Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-13
Fight May Kill
Both Bridges,
BroyhiII Warns
Advises Disputunts
To Bury Hutchet
And Indorse Two
By Harold B. Rogers

Representative Broyhill, Re-.
publican, of Virginia, has called
on warning disputants to get
together and support new Po-
tomac River bridges both at
Jones Point, Alexandria, and at
a central point leading to down.
town washington.
# proponents of the various
crossings continue the contro-
versy, the legislator warned they
stand a good chance of killing
each other off,"
There is a serious shortage
Of bridges and highways in this
area" he told the Washington
Building Congress in the May
flower Hotel yesterday. I'm case
of war, we might be a target area
and subject to attack. Our IA
cilitieS are not anywhere near
able to handle orderly evacuation
of Washington"
Outlining the controversy
among various groups over the
bridges, Mr.. Broyhill declared:
II suggest all get together and
support both bridges at the same
time"
Possibility Of Approval.
If all support both during
hearings by a House District
subcommittee at the next SEES
sion, Mr.. Broyhill said, I'VE may
get approval of BOTH"
IF this controversy continues,
we may stand a good chance of
killing each other off," he added.
Already the sponsor Of pend
ing legislation for a bridge from
Jones Point to Maryland. near
the District line, Mr.. Broyhill
said he will introduce another
bill for the crossing at E street.
This will give the District Com
mittee chance to bring out tes-
timony on the whole problem,
he pointed out.
Blair Lee III, executive officer
Of the National Capital Plan
ming Commission, who heard
Mr.. Broyhill, talked over the
matter with him afterwards.
Still Opposes E Street.
Asked if he favored the legis-
lator's proposal for two different
bridges, Mr.. Lee told The Star,
at looks logical"
But he stressed that he feels
the downtown bridge should not
be at E street, where District
officials want it.
Meanwhile, Chairman Case of
the Senate District Committee
told reporters he will not sponsor
q bill to enable the District to
build a Potomac span over RooSe-
welt Island.
He said he believed Congress
made a commitment to preserve
Roosevelt Island as a natural
preserve when it accepted it from
the Theodore Roosevelt Associa-
ton.
Calls for U. S. Payments.
Representative Broyhill dis
cuSsed many other problems of
the Metropolitan Area.
He said he is drafting a bill
calling for the Federal Govern
ment to pay sums in lieu of taxes
for the large Government reser-
vations in his district, especially
Arlington County.
He estimates Arlington is los
ing So million in taxes from land
occupied by the Government.
Reviewing the legislative pic
ture on transportation problems
of the Metropolitan Area, Mr..
Broyhill repeated his opposition
to proposed regulation of pub
lie carriers by a commission. He
repeated support for his bill for
a sweeping study of highway,
traffic and transportation prob
lens. But he predicted the cur
rent investigation of Capital
Transit Co. and other lines here
would not cure the problem.
Referring to his conference
with President Eisenhower yes
terday on behalf of career work
erS in Government, the law
maker declared such employees
had nothing to fear"
I'VE are going to wipe out
their feeling of insecurity and
low morale" he promised. This
will have quite an effect on your
business here"