Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-14
Officials Move
To Expedite
New Airport
Release of Funds
To Prepare Plans
Is Requested


the following steps for prompt
action by the Civil Aeronau.
tics Administration and othei
agencies in the building anc
development Of the facility:
Requested immediate release
by the Bureau Of the Budget
OF tl2.5 million appropriated
by the Congress last summer
for the preparation Of engineer.
ing plans. land acquisition anc
the initiation Of first-stags
construction Of an additions
national airport.
Requested the Attorney Gen.
eral 70 take immediate step.
for the acquisition Of necessary
property.
Air Survey Ordered
Louis s. Rothschild. under.
secretary Of commerce fol
transportation. requested ths
Coast and oeodetic Survey 4
undertake at once an aeriaI
Photographic survey OF the en-
tire area within q smile radlu;
Iof the site.
At the same time, James T,
Pyle. administrator Of civil
aeronautics. requested approxi-
mately 90 Of the country's larg-
est engineering and architec-
turAl firms TO submit by FebFu-
AIRY 3 their qualifications for
construction Of the proposed
airport. The actual contract,
which will be negotiated. win
call for the following work:
l. Master plan study and re-
port.
2. Preparation Of construc-
ton plans and specifications
for field facilities, terminal
building and service structures
3. Supervision Of construc.
ton for materials and soil
testing.
Burke Tract Surplus
Secretary Weeks stated that
the 1850 acres owned by the
Federal Government in the
vicinity Of Burke. Va, which
was originally acquired by the
Department Of Commerce as a
possible second airport site. will
now be declared surplus TO the
needs Of the department and
turned over TO the General
Services Administration for dis
posal.
Meanwhile. reaction poured
In from Capitol Hill.
Representative Broyhill, Re-
publican Of Virginia, whose dis
trict embraces both the Burke
and Chantilly airport sites. said
he Is satisfied Gen. Quesada
has done a thorough and COM
mendable job" in making the
study.
The Virginia lawmaker. long
q bitter foe Of the Burke pro-
posal. said he would press for
immediate passage Of his bill
authorizing the transfer Of
Government-acquired land al
Burke back TO the original
owners or to private interests.
while Chantilly will nat
urally have an adverse impact
on some Of the people in my
district. 1t will affect far fewer
than would any of the other
sites which might have been
used. particularly the Burke
site which was originally
chosen by the cAA.
Monroney Halls Choice
Senator Monroney. Democrat
Of Oklahoma. leader in the
fight to get Washington a Sec
ond airport. also offered con-
gratulations TO Gen. Quesada
The chantilly site. Senator
Monroney declared. has many
factors to strongly recommend
It for development into one Of
the finest jet terminals Of the
Nation.
There are q few factors
against It, principally the dis
lance from Washington. Much
can be done TO overcome that
however. with through. four
lane express highways.
Because OF the wisdom OF
Congress in making the Que
sada determination the final
signal for start Of construction,
II hope well see work begin
within a few days.
ITO delay would be to COM
promise the danger Of WASH
ington National"
Senator Beall, Republican of
Maryland. a champion Of the
Friendship airport site. said II
seemed completely foolhardy'
TO spend funds for facilities
that will duplicate others adj
mittedly available and adequate
at present.
Representative Hyde. Repub-
licap Of Maryland. said he saw
Chantilly as more expensive
than Friendship because high
ways linking the Virginia site
with tie District would have
TO be built. An expressway
connects the existing Friend
ship airport with the District
Has Confidence In Quesada
Howard c. Drake, president
OF the Washington Board Of
Trade. issued this statement:
Let's stop the discussion and
get this much needed airport
for Washington built. I have
full confidence In Gen. Quesada
His choice OF Chantilly Is
based on future development
In the area and as he said the
decision is based primarily on
public safety. airport and air
space capacity. community i'm
pact. public service and cost
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