Evening star., 1953-06-05
Senators Back
Bill 10 Rebuild
Filling Stations
Two Places Built
Before Zoning Law
BuIked Changes

The Senate District Commit
tee has approved the House.
passed bill to permit the rebuild
ing of two of the Districts "eye-
sore" nonconforming filling sta
tionS.
Both have been in existence
longer than the coming laws.
One is on Sixteenth street near
Arkansas avenue NV. and the
other at Massachusetts, and
Wisconsin avenues NV.
Under the zoning law they can
be repaired but not structurally
altered or replaced.
The District Committee de-
cided with its Payne subcom-
mittee and the House that it
would be better in these two
cases to allow the owners to
build new plants than to let the
situations drift for another 80
years or longer.
This was but one item in a
land = Office business handled
yesterday by the Senate Com
mittee. It reported IS bills and
considered other matters.
Drink Bill Held Up.
Held up was a move cham
pioned by one of the committee
members. Senator Beall, Repub-
lican, Of Maryland, to permit
sale of drinks on credit at
licensed on-sale places.
The Commissioners late in
the day sent up a letter of op-
position after Chairman Alan
w. Payne of the Alcoholic Bev-
erage Control Board had agreed
little damage would be expected
Ii Congress limited the credit
business to licensed hotels.
Chairman Samuel Spencer of
the Board of Commissioners said
the exempting Of hotels from the
no-credit rule might encourage
some hotels to cater to per-
sons of limited means.
"It is well recognized" he
said in his report, that there
is a tendency for men to settle
their bills for liquor in prefer
ence to their other bills and
without regard to the needs of
their families
Bridge Bill Approved.
Approval was given a bill to
allow the Potomac Electric Power
Co. to build a bridge over Kenil-
worth avenue NE. This was
urged as necessary to assure it's
deliveries of coal and other sup
plies after the avenue is con-
verted into a controlled-access
highway as a link to the new
freeways to Baltimore and
Annapolis.
The move brought protests at
a subcommittee hearing from
spokesmen for the Capital
Transit Co. and the East Wash
ington Railroad, which now have
revenues from hauling supplies
to the Benning power plant.
Other Measures.
Other bills reported out in
cluded those to:
Modernize the 1848 charter of
the Washington Gas Light Co.
to permit the company to charge
full rates against the Federal
and District Governments, now
paying less than private GUS
toners.
Permit licensed life insurance
agents to sell accident and
health insurance without taking
an additional examination.
Authorize the Commissioners
or their agents to give employ
ment to persons convicted of q
felony as a new move in the re-
habilitation program.
Permit suspension of sentences
in some cases in Municipal and
Juvenile Courts.
Amend the incorporation Of
Columbus University.
Permit the service of a Police
Department officer as director of
District Civil Defense without
losing Polile Department senior
ity rights.
Increase funeral expense al
lowances from the estates of
decedents.
Amend the law as to publi-
cation Of partnerships.
Amend the law as to forcible
entry and detainer.
Amend the law on continual
ton of a deceased persons busi-
ness.
Amend the code concerning
the recording of bills of sale,
deeds Of trust and conditional
sales of personal property.