Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-05
Lanham Bill Advanced.


widening Seminary road to take care
OF greatly increased traffic.
Lanham Bill Advanced.
Other developments on the Wash
1ngton housing front include:
/. Immediate action expected in
the House on the $50,000000 Lam
ham bill which would provide about
10000 low-rent housing units and
approximately s1o,OOo,000 in public
works for Metropolitan Washing
ton. The Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds approved the
bill yesterday and advanced it to
the House calendar.
q. Approval by the District Zon-
ing Commission of a petition OF
Defense Homes Corp. for rezoning
of a large tract in the HillcresU Sec
ton of Southeast washington to
permit erection of 700-family unit
development. Plans for this project
were brought out in the hearing
and we're not announced formally
by D. H. C.
3. Tentative approval by the Zon-
ing Commission of D. H. C. request
for a change In classification of the
Friendship property on Wisconsin
avenue NV, for which they already
had announced plans for a large
defense housing development. This
coming change was approved provid-
Ing the corporation completes plans
with the District government for a
swap OF a 6-acre tract on the Nc
Lean estate for the Villa Rosa
estate. -
Another Development to Start.
4. Announcement by the Federal
Works Agency that construction will
start Immediately on a 278-unit
development for colored defense
workers at Canal and M streets S.W.
While this project was programmed
originally by the District Alley
Dwelling Authority as a slum- clear
ance job, it was stated that in view
Of the emergency, defense workers
will be given occupancy preference.
It will be built with A. D. A. funds.
5. F. w. A. also announced that
30 homes in a defense housing de-
velopment at Cabin John, Md,
would be ready for occupancy
March IS. The F. w. A. develop
ment, "Cabin John Gardens" ulti-
mately will provide 120 homes for
Navy civilian workers at the David
Taylor ship model testing base at
Carderock, Md.
With regard to the $4,000, 900
housing bill, Chairman Lanham OF
the Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds said he would request
immediate House action on it In
view of the city's pressing housing
problem. Through a unanimous
consent agreement it would be pos
sible to bring the bill to vote today
or tomorrow.
The bill empowers the Fedora,
Works Agency to handle the $780,
100000 following its appropriation
This agency would acquire sites and
erect the housing in the District and
surrounding areas of Virginia and
Maryland. About $l0,O00,OO0 of the
fund would be advanced to the Dis
trict Commissioners for construc-
ton Of vitality needed public works
such as public schools, hospitals
streets, additional facilities for wa
ter supply and for garbage and ref
use disposal.
Largely Outright Grants.
Mr.. Lanham explained that 9
major portion of funds advanced the
District for public works would be
in the form of outright grants. The
District, he said, might have to re.
pay part of the funds used for ex-
tension of the water supply, since
the Water Department is self-sus-
tanning and the municipality re.
ceives revenue from water users.
Though few details could be oh.
tanned concerning the D. H. c
project for the Hillcrest area, it was
brought out at the coming hearing
that it would be called Woodland
It Is planned for q 50-acre site neal
Thirtieth street and Naylor roac
Sc. Plans submitted to the com.
mission showed 81 two and three
story buildings. The commission ap.
proved coming change from A re.
stricted to residential A. The pres.
ent zoning prohibits apartments o.
6ats and the A zoning permits them
The two new D. H. C. housing
projects brings to four the number
Of developments which the corpora.
ton plans for the Washington area
It had previously announced inten.
ton to build more than 1000 family
units on the Friendship tract it pur'
chased from the Mclean estate TO,
100000. The corporation also ha'
announced that it would build ,
large development on acreage nea,
Chillum, Md, which 1t bought from
the Mccormick Goodhart estate.
Friendship Plans Unrevealed.
Although nothing definite con
corning it has been made public, i
is understood that part of tn
Friendship tract will be used as
location for a temporary Govern
ment Office building, and that OF
another portion a large dormitor,
for unmarried Federal employees vii
be erected.v
D. H. C. now has under construc
ton q 1,000-room hotel for Govern
ment woman workers at Sixteent
and Euclid streets NV. It an
nonnced last week nlanS for