Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-22
FAVOR BOND ISSUE
TO BUILD SCHOOLS
PetWorth Citizens Also Vote
Approval of Bonus for Po-'
licemen and Firemen.

| Plans of the District Commissioners
for a bond issue to meet the cost of
erecting school buildings in Wash
ington were Endorsed last night by
the Petworth Citizens Association.
which also voted unanimously to ask
| Congress to allow the policemen and
flremen of the District the same bonus
that 10 given other employees.
| The resolution favoring the bond
issue was introduced by A. b. Cald-
well. chairman OF the school commit
tee. who said the need for compre-
hensive school building program was
most pressing and that such plan
promised relief. He also introduced
resolution asking that = certain per-
centage of taxes collected in the Dis
| trict each year be set aside for the
use OF the schools and used for no
other purpose. The matter was re-
ferred to a committee for action.
Approve New Commissioners.
! BY unanimous vote the association
agreed to ask the Senate to confirm
the appointment of Commissioners
Hendrick and Boardman. after j. B.
Carr, president of the association, had
paid tribute to their warm interest in
the welfare Of Washington.
After spirited discussion the asso-
citation voted to oppose the bill. now
pending in the Senate, which would
repeal that section of the District
Code under which tenant may be
! brought into court on a seven-day
notice after he has been given a
thirty-day notice by the landlord to
quit the premises. 1t was stated that
change would take jurisdiction in
such cases out of the Municipal Court.
and would enable a tenant to occupy
ter up in the District Supreme Court.
! No Action on Blue Laws.
The o-called blue laws came up
J fnr discussion hnf nrpgent
! was familiar with the details of the
, Temple bill. which would restrict
! secular activities in the District on
Sunday. a motion for it's indorse-
on law and legislation. Two other
matters that will be inquired into by
/ committees before the next meeting
are the cost of bread In Washington
! supply that is used by the federal
! government. 1t was voted to ask
! Congress to arrange for the federal
and District governments to pay the
same rate for gas as private con-
| sumerS, SO far as is consistent with
the cost OF production.
Report OF School Census
| Mrs. Edith l. Phelps read to the as
| ISOLATION a completed report of the
school census recently taken in the Pct
worth neighborhood by the association.
the Petworth Woman's Club and the
Home ana SchOOl ASSOC1atIOn Inc
report was prepared by Mrs. Edward
Russ chairman Of the joint commit
tee.
There are in the subdivision 1871
homo owners and 207 who rent, while
seventy-four houses are now under
construction. There are 65S children
under five years Of age. OF those be-
tween fve and six years eighty-eight
are In kindergarten and sixty-five are
not. There are 1.o11 in the grade
schools, forty one in private schools,
2s3 in high schools. thirty-seven in
college. ITS under twenty-one who
are working and but thirty-one who
are not working or are not in school
The total population under twenty
schools outside Of Petworth. There
are ZIG families in tho subdivision.
The next meeting Of the association
viii be held in the city post office. at
tho invitation Of Postmaster Chance.
after which the members will he
shown through tho building.
The meeting last night concluded
with no reading Of an original holt
day posm by Randolph Zeph. q NOM
ber OF tho asBociation. z