Evening star., 1914-12-29
LEGISLATION IS URGED
BY WEST END CITIZENS
Association to Petition Congress to
Establish Dental Clinic for
Public Schools.
Protest Made Against Abrogation of
Half-and-Half Plan and Against
Borland Amendment.

Recommendations for legislation for
the benefit of the people of the District
of Columbia were embodied in variety
of resolutions which were unanimously
passed by the West End Citizens Asso-
citation at its regular meeting held last
night at Kidder's Hail. Prominent
among them was the decision to petit
tion Congress to establish u dental
clinic for the public schools. The pres
ent arrangement. contendsd the ma
jority of the members, whereby local
dentists give their services free, is a
sacrifice of time and energy on the
part of these physicians which should
be ended.
The executive committee made report
recommending a modification of the
resolution adopted at the last meeting
in reference to a limitation on furnish
ing information to the public press OF
the proceedings of the meetings, and it
the press as would be of interest to the
general public
The following resolutions presented
were adopted unanimously:
Protesting against the abrogation of
tthe half-and-half plan of financing
the District of Columbia. Protesting
against the Borland amendment requ1r-
ing property owners to pay one-half
of the cost of street improvements.
A resolution petitioning Congress not
to pass any form of class legislation
especially prohibition, suffrage or in
creased tax legislation, whereby the
interests of the tax-paying citizens
may be affected, and requesting that
the referendum be allowed.
For Police Pension Fund.
A resolution was adopted seeking
legislation from Congress for the es-
tablishment of a permanent pension
fund for the policemen and f1remen of
the District, to be Appropriated for an
nually by Congress in the District ap-
preparation bill.
Resolutions also were unanimously
adopted asking Congress to authorize
the construction Of or securing of more
suitable quarters for the house of de-
tention- Resolutions were further sub
mitted and adopted recommending
changes in the care and treatment of
convicted prisoners detained. at Occo-
guam and that the judges of the Dis
trict Supreme Court so arrange their
schedule of official service in the vaca-
tion season that two justices may pre-
side in the courts of the District at all
times during that season and thereby
give prompt trial of all cases, especial
iy criminal. thus preventing the pris-
onerS being incarcerated in the Dis
trict Jail for long and indefinite Pc
riods of time.
resolution was unanimously
adopted recommending that proper in
quiry be made by the Federation of
Citzens' Association at its next meet
ing. as to the right or reason for the
Increase in fire insurance rates in the
District, and urging that proper effort
be made to reduce the rates.
A resolution was unanimously
adopted requesting the superintendent
OF public buildings and grounds and
Ve commission in charge of the ma
tonal parks ir the District to provide
for proper transportation facilities to
the people unable to own automobiles
or other modes of conveyance in Po-
tomac and Rock Creek Parks
1t was further decided by the asso-
cation to hold it's annual dinner at the
Hotel Powhatan Thursday, January IS.