The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-29
SWIMMING POOL :. '
PLANS ATTACKED
Southeast Citizens Want to
Know Why Vocational School
Site Was Chosen.
FULL INQUIRY IS ORDERED
Association Endorses Plan for
Pensions for School
Teachers.
FULL INQUIRY IS ORDERED

BY what authority are the Distrlct
Commissioners planning to build the
new public swimming pool on the Pc.
tomac avenue site that was purchased
several years ago for a vocational
school by act OF Congress-?
The members of the law and legis-
latiye committee OF the Southeast
Washington Citizens Association
start today to investigate the reasons
for the change and also to interrogate
the Commissioners as to why the citi-
zens OF that section were not given
an opportunity to express an opinion.
Commissioners Criticised.
The question was discussed at the
meeting OF the Southeast Association
last night and ~ Commissioners
came in for sharp criticism for their
failure to give public notice OF their
intention.
The site for the vocational school
was purchased for $4,000 several
years ago, according to the report OF
the committee on education OF the as
ISOLATION, after many efforts had been
District to establish such an institu-
Since that time the school authori-
ties and the citizens have been In
ys:tigstins voeation s,,.s SCHOOL work
institution In the District. IL Ia be-
cause OF this fact that the construc.
tIon OF the building has not yet been
authorized.
One Of Asseeistiea's Projects.
The vocational school In one OF the
pet projects OF the Southeast WASH
ington Association and the intelli-
gence that the Commissioners pro-
posed to use the site for some other
purpose created Indignation at the
meeting last night.
President A. q. Hermann said he
doubted the authority OF the Com
mIssioners to use the site for any
other purpose than the cons1uction
OF n vocational school. IL WIS spe-
cifcally purchased for that purpose
under an act OF Congress
He said he could not understand
the course OF the Commissioners In
vicinity notice OF their intention TO
change the purpose OF the site,
Capt. w. +. Luckett stated that he
understood the Commissioners had
for an expression OF the feeling OF
the citizens ir the case of the new
house of detention on N street and
he believed IL would be wise 10 make
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Its investiuatiop. immeSisteiy.
Tessses Piss Approves.
The teachers pension pian vas sub
mitted 10 IN. .ssocIa,Ion ,hro,,, Oh.
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", .ne proposea law rs pup
"shed IN Ihs ilmes me plan was
unanimously approved and the asso-
Citations delegate to the Federation
of Citizens Associations was instruct
ed TO take the subject up at the next
Meeting OF the federation.
Chairman \. J.. Conner. OF the COM
mlttee on telephone and public util-
ties. reported the results or his con-
which was carried on ,hrough az
columns OF The Times. lie also stat
sion hhs 'pS pIo,e u ,, sJIm,
Transfers or enforce rs seven foot air
space rule.
Crittetses Civic Bedie..
,.,-,
IaP.an Luchet oritfiseo other
civic bodies or the District In their
OF public utilities, be.
cause he said thew were largely mad.
80 go, 49,. .,,'.s
W VI s'o.n"o''.'s =" 'he u''iies
VINO naturally would not give de-
cision against their own pocketbooks.
The matter of n cheaper telephone
rate was re,.rrad 10 ,h. r.d.,.,,as
oT citi.ens, Associationa
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