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and a second look at the route
for the east leg.
The committee, acting on the
recommendations of its Sub
committee on District Appro-
priations, headed by Repre-
sentative hatcher, Democrat of
Kentucky, bluntly refused to
settle the highway-rapid transit
controversy by announcing it
was not a 'policymaking" body.
Displacement Cited
The report on the bill added
in carefully selected words:
'::The committee believes that
where thousands of people will
be displaced, every precaution
should be taken prior to con-
struction to protect these peo-
pie before they are forced out
Of their homes. Further,
Washington should not be made
more convenient for more auto
mobiles, and any plan that has
this for its sole purpose is a
mistake. Those who are OPP
posed to highways and hope the
temporary delay in the Inner
Loop program will destroy the
freeway system should be dis
appointed.
This apparently left the door
open to future freeway con-
Struction in the heart of the
city. The report said it was
hoped the November report of
the National Capital Trans
portation Agency on a rapid
transit system for the area will
assist in the solution" of the
long-standing controversy.
But the report then pointed
out that after this study, for
nation Of a relocation program
and additional route studies,
there will be an adequate
amount in the highway fund to
solve this and other important
problems which will confront
District highway officials in the
near future"
Authorizes Borrowing
- While the committee deleted
funds earmarked for Inner Loop
projects, it did recommend that
the Highway Department be
permitted to borrow SIG mil
lion. If this is approved by
the Senate and if the Commits
sioners decide to proceed once
again with the Inner Loop,
financing would be available.
Permission to spend the money
could come in the form Of a
supplemental request early in
the next session Of Congress.
And the committee did allow
funds which will enable the
Highway Department to pro-
coed with the planning of the
center leg of the Inner Loop
and the Three Sisters Bridge
and construction of portions of
the Potomac River freeway-all
closely tied in to the grand de-
sign of the Inner Loop.
d. C. Heads Give Views
Today, the Commissioners
gave this statement on the sub
committees deletion of the
funds for the major highway
projects:
THE Commissioners assume
that the subcommittee, in dis
approving these items, is
stressing two points: First, that
the studies of the National
Capital Transportation Agency
may assist in the solution of
this problem, and secondly,
that Congress wishes to insure
adequate provision for the care
Of persons displaced by the
highway construction program.
I'm the event pending FEEDER
al legislation Chat deals with
strengthening relocation serv-
ices to persons displaced by
highway projectS) is not passed,
the Commissioners will con-
tinue their efforts to provide
legislation to furnish admins
trative machinery and moving
allowances and to insure that
adequate housing will be avail
able for persons displaced. The
effort to provide a central re-
location service will be pursued.
In addition, they will lend all
efforts to induce private CAPT.
tai to furnish housing for low
income families provided for in
the 1861 Housing Act.
THE Commissioners feel con-
fident that it will be possible to
provide for these people while
maintaining required progress
in the highway system"
This statement came from
Mr.. Tobriner and Engineer
Commissioner Frederick j.
Clarke. Mr.. Duncan is on
vacation.
C. Darwin Stolzenbach, ad-
ministrator of the National
Capital Transportation Agency,
said he did not want to COM