not take credit for them twice. There was a reference to Cardiac Hill yesterday, but actually the grade difference between Dupont Circle and the area of the Washington Hilton is only a little over 2 percent as you go up the hill and then go clear to the top you can make a general overall average of about 3-percent grade. I think these are problems for the elderly and people not in good shape, but again we are talking about several million dollars expenditure. The CHAIRMAN. Well, I am glad to have your clarification and particularly because I thought it must be true that you people are the proper people to evaluate this rather than the Congress. I was very happy to hear the representatives and was glad to give them the opportunity of presenting their viewpoints through us to you. But, after all, the case is one that is argued before you and not before us. I think that is the way it should be summed up. Do you have any further observations you care to make? Mr. GRAHAM. I believe not, sir; unless there are further questions. The CHAIRMAN. I think I have none. The record will be kept open until Monday for any additional information that the people from the Columbia Heights area might care to add or might care to clear up on the record. It will be kept open until next Monday morning, which is 5 days. We will stand in adjournment. (Whereupon at 10:50 a.m. the subcommittee adjourned.) (The following was received for the record :) Hon. ALAN BIBLE, GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Washington, D.C., November 24, 1967. Chairman, Committee on the District of Columbia, MY DEAR SENATOR BIBLE: First, allow me to express to you my appreciation for having been invited by your Committee to testify as to the position of the present Government of the District of Columbia with respect to S. 2094 and H.R. 11395, substantially identical bills authorizing certain changes in present plans for a rail rapid transit line for the District of Columbia. These changes would result in the elimination of the Columbia Heights spur line and the relocation of a portion of the system to a route south of Independence Avenue, from 12th Street, S.W., eastward. I did not avail myself of your Committee's invitation to testify on these bills for the reason that as of the date of the hearing on them, November 14, I had not yet been able, because of the pressure of other work, to acquaint myself fully with the issues and considerations involved in the proposed change. I was, however, aware of the fact that my predecessors in office, the Board of Commissioners, had studied the proposed change in the route of the rail rapid transit system and had favorably reported on the legislation, recommending the enactment of S. 2094. In view of this, I decided there was no need for the District Government to make a further study of this particular matter, and Mr. Robert F. Kneipp, Assistant Corporation Counsel, D.C., was asked to inform your Committee accordingly. You have now asked me to state the position of the present District Government with respect to S. 2094 and H.R. 11395. At this time, I want to say that on the basis of the considerations I have stated above, I support the position that was taken by the prior Board of Commissioners. At the same time, I wish to emphasize that I am taking this position for the purpose of expediting the construction of this urgently needed mass transit service. However, it is also my intention, and I have already given instructions to this effect, to explore thoroughly the mass transit needs relative to additional areas of the District, including, without limitation, the Columbia Heights area and the 14th Street, N.W., corridor. I expect, incidentally, that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority will proceed, as expeditiously as may be possible, to furnish mass transit service to the 7th Street corridor, in accordance with the Authority's action of October 20, 1967, making the 7th Street line a part of the proposed regional transit system approved by the Authority. Thank you again for allowing me to state my view concerning this very important matter. Sincerely yours, WALTER E. WASHINGTON, Commissioner of the District of Columbia. A BILL TO AMEND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA POLICE AND FIREMEN'S PURPOSES A BILL TO AMEND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA POLICE AND FIREMEN'S S. 2623 A BILL TO AMEND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA POLICE AND FIREMEN'S BILLS TO AMEND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TEACHERS' SALARY 90-150 NOVEMBER 15, 1967, AND FEBRUARY 14, 1968 Printed for the use of the Committee on the District of Columbia NOVEMBER 15, 1967 POLICE AND FIREMEN'S PAY LEGISLATION S. 1511: To amend the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary S. 2102: To amend the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Staff memorandum H.R. 15131: To amend the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's STATEMENTS Association of Retired Policemen of the District of Columbia, Royce L. Forrest, Albert D., Chief Classification Division, Personnel Office... Galotta, Henry A., Chief, Fire Department.. Kneipp, Robert F., Assistant Corporation Counsel.. Fire Fighters Association (Local 36, I.A.F.F.) District of Columbia: 53 Kefauver, Alden C., Jr., president. 53 Yocum, Floyd, first vice president_. 53 National Park Service, Nash Castro, Assistant Regional Director.. Policemen's Association of the District of Columbia, John L. Sullivan, MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD Anderson, Harry R., Assistant Secretary of the Interior, letter dated Nov. 9, 1967, to Hon. Alan Bible, expressing views on S. 2102........ District of Columbia government: Fletcher, Thomas W., Assistant to the Commissioner: Letter dated March 6, 1968, to Chairman Bible, reporting on H.R. 15131, a bill to amend the District of Columbia Police and Fire- men's Salary Act of 1958 to increase salaries and for other pur- poses; passed by the House of Representatives on February 26, Tobriner, Hon. Walter N., President, Board of Commissioners: Letter dated February 9, 1967, submitting draft bill.. Letter dated October 10, 1967, reporting on S. 2102 with attached (B) Study on pay adjustments for D.C. police and firemen__ Police minimum salary rates in nearby communities.. Police maximum salary rates in nearby communities__ Firefighter minimum salary rates in nearby communities. Firefighter maximum salary rates in nearby communities. |