Evening star., 1946-01-27
Civic Planners
Ask Increased
FundsforD.
Board Says New
City Budget Will
Cut U. S. Percentage

S'S~it0SS -
The board of directors of tn
American Planning and Civic AS
soclatlon yesterday recommended t.
Congress that "the Federal contribu
ton to the expenses of the Nationa
Capital be more nearly commensu
rate with Federal ownership an,
responsibilities.
The resolution, adopted at tn,
boards annual meeting yesterda,
IN the associations Washingto,
Offlces in the Union Trust Building
said that if the Districts $81 900 ,0Ol
budget for 1947 is adopted, the Gus
toinary S6,000,000 Federal contribu
tion would fall to little over 7 pe
cent.
Would Change Name.
In series of resolutions yester.
day the board also:
l. Urged that legislation be in.
troduced in Congress putting int
erect recommenda tions made IL
the 1914 report on the Nationa
Capital Park and Planning Com.
mission proposed by the Budget Blu.
reau. The report, prepared at the
request of President Roosevelt, rec.
ommends changing the commits.
slon's name to National Capital
Planning Commission and giving II
FAR more responsibility and author
lty than it now enjoys.
3. Urged early passage of urban
redevelopment and slum clearance
legislation for the District now be.
lore Congress. The bill now being
considered would create an urbar
redevelopment land purchase asen.
cy and S20,000,000 revolving fund
Land bought would be turned over
to either public housing agencies
or private enterprise business for
development.
3. Urged that public housing il
the District be provided for yer,
low income families who cannot bt
housed by private enterprise.
Hits Treasury Billboard.
4. Petltloned the Treasury De.
partment ito remove from tn,
pennsylvania avenue yard of the
Treasury the conspicuous BILLBOARD
which defaces this dignifed public
building"
5. Recommended resumption O
work to expand the National Ar.
boretum to the fullest extent DOS.
slble under present legislation"
The board also made a wide range
OF resolutions on national planning
housing and conservation.
In commenting on housing thu
board:
l. Favored consolidation of ma,
tlonal housing agencies.
2. Urged that private industry be
given every proper encouragement
to provide needed housing units
especially in the low brackets"
Urges Good Standards.
3. Commended use of local hous-
ing authorities to provide homes for
, families who cannot pay the prices
asked by private enterprise. -'-'
4. Urged that all permanent
housing be constructed of good
minimum standards and in accord
ance with local comprehensive plans
and zoning regulations.
5. Asked that housing develop
ments be placed near areas already
built up to avoid unnecessary and
costly extensions of utilities across
unused areas"
On conservation, the board.
l. Favored return of the National
Park and Fish and Wildlife Services
of the Interior Department to
Washington "at the earliest practic-
able time
2. Re-affirmed its stand in favor
of strong Federal legislation" to
help the States effect pollution con-
troll.
3. Urged that scenic bodies of
water be protected from injury
caused by construction work.
Sol Conservation Praised.
4. Commended the work of the
Soil Conservation and the Forest
Services.
5. Favored participation of the
States in revenues received from
national parks and monuments as
provided in a bill introduced by
Senator Hayden, Democrat, of Ari-
Zona.
6. Deplored efforts to repeal parts
Of the Lacey National Antiquities
Act of 1906, conservation measure.
7. Reafirmed its belief that choice
Of sites for national parks should
not be "unduly influenced by local
considerations"
8. Commended the National Park
Service for protecting national
parks from unrelated commercial
Development" and urged that Con-
gress provide money to purchase
all private land existing within ma
tional parks and monuments.
The board announced that the
association will hold citizens
conference on planning in Dallas,
April 21-24 1q46