Public Buildings and Grounds: Hearings Before the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, House of Representatives, Seventieth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 16608 ... H.R. 17026 ... H.R. 16661 ... S.J. Res. 213 ... H.R. 11726 ... H.R. 15524 ... January 30, February 13 and 14, 1929U.S. Government Printing Office, 1929 - 52 pages |
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acquisition of lands adjacent to Nogales amended amount Anacostia River Analostan Island appropriation approved architect authorizing the paving beautiful Budget BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS Capital City CHAIRMAN city planning Colonel Grant commissioners COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC comprehensive park cost CRAIL Cramton bill Creek and Anacostia DALLINGER District of Columbia ESLICK expenditure expenses February 13 Federal Radio Commission Federal strip known Federation of Citizens fiscal Fort Washington funds George Washington Memorial HAVENNER HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES increase indorsed interest J. C. Nichols known as International KOPP Lapeer legislation Maryland and Virginia Maryland side matter Mount Vernon National Capital Park necessary organizations Parent-Teachers Association Park and Planning Park Commission park lands Planning Commission playground system Potomac from Mount president projects proposed provides PUBLIC BUILDINGS public parks purchase purposes radio Rock Creek Park Secretary session Sligo Creek stations TERRELL tion United Virginia requisite Washington Memorial Parkway writes
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Page 16 - An Act for the acquisition, establishment, and development of the George Washington Memorial Parkway along the Potomac from Mount Vernon and Fort Washington to the Great Falls, and to provide for the acquisition of lands in the District of Columbia and the States of Maryland and Virginia requisite to the comprehensive park, parkway, and playground system of the National Capital...
Page 14 - An Act providing for a comprehensive development of the park and playground system of the National Capital
Page 15 - That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $7,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for...
Page 17 - ... of, the National Capital Park and Planning Commission and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia.
Page 9 - In this connection it may be added that the Director of the Bureau of the Budget advises that this report is not in conflict with the financial program of the President. An extra copy of this communication is inclosed for the use of your committee. Very truly yours, AW MELLON, Secretary of the Treasury. Mr.
Page 1 - ... the proposed legislation, is not in conflict with the financial program of the President.
Page 24 - The funds so appropriated shall be paid from the revenues of the District of Columbia and the general funds of the Treasury in the same proportion as other expenses of the District of Columbia.
Page 11 - CHAIRMAN. You have heard the motion. All in favor of the motion let it be known by saying " aye," opposed
Page 11 - It is moved and seconded that this bill as amended be favorably reported, all in favor say " aye " all opposed " no " ; the ayes have it and it is so ordered.
Page 13 - I second the motion. The CHAIRMAN. It is moved and seconded that the bill be amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the amendment I read to the committee. All in favor of the motion say " aye," opposed " no " ; the ayes have it and the bill will be so amended.