Evening star., 1949-06-09
Grant0Hers
Plans 10 Finance
SIum Rebuilding
Coils Tor $1,000 600
Ou,loy immediately
To lond Agency
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Statements ttaeA
Has statsments ~ere a1ed wItA
Chairman O Mateo0rF ~ the Ae-
prnafiailot1s SUBJ sgnEntitae or In
detSndsnt osnees SENATOR Me
Carran. Democrat. al NrVAdA 10
urg.ng The advance at Tive full
SO 600 otio revolsinE flGnd for
alum rebuilding authorized IN tiss
iss6 Reseselepsnent Act
The issues we're rxpceteSs Ia hs
carried 10 q decision Soan ssnos
the Budget Bureau now - con-
sidsftng an earlier request from
the Land AGENCY fog g 1880 ar
preparation os 81 100 oao &c begin
SUM reeanstFuotlon here ThA
UAs ASKED 10 pcrmit ws.fk on the
firxt siam rrdsselopgneng project
IN the Marshall Helghts ARA ard
The only one 10 far To ~ adminm-
tratively approved
Gen. Gran, urged the senate
funds subcommittee to recommend
not less than sTa zoo fer alum
planning work by the planning
commission The House had
siaSf1ed this ltem ny tAS TOO. isas-
ms only $40 600 for publication os
plans now prepared
Comments on Request.
Commenting on the Mc6.arran
request that the full 30 900 900
fund be- made available now, 6en.
Grant said this would offet some
adsantages~of relieving Congress
OF having 10 deal wtth each klum
fedevelopnent project "a II came
alons.
But ne added that since some
time must be taken for surveys
for each individual project, u
would be impossible 90 use q aior
part OF $40 900 900 In The merit
two years, Another Frakon for
granting redsvelopmrnt funds
suuaes hat slower, ne kald, wAs that
time would be required fur ths re
1o0aing ut fainIliea aikrosseahed
by rebuilding progranas.
II the land agency ear make
fapld proxrsas with . a. 600 0oa
fund In the flscai year beainnins
July !, an additional appfopFia.
tim in the firsi deficiency bill
next year might be sought TO pet
NIT the planning commission to
accelerate It's projee, designing.
He also urged provision ef
funds for iow rent housing by the
National Capital Housing Az.
thorlty and adequate funds for
the Health Department and
Building Inspection once for
effective enforcement Of health
and housing codes.
Warns Arainst Substitutes.
He cautioned that use nj the
so-called Baltimore plan for a
cleanup Of alum areas. nov b~las
considered hE District nfyetals.
could not be regarded a. airy
substitute tor the redFselopnsnt
Of bliEhted aFeAS
Such program. hs prots
Senator Mshoney. is merely @
fixup. cleanup process which
may remedy the appearances for
the moment sfid wfil not taks
care OF our overload of srdigrnt
families without redsveloprnent
OF the siums and additional low-
rent housing
Opposition 10 the projected re-
building OF The Marshall Heights
area sas voiced 10 the O"Mahoney
Subcommittee by tao Kpokssmen
fH home owners of the area.
They wsre Everett L. Edmond.
presiden' Of The Marshall Heights
c'Tr Association. and Mira. Patsy
Allen. Mr. Edmond called ths
redrveiopnaeut lax uneonssItu-
tlnnai and fAin a e1astra Aahf