Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-07
Public Works
Action Delayed
Till Next Week.
4 House Members
\ Have Too Many
3 Pressing Duties
By Don S. Worren

AnIttcc IlOW is expected TO meet
some time next week to act on
the city's $305 million 1O-year
public works program,
s& Action has been postponed
from this week only because in
tereSted members who want to
engage in the action have too
much else to do first, officials
said.
The Senate District Commit
tee also has scheduled meeting
! of its full membership for March
II, and indications are that a
log jam is being broken on a big
load of city legislation. major
and minor.
Other Developments.
Among other developments:
The Tale subcommittee of the
House District Committee an
nounced it was making favorable
Z reports on two bills. expected to
1 come up for fun committee ac-
ton next week These were:
III tn To strengthen the Dis
. trict's automobile driver finan-
cial responsibility law to require
} car owners to post cash. bond or
! insurance to cover damages in
|, any accident. within five days.
and without awaiting trial of the
case. The Senate already has
pac~~>l a sjr1'lar hill
(2l To authorize the Potomac
Electric Power Co. to build a
bridge over Kenilworth avenue
NE. for delivery of coal to its
Benning car plant after the ave-
nue. becomes a major traffic
artery connecting with the new
highways to Baltimore and
Annapolis
Similar Bill Passed.
A similar bill was passed by
the Senate law week after con-
troversial issues were ironed out.
Is Tuesday at 10 am. the Hen
erickson Juvenile Delinquency
! subcommittee of the Senate will
open hearings on a bill for the
Inter State extradition of run
away parents seeking to escape
support of their children. The
bill would apply to the District
as we'll as to State cases.
q The Senate District Commit
sstee has scheduled its first full
meeting of the year for March
;l7
IS Along with this are schedules
for subcommittee hearings on
smore than half a dozen bills.
ssome of which NAV be readied
8for action next week.
s3 At the March II Senate Com
nittee meeting action is ex-
xpected to be taken on the nomi-
nation of two members of the
District Redevelopment Land
Agency: Andrew Parker, head OF
Woodward and Lothrop who was
named by President Eisenhower.
and Francis F. Healy. District
surveyor. who was re-appointed
by the commissioners.
81 Taxi Hearings Set.
~ The business and commerce
subcommittee of the Senate Dis
trict Committee will hold a hear
ing at 10 am. Thursday on the
Beail bill to authorize the Public
Utilities Commission to limit
the number of taxicabs here.
The same subcommittee,
headed by Senator Payne. will
hold hearing Friday morning
on the much-battered com
; promise" bill to modernize
standards for licenses to prac-
tice optometry.
On March II the Payne Com
merce subcommittee also will
take up the Nicely bill to provide
for fines or Jail for any District
Utilities Commissioner or other
District office holder who, within
two years. takes job with a
regulated District utility firm.
This bill was drafted after
James H. Flanagan. former
chairman of the Utilities Com
mission resigned that post to
become a vice president Of the
Capitol Transit Co.
At the March II hearing, the
Payne subcommittee of the Sen
ate also plans to take testimony
on two other bills. One would
increase penalties for illegal
medical practice and the other
would require grading. marking
and labelling of eggs sold at re-
tail markets here.