Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-11
CLEAN UP AND PAINT Up
CAMPAIGN IS ENDORSED
Northeast Washington Citizens
Sanitary Committee Will Help
4! It Along in That Section.
Association Tables Resolution Call
dng Upon Congress to Try to Secure
Universal Arbitration.

The clean up and paint up campaign
Tor 1916 has been given a hearty sane
ton by the Northeast Washington Citi
Eens' Association, and members OF the
sanitary committee of the association.
James NJ. Wood, chairman, will strive
to get the northeast section in fine san
Stary condition early in the season.
TT 10 admitted" he said at meeting
of. the association held last night in
Northeast Temple, that Washington
has an ideal refuse collection service"
H. W. Taylor, member Of the asso-
citation, presented the resolution, which
was given a unanimous vote.
Roscoe Jenkins presented resolu-
ton asking that a peace resolution of
last year be re-enacted. The preamble
of his resolution recited that 1.-The as
ISOLATION has recorded itself as deplor
ing the terrible war in which several
of the most highly civilized and en-
1ightened nations of the world are now
engaged. and that it is heartily in ia
vor of universal peace, and advocates
the adjustment of all disputed inter-
national questions by arbitration
Mr.. Jenkins referred to bills designed
to bring about international peace. and
hearty Endorsement of them.
The Resolution Is Tabled.
C. B. Matthews moved that the reso-
luton be tabled.
We have too many matters of i'm
portance to the people of Northeast
Washington to look after said Mr..
Matthews. without attempting to tell
Congress how to settle the war in Eu-
rope"
Mr.. Matthews motion prevailed.
DR.. L. d. Walter presented protest
against the passage of a bill intro
duced by Representative Cary of Wis
consin to provide a service and pension
law for the police department. That
some measure for the pensioning and
is urgently needed. DR.. Walter declared,
cannot be questioned, but the money,
he urged. should come from the general
fund. the same as other appropriations.
Representative Cary wants the auto
mobilists of Washington to bear the
brunt of the burden. DIR. Walter said
washington has about 10000 auto
mobiles" declared the chairman of the
committee on police and fire depart
ments. and Representative Cary wants
to impose a tax on their owners that
will average SIS year. the amounts
ranging from SIS to SIS
Dr. Walter asked the association to
give its disapproval of the measure and
to suggest that provision for the po-
lice and fire departments pensions be
made a part of the budget HIS reso-
luton was adopted.
For an Elected School Board.
DIR. Starr Parsons, chairman of the
committee on schools, made a report
favoring a board of education to con-
sist of nine members elected by the
people of the District. The committee
doubted the advisability of reducing
the board from nine to five members, as
suggested by Commissioner Newman,
the chairman reported.
The committee recommended that the
board of education to be elected should
be composed of six white and three
colored persons, and advised that the
city should be divided into nine dis
tricts, each district to be represented
by a member on the board.
The committee also registered its
disapproval of the method of dismiss
ing teachers without giving them a
chance to be heard.
Opposes Riders to D. c. Bills.
A resolution offered by W. s. Bran
som and adopted, recited:
I'VE consider the insertion of impor-
tant legislation changing existing
laws of the District in appropriation
bills without affording the citizens
thereof opportunity to be heard
relative thereto. and the injection of
such legislative provisions into appro-
Dridllon DIS Dy conference committees
without affordinG said citizens even the
information that such legislation Is
contemplated to be unwise and unjust,
and that such action is taking undue
advantage Of our defenseless citizens.
I'VE are opposed to the insertion into
the bill making appropriations Tor the
District for the ensuing year OF any OF
the legislative items which have been
suggested. and we appeal to the com
mittees having charge of said bills to
exclude all such items therefrOm.
Approves the Gallinger Bill.
The association adopted a resolution
approving the Gallinger bill. which
provides that assessments for benefits
growing out of street improvements
shall not be paid until the improve
ment is reality.
James NJ Wood said that thousands
of dollars in benefits have been paid
btcause of the extension of New York
avenue. and that extension. he declared,
has not been made. 1t is no more
passable now. he said. than it was
before the act was passed.
President Tucker spoke of the report
of the committee on fiscal relations be-
tween the federal and District govern
mtnts. He said he regretted that the
committee had recommended that the
half-and half principle be abolished
The report of the committee is val
liable document. however. he stated. as
it contains much valuable information
for Congress.
On motion of James NJ. Wood the
association gave its approval to the eff
forts of the Benning Citizens Associa-
tion to induce the Commissioners to
construct highway subway at the
Benning railroad crossing and to carry
the railroad tracks overhead. Such d
method of eliminating the grade cross
ing. he stated, will not depreciate the
value OF property in that town. His