Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-02
Mai. Judson Discusses Defeat
of District Funding Bin.
MONEY FOR BIG PROJECTS
Commissioner Points to Works
Which Are Authorized.
MAY FOLLOW OUT THE PLAN
Real Estate Features May Be Pre-
served By Policy Of the Present
Board Of Commissioners.

II am told that in part the responsible
fty for the defeat Of the debt-funding
bill lies with the efforts of certain
notorious lobbyist who has failed to get
certain favors from the Commissioners
and who has found 1t Necessary to up
hold his reputation by drumming into
the ears Of congressman that this bill
was designed for certain in tefests. Most
OF the members knew little about the
provisions of the BILL even after the short
debate"
This was part Of a statement by Com
missioner Judson to a Star reporter today.
Commissioner Judson was asked what
would be the future of the ideas incor-
porated In the Judson bill. He said he
could not TELL but that the Commissioners
would undoubtedly follow the general
ideas i'm their next estimates. although
the bill If enacted would have directed
them to do so by law.
Features to Be Preserved.
The real estate features of the Judson
bill will be preserved, in all probability,
in the policy Of the present board of Com
missioners concerning parks and park
legislation.
The bill follows the general plans of
the recent park commission, and Commits
sioner Judson's idea was to have a law
which would prevent q heterogeneous sys-
tenn of parks strewed through the Dis
trict without following any plan at all
For that reason 1t is confidently expected
at the District building that the Com
missioners will strongly oppose any legis-
lation for parks that does not follow the
plans Of the park commission and of
the so-called Judson bill.
While speaking Of District legislation.
tural allegory concerning the one lamb
that was lost in the brush while the
ninety and nine were safe in the fold:
I'VE are too prone to make lot
Of noise about the one lost lamb and
overlook the splendid flock gathered
right here at home. For instance, the
District has lost one bill, but look what
splendid appropriation bill Congress
has given us. I think that undoubted-
ly it is one of the finest ever passed.
will cost us s275.oo0. We will be able
to start the improvement to the Ana
costa flats. We get enough money on
the first year for a very good start
on that project, as the plans have to
be drawn in the first year. We get
the money to scoop out Willow Tree
alley and to make that social pest hole
into beneficial playground for one of
the dingiest sections of the District.
1--WE also get the new and dignif1ed
will transform the ravine which starts
at 18th street, Columbia road and
Mount Pleasant street into a broad,
graded entrance. The study prepared
for that project shows an entrance
over 800 feet wide. with rest stations.
and small streets cut through at Ger,
tain portions OF the way. now utilized
for public benefit.
All But One Of Projects.
I'm other words we get all but one
of the five big projects which we an
ticipated at the time we made up the
estimates Of the Districts revenue for
the next fiscal year. The one project
we did not get is the Klingle Ford
Park.
1--WE get $4,000 for the Montrose Park
In Georgetown. We get a complete re-
organization of the street cleaning de-
partment. That includes a new stable
and the power to do street cleaning with
out letting out contracts.
We get q complete REORGANIZATION in
the lighting department: There will be
no more contracts for lighting. but the
two companies will furnish gas and cleo
tricity at prices regulated by law.
We will save about 10000 q year on
that, and 1t should be understood that
half Of this $4,000 will be spent again
on a greatly improved lighting system, SO
that the magnificent 10th street lighting
system will be extended to other parts
of the city. The bill arranges for the pay
ment of the disputed electric light bills.
THE sick leaves and other leaves of
absence for District employees will be ar
ranged according to the practice in fed
eral departments by terms of the bill.
Also we get sos, outside the regu-
lar water department funds for extending
water mains to Benning and Congress
Heights. In the deficiency bill / have
reason to believe we will get Meridian
Hill Park. and think the troubles of the
firemen and teachers with their disputed
leaves of absence will be settled salts
factorily in that BILL
Details of the debate yesterday i'm the
House on the Judson plan bill will be
found in another part of today's Star.