Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-13
WANTS CURFEW LAW.
Member of Citizens Associa-
ton Advocates Measure.
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
Opposition to True Consideration
Bill and Purchase of Mount
Hamilton Property.


law for the protection Of children in the
District Of Columbia. was advocated by
DR.. Starr Parsons, chairman Of the
school committee of the Northeast
Washington Citizens Association, at
meeting of the, association held in
Northeast Temple last night
DR.. L. u. Walter and A. II. F. Holster
opposed such legislation. They argued
that the city already had too many
laws. DR.. Walter said the child labor
law and other regulations already take
much Of the supervision from parents
The proposed measure was referred to
the committee on legislation.
In support of the measure DR.. Par
sons said he knew that many teachers
in the public schools favor the enact
ment of such a measure and he thought
many parents also favor it. He called
attention to the sights presented at
night on F street, Pennsylvania avenue,
9Th street and other thoroughfares.
Young Girls in Parade.
Young girls wearing tight and short
dresses and scarcely enough underwear
about their bodies to protect them from
the cold, he said, are seen parading
these streets at night, while crowds of
boys. stand on the corners and fiirt with
them.
And when such girl hears somebody
say she is pretty said DR.. Parsons, at
appeals to her vanity. and her dress be-
comes more ridiculous and immodest the
next night
The enactment of the proposed law,
Dr. Parsons said. would bring a return
OF the old-fashiOned home. where parents
and children sat by the fireside and near
the lamp at night, the parents laying
aside their papers or work from time to
time to hear the children's lessons.
Dr. Parsons read several letters from
chiefs of police of cities where a curfew
law is In vogue Enforcement Of the law
has improved the conditions of the chill
dren. and kept them off the streets away
from their homes at night, say these let
ter. He also read a copy of a pending
measures recently passed by Congress,
The Star.
President Tucker, chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee, told of the several
measures recently passed by Congress,
and said that other measures were pro-
crossing satisfactorily.
Opposes ''True Consideration" Bill.
W. s. Bramson, member of the execu-
tive committee, made an adverse report
on the bill which is intended to require
a recital Of true consideration in real
estate transactions. He declared that the
bill is far reaching and that its enact
ment would injure holders Of small prop
erty, as we'll as prospective purchasers.
W. J.. Frizzell reported against the bill
giving the Commissioners power to ex-
tend. widen and narrow suburban streets
and providing for the assessment of ben-
Gifts. It simply means repeal or VIOLA
ton of the organic act. if the bill be-
comes a law, he declared. He also OPP
posed the bill which provides for the in
specton OF, gas appliances.
Mr.. Frizzell also entered an objection
10 the proposed transfer of the Washing
ton aqueduct to the control of the Conn
ulissioners.
ut is possible that the days of the old
board of public works will be repeated
declared Mr.. FriZzell. People will be
assessed beyond cheir power to pay the
taxes imposed upon them and their COM
plants will be met with that old familiar
saying. If you can't pay, sell out to
somebody who can.
President Tucker complimented the
crossing policemen because of the sign
ing of the bill which will bring them
more pay. saving the measure had re-
sociation. He said that much interest is
being shown by senators in the public
utilities bill. and he predicted that the
universal transfer bill will become law
at this session of Congress.
Declares Bill Is Misleading.
W. G. Lang, chairman of the committee
on parks and public spaces, presented a
report of the committee oposing the pur-
chase Of the Mount Hamilton property ON
the Bladensburg road for park purposes.
The bill, the committee declared, is mis-
leading. The property, the report de-
cIared has no value as a park and is in
accessible.
The report reads: ''The Commissioners
also recommend that all expenses in ac-
Quiring this property not less than one
quarter thereof shall be assessed by the
jury as benefits to adjoining property. AT
this point We wish to bring to your at
tention the fact that in acquiring all that
property known as Meridian Hill. and also
that tract in Georgetown. both for park
purposes where unQuestiOnably there
were benefits derived by the adjoining
property and nearly a million dollars was
spent, the Commissioners did not recon-
mend that said property should be as
sessed for benefits, and neither were they.
This. in our judgment, is gross Partially,
and we recommend that the committee on
LEGISLATION do everything in their power
to oppose this Recommendation
The report was adopted.