The Washington herald., 1911-10-08
CENTRAL CITIZENS
DELAY MEETING
Vital Questions to Be Taken
Up October 21.

For the consideration of score of
vital questions affecting the people of
the District universally. a special meet
ing Of the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations will be held Saturday night,
October q.
1t had been planned to hold the special
meeting last night but it was finally
decided to postpone the gathering until
all of the associations represented in the
body had held their first fall meetings.
Among the questions which will be
considered are the enactment of a law
by Congress providing for the establish
ment of a public utilities commission in
the District, the proposed change in the
present haIf-and-half payment financial
plan Of the District government. the in
crease in water rates, the universal
! transfer system. the representation Of
| the District by a delegate in Congress,
| the plan for half fares for school chill
dren on the street railways of the Dis
trict, the plan providing that the Dis
trict appropriations bill be considered
by the House District Committee, instead
Of by the general appropriations COM
mittee, as at present, the plan for the
Federal government to pay One-haf of
the expense of street extension work,
the entire expense of which Is now borne
by the District, the retirement plan for
policemen and firemen, the teachers re-
tirement plan. and a number Of other
matters of varying Importance.
Some new interesting facts are to be
brought forward in connection with Rep
resentative Ben Johnson's proposed
change in the financial plan of the Dis
trict government, and the already much
mooted water-rate increase question will
be thoroughly debated. The federation is
taking especial interest in the fight for
universal transfers, as it W&s the first
organization to take steps toward placing
the matter before Congress by the prep
aration of a bill. The question was first
given consideration by the federation
about the time of the introduction of the
Wylie universal transfer bill in 1910.
The question of having the District
represented by a delegate in Congress
will be introduced by the Parkview Citi-
zens' Association. 1t is thought that If
provision were made for such a dele
gate, the interests Of the people Of the
District would be furthered much better
than at present.
The matter OF obtaining half fares for
school children on the railways OF the
city Will be introduced by the Southeast
Washington Citizens Associa tiOn. Allan
Davis, principal of Business High School
and one Of the most prominent members
or the association, has prepared care
full study OF the matter. He has COL
lected statistics showing the number of
cities in the United States which have
adopted the plan. and showing how the
system has imposed no hardships upon
the railway companies.
The plan providing for the -considera-
ton of the District appropriation bill
by the House District Committee will be
introduced by the Northwest Citizens
Suburban Associate
The present officers of the federation
are William Nick. Clayton. of the Bright
wood Citizens Association, president;
Glenn Brown. of the American Institute
Of Architects, vice president; w. H.
Richardson. of the Benning Citizens AS
sociation, treasurer, and E. ". Dutton,
OF the Chamber of Commerce. secretary.