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TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY 



upon developments outside of its own bound- 

 aries, such as main highways and other trans- 

 portation facilities, water supplies, sewerage 

 or the lack of it, and the manner of utilization 

 of the land for many economic and social pur- 

 poses, and 



Whereas, Many important projects affecting 

 this region have been and are independently 

 under consideration by representatives of the 

 Federal Government and the District of Col- 

 umbia, of the States of Maryland and Virginia 

 and of the City of Baltimore, and by various 

 groups of citizens; including for example, a 

 Metropolitan Water Supply project for the 

 benefit of Washington and neighboring com- 

 munities, involving the permanent protection 

 of extensive water-sheds; the utilization of the 

 Potomac River for electric power, light and 

 water supply for Washington; a scheme of 

 economic forest development; the setting aside 

 of areas desirable for agricultural experimental 

 work and kindred activities of the Department 

 of Agriculture; the project for a National Bo- 

 tanic Garden and Arboretum; reservations for 

 purposes of public recreation, as notably the 

 Gorge of the Potomac near Washington, the 

 Valley of the Patapsco near Baltimore and the 

 strongly advocated National Forest and Park 

 in the wooded area adjacent to Washington; 



Resolved, That the American Society of 

 Landscape Architects urge upon the States of 

 Maryland and Virginia and the Federal Gov- 

 ernment, that a Joint Commission or other 

 suitable agency be authorized and directed to 

 report upon a preliminary, comprehensive re- 

 gional plan for the principal features of develop- 

 ment having more than a local importance in 

 the region including the suburban areas of 

 the District of Columbia and of the City of 

 Baltimore, and such portions of the Counties 

 of Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Howard, Prince 

 George and Montgomery in Maryland and of 

 the County of Fairfax in Virginia as have com- 

 mon concern with the expanding needs and 



developments centering in Washington and 

 Baltimore 



November 8, 1931. 



Resolved, That the American Society of 

 Landscape Architects is opposed to the indis- 

 criminate cutting of the foliage of Mountain 

 Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) and its use for dec- 

 orative purposes; that the members of the So- 

 ciety use their influence to prevent the destruc- 

 tion of this plant through commercial uses 

 along with that of other wild flowers and na- 

 tive foliage plants. 



January 16, 1922. 



Whereas, There has been established at 

 Brussels, Belgium, an organization known as 

 "I'Union Internationale des Villes," (The In- 

 ternational Union of Cities), that by means of 

 its main Centre of Civic Documentation at 

 Brussels and of its other Subsidiary Centres 

 in all civilized lands in collecting and dissem- 

 inating contemporaneous data in regard to 

 civic affairs, and 



Whereas, It seems to the American Society 

 of Landscape Architects that it is of the ut- 

 most importance that America join in this 

 movement, so that our progressive communi- 

 ties and civic organizations may benefit by 

 freely receiving this invaluable data, be it 



Resolved, 1: That the American Society of 

 Landscape Architects endorses this movement 

 and will give to it its heartiest support. 



2: That the American Society of Landscape 

 Architects favors the establishment in Wash- 

 ing of a suitable agency that shall be em- 

 powered to organize in co-operation with the 

 Library of Congress an American Centre of 

 Civic Documentation, to be affiliated with the 

 International Union of Cities and its Inter- 

 national Centre at Brussels. 



