District of Columbia Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1968: Hearings Before the Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, Ninetieth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 8569 ...

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967 - 3708 pages
 

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Page 746 - ... property, a variance from such strict application so as to relieve such difficulties or hardship, provided such relief can be granted without substantial detriment to the public good and without substantially impairing the intent, purpose, and integrity of the zone plan as embodied in the zoning regulations and map.
Page 1106 - Old Age Assistance, Aid to the Blind, Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), Medical Assistance to the Aged, and, after 1965, "Medicaid.
Page 746 - ... exceptional topographic conditions or other extraordinary and exceptional situation or condition of such piece of- property...
Page 397 - Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Page 505 - shall consist of a central library and such number of branch libraries so located and so supported as to furnish books and other printed matter and information service convenient to the homes and offices of all residents of the said District.
Page 505 - This report presented the following conclusionsThe present Central Library buildings provide only 35 percent of the space necessary to perform efficiently and adequately the activities now being undertaken, and only 25 percent of the space needed to provide a full range of library services. Public facilities are congested and often uncomfortable. Staff facilities are so cramped that efficient and economic operation is reduced significantly. The separation of Central Library activities among two buildings...
Page 563 - DR. JOSEPH M. CARROLL, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT IN CHARGE OF GENERAL RESEARCH, BUDGET AND LEGISLATION; GRANVILLE W.
Page 128 - In order to provide the people of the District of Columbia with a stadium suitable for holding athletic events and other activities and events of a nature requiring such a facility, the Board hereby determines to construct a stadium with a maximum seating capacity of 50,000 on the East...
Page 726 - District of Columbia 10 Florida 11 Georgia 12 Hawaii 13 Idaho 14 Illinois 15 Indiana 16 Iowa 17 Kansas 18 Kentucky 19 Louisiana 20 Maine 21 Maryland 22 Massachusetts 23 Michigan 24 Minnesota 25 Mississippi 26 Missouri 27 Montana 28 Nebraska 29 Nevada 30 New Hampshire 31 New Jersey 32 New Mexico 33 New York 34 North Carolina 35 North Dakota 36 Ohio 37 Oklahoma 38 Oregon 39 Pennsylvania 40 Rhode Island 41 South Carolina 42 South Dakota 43 Tennessee 44 Texas 45 Utah 46 Vermont 47 Virginia...
Page 505 - Library from offering a number of important facilities and services to the public. The central library building at Mount Vernon Square is obsolete. Poor interior arrangement, high ceilings, poor reflecting surfaces, much wasted space, and a lack of air conditioning lead to expensive operation, public and staff inconvenience and discomfort and operational inefficiencies.

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