Evening star., 1919-05-16
Another Plan Suggested.

Another Plan Suggested.
THE plan which it now seems we
| will have to adopt is one that may
not make much difference to the citi-
zens of Washington. 1t is, simply, to
sonable rate of taxes and spend all OF
the tax money on the city. Then
| whatever balance is needed to cover
the necessary appropriations for the
year will be supplied by Congress.
1T may be that as time goes on
and the city's holdings increase be-
yond those of the government the
! governments share may grow less.
| Mr.. Gillett said it was true the gov
| ernment's holding increased during
the war. Referring to the STRUCTURES
| erected by the government in wash
| ington in the past few years. Mr..
Gillett said for one he was sorry that
! big Office buildings were placed In
| Potomac Park, because they are of
| such a permanent nature that they
| The presumption was that Mr.. Gill
| lett referred to the Navy and NUM-
tions buildings at 10Th and B streets,
| which are of concrete.
Substitute Site Preferred.
He said if it had occurred to him
at the time of the appropriation he
would have suggested the -chase
of ground facing on the park Ior the
site of the buildings that were placed
! in the park.
Mr.. Gillett said he was sure he had
not voted for every bill introduced
| in Congress during his career for i'm
! provements in Washington, but he
! said he had always made it point
| to support any measure that would
prove a permanent development for
| the National CAPITAL
| "A period Of unbounded prosperity is
| ahead Of the United States said Mr..
Gillett. ''f we behave ourselves and leg
! islate wisely. Shelves all over the world
needed in everyday life," he continued.
"Our factories are in the best condition
! and our capital is available to take up
| the big task of producing the things the
| world needs
Mr. Brandenburg Arouses Audience
Just before Mr.. Gillett spoke Edwin c.
| board, drew from the crowded hall a
| demonstration of handclapping and
| cheers when he asserted that Washing
ton Is out to get representation in Con-
gress and votes in the electoral college.
Il might quote for you what the Dec
right OF Americans to a voice In their
And 1 might remind you that in 1916
the District of Columbia paid more fed
| eral taxes than twenty-five states, and
| in 1917 and 1918 more than eighteen
states.
"If time permitted I could point out
to you how the District Of Columbia ex-
ceeded its quotas to greater extent
and other war drives.
| I'VE are not permitted to exercise
| the right of all other American citi-
zens, but we had enough red corpus
cles of blood to send to the world war
! Union did. and in proportion to the
total number of men who went to
war the District of Columbia had
more volunteers than forty-three
states of the Union"
The Rev. DR.. John Van Schaick.
OF the board Of education, told brief
ly of his two years as q Red Cross
worker in Belgium.
Describes Ruin Wrought by Hun.
A. Nerincx, who was mayor of
Louvain: Belgium, during the four
years of German occupation, gave a
graphic description of the devasta-
| ton wrought by the Prussian army
In that city: Belgium. he said. is
asking for the left bank of Scheldt
river. now under control of Holland,
not through a spirit of greed or con-
quest, but because the world war
demonstrated that the present status
of the river isolates Belgium. Hol-
lands neutrality, he said. prevented
England from shipping badly needed
| supplies to Belgium by this route
| during the war.
Proceedings at Business Session.
At the business session of the meet
ing the board adopted q report of
Ihomas Bradley, chairman Of the pub
Tic buildings committee, authorizing
Walter A. Brown, president of the
board, to represent the organization
| In the joint movement started to have
permanent exposition buildings erect
ed In washington by the states
In connection with this report, an
: nouncement was made that Secretary
Lane will open in the main corridor
OF the Interior building, 18th and F
streets, Monday morning one of the
biggest Industrial exhibits ever seen
in Washington.
The board unanimously adopted a.
report OF William G. Henderson urg-
ing an immediate campaign for the
repeal of the Borland amendment,
winch assesses half the cost of street
improvements in the District on abut-
ting property owners.
Appleton P, Clark, jr.. submitted a
report for the committee on municipal
art, again recomme ending creation by
Congress of commission to work for
the public and private Improvement
of Pennsylvania avenue between the
Capitol and the, Treasury. The report
also recommended that the Board of
Trade offer prizes each year for the
best buildings erected in the District,
Reports Additional Police Needed.
Replying to criticisms heard recent
ly that the police department was de-
voting too much attention to boot
leggers and neglecting to protect
homes. Odell Smith. chairman of the
public order committee, said that If
the police should let up the least bit
people Immediately would say there
was graft in the department. He adyo-
Gated an addition to the force and
better pay. SO that the department