Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-05
Is Committees
Named 10 Study
zoning Redraft
District to Employ
Experts to Make
Surveys and Maps

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Committee, set up to help in the
1rst redrafting Of Washington's
i0-year-old coming regulations.
las completed its organization
and is ready to go to work,
Chairman Thomas ]. Groom an
aounced yesterday.
Listing the revised member
ship of its rs subcommittee, ne
said two of them-those on
Liaison with the Public and on
the New Comprehensive zoning
Plan--are expected to schedule
meetings In the next few days.
Meanwhile, Col. Harry r. Han
sen, assistant engineer commits
sioner of the District. said con-
tracts probably will be signed
shortly after Labor Day with
technical consultants with whom
the District is negotiating to con-
duct surveys and prepare maps
as the basis for the revision.
Project to Cost $147,00O.
A draft of the proposed con-
tracts covering the 18-month.
$4,000 project was submitted
about 10 days ago to the Wash
ington architectural firm of Berla
and Abel and to Harold Lewis,
New York city planning consult
ant, Col. Hansen said.
The next move in the negotia-
ton, he declared. is UP to them
and probably will come in a re-
ply containing comments and
suggestions sometime this week.
Explaining the committees
function, Mr.. Groom pointed out
it is intended to advise the Dis
trict Commissioners on revision
of the regulations. to assist the
hired engineer consultants and
to hold public hearings on coming
matters to give the public q voice
in the revision.
Mr.. Groom said, the Subcom-
mittee on Liaison with the Public
will channel suggestions and
comment to- the other IL SUBJ
committees, which will hold
hearings and make recommends
tons to the full committee.
Committees Announced.
The full committee, in turn,
will report on them to the Com
missioners. Mr.. Groom listed
the subcommittees and their
members as:
nc---Ernest r. Henry, chairman: Homer
GIN Maurice r. Weeks, Ringsold Hart,
Mrs Walter s. Tobriner. Frank o'con.
inssr and Howard D. woodson. 4A
zo6na Psns e Nsw usP eSaan
Monashan .i Ioitea Ssaf Wesley II: i %es
1aLuo q: ninGon, EoWlns Welne. Louis
H%stemsnt' .! 1; 3 poggstt. jrs John <
Burton Coming and Norman Glasgow.
Committee % Lard Eyaination ana
Ing regulations Thorntoh y ". owen,
chairman: Fred Z. Halter. John b. Ecker,
John F. Donohoe, Charles C. Koones,
o ae%sS s esason ana a f1sk L knes
Committee on off-street parking, load
ing and Unloading space Charles vp-
pan a. Ssn B su Eefsr masss E E1sf
AN Committee 0 81 population density con-
John Gas Hs sh5map e, Tray s.rrs
IS Robert 3 sIeishI MAJ Gen .; $.
a asans w hf f Pres. Rev and Gou.
'ue Committee on warehousins. light and
ssEy Morris csfrts KeTSsr
Gill. Harvey L. Jones and James H.
.Sa2 p en- iss sales s:ns f' sas
Rufus s. Lusk. CARRIED |. k.ss. Horace
B. Wright and william r. Dyer. . 'A'
Dr. .r:: Homer Hoyt; chairman; John Z.
RAYMOND M. Taylor and James b.
FRANKLIN,
Committee on height and bulk of
building-Alvin Z; Aubinoe. chairman:
as D. Carson. John @. Scharf and A. r.
ClaS, members.
Committee on nonconforming uses
Ringgold Hart, chairman; David Horn
stein. John B. Ecker. Lotion s. Wesley.
John MONAGHAN and Mrs. Harold B.
Hinton.
Committee on use of residential prop
erty by tradeS labor research and other
Sandoz; chairman; F. Moran McGonihe.
Lloyd T. Needs, w. Herbert Gill. James
c. Wilkes and Thomas D. Carson;
Committee on measures to control the
development adjacent to public property
Lewis 7: Breuningsr. chairman; spen-
Gardner More. Mrs. Harold B. Hinton
and Maj; Gen. u. s; Grant. III tret.
technical stan-George w. Lipscomb.
chairman; Fred 1; Hallsr: John r: Scar
Press. I. T. Needs, Burton w. Marsh.
James H. Ferry and George w. Linkins.