Evening star., 1920-04-06
CITIZENS OPPOSE
INCREASED TAXES
North Washington Associa-
ton Votes Unanimously
Against Higher Rates.

Determined opposition to any in
crease in the rate of taxes in the
District of Columbia, and particu-
| larly to the increase passed by the
House in the District appropriation
Dill now before the Senate. was
voiced by the North Washington Citi-
zens' Association at a meeting last
night at the Church of the Advent
On motion of Frank r. Wheater, the
association unanimously went on rec
ord as opposed to thetwo-thirds in
crease in tax rates Incorporated in the
District bill, and declared itself op-
posed to any tax increase.
Mr.. WheateTS motion declared that
any increase in taxation in the Dis
trict of Columbia is unwarranted. in
view OF the surplus of more than $4,-
100000 at present in the Trea sury.
copies OF the resolution will be sent
ations and to the District committees
Of the House and Senate.
Would Demand" Suffrage.
Charles A. Ford. treasurer Of the
association. brought in a report of
the suffrage committee, which he said
was composite report of his commi :
tee and the bill for District represent
alton In Congress drawn up by the
He said his committee disagreed with
the particulars of the bill introduced
by the federation in that the commit
tee believed the District of Columbia
should not humbly petition Congress
for representation in that body. but
should boldly demand it's rights In
this matter. he said. the committee
stood firmly for the principle that the
District of Columbia should have the
same voting right as a state, should
have two senators in Congress and as
many representatives as the popula-
tion warrants. With these exceptions
the committee Endorsed the plans of
the federation. He said the report of
the suffrage committee is already in
the hands of the judiciary commit tees
of the House and Senate. The associa-
tion approved the report of the COM
mittee.
A motion by John w. Adams, chair
man of the associations public utili-
ties committee, thanking the Public
Utilities Commission for it's efforts
trio light conduits into private homes.
was adopted by the association. Mr.
Adams explained the order of the
commission reducing the underground
conduit rate from $3.50 per linear foot
to 1926 per linear foot and said this
decrease is a step in the right direc-
ton. He said he hoped for a further
decrease. L. J. Matthews opposed the
resolution.
Proposes Congressional Action.
The. Board of Trade report on the
proposed merger of the two traction
companies of the District was, in
dorsed by the association. q The re-
port proposes that the details of a
merger shall be worked out by COM
mittee Of three entirely disinterested
men and reported to Congress for
final action.
George F. Bradley protested the ac-
tion of the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company in putting up a
telephone pole near the windows of
his house on Flagler street. and said
the pole is public nuisance. The as
sooiation went on record as favoring
the removal of the pole as a nuisance,
and letter will go to the Commits
sioners petitionihg it's removal
Inadequate police protection in the
region from V street north. to Michi-
gan avenue along North Capitol street
was charged by r. o. Drach.
p. w. Pritchett proposed filing in
with dirt the excavations between the
street car tracks on North Capitol
street and said it was unsightly and a
menace to the public.
w. w. Rissinger was named to eX-
anime In the need for a better mu-
nicipal market and market facilities
for the District of Columbia.