Evening star., 1955-02-23
End Of HOUSING
'1eInpos' Seen
By This July
NCHA Liquidotine'
Units for Veterans
And War Workers
By WiIliom A. MilIen

By WiIliom A. MiIIen
Before the end of the fisca
year. temporary housing erected
for war workers and veteran!
here and in nearby Maryland
will be removed. the National
Capital Housing Authority's 1854
annual report reveals.
President Eisenhower trans
mitted the report to Congress
yesterday. 1t was forwarded to
the White House by Commits
sioner Samuel Spencer, the au-
thority's chairman.
The report cited the "immi-
nent liquidation of all temporary
housing under the authority's
management" This brings to
an end a piecemeal program of
demolishing the wooden homes.
Some have been sold as beach
houses.
The report said 1910 dwelling
units were removed prior to the
fiscal year 1854. In addition, 288
houses were completely removed
during that year; on June 80, a
total of LAS houses were va
Gated with removal in progress;
354 houses were vacated and
awaiting removal June 80. while
1.131 houses were partially occu-
pied on June 80 pending removal.
These total 1928 dwelling
units at an overall development
cost of $15,792,000 the report
said.
Operating Objectives Given.
Operating objectives for the
current fiscal year were set forth
as follows:
1. Advancement of project on
Southeast slum site through
acquisition, relocation of resi-
dents, site clearance. completion
of final plans and specifications
and construction contract award.
2. Advancement of project on
Southwest Slum site by similar
means.
3. Completion and occupancy
of both sections of the East Cap
itol Dwellings (577 dwelling
units.
4. Completion of the rehous-
Ing of low income families
from the Redevelopment Land
Agency's Project Area "B" in
Southwest.
S. Development of an intensi-
fed program of cooperation
with the Commissioners Com
mittee on Slum Prevention and
Rehabilitation, Redevelopment
Land Agency. National Capital
Planning Commission, District
Department of Public Welfare
and other public and private
agencies on promotion of urban
renewal, especially regarding re-
location of displaced low-income
families.
Ring Lists Highlights.
Executive Director James Ring
glanced back over the past fiscal
year and recorded in the report
these highlights:
Completion of the new Rich
ardSon Dwellings, Highland
Dwellings Addition and a 1872
unit section of the East Capitol
Notwithstanding 568 new
homes for low-income families.
Increase in supply of low-in-
come family housing through
conversion of three war housing
properties-Stoddert Dwellings,
Knox Hill Dwellings and Twenty
first street houses-totaling 482
dwelling units.
Initial rehousing of families
displaced by the Redevelopment
Land Agency from Project "B"
in Southwest.
Successful application of
general policy of non-segregation
to 81 percent of all low-rent
housing under NCHA manage
ment; policy coverage increased
during year from 348 dwellings
to 3.157 dwellings.
Legal action to secure slum
site in Southeast to construct
612 low-rent housing units.
Other Site Selected.
Southwest slum site selected
to construct 456 low-rent hous-
ing units.
Purchase of Lincoln Heights
Dwellings from Public Housing
Administration for $2,409, 1852.
Sale of $11.420.000 Of new
housing authority bonds and
$13,o83,0 900 of short-term notes
to private investors to finance
housing development.
Retirement Of $155.000 of
bonded debt.
Payments totaling $311.67 in
lieu of taxes to District and
Maryland taxing units.
Mr.. Ring said the fiscal year
1854 was one OF transition for
the authority. He pointed out in
the report "a new plan of city
rebuilding was being developed
and IN this pan public housing
was to play an essential part"
Notes Complex Task"
There has emerged, he said,
"the lnescapable realization that
the renewal Of q city is a delicate
and complex task, requiring
years Of unremitting effort-a
task which cannot succeed un-
less the community understands
and accepts fully its Obligations
for the proper rehousing of peo-
pie who must be removed from
unfit or overcrowded dwellings
in the congested central areas"
Mr.. Ring said in the report:
"Some of the slum dwellers hate
the slums and seek only re-
lao Qa. S0ynn 11sa their ho,.efy,c q