Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-14
Congress 10 Gel
|PeaceCross
Project Plea
MoyIonders Back
81 Million Fund for
Flood Control Work
By Harold B. Rogers

| by b1ObOtU De NU9StS
President Eisenhower budget
recommendation for 81 million
to start construction Of the Ana
costa River flood control prof.
ect will be strongly urged before
Congress this week.
Maryland members Of Con-
gress and officials of the Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission have prepared a we'll
documented argument for pres
entation to appropriation sub
committees of both House and
Senate.
Representative Small, Repub-
lican, of Maryland will head a
delegation scheduled to appear
at 11:4O am. tomorrow before
an executive session Of the House
Appropriations Subcommittee on
civil functions and military
construction.
Among commission officials
expected to appear are Commits
| sioner Ted Ray, and Harry B.
Shaw, chief engineer. The Army
Engineers, who are behind the
project, also will be represented.
Cites Maryland Appropriation.
Mr.. Small, who has been fight
mo for Federal funds needed to
make available $4.250.O00 al
ready authorized by Maryland,
emphasized that the State
money cannot be used unless
Congress makes an appropria-
ton for the project.
He pointed out that the Sub
urban Sanitary Commission has
been officially designated by the
legislature as the States official
contracting agency to proceed
with its part Of the construction,
If and when funds are available.
II Congress will appropriate its
share, Mr.. Small predicted con-
struction could begin this year.
An elaborate program to pre-
vent floods which periodically
make the Peace Cross area in
BladenSburg impossible has been
developed by the Army Engineers
and would be ready to be put
into action. It involves a series
of bikes and other developments
to eliminate the hazard to COM
munities along the river.
Beall to Urge Action.
Senator Beall, Republican of
Maryland. will head a delega-
ton to urge the same appropria-
ton before a companion sub
committee of the Senate Appro-
priations committee at 10:40
am. Tuesday. officials OF the
Sanitary Commission also plan
to present their case before the
Senate group.
The Senate subcommittee al
ready has heard testimony IA
vorable to the appropriation
from the Army Engineers. At
recent hearing. the Senators
heard an official explanation of
the need to extend the project.
Col. Arthur D. Starbird, assistant
chief of Engineers for civil
| works flood control. explained
the total Federal participation in
the project has been increased
from the former figure of SIS
million to about $8.3 million.
Transport Hearing to Resume.
Other issues affecting Wash
ington and its Metropolitan
Area are scheduled for consider
alton by Congress this week.
A Senate District subcommit-
tee will resume public hearings
Friday morning looking into
Metropolitan Area mass trans
portation problems.
officials of the Public Utilities
Commission have been called to
testify. The hearing may be the
last of open sessions.
The subcommittee headed by
Senator Payne. Republican, of
Maine plans to hold executive
sessions later to make its find
ings and recommendations. in
Guiding proposed legislation. The
Senate has extended juriSdic-
ton of the unit to May /.
COnfers on Transport Authority.
Meantime on the House side
of the Capitol, Representative
Hyde, Republican, of Maryland
said he was comforting with
members of the District ;7om-
nittee and other legislators on
his new bill for a three member
commission to regulate mass
transportation passenger car
riers in the Metropolitan Area.
He is making study with a
view to speeding action on his
measure. He indicated he may
offer his bill on the House floor
later this month as an amend
ment to similar legislation al
ready passed by the Senate.
This pending legislation orig
inally was passed by the House
for a commission to make a
study of transportation and
highway problems in the Metro
politan Area. 1t was amended by
the Senate to set up the regula-
tory body. This two-part meas
ure is awaiting House action on
the Speakers desk. 1t has not
been referred to a committee.
Considers Danaher Nomination.
The nomination Of John A.
Danaher, former Connecticut
Republican Senator. as a judge
of the U. S. Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia, still is
under consideration by a Sen
at Judiciary Subcommittee. Fur
ther hearings may be held, it
was indicated. but no date has
FT7l.