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present public parking system and Ar
lington."
Charities and Corrections.

Charities and Corrections.
The committee on charities and cor
rections renews it's recommendation In
favor of electrocution in the District of
Columbia instead of hanging, Mr.. Droop
reported, and also that the code OF the
District be so amended as to provide for
qualified verdicts by juries in cases
where capital punishment is involvea a
bill compelling the support of INDECENT
and dependent parents by adult chilureii
is favored by the committee. he said
This portion of his report was conciuoeo
as follows
THE committees report on matters
pertaining to the Juvenile Court is OF
ofound interest to every member OF
! this body. In plain English the commit
tee says: Conditions at the house OF de-
tention, where children are held for trial
or for other reasons. are so bad as to dis-
grace any city and must be corrected.
The house of detention ought TO De q
home for children exclusively and quar-
tered in the same building with the court.
AS new quarters will have to be FOUND
| for the Juvenile Court within year, oW
| ing to the erection of a large pubic Dullo-
ing by the federal government upon the
square where the court Is now located, IL
is urgently recommended that sumcient
sum be appropriated to erect and equip
suitable building to provide accommoda-
tions for both court and detention nome:
immediate need for an adequate probation
force A Juvenile couit without the prop
| er probation officers is of no good what
ever.
| Industrial Interests.
In reporting on the activities of the in
| dustrial interests committee during the
| past year President Droop told of the
efforts to bring about the passage Of a
1 h 10 ont advertising
District He told of the protest made by
the committee against an increase of
freight rates on coal from the New river
district and Of the filing of a petition
/ protesting against the discontlnuance OF
| free store door delivery freight
THE committee thinks there should be
! legislation to protect the local merchant
| against unfair practices of some Of the
| itinerant Dealers" Mr. Droop said.
Committee on Law.
THE committee on law, A. A. Birney,
chairman. reports upon the progress
made In the compilation and adoption OF
an amended set Of rules of court. A
complete set of rules has been prepared.
many of them following those promul-
! gated by the Supreme Court of the United
/ States, which it is thought will reduce the
delays in judicial proceeding and bring
1
| CATION.
Municipal Art.
! 1.-The recommendations Of this commit
! tee are as follows:
Additional parks and Fairgrounds.
Continuation on the work Of reclama-
ton of the Anacostia flats.
preservation of Potomac palisades.
''Hastening the work near the Union
| station.
Better housing for the very poor
Immediate action on the establishment
| of extensive botanical gardens.
development OF the water front.
Municipal Finance.
President Droop recited a REPUTATION
made by subcommittee Of the munici-
pal finance committee of the '.unWar-
ranted conclusions of the so-ca!leo
George report which was subsequently
approved by the full board. Concerning
the Boriand amendment proposing a per.
manent change in the plan of payinE
and paving and resurfacing streets In
the District by assessing one-half of the
cost on AUDITING property instead OF pay
ing the whole cost from the genera
fund he said.
i Pursuant to instructions from tn.
comm. ttee, its chairman addressed a let
ter TO Senator Francis Z. Warren. chair.
man of the Senate committee on appro.
priations. showing the hardship and is.
justice which would follow the enact.
nent of the Borland amendment and re-
questing that IL be stricken out by the
Senate, which was later done and agreed
to by the House.
In conclusion he said.
The committee thinks the District
finances are in encouraging condition
4 admitting of liberal expenditures withou,
increased taxation. provided appropria
tons are made In strict accordance with
the organic act
Parks and Reservations.
After outlining the improvements il
the various parks and reservations dur
ing the past year President Droop re
ferred to the bill providing for the con
meeting of Rock Creek and Potoma.
J Parks He spoke Of the act approved
March last, which. he said. was for
time deemed fortunate ending of
long struggle to secure some such legis
lat on
But upon inspection il appears tina
while the act authorized and directed
the acquisition OF the lands. and als'
authorised the money to be expended. !
: does not specifically appropriate II. 0nt
II would seem that by tnadvertence II
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