Up Pay 50c A Week New shipment just received of attractive cigarette cases. Pay Next Year PENCIL SETS Parker, Waterman, lin and Sheaffdr pen cil sets. Famous Illinois-Sterling Conk- and pen- %62 Up A most useful gift. 50c a Week Will Do Pay Next Year Pay Next Year ui £ Even our watches charge for upon for Pay Next Year Pay 50c a Week We feature only watches that can be guaranteed. lowest priced can be relied of these | D. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER of $80,000 for 20 acres obviated the necessity of building a storm-water sewer which was estimated by the sanitary engineer’s office to cost $120,. 000, or a saving to the Government of $40,000. Number of- Valleys Limited. “The number of valleys which can properly be considered in this study is limited because of the practice within the District of Columbia in the past of installing combined storm and sanitary sewers. Where such combined systems have been installed, it is usually true that the system should be | continued down the natural arainage | course and that if a combined sewer is built, there is no particular advantage | frcm the cost point of view of preserving | the open stream. “The cost of the park in these cases is properly chargeable in part against the drainage and street construction items of the city budget, since the cost of land is notably less than the cost of a storm sewer. 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