Evening star., 1934-04-01
Joint Conference Approves
6-Year Plan and Other Projects.

6-fear Plan and Other Projects.
IA DISPOSITION for construc-
~ tive team work within and
without the Federation Of
Citizens Associations was apparent
at the joint conference last week
Of the federation's Committees on
Highways, Parks and waterways;
City Planning, and Fiscal Rela-
tions. This meeting. which was
we'll attended, lasted for more than
three hours and was an out
standing civic event of the past
week.
The matters under consideration
were the six-year bridge and high
way plan. the proposed sewage dis
poSal plant, as recommended by
the board of sanitary engineers
who made the recent oficial sur
vey, and the plan for the improve
ment of the Washington Channel
water front.
Consideration of the bridge and
highway plan were greatly facili-
tated by reason of the fact that
committeeman had been previous
ly supplied with copies of the plan
for study. The bridge items were
explained by Clifford H. Whyte,
engineer of bridges Of the District
government. After extended dis
cussion the entire six-year plan
was approved with a minor modifi-
cation of the bridge plan and or
dered reported to the federation
with the recommendation that it
be 50 approved.
While there was q disposition
among representatives Of the sew
eral neighborhoods to regard the
bridge project in which they are
interested to be more urgent than
others, there was generally spirit
of tolerance and recognition Of the
fact that all bridges cannot be
built at once The only unrecon-
cilables were the representatives OF
the Michigan Park Citizens Asso-
citation. They have for so long q
time been put of on the proposed
bridge over the B. & o. Railroad
at Michigan avenue in Brookland
that they have no patience with
any program which does not give
this first place.
Senior Engineer Edwin A. Schmitt
of the office of the U. S. district
engineer. with the aid of large
charts, explained the plans for i'm
provement of the water front along
the Washington Channel. These
plans showed suggested elevations
of the structures proposed to be
erected for the use of the several
District activities. 1t was explained
by Chairman Thomas ]. Lewellyn,
who presided, that this plan is
pending before the House Of Rep
resentatives Committee on Rivers
and Harbors.
The joint conference ordered
that the plan be reported to the
federation with the recommended
ton that it be approved.
After an explanation Of the
plans for the $8.000,00 sewage
disposal plant had been explained
by Miss Elaine Eppley as a sub
q 1dNOIdDlG lCpOlL "
the federation was ordered. In
cluded in this action was q recon-
mendation that Congress be petit
toned to authorize this project and
that the federation then urge the
sewage disposal plant as q Feneral
P. w. A. project.
The conference also AUTHORIZED
the appointment of a subcommittee
of three, one from each committee,
to cooperate with q committee Of
the Washington Board of Trade
which is to draft a bill to provide
a method of financing the building
Of the high-level bridge to replace
the Chain Bridge. The federation
is on record as favoring the erec-
tion Of this bridge as Federal
project.
The only other matter receiving
action at this meeting was the ap-
proval Of the King bill for excess
and incidental condemnation,
which will be recommended to the
federation for approval.