Evening star., 1923-01-10
HOUSE COMMITTEE
REPORTS THREE D. c.
BILLS FAVORABLy
Fourteenth Street Extension
and Firfmen-PoIice Pen
sion Measures Included.
PROBE OF RECORDERS
OFFICE ALSO APPROVED
Opening of Thoroughfare Into
Maryland Held Relief in
Housing.

The House district committee today
trict bills. They are:
A bill for the extension of 18th street
through the Walter Reed Hospital
grounds, in order to provide a more
adequate approach to the National Cap
ital from Maryland, thereby relieving
housing congestion here and affording
better facilities for residents IN that
section.
bill to equalize the pensions of re-
tired police and firemen in the District.
A concurrent resolution providing for
the creation of commission of three
senator's and three members of the
House to investigate the needs of the
office Of recorder of deeds for IN Dis
trict.
Prompt Action on Bill
The committee acted prompts on
the bill. which proposed to extend
18th street through the Walter Reed
Hospital grounds. Although more
tEan score of representatives from
citizens associations and residents OF
the territory to be benefited appeared
before the committee. only one speech
was made. Charles c. Lancaster
Pointed out that the Secretary OF
War. the Secretary Of the Interior
the Senate District committee and the
Senate by unanimous action have ap-
proved this proposition. 1t carries
the unanimous support Of the high
way commission.
Mr.. Lancaster explained. in answer
to questions from Representative
! Blanton, that all of the land neces-
sary for the right-of-way has been
| dedicated except about 10 per cent
not over an acre. which must be con
demned. He explained that not one
| cent of cost will lie upon the United
! states or the District on account Of
] this extension.
| The committee had before il the
I report of Senator Ball from the Sen
! ate District committee on this prop
! oSition, which requires that certain
streets and alleys within the area
| known as the Walter Reed General
| Hospital shall be vacated and which
| authorizes the extension and widen
ing of 14th street from Montague
street TO its southern terminus south
of Dahlia street. Nicholson street
from 18th street 10 10th street. Col
orado avenue from Montague street
" 4oti Stl CCl- AOICpEu avenue from
10th street to it's western terminus
west of Sth street. 18th street from
Nicholson street TO Piney Branch
road and Piney Branch road from
! 18th street to Blair road.
Letters in Approval.
The committee also considered let
ters from the Secretary of War. from
Maj. Gen. Lansing II. Beach. a mem
Der Of the highway commission OF
the District, and from the District
Commissioners. all of which approved
the proposition and urged prompt
Legislative action.
In connection with its favorable re-
port ordered on the bill fathered III
the House by Representa- tive Zihlman
of Maryland and in the Senate by
Senator Shortridge, which proposes
TO equalize the pensions of retired
police and ffremen of the District,
The report of the Senate committee
was considered by the committee. and.
although there was not quorum OF
the committee present. the bill was
reported out when Representative
Underhill of Massachusetts said he
wished to be recorded as reserying
the right TO oppose the bill.
1t was pointed out TO the commit
tee that the reason this bill had failed
previously in the House was because
it contained no provision for payment
to a widow. An amendment will be
prepared covering this point. Repre-
sentative Zihlman was authorized to
write the report.