Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-02
TRACTION MERGER
PLAN SUBMISSION
DELAYED FOR WEEK
Members of House District
Committee DesirS Chance
for Further Study.
N0ONAN STILL HOPEFUL
OF FREE STUDENT FARE
Group Favors Change in Zoning
Regulations to Permit Masonic
Temple Tcwer.

With opposition brewing to the trac-
ton merger resolution as amended yes
terday by the public utilities subcom-
mittee of the House District committee,
Representative Mcleod of Michigan, its
chairman, postponed submission OF the
report to the full committee today until
Wednesday.
Mcleod told the District committee
when it met he had heard that several
members desired to study further the
report of the subcommittee with view
to possible changes. For this reason ne
did not report the bill to the full COM
mittee. which had expected to have
some discussion of 1t this morning.
The only two amendments likely to
arouse any diSsention are those prov1d-
ing for 2-cent car fare for school chill
dren and the proviso continuing the
present Scent fare for adults for
period Of 10 months after the merger
becomes effective. Representative Hall,
Democrat, of Mississippi, is opposing
this.
NOonan Seeks Free Fares.
John j. Noonan, champion of Wash
ington school children, said he still had
hope that the full District committee
would incorporate free fares for school
children, although members Of the sub
committee believed no change would be
made in the 2-cent rate when the bill
finally is reoprted to the full committee
Wednesday.
The District committee today ordered
favorable report on several minor bills,
one changing the coming regulations
to permit construction of the high tower
on the proposed United Masonic Temple
which will be located on the Dean tract.
Another measure ordered reported would
change the name of Iowa Circle to
Logan Circle,
Gratz E. Dunkum. chairman Of the
United Masonic Temple committee OF
the Grand Lodge of the District, ex-
planned that erection of the proposed
temple hinged entirely on the bill which
would permit erection of the tower to
heighth of $50 feet above the existing
level at the center of the Dean tract.
Existing regulations would permit a
height of only 80 feet.
The Senate District committee al
ready has favorably reported the bill.
not as setting precedent, but to enable
the erection of monumental building
which would add to the beauty OF
Washington.
Street Closing Authorized.
A third bill authorized the District
Commissioners to close certain streets
embracing the area for the proposed
Charles w. Eliot Junior High School,
for which appropriations already are
available. The bill provides for the
closing of Eighteenth street northeast
between B and G streets, which will be
the site of the school.
The District committee decided to
consider the automobile compulsory
liability insurance bill at some future
date in executive session when it was
reported that New York and New
Jersey recently claimed similar laws
have not worked ont well in those
States. Hearings probably will be held
on the measure. Action also was post
poned on the Center Market bill when
the committee was informed the Treas
ury is not concerned with the closing
of Center Market until September /.
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