Evening star., 1945-10-21
House May Act
tomorrow on
DC. Legislation
One Bill Provides
OH-Street Purkinq
At New Buildings
By. DON s. WARREN.

~ sNSW HOti9suSS
BY. DON S. WARREN.
Chairman Randolph Of the House
District Committee, plans to seek
House approval tomorrow of hall
dozen municipal measures. includ-
ing one dealing with off-street
auto parking facilities.
Among others are proposals te
continue the Districts Residential,
rent-control system through 194I
and to settle the century-old Dis.
trict = Virginia boundary dispute
The latter bill has been PASSED
by both houses, but the Senate
made minor change which is ex-
pected to be accepted tomorrow by
the House, sending the bill to the
While House for signature.
House action is scheduled to.
morrow on the measure requiring
provision of nearby off-street park.
ing facilities for the cars of between
10 and 20 per cent of the employees
OF any Government Office building
hereafter erected in the District.
Off-Street Parking Facilities Urged
Members of the District Subcom-
mittee of the House Appropriations
Committee indicated yesterday they
were not satisfied with recent pro-
posals for future development OF
parking lots or garages under the
Districts Motor Vehicle Parking
Agency Act. Demands for faster
action were voiced by both Repre-
sentatives Coffee, Democrat, oi
Washington, chairman, and Repre-.
sentative Stefan, Republican, oi
Nebraska, ranking minority mem.
ber.
They urged District officials Il
submit at once deficiency appropria.
ton requests for establishment O.
the Parking Agency. instead of wait.
ing for the regular 1947 budget
which would become effective mex
July /.
Recently, the Commissioners com
mittee recommended inclusion of ar
item of $4,000 in the l947 bulge
to permit re-establishment of tn,
Parking Agency. Yesterday, how,
ever, proposals were advanced t,
include half of this sum in the frs
1916 fiscal yer deficiency bill, SO tn,
work can be accelerated by at leas
six months.
Hearings on the first deficienc,
bill are to be started this week befor,
the House Appropriations Commit
tee.
Parking Agency Created.
A Motor Vehicle Parking Agenc,
was created under an act adopted
February is, 1912, but it was almos,
at once demobilized because war con
ditto ms blocked off necessary ma.
terials and labor for off-street park.
ing projects.
AS an interim arrangement, The
Commissioners named a joint com.
mittee of interested city and either
groups to continue off street parking
studies. This group is reported te
have drafted numerous suggestions
Once the Motor Vehicle Parking
Agency Is re-established and op.
Grating, it is expected it will seek
appropriations to permit an increase
in the number of parking meters Il
regular curb parking and to permit
acquisition of sites for off f-street
parking lots or garages, to be op-
Grated either by the District or pri-
vate enterprise.
Other Bills to Be Considered.
Chairman Randolph will ask the
House tomorrow to approve the SEN
ate-passed bill amending the charter
Of Providence Hospital, to permit
1t to expand its plant and service
He will also seek approval of bills
to continue the tax exempt status
of church, educational and charity
institutions when portions of their
holdings are made available for use
rent free by Government agencies
and to recompense property owners
for court costs when the Commits
sioners abandon condemnation pro-
ceedings after a condemnation jury
award has been made.
There may be action this week
also on communicable disease and
optometry bills, pending before the
Health Subcommittee of the House
District Committee, headed by Rep
resentative Mcmillan, Democrat, of
South Carolina.
Mr.. Mcmillan yesterday scheduled
a hearing for Wednesday at 10 am
On new bill of Representative Hebert
Democrat, of Louisiana dealing with
optometry, which was recommended
by the District Commissioners, as
well as oman earlier bill which had
been offered by Mr.. Hebert last
February.
One of the provisions of the latter
bill would place ban, generally, on
advertisement of the prices of glass
es and other optometric appliances,
while also banning fraudulent prac-
tices.
Health Control Bill.
The Mcmillan subcommittee also
Is expected to consider final action
on a modified bill to strengthen the
control of the District health officer
over recalcitrant communicable di-
sease patients and carriers.
Chairman Bilbo of the Senate Dis
trict Committee yesterday an
nounced appointment of a subcom-
mittee to consider the bill recently
offered by Senator Saltonstall, Re-
publican of Massachusetts, to per-
NIT agreements fixing a minimum
resale price on competitive trade
marked or brand name products in
the District.
Senator Johnston, Democrat, OF
South Carolina was named chair
man. Other subcommitteemen are
Democratic Senators Tydings of
Maryland and Briggs of Missouri
and Republican Senators Saltonstall
and Young of North Dakota.