Evening star., 1949-05-22
House toCaIIU Up
Planning Bill for
u. 5. Buildings
Authorlyes 6u,lno
o. Foeey Bottom
lond for Structure
0, CAru Aasfhass

$500 fff'N~
A h43 10 rr<ss ar faE esgaes y
p}Annnk ~ Government o-Ags
bu.}dlns ecvnafssct '1asysaafsss,si
t3se Na1.sn 3, &rcss.2e3 ~ -
called ~ tay Acton "a lite Ns,ass
temosros
While rs nan F4rfsasr IS Fas5a
eroAaes it2c frcas4fr S<a1Jasfs srs-
era pTeS .s4oas x rAfttc4sAf .ute5-
est hess !'s1lsd.1s
:. The Fr4aera1 Works Adam
sstfA&o; acG4a av auttacs aar<t ~
acquire ta4g squares immediate,
Soulh ot the sntr.>s,cta taI1 q w
klnga ard Nrw Hampshire atrHges
NV .or taJuv u~e as lhe s.is
q! a I'orrfnmvnt o~.4a-nG
The admsns>lratog soa.td tse
pegfullscd 10 rename Anv Govern.
mrnt bGaalns unae: hls central
IN CONFORMITY sEth changes N
the occup, ms RgrnrE
; The admsusstTAtof would ee
author 3aSed 10 retain 3as peyms
neut assignment Ia the runie
Buildings AamGngstgaiton certain
temporary bulidlnEs which unt'sf
existing lAS ao4ld ~ isspo~ed of
eventually o4is4dr The ooteyn"
mens These include siruct4gWs m
West Potomac Para. A. lAnkston
Stadium. Ag!gnGton Fasms and
suitand Nd
The bill weuld authorize The Ap-
preparation Of $40 600 600 tcs tho
acquisition og ssirs and the prep
Aratlon ol plans tof pahllc build
lnss. principally post or'lces out-
side the District A $50 600 600
modernlxAtIon program fos exist
ms Federal buildings. other Than
those here also would h~ autho-
rtzed The hlll would rot appro-
pirate the funds They would
be sought later IN an appfoprla-
ton bill
Action Seen Seen Needed
The Federal WORKS Asency
wants authority 10 obtain the lard
in the "Foegy Bottom nelghboT-
hood to add to land already aa-
thoTiaed 10 he acquired The
thought Is that II the Govern
ment doesn't set 1t soon = COM
merrial developer may decide "a
a good place for an apartment
building
|. The fenamuaa authority Is being
sought In order 10 make the nAmes
OF Government buildings match
Ifhs occupants without special
Aes OF Cnnsress in each case
For example the Railroad Re-
tlrement Board Building at Fourth
and c streets & W has been 40
cailrd for years because IL sas
built for that agency Hut the
board never has occupied the
building
And the Munitions Building on
Constitution avenue houses
hranch hrs Of the Veterans Admin
ixiration having nothing to DO
with munitions
The old State Department
Building retains that name al
though the department moved
away II required congressional
action To chAnge the name from
sEastasa EfmFA
War and Navy Building
Affects West Potomac Para,
The provision permitting FNA
10 transfer certain temporary
buildings to PBA has concerned
the Interior Department which
has been hoping 10 have buildings
in West Potomac Park fAasd in
the relatively near future and The
area restored 70 park use. spr-
clfically. the structures involved
there are = recreation huiidlnE
storage building and inarmAty
building
The legislation il intended 70
make available = starter pro
gram. for which all drawings
will be prepared IN ihe event
a pronounced economic recession
prompts institution ot large
scale public works contraction
effort
A provision written into The
original bill by ths House Public
Works Committee should prove
popular with the members II fF-
auifes that All planning b. nos1e
on the basis Of al lsast one project
for each Congressional district sr-
cept in metropolitan areas in
which more than ons district could
be expected 10 reap the eensfita
Of a single project, In o.her
words. = post once or more for
every member Of ths Hogs~
Such planning has hesn mat
ter Of informal policy ai FWA.
the COMMITTEES waa informed dur
Ing its hearings. but II decided 70
psst The IDEA into iRw