Evening star., 1948-04-11

eer Corps. The President, how
ever, would be directed to name a
regional commission to plan water
authority for control of the Metro
politan Area water supply. This
would include representatives of the
District, Maryland and Virginia.
Parks Plan Retained.
4. Continue the authority Of the
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission to acquire land in
the District so far as necessary to
complete the $4,000, 900 Capper-
Cramton park and recreation pro-
gram.
5. Retain supervision over Dis
trict banking, building and loan and
credit union institutions in the Fed
eral controller of the currency, in
stead Of putting this under the city
government.
6. Continue the three-man Pub
lie Utilities Commission, with SUBJ
stantially the same powers and quail
ifications as at present, except that
appointments only In the first in
stance, after the new city govern
ment was established, would remain
with the President with the consent
of the Senate. Thereafter they
would be made by the mayor with
the approval of the city council
The terms would be for six years
instead of three. as now.
7. Transfer the function of voca
tional rehabilitation for the Dis
trict from the Federal Security
Agency to the elected school. board
instead of assigning this to the pro.
posed new District Department Of
Labor.
8. Give the power of appointment
and other controls over the schoo
personnel to the elected Board oil
Education, instead of to it's super.
intendent, in keeping with testi-
mony at the hearings.
Salary System Kept.
Q. Retain without change the
school salary classification and re-
tirement systems and authorize the
elected school board to contract
with its school superintendent re-
garding his tenure of Office.
10. Continue the present one -mar
Board of Tax Appeals, except that
after the charter becomes effective
his appointment would be made by
the mayor, with council approval
This wipes out the plan to name
a part-time board of three to sue
coed the member sole on tax appeals
II. The present Department OF
Insurance would be put under the
new city Commerce Department but
in keeping with requests from in
surance leaders. would be kept as a
separate bureau there.
Zoning Group Abolished.
II. The Zoning Advisory Council
would be abolished and it's func-
tions transferred to the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission. AS previously planned, the
Zoning Commission also would be
abolished, its powers transferred tc
the city council. The Board of Zon-
ing adjustment would be continued
13. Membership of the Planning
Commission would be revised anc
enlarged. Representatives of thu
District Commissioners and The
chairmen of the House and Senate
District Committees would b,
dropped, as these bodies would bs
abolished. Added would be a mem.
Der of the council, the Architec
of the Capitol; the directors of tn,
District Public Works and Recrea,
tion Departments; the Fedora
Works Administrator and a repre-.
sentative of the Joint District Com.
mittee. The Planning Commission
also would be constituted as a plan.
ming agency for the metropolitan
area as well as for the District.
IA. Park and recreation lands her,
held in Federal title would remair
with the United States and boart
of three would recommend wha
areas are to be assigned for use b,
the District Recreation Department
Final determination would be mad,
by the Joint Committee. Member
of the board would be the directo
of the new Recreation Department
the superintendent of the Nationa
Capital Parks Office and thir,
member named by these two.
Loan Authorized.
Is. Emergency powers would b.
placed with the President to pre-
vent gaps in city enforcement dur
ing the transition from the presen
to the new forms of government
A treasury loan of $50O,000 is au
thorized for the first year, to cove
referendum election and othe
transition costs.
In addition:
The council could remove the cit,
! manager without the necessity o