Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-21
Records Show That District
DesiresrRederal Advance.
EXPRESS SENTIMENTS
MOVEMENT UNDER WAY TO Sc
CURE FURTHER ENDORSEMENTS.
The Voice Of the District to Be I'm
mistakably Raised for Informa-
ton Of Congress.

the COST OF great permanent works be paid
Tor by means Of a loan Of some description,
either the issue Of bonds or the advance Of
sufficient funds to. the District by the gov
eminent on a lenE-term basis. This fact
has been Enthusiastically placed on record in
various forms in the past. Nevertheless an
impression has obtained at the House of
Representatives that the business men Of
Washington do not desire the advance, but
prefer to continue in the old way Of pay
ing for their great public works on a cash
basis by means Of increased current taxa
ton.
In view of the action Of the House yes
terday in passing the appropriation bill
framed on the cash payment basis the
friends Of the federal advance measure.
which Chairman Babcock is to bring up
in the House next Monday, feel anxious that
this misconceptfon of the Districts position
be emphaticaliy corrected. and conseque ntly
steps were taken today to secure adddtion-
al expressions Of the public sentiment on
this score of the federal advance In season
to demonstrate to the House next Monday
that there Is practically no dissent from
the principle underlying the District COM
mittee's bill. IN all likelihood meetings OF
the Board of Trade and Business Mems AS
ISOLATION will be held between now and
then in order that the situation may be
canvassed and resolutions passed restating
to the loan.
Past Action Of Board OF Trade.
The Board of Trade several years ago
Endorsed the general principle of loan by
urging the issue OF $4,000 Of bonds to
pay the cost of laying the great sewer sys-
tenn. Last season the question came UP in
different shape, the principle underlying
the sewer bond project being EXTENDED to
apply to the whole program Of great public
works.
The committee on municipal finance. Of
which Mr.. John Joy Edison was then and Is
yet chairman. adopted, on the 18th OF jan
uary. 1902, resolutions Of which the follow
Ing formed part:
Resolved. That Congress be urged to
adopt the plan recommended by. the Com
missioners for obtaining money for perma-
nent improvements, namely. loan from
the United States to the District Of Colun-
bia for sufficient sum to reimburse the
general revenAes Of the District for expendi-
lures already ENORMOUSLY made. and to pay
for the Districts share in carrying out the
following improvements now urgently called
for by our people, said debt to be for
period OF. say, twenty five years, payable in
annual instalIments, with interest at the rate
Of per cent per annum: /, Filtration; 2.
Sewage; 3, Improvement Of Anacostia Flats:
4. Municipal Building; s, Street Extension.
Provided. that In all cases the cost Of the
same be divided equally between the United
States and the District" =. a
The board Of directors Of the Board Of
Trade three days later approved the report
OF the mundcipal finance committee en-
bodying this resolution. Later, May 5,
1902, the same committee adopted the fol-
lowing resolution. suggested by the pend
ency OF the proposition to add personal
tax to the btffdehsslmposed on the District:
Resolved, That the committee Is Of the
opinion that personal. tax Is unnecessary.
especially in view of the proposed plan to
obtain an advance OF funds from the gov
- Ia
committee will urge that extraordinary i'm
proyements be- met by such advances Of
funds" ~, , 80. .t.
Citizens, Associations Indorse Loan.
On the 5th Of January. 1902, representa-
tives Of nine different citizens associations
of the District eefs Columbia held meeting
and adopted the following resolutions: Ia
l"It is the unanimous sentiment of the
delegates from the different citizens asso-
Citations throughout the District that Con-
gress should grant at once an advance from
the United States treasury to the District
commensurate with the present urgent
needs Of the District for public improve
ments, and that money so advanced should
be paid back through a series of years in
proportions provided by the compact or or
ganic act OF 1878 relating to the District of
Columbia"
The organizations represented at the
meeting were the Brightwood Citizens
Association, Brookland Citizens Associa-
ton. North Capitol and lexington Citizens
Association, Georgetown Citizens Associa-
ton. Takoma Park Citizens Association.
Northeast washington Citizens Associa-
ton, Mount Pleasant Citizens Association.
Business Mems Association Of Congress
Heights and the Southern District.
Secretary Bulkley OF the Business Mems
Association said this afternoon to q Star
reporter that he proposed calling a meeting
Of the board Of directors Of the associa ton
for Friday next at noon, for the burmese of
reindorsing the loan bill.