Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-24

the line Of E street and it would
cross over Theodore Roosevelt
Island. This plan brought pro-
tests from the Theodore Roose-
welt Association and city plan
ming groups.
The committee said: cit was
the opinion of the committee
that such expenditure should be
deferred until such time as leg
islation is enacted to authorize
the construction of a bridge
across the Potomac at a spe-
cif1c site"
The Commissioners recently
asked that Congress enact such
an authorization measure.
The effect of the Senate COM
mittee action, if enacted, would
cave to Congress the decision as
to whether the bridge should
cross the memorial island or be
located elsewhere.
The Senate committee wrote
into the bill a provision that no
part of the appropriation shall
be available for the preparation
of plans for a crossing of the
Potomac River which will be
inconsistent with the general
plan for the development of
Theodore Roosevelt Island"
FluOride Evaluati0n.
4. A recommendation that
legislative committees make a
current evaluation of the use
Of f1uor1de compounds in the
city water supply as a means
OF preserving the teeth of chill
dren.
This was in answer to sharp
protests made by several citizen
witnesses that the fluoridation
program was a waste of money
and possibly with harmful re-
suits to water consumers.
S. A ban on the use of any
District money to remove the
Capital Transit Co. tracks from
access to the Benning power
plant of the Potomac Electric
Power Co.
The Senate Committee agreed
to about 81 million for continual
ton of the development of Ken
ilworth avenue NE. into q limit
ed-access freeway, connecting
with major new arteries to Balti-
more and Annapolis. But it was
suggesting, some said, the tran
sit company tracks might be in
cluded in the Deane avenue
overpass that is to be built to
avoid a grade crossing with the
widened Kenilworth avenue.
Such a compromise, some off,
Gals said, would prevent the de-
struction of the East Washington
Railway, which now shifts coal,
needed by Pepco, from Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad to the Capital
Transit Co., which runs it into
the Pepco Benning plant.
Back Of all this is a warning
from Senator Millikin, Republic
can, of Colorado, chairman of
the Senate Republican confer
ence, that he wanted to prevent
brutality by Government" One
Of the chief stockholders of the
East Washington Railway is a
resident of Colorado. The stock
holder had testified his company
would be destroyed if access to
the Benning power plant was
cut off.
Senate committee action last
night was inspired by the leader
ship drive to get all appropria-
ton bills enacted before the end
Of July. Such bills cover needs
for the fiscal year that began
nearly a month ago. Operation
funds have been provided by
what is called a continuing reso-
luton that prevents interruption
of normal services but answers
none of the new issues.
Other Provisions in Bill.
The Senate version of the Dis
trict supply bill:
Agrees with the House that
none of the proposed $400, 900
should be granted for develop
ment of a television station to
carry city school programs. The
Senate committee said it doubted
such a plan had needed legisla-
tive authority.
Recommended an outlay of