Evening star., 1933-05-26
ROAD EXCLUSION.
OF D. C. DEPt0RED
Board, of Trade Points Out
District Is Disseminated
Against in Funds.

IN advocating inclusion of the District
of Columbia in benefits of the $780,
600, 900 grant to the States for Federal
aid highway projects. as proposed in
the national Industrial recovery bin, the
Board of Trade pointed out today that
the District is the only municipality IN
the United States excluded in this
fashion, despite the fact that it pays
Federal taxes which exceed the aggre-
gate contributions Of IL States and
more than any one of 81 States.
The bill as now drawn. it was ex-
planned, provides in effect for an allot!
ment of 100000 600, three-fourths Of
and the Territory of Hawaii, but not
to the District of Columbia. The re-
manning one fourth is to be allocated
to the states and the Territory Of Ha-
waif on the basis of population The
proposed act further provides that the
fund allocated to the states under the
Federal aid basis shall be available for
and include U. S. routes into and
through municipalities. portion OF
the fund is also available for what are
known as feeder roads.
Center Of Federal Routes.
1t is pointed out that there passes
through the District from the adJoin-
ing States several main Federal aid
routes, all of which are partially i'm
proved, some m need of widening. some
in need of re,,aving and practically all
recurring the removal of certain hazard
GUS conditio..s. one of the purposes
specified in the proposed act.
Under the terms Of the bill as pro-
posed the District would be the only
z. Got 1of
would not be eligible to share under the
highway portion of the act.
1T is believed" a spokesman for the
Board of Trade said today, that to the
extent of improving the so-cafled United
States Federal aid routes the District
should be so included as to permit this
fund to be allocated not alone for the
benefit that may result to residents OF
the District but to the general travelling
public, to the Federal Government, to
the completion of the Federal aid sys-
tenn and further so that by-path routes
may be provided for through trafnc.
"'Thes District of Columbia has a.
greater population than seven of the
States and within 1000 of four addf-
tionaI States. The District has road
and street mileage based upon a, 20
foot width of ,125 miles. of which sew
erai hundred are designated as thor
UIngfares.
Desirable Projects Listed
"The following projects might be-
mentioned as highly desirable ones in
the line of some Of the Federal routes:
Widening and repaving of Fourteenth
street from Water street to Constitu-
ton avenue.
widening and repaving of Constitu-
fney1fff Sfrnef t0
PENNSYLVANIA, avenue This is partly a.
Federal project in any event.
Widening of D street, Maryland ave-
nue and Ninth street, part OF o. 8.
bypass No. l.
widening and paving of Kenilworth
avenue northeast. a. new route into
u, S. Route Nc. so. the Defense high
way.
s Rock Greek and Potomac Connecting
Parkway, uncempleted portion from
Massachusetts, avenue to Constitution
avenue and the Lincoln Memorial
Bridge. This also includes the p
Street Bridge and will eventually be-
come for passenger trafflc U. s. 24e
from the west.
Widening and relocation and paving
of E street from Fifteenth street to
West Executive avenue.
Under the Federal 1-cent gas tax
the District of Columbia contributes
slightly in excess of 81 600, 600. If this
tax is increased, as now proposed, to-
TX cents, the District of Columbia will
contribute approximately 81 ,750, 600 an
nually to the Federal Government In
addition to its other taxes. such as the
income tax etc.
"The District Of Columbia, based on
1881 gas tax returns, paid an amount
greater than IA States, and In 1882
mere than II States