Evening star., 1921-10-23
WOULD TAX ALL
OUTSIDE PUPILS
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be saved to District taxpayers
through the operation of the measure,
justice was at stake, and the fedora :
tion should stand firmly on that fact.
Snowden Ashford, former municipal
architect and vice chairman of the
committee, presented the report. He
said that figures for 1920 showed
there were 1898 nonresident pupils
in the District Of whom only eighty
one paid full tuition. He claimed a
large number Of pupils escaped under
the provision of the existing law
engaged in business in the District
to attend the local schools free of
charge. 1t was contend6d by MIR.
Ashford that the present law prac-
tically is imperative.
OF the approximately 5000 nom
resident pupils who now attend the
local schools free of charge, Mr..
Ashford estimated. probably not more
than one-third would be exempted
from tuition payments under the olii
brought out by the committee, which
the federation adopted and which will
be sent to Congress at an early date.
White Mentions Auto Taxes.
William Henry White. former as
sistant corporation counsel of the
District, said he thought the bill
should be approved by the federation
as a matter Of principle, even though
minded the delegates that District
automobile owners have to pay tax
in Maryland, Notwithstanding many
Maryland children are educated in the
district at the expense OF local tax
payers.
Business High School. thought the
committee had gone at the problem
in the wrong way in considering only
the financial aspect OF It: he SAG q
in local schools had produced a prob.
lem of congestion IN numper OF
schools which could be relieved II a
survey were made for distributing the
attendance He yotsd, s,dag against II hlN the re- re-
E. Lowe and others. who took the
position that the federation should
not advocate a policy or plan wnicn
would deny educational opportunities
to children in nearby communities IN
MARYLAND and Virginia.
Jesse c. Suter, chairman OF the COM
ulittee which brought In the report,
also opposed the recommendation. Tne
debate Indicated the proposal would
be defeated In putting the question,
President Westlake urged the MEM
bers to vote for principle rather than
expediency," declaring this was the
oniy safe and sound course the organ :
ization could follow. A vote by roll
call was taken and the safe margin
by which the commuters report car
ried came as surprise TO those VINO
had opposed the bill.
Other Reports Adopted.
Other reports adopted by the fed
Grafton came principally from the
public utilities and health commit
tees. A recommendation from the
former committee that protest be
made to Congress and the Interstate
EFFORT Of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company to avoid jurisdic-
ton over it's depreciation accounts
by the District Public Utilities Com
mission was approved.
The health committee got through a
report favoring the paving OF Geor.
gia avenue and the installation Of
the underground system on the Geor-
gia avenue street car line as far north
as Upshur street. It also brought out
a report, which was adopted, COM
mending the Commissioners in their
efforts to beauufy Washingten's wa
ter front.
On recommendation Of the commit
tee on education, the federation reit-
Grated its approval OF the proposal
to establish permanent state exhiDl.
tion buildings in Washington. but
in it's opinion, should be worked out
by the state societies of the National
Capital.
death of Henry B. F.. Macfarland.
former Commissioner Of the District.
sympathy was directed to be sent to
George A. Finch. delegate to the
federation, whose son was Killed re-
Gently in q traffic accident