Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-09
CITIZENS ND0RSE
SENATE ACTION IN
Restoring $3.50
Federation of Associations
Passes Resolution Thank
ing Body.

building last night. renewed Its in
dorsement. Of the half-and-half plan
Of appropriating for the National
Capital.
on motion of Jesse c. Suter, the
federation expressed its thanks to the
Senate appropriations committee for
recommending a return to the $3.50
ratio in reporting the District appro-
priation bill for the next fiscal year
to the Senate yesterday. The resolu-
ton adopted reads as follows:
I'VE have learned with great pleas
ure that the committee on appropria-
tons of the Senate Of the United
States has reported to the Senate
the District appropriation bill, re-
storing the haff-and-haK principle.
I'VE thank the Senate committee
for this just recognition of the $3.50
method of appropriating and urge
that upon passage of the bill the
Senate include this feature"
Favor Police Bonus.
On motion of William Henry White
the federation voiced its protest
against the proposal to deprive the
policemen and firemen of the Dis
trict of the $3.50 bonus which they
now receive.
In bringing UP the question Mr..
White called attention to the fact
that there already are 120 vacancies
in the police department. II the bonus
is withdrawn. he predicted. the result
either will be more vacancies or the
necessity Of appointing to the force
men Of inferior ability.
The federation engaged in a lengthy
debate over the question Of whether
the Commissioners should erect the
proposed trash plant, asphalt plant
and stables for the refuse service on
square 10, bounded by 1st and I'd
streets. N and O streets northeast
Thomas J. Donovan of the central
association strenuously urged the or
ganization to go on record against
placing these in the heart of the city.
Several Of the delegates commended,
however, that they were not sufficient
~ Informed on the question to vote
-intelli gently.
The federation then adopted a mo-
ton by D. H. York of Trinidad to
to study the question Of where these
plants and stables should be located
and report back to the federation.
President w. B. Westlake appointed
the following committee: DR.. B. T.
woodward. chairman. and D. H. York,
Seidel M. Ely, Washington Topham
and Thomas J. Donovan.
The federation authorized the health
COMMITTEES. OF which DR.. Woodward il
chairman, to inaugurate a campaign
IN cooperation. with the health de-
partment for the control of social dis
eases.
The health committee also was in
structed to work for an institution
for the care of feeble-minded persons
In the District and for the establish
ment Of a new tubercular public school.
Dr.. woodward pointed out after the
meeting that the Hamilton school nov
being used for tubercular children, is
not appropriate.
People Saved 100000,
William NICK. Clayton, chairman Of
the utilities committee, in Reporting
on the action Of the Public Utilities
Commission in refusing to grant a high
er rate of street car fare this month.
declared that in the last gas and
street car rate cases the federation
succeeded in saving the people of
Washington approximately $1,000, 900
q year.
The gas companies. he recalled, ask
ed for rate Of $1.44 per thousand
cubic feet, but were granted only
1892. This difference. he said, means
2 saving Of $4,000 on the gas bills
In a year. II the two street car COM
panies had been granted a straight
Scent fare, he continued. it would
have cost the people approximately
$681,0 a year. He estimated that the
public will save about $4,000 through
the reduction from two to one cent
in the charge for intercompany
-
is $1.20O,000.
On motion Of A. E. Shoemaker, the
delegates gave Mr.. Clayton a rising
vote OF thanks for his presentation
Of the federation's case at the recent
rate hearings.
Mr.. Clayton announced that at the
hearing on January II on the appiica-
|tion of the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company for continuation
OF Its existing rates there are three
questions which he intends to bring
up namely: How do government rates
compare with private rates? How do
business rates compare with residence
schedules? and should measured resi-
Dental service be based on fifty calls
month or 900 calls a year. to be used
at any time within the twelve-month
period? Mr.. Clayton stated that he
did not believe the citizens could op-
pose continuation Of the present rates
on the company's showing that it is
earning slightly less than per cent
on the value Of it's property, but said
he felt the points cited above should
be inquired into.