Evening star., 1952-06-13
Robinson Tells
Of $33O Million
WorksP|an
Six-Yeor Proposal
Outlined to Bunkers
By Commissioner
By DonoId B. HodIey
Financial kditur of The Sfnr

HOT SPRINGS, Va, June 13.-
A District Public Works program
calling for expenditure Of $3.50
million in the next six years was
outlined today by Brig. Gen.
Bernard L. Robinson. Engineer
Commissioner, at the District
Bankers Association convention
here.
Gen. Robinson said the program
was proposed by various depart
ments and agencies of the Dis
trict government. II do not in
dorse or disapprove this particular
program at this time" he said.
However, he recommended it for
study by the Citizens Advisory
Committee on Public Works. The
committee was appointed by the
Commissioners in March and in
cludeS number Of bankers.
$96 Million for Roads.
Major items listed in the six
year program were 500 million for
highways, $130 million for build-l
ing construction, $5.5 million for
sanitary constructions; $40 million
for sewers, $11 million for water
distribution and $40 million for
the Washington aqueduct, plus
certain amounts for the Redevel-
opment Land Agency and the Mo-
tor Vehicle Parking Agency.
Gen. Robinson said the Advisory |
Committee faces these tasks: Cd
appraisal OF capital Development
programs of all District agencies
as a basis for recommending a |
sound construction progrma; ca |
recommendation of sound finan-
cial plan for the proposed con-
struction, and (3) issuance by Oc-
tober / of a report to be consid-
cred in preparation of the 1854
budget. The report will be pre-
sented to Congress and the public.
Among the many factors
worthy of the committees con-
sideration," Gen. Robinson said,
"are the recent increases in pop
ulation, change in population
centers, both urban and subur-
ban, and threatened loss of COM
petitive position of this city's
business concerns, with resultant
loss of tax revenues"
The situation is complicated,
he said. by growing backlog of
public works needed to meet these
and other conditions, rising costs
and virtual elimination of sur
plus District funds available for
capital outlay.
Oman Discusses TheftS.
The number Of alleged bank
embezzlements in the first II
months of the fiscal year ending
June 80 was Is per cent above the
year earlier, according to George
w. Chappelear, jr., special agent
for the Federal Bureau of InveSti-
cation.
The total was larger than for
any full fiscal year since 1885, he
said, and the amount involved was
SIS million.
Gen. Bradley, chairman Of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, was INTRO
duced by George A. Didden, jr.,
first vice president, who presided.
Preston Delano. Controller of
the Currency. who has been a
guest at association conventions
for many years, also was presented.
He complimented Washington
bankers on the soypdness of their
institutions and Expressed opti-
mism on the bank outlook.
In an unscheduled talk yester.
day, Hugh Leach, president of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Rich
mond, said he had heard a grea,
deal Of pessimistic talk and ad-
ded: II don't believe this can be
justified"
Good Weather for Golf.
Hugh Darling, Riggs Nationa
Bank, today repeated his speech.
which won the national public
speaking contest of the American
Institute of Banking at Houston.
Secretary Eldridge Kendrick
and Treasurer Albert S. Galley
gave their annual reports.
Golfers had more ideal weather |
for today, around 100 turned outI
yesterday and Gen. Bradley
burned up the course with a "a
on the first nine holes and wound
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