Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-11
Fund Measure
For Hospitals
Also Approved

ChAnAatAoAs
Although the House already
has approved the taxi insur-
lnce measure. II will have to
zeal with an amendment added
~ the Senate, which makes
changes in the Districts Motor
Vehicle Responsibility Law.
Other bills passed by the SEN
ate today included:
/. An increase in the author
zation Of funds granted to Co
umbia Hospital and George
own University Hospital, add
ng $4,000 to Columbia's
grant for additions for remod-
cling and $450. 900 to George
owns grants for a nurses DOR
mitory. a medical-dental build
ng and a diagnostic building.
The grants must be matched
penny for penny by the hos
pitfalls.
Changes In Formula
The House has an identical
bill dividing the grant money
$3.50 between Federal and Dis
trict sources. but the Senate
measure changes the formula
to 20 per cent Federal money
and 80 per cent District money.
The increased authorizations
are designed to make up for
increases in costs since the
authorization in the
Washington Hospital Center
Act.
2. A bill requiring the Dis
trict Commissioners to license
physical therapists. Costing an
$4,000 a year to adj
minister, the measure was rec
by the Commission
ers and the District Medical
Society.
3. A House-approved bill TO
permit District vehicles to
transport children of employees
at the Children's Center near
Laurel to schools in Laurel.
The bill was sent to the White
House.
4. Authorization for the Dis
trict to contract with Virginia
communities to handle sewage
that otherwise would be
dumped in the Potomac River.
The bill would allow the new
CHA building in Fairfax County
to tie its sewer lines into the
District system.
S. A bill to allow the District
to send notices of special tax
assessments for public improve
ments to landowners by regis.
tered mail as well as by per.
Sonal service.
Rock Greek Park Bill
s. A House-passed measure.
sent to the White House by
the Senate, to allow unspent
land acquisition funds for the
George Washington Memorial
Parkway in Maryland and vir.
ginia, estimated at $750,0O0, to
be spent instead to extend Rock
Creek Park in Maryland.
7. A bill to exempt police and
firemen from paying an in
crease in their retirement de-
duction back to october, 1866.
The bill, sent to the White
House, will save firemen and
Metropolitan, Park and White
House policemen an average Of
$72 each by setting the begin
ming Of the increased deduc-
ton at August, 1857.
8. A bill to authorize the In
terror Department to exchange
some land acquired for the
George Washington Memorial
Parkway route in Montgomery
County for other land parcels
now owned by the D. c. Transit
System and the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co. The bill is de-
signed to straighten out the
parkway route protect park land
along the C&O Canal and
eliminate the need for crossings
between the parkway and the
private facilities.
The taxicab insurance meas
ure would set coverage at $10,.
900 for injury or death to one
person, $4,000 for injury or
death to two or more persons
and IS, 900 for property damage.
This is the minimum already
carried on most private autos
in Washington under the Mo-
tor Vehicle Responsibility Law.
Requirements Of Law
Present law requires cab in
surance Of 5000, $4,000 and
81, 900 for the three categories.
The Senate amendment to
the measure adds the entire
text of another bill making
technical changes in the re-
sponsibility law. That bill all
ready has passed the Senate.
but inclusion of the language
in the insurance measure gives
the House a chance TO accept
the entire measure without
holding hearings on the respon-
sibility law changes.
Meanwhile, the House post
poned action until tomorrow on
IL District bills so it could de-
vote floor time to eulogies for
Representative McVey, Repub-
lican of Illinois. Mr.. Mcvey died
last night Of a heart attack.
Pending House measures in
clude a controversial proposal
to allow razing of the Municipal
Fish and Farmers Markets
along the Washington Channel.
These markets must come down
to make way for the Washing
ton Channel Bridge and South.
west Freeway, key features Of
the proposed redevelopment of