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opponents OF the bill and those de-
string to offer amendments would be
beard later.
Changes Suggested by City Heads.
The principal changes suggested by
the Commissioners In the terms OF
issuing permits for continued opera
ton Of existing industries were:
Renewal Of such permits for periods
Of three years instead OF annually.
To authorize continued use Of in
d1sTies operated primarily" to serve
the District and areas q reasonable
distance beyond the District. AS in
troduced the bill would confine per-
nits to concerns operated solely" to
serve the District and the area within
s miles of the District.
Added sections to allow the Zon-
Ing Commission to revoke permits
for cause and to make the findings
OF the commission as to questions of
fact final, if supported by substantial
evidence.
At one point yesterdal Senator
McCarran asked If there IS any place
in the District where industry such
as an abattoir could be operated with
out objection
Nolen Of the Park and Planning
Commission replied 1t was hardly
likely, in view of the residential char
acter OF Washington.
McCarran recalled testimony to the
snect that an abattoir had been
operated at Benning for years. He
said there has been a cessation to
some extent" but indicated he was
wondering II those who bought prop
erty in the area had not done 50
With knowledge Of the past opera
ton OF the plant.
Spectator Is Heard.
From the rear of the crowded conn.,
mlttee room spectator, Mrs. Helen
Fowler. asked to be heard. She said
she has lived in the District for so
years and had resided in the Kenil-
worth section, which is near Benning.
I remember being awakened
morning after morning by odors," she
declared. I'VE were never able to
get anything done, because the north
east was treated like stepchild, and
Chevy Chase got everything"
Her statement was greeted with an
plause as she added that recently a
new day has become to develop for
the northeast.
on opening the testimony Secretary
1ckes stressed the large investment
the Federal and District governments
nave made to beautify Washinpton
and declared the pending bill is e.
sential If the character of the citv as
q National Capital is to be preserved.
He spoke in part as follows:
The population of the District has
increased rapidly and Is continuing to
increase. Unless steps are now taken
to prevent the development of areas
unsuitable for residential PURPOSES
within the District through the estab-
l1shment OF these industries these
undesirable areas will include not onlv
the actual property used for such prr-
poses, but also the surrounding areas
TOR q very considerable distance-the
District Of Columbia will be unable
satisfactorily to take care Of this in
crease.
The passage Of the bill is essential
10 realisation Of the benefits Of the
very large expenditures heretofore
made, and now contemplated to be
made, In the improvement Of the Dis
trict. Unless the bill is passed the
very substantial expenditures by the
Federal Government, the District it.
self and the States of Maryland and
Virginia for parks, parkways and
other purposes), a substantial portion
OF which has been expended under the
jurisdiction of the Department Of the
Interior, and Of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission, will to
some extent be wasted; and the ex-
pected benefits to be derived from such
expenditures will be substantially di-
minished II industries Of the sort de-
scribed In the bill are permitted to
operate In the District.
I'm the last 10 years the District Of
Columbia has expended more than