Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-21
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Full Appreciation
Voted to Complete
Flood Projects
BY HAROLD B. ROGERS

Dy 11AnOLD b. hOOENS
The House Appropriations
Committee today approved ST.
$4,000 for the Army Engineers
to complete the entire flood con-
troll project in the Anacostia
River, providing protection to
five communities and the Peace
Cross area at Bladensburg, Md.
In sending this item to the
House floor for action tomorrow
the committee included it in a
big appropriation bill carrying
funds for the Army Engineers
and other agencies.
The bill carries total of $787
million, a reduction of $31.4 mil
lion in the budget estimates and
S60.5 million below similar APP
preparations for this expiring
fiscal year.
Other Projects
The committee recommended
appropriation of money for sew
eral other projects in the WASH
ington- Maryland-Virginia area.
They included:
Maryland-Cumberland, Md,
and Ridgeley. w. Va, $3.4 million;
Crisf1eld Harbor, 100000; Little
Creek. $4,000; Loves Wharf
Anchorage, $4,000; Queenstown
Harbor, $4,000; st. GATHERINGS
Sound. $4,000; Wicomico River,
$21.0
Virginia Norfolk Harbor,
Craney Island Disposal Area,
81, 784,000; Norfolk and Ports
mouth Belt Line Railroad Bridge,
ST million: Thimble Shoal Chan
mel, $280,000: Deep Creek, Ac-
comack County. $4,000; Oyster
Channel. $4,000.
Fun Amount Approved
The committee approved the
full amount of the budget re-
quest for the Anacostia project
as recommended by its Subcom-
mittee on public works appro-
priations.
The engineers said the long
pending project which affects
the channel of the Anacostia
River along the upper section of
that stream and its northea.t
and northwest branches from
their confluence at BladenSburg
(Md0 can be completed in the
coming fiscal year ending June
80, 1857.
The jobs to be done next year
will include construction of the
levee and channel improvements
along the Anacostia River and
the Colmar Manor Cottage City
area, completion of dredging of
so-called section two of the
Anacostia and small boat basin
and finishing the pumping sta
tons OF Bladensburg, Edmonston
and Colmar Manor on the North
east branch.
Restores Boat Navigation
This will provide protection to
flve communities and the Peace
Cross area and will restore
small boat navigation to Blad-
ensburg.
Construction of the levee and
channel improvements on the
northwest branch and the
Brentwood pumping station will
provide protection to two ad-
ditional communities and COM
plete the improvement along
the northwest branch.
The project authorized by the
Flood Control Act of 1850 will
provide what the Army Engi-
neers call high degree of flood
control" for the seven fast-grow-
ing communities in Prince
Georges County. and improve
the use of the AnacoStia River
from its mouth at Hams Point,
promoting Water-borne traffic.
Furthermore. the engineers
told the Appropriations Subcom-
mittee that the project will also
benefit the entire Washington
Metropolitan Area by ensuring
uninterrupted transportation
over major highways to and from
the Capital and will promote de-
velopment of park areas along
the river channel to serve the
recreational needs of a popula-
ton in excess Of 5f0 nm"