Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-13
COMMERCE BODY'S
AID IS SOUGHT BY
DISTRICT OFFICIALS
Heads of D. c. Government
Cite Pressing Needs
of City.

Urgent needs OF the llStricl were
cited last night at the District night
meeting of the Washington Chamber
of Commerce by Commissioners Hem
drick, Boardman and kutz and the
heads of the various departments OF
the municipal governments. The
sneakers included: Dr. Ballou, super
intendent of schools; Mrs. Susie Root
Rhodes, superintendent of play
grounds; George watson, chief OF the
District fire department.; NJ. c. HaZen.
surveyor of the District; DR.. William
Fowler. health officer, and Maj. Cess
=. ford, superintendent of police, all of
whom discussed the most important
needs of their departments.
8 Richard Halves. president of the
American Bankers Association and
former president of the st. Louis
Chamber of Commerce, also spoke
briefly on the good work that cham
bers throughout the country were
doing.
Automobile operators licenses will
not be so easy to obtain in the Dis-
trict in the future. according TO Com
missioner Hendrick, who said that the
matter of a strict examination tor all
prospective drivers would be taken up
shortly The new Commissioner said
that the question of permits would
have been settled during the past
month by Col. kutZ. except that the
Engineer Commissioner was busy
running a school in commissionership
and had no time for other duties.
A bureau of research of municipal af-
fairs to act as a clearing house of ideas
for civic improvement was urged by
Commissioner SBoardman, the proposed
bureau to be formed by the United
States Chamber of Commerce. Miss
Boardman said that such a bureau
would be of infinite value to the COM
munity.
For the purpose of raising charity
funds, Miss Boardman urged the estab-
lishment of a joint committee of repre-
sentative business men to discuss ways
and means of formulating a better sys-
TEN for the city.
Praises City's Beauty.
No city in the world, according to
Commissioner Boardman. except Paris,
is comparable to Washington in beauty
She said that Washingtonians must
strive to keep their city beautiful and
to realize that every building erected
either mars or adds to the beauty of the
city.
Unity of action and thought on the
part of the various civic organizations
Of the city was urged by Commissioner
Kutz.
1.-THE greatest inspiration received by
the Commissioners to carry on their
work." said Col Kutz. ''is the interest
taken in municipal affairs by the vari-
Gus civic organizations. We need addi-
tional legislation for the health depart
ment. department of markets. weights
and measures, traffic department. the
street railway problem and many other
problems along these lines.
The former board of Commissioners
worked hard to get this legislation. The
present board will also do it's best to
have Congress enact the needed laws
THE trouble is, however. that when
We go before Congress with appeals
for new and adequate laws we find
that there is large difference of opin-
ion between the various associations
I have been told by members of Con-
gress that if all the. people of Wash
ington knew what they wanted and
all wanted the same thing there
would be no trouble in having legis-
lation enacted. The people of the
city should present a united front. -
Asks United support.
Col. Kutz said that it was the desire
of the Commissioners to- call public
hearings on all important questions
affecting the District. In this way.
he pointed out, the views of the en-