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of funds and the avoidance OF eX-
cessive traffic congestion. Some &C
tivities must be housed in suburban
areas on less expensive land and
with less traffic problems
The new central heating plant will
be located on Government-owned
land north of K street between
Twenty ninth street, Rock Greek,
the c. & o. Canal and the B g. o.
Railroad tracks. This site, the COM
mittee said, is acceptable to the
Commission of Fine Arts, the Public
Buildings Administration and the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
Cost Limit Set.
While the bill provides 81 500 900
to begin construction of the new
plant, it fixes the limit Of cost at
SO 900 900.
The present central heating plant
which serves virtually all of the
Government buildings and some of
those of the District government,
the committee said. will be over ca
pacity with the addition of struc-
lures now under way such as the
Social Security and Railroad Retire.
ment Buildings, the first unit of
the new War Department Building
and the first unit of the Administra-
ton Building for the District gov
ernment in the Municipal Center
area.
The Budget Bureau had recon-
mended an appropriation of S2,750,-
600 for construction of the five ad-
ditional hangers at the airport, but
the committee reduced this figure
to s2,700,000. 1t pointed out that
since the original plans were adopt
ed for the airport, applications by
commercial airlines for service into
and out Of Washington indicated
that space would be required in
five additional hangers One hangar
is now under construction.
THE layout of the field leaves
room for or 10 more hangers, in
addition to the 6 as future needs
may require" the report declared.
The proposed rental rate for the
hangers is based on a return of the
investment to the Government with
maintenance and operation costs
and interest on the investment. The
committee has made inquiry with
regard to the rates to be charged the
companies utilizing the airport for
various services to be rendered and
for the operation of the concessions.
Rates Called Low.
The total cost to the Govern
ment Of the entire project, including
the five additional hangers herein
provided, will exceed $13,600 900.
The rates projected for services
rendered and utilization of the air.
port seem to the committee low in
consideration of the splendid
facilities to be provided. The antic-
ipated entire revenue over operating
expenses is estimated at $123,000 a
year, which is a low figure on a
project of this size and cost"
The Appropriations Committee
estimated that the funds for defense
training would provide for instruc-
tion of about 100000 persons. This
program called for s60,500,000 for
the Office of Education, which would
have supervision of the work. and
$32 100000 to permit the National
Youth Administration to give addi-
tional work to unemployed youth,
who also would be afforded an op-
portunity for part-time instruction
in defense work
Asserting that it had been advised
that the Nations existing airport
system was "woefully inadequate"
for the needs of military aviation,
the committee said the $50 1000, 900
recommended would permit a start
on a $500, 100000 airport develop
ment program.
Figures Show Present Inadequacy.
Inadequacy of existing fields was
shown, the committee said, by the
fact that there we're only 36 civil
landing areas which could accom-
modate all types of military planes
under all weather conditions. In
face of that, the committee added,