GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, CALIFORNIA-PROVIDING HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE SEVENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H. R. 2912 AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE CHARGING OF TOLLS Joseph Guandolo, Federal Works Agency, Washington, D. C. Hon. Clarence F. Lea, a Representative in Congress from the First III JUL 201943 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA-PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT OF TOLLS MONDAY, JULY 5, 1943 UNITED STATES SENATE, Washington, D. C. The committee met at 10:30 a. m., pursuant to call, in the Capitol, Senator Hattie W. Caraway presiding. Present: Senators Caraway (presiding), Radcliffe, McCarran, Burton, and Robertson. Present also: Senator Downey; Representatives Lea, Welch, Rolph, and Johnson of California. Senator CARAWAY (presiding). The committee will please come to order. We have for consideration this morning H. R. 2912, which will be made a part of the record. (The bill under consideration, H. R. 2912, is as follows:) [H. R. 2912, 78th Cong., 1st sess.] AN ACT To authorize the charging of tolls for the passage or transit of Government traffic over the Golden Gate Bridge Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That tolls may be charged for the passage or transit over the Golden Gate Bridge of Government traffic, including military or naval personnel and their dependents and civilian employees of the Army and Navy traveling on Government business, but such tolls shall not be in excess of the tolls charged for the passage or transit of other traffic over such bridge: Provided, That any person belonging or attached to the military forces of the United States shall, together with his conveyance, personal baggage, and the military property of the United States in his charge, be allowed passage or transit over such bridge free of toll, if he presents an order for duty in the military forces of the United States which requires him in the performance of such duty to pass over such bridge. Passed the House of Representatives June 21, 1943. SOUTH TRIMBle, Clerk. Senator RADCLIFFE. We have had the benefit of the advice of some of those who had protested against this legislation. It will be very helpful to the committee in its effort to try to work it out. Invitations were extended, I believe, to various other people who are familiar with this matter, and I know it would be very helpful to the subcommittee which is making its report if we could hear from them this morning and hear their views on the subject. Senator CARAWAY (presiding). From whom shall we hear first? Mr. Miles is here from the Post Office Department. Senator RADCLIFFE. Mr. Johnstone and Mr. Guandolo are here from the Federal Works Agency. Is anyone here from the War Department? 1 |