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dustrial uses as well as greater
incentives for continuation and
expansion Of residential facili-
ties" he went on.
Mr.. Remon insisted the basic
guide to metro development
must be a determination Of the
ultimate destiny Of the city
He serves on the National Capt.
tai Planning Commission and
the National Capital Housing
Authority. as well as the RIA.
AS such. he told the commits
tee he thought he expressed q
broad community sentiment.
Letters steered Congressional
investigators to other major
problems like this:
Federal building locations--
The United States has nopolicy
on location Of Federal build
ings outside land west Of the
Capitol. NCPc Chairman Har-
land Bartholomew noted. He
said decisions such as that Of
the Central intelligence Agency
TO locate at Langley. Va. were
made Independently and with
out realization Of the effects
on the economy and develop
nent Of the region"
He recommended a long
range plan of land acquisition
to meet growing needs Of the
Federal Government. Congress
should authorize this kind Of
taking as part of q comprehen-
sive regional plan. he said.
Within the city. Mr.. Bar
tholomew has recommended
that q community Of Federal
ofiices line q new Mall between
the Capitol and the Anacostia.
This would balance the West
Mall linking the Capitol to the
Washington Monument.
: TRANSPORTATION coordination
Mr. Bartholomew pointed to
the lack Of legislation to allow
transit strips In Federally aided
interstate highways. Another
need. he said. was for an over !
all authority to regulate mass /
transportation. Under consid-
Grafton in q $a00, 900 Congress
sional study. almost complete.
is establishment of this au-
thority BY interstate compact.
George E. c. Hayes. District
Public Utilities Commission
chairman. noted his interest"
in mass transportation. The
p. u. c. interest extends toi
regulating taxicabs carrying |
passengers across city. county
and State lines. he said.
Potomac River Control -
Metro residents can be assured
enough drinking water only II
storage reservoirs are built |
aiong the Potomac basin. Army !
Corps Of Engineers Chief E. C. |
Itschner warned. He seconded
Mr.. Bartholomew's recommen-
datiun that Uncle Sam set
aside open spaces along the
rivers shores suitable for rec
Ieation. II
Metf0 residents need Q fun
report % the threat Of floods
through the Potomac basin. ac-
cordins 10 the Corps of Engi-
YieerS.
Ellis s. Tisdale. director Of
ti1e Interstate Commission on
the Potomac River Basin. listed
as top priority pollution con-
troll and water supply. He and
District Engineer Commission
er A. C. yelling were together
ID urging localities TO agree on
how pure they want the river
bordering their jurisdictions
and how they will dump sew
age to ! assure that purity
Standards
Action on long grange plans
The time lag between planning
and action on plans endangers
metro order. Col. Welling
warned as chairman Of the Ma
tional Capital Regional Plan
ming Council. He blamed frag-
mentation Of area governments
for the delay.
Mr.. Bartholomew. Washing
tons chief planner. went fur
ther to say metro Jurisdictions
must decide among themselves
on action on q long-range poll
Icy. But the policy should be
set by Congress, he said.
Area survival-District Civil
Defense Director John E. Fon-
dahl urged establishment Of an
area authority to warn WASH
hngtonians Of enemy attack.
States can handle housing.
food. clothing and medical
Treatment for evacuees. he
said. But the overall opera
ton must be regulated by q
central authority. he said.
: This is in line with an area
survival plan. now being re-
viewed by the Federal Civil De-
tense Administration. 1t calls
on Uncle Sam to both finance
and direct Capital City evacu-
alton.
The District Commissioners
also sent the committee q
breakdown Of suggestions from
their department heads. They
Eere: Et
: Economic. Finance and Tax
: /. Adequacy Of present meth
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