Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-01
Bridge Project
Due for Senate
Vote This Week
Regional Z runsit
Commission Bill
Also on CuIendur
By Harold ,. Rooers

nI108eS ana . N1ekropO litaYl area
transit commission are amonp
several District measures slated
| for action this week rs Congress
drives toward adjournment.
| The bridge Bill providing for
two separate river crossings calls
for one bridge at Jones Point,
Alexandria. and the other be-
tween Arlington Memorial
Bridge and Roosevelt Memorial
Island. The measure Is on the
Senate calendar and Is expected
to be reached for q vote some
time this week.
| Representing Q compromise in
the long pending controversy
over the site, the measure is q
House bill amended by the Sem
ate and win require passage by
both houses to complete enact
ment.
The new regional transit COM
mission is In the form of q COM
| promise bill agreed to by House
and Senate conferees. It Is
scheduled for action first by the
Senate, probably Wednesday,
and then by the House.
Quick Action Possible.
The measure calls for two
presidentially appointed COM
missions one to regulate mass
transportation operations In the
DiStrict--and the other between
the District and nearby Mary
land. Is
Headed for possible quick &C
ton are six other measures on
the Senate calendar.
One Of these is the House.
passed bill sought BY the Com
missioners to give the city power
to force owners to repair or
remove buildings condemned as
unsanitary. It went swiftly
through the Senate District
Committee last week when
members were told the measure
was needed To help the city get
rid Of neighborhood eyesores.
Other bills on the Senate call
endar would:
Give the Commissioners au-
thority to make certain regula-
tons and permit quartering Of
troops In sva1:ious public build
ings during the American Le-
gion convention beginning here
August Is.
Eliminate the requirement Of
an oath in answers to questions
during attaehment and garnish-
ment proceedings.
Provide that the Municipal
Court Of Appeals shall be the
first tribunal TO handle cases on
appeal decisions Of 10 different
District government administrar.
tive agencies.
Permit retired policemen and
flremen to waive all or part Of
their relief or retirement COM
pensations to take advantage of
their veterans pensions.
Alley Bill Pending.
Pending before the House Dis
trict Committee is q measure de-
signed to repeal the legislative
ban on occupancy Of alley
dwellings even though modern
lied and restored.
The measure was blocked by
Representative Mcmillan. DEM
ocrat, Of South Carolina. when
called up on the House floor
last week. It was sent back to
the District Committee for fur
ther consideration.
Spokesman for the District
committee indicated Efforts win
be made to eliminate from the
bill an amendment previously
tackled on to 1t by Mr.. Mcmillan
which would authorize the Dis
trict Commissioners to permit
the reconstruction Of a filling
station at Massachusetts, and
Wisconsin avenues NV.
Mr.. Mcmillan said he had no
objection to the original alley
bill but still hoped by some
means to permit reconstruction
OF the gasoline station.
How this problem can be re-
solved will be discussed to-.
morrow morning by officials and
staff Of the committee, it was
announced last night. There was
no definite prediction as to what
might be accomplished.
Under present law it will be
Illegal for persons to live in
alley dwellings after July 1, 1855.
even though the buildings have
been completely modernized.
Another piece of District legis-
lation already passed by the SEN
ate to modernize the Districts
unemployment compensation law
Is pending in a House District
committee subcommittee. No de-
cision had been reached last
night as to whether action will
be taken in this session.
There were some indications 1t
may die during the rush toward
adjournment.
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