Evening star., 1946-07-10

SAgVVV W." uVuSHHY
Units for Veterans
SET as D. T.. Goal
A goal of $4,000 new housing
units for District veterans by the
end Of next year. IS per cent Of
them to cost $4,000 or less ane
rent for $50 or less, was estab.
lished yesterday by the District
Emergency Housing Committee.
The goag to include dwellings
constructed in nearby Maryland anc
Virginia, was fixed after consider
able argument. In the report of 6
subcommittee named to survey
housing needs, John Ihlder, head Of
the National Capital Housing Au-
thority. recommended that 6l5 pei
cent of the units be of the $4,000
or under class, in accordance with
5000 questionnaires sent to loca
veterans.
The subcommittee also asked thai
| II per cent of the units sell for be.
tween $4,000 and $500 and rent from
$50 to S62, that per cent sell from
$500 to $500 and rent from So
to $40, and that 12.5 per cent sci
for $500 and more and rent fol
$40 or more a month.
Brylawski Amends Plan.
This report was amended by A. ]
Brylawski, committee vice president
whose schedule for more housing
in the higher-cost brackets wa.
adopted by the full committee, 6 to
Objections to the large number
of low-cost units also were registered
| by William H. Press, executive sec.
retary of the Washington Board Of
Trade; E. F. Henry. executive vict
president of the Home Builders
Association, and Rufus S. Lusk o,
the Building Owners and Managers
Association.
Mr.. Ihlder said the Brylawsk
schedule would increase the number
of dwellings in the high price brack.
cts. as follows:
In the $6,000- less purchase
bracket and S50-or-less renta
bracket the number of dwellings
would be decreased from 1880, a.
recommended by the planning sub.
committee, to 1920. In the s6001.
to-$7 500 sales and $50-to-$62 rent
bracket the number was increased
from $40 to $500. In the $780,.
to $500 sale and $62-to-$75 renta.
bracket the number was increased
from 1880 to 1890. In the highest
bracket, l. e., above $500 sale price
and $40 monthly rental, the number
was increased from 1900 to 6,400.
Charges Invitation to u. S. Aid.
Both Mr.. Press and Mr.. Henry
contended a larger number of vet.
erans would be able to purchase
homes on the higher level
GAS matter OF fact, any who are
buying are doing it now Mr.. Press
said.
Mr.. Lusk charged that Mr.. Ihlder's
recommendation was bid to fur.
ther public housing.
What we're saying here is thai
615 per cent of our veterans are moi
able to support themselves and mus
have Government charity" he said
Mr.. Ihlder responded that it wa!
the purpose of the committee to de-
termine the veterans needs ane
not to promote any particula
method of providing housing.
Recommended Within d. C.
Mr.. Ihlder's recommendation ais,
called for all of the $4,000 dwelling
to be built within District boun
daries. He added that furthe
check to determine advisability O.
building some of the units in nearby
areas was under way.
Were ell in agreement on the
1000 figure" Mr.. Press said, "but
you know as practical proposition
that not all are going to be built
here-especially those selling for un.
der $4,000"
Mr.. Ihlder's report had beer
tabled when no agreement was
reached at the committees las,
meeting. At that time. the Boarc
Of Trade recommended a figure o1
26 900 and the Home Builders AS
sociation suggested that only 22,00t
new structures were needed.
S52, 900 in Repairs Needed.
Those who voted for the amended
housing schedule in addition to tn
Messrs. Brylawski, Lusk, Press an,
Henry, were L. F. Colbert, Wash
ington Real Estate Board, an,
Fischer Black, Board of Trade. Op
posing the amended schedule il
addition to Mr.. Ihlder were A.
Casgrain, American Legion; Mrs
William H. Wells, Citizens Counci
on Community Planning; DR.. Fred
erick E. Reissig. Washington Fedora
ton of Churches, and Mrs. Helel
D. Hoffman, formerly of the Wash
ington Housing Association.
In another resolution, the com
mittee, headed by Brig. Gen. Gordol
r. Young, Engineer Commissioner
asked that Government Services
Inc, take over operation OF tn
SPAR barracks, located on Inde
pendence avenue between Seventh
and Tenth streets S.W., to house 80
single veterans.
Oliver Winston. director. fiel
office, Federal Public Housin