Evening star., 1922-12-20
TOOPEN NEW YEAR
WITH CLEAN SLATE
Board of Trade Disposes of
Thirteen Reports Submit
ted by Committees.
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
Continuation of Effort for National
Representation for D. c. in
Program for 1928.
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

Thirteen committee reports were
read and adopted at the special meet
Ing Yesterday of the Washington
Board OF Trade in the hoardr"oms IN
The Star building. All 1922 business
of the board has now been cleared
up and communities will begin the
new year with Il clean slate.
The reports adopted were: Amer
lean ideals. community affairs. law,
membership. municipal art. national
representation. public and private
buildings. Public Library. river and
harhor irnproNriiy, 1T, streets ami ave
nues. universities and private schools.
water supply and coming.
Plea for tnrricanilation.
An appropriation Of S%.5An from
Congress was ASKED to carry on the
Americamiza' ION work in the school
by A. }. pr.s uN. newly appointed
chairman. of the American ideals COM
mittee. The resolution was adopted.
= The law committee. through its
chairman. Alexander Wolf. reported
that Congress has not yet acted on
the bill for Cr"dtjus: Il board or ac-
countaucy in the District. The COM
SreSs hal passed the bad check law
which will Effectively handle leSis-
lation of this kind in the National
Capital.
George r. Fdrquhar retiring chair
man of the nlrmb, rSnip committee, gave
data on the membership "f the board
and said that the total enrolment was
in excess OF th" previous year.
National Representations for ID. &.
The committee On mai .oual represent
tation for the District cf Columbia. Of
which Theodor,- ". Noyes is chairman.
reported that .ftur's would be made the
coming year To gv. III" House Judiciary
committee to al, - h ronStitu' IOnal
amendment proposed for the District.
The CON rnittet eXr"cSS"d grI;itiIa' ion
that the Senate District ',ngittet- had
adopted the an1-rin. N. which iS the
platform Of the joint citizens commit
tee
complete r,.or,a 't.x;, ION Of the build
ing inspection division o; fhc District
government WIS aSse'! by the public
and private l,f 'dtrgs committee. w. L..
Besle. chairman Tn coEaFaittce char
acterized The ':ytSirtI As ''uHdermarnre I'd
and ricsirdly pa:i."
New branch libraries more pay for
employees. and ;pprrpr iatinns for the
adequate maintaining 80 libraries are
urged by the put.'i, br:try commi1t-.
chairman. The report dealt win he
steady increase n The use OF l!hrar!
facilities in WASHINGTON and pointed
out that with the increasing need
library work should be extended.
streets ard Avenues.
George G. Shiuu. it-Wly appointed
chairman of tn" streets and avenues
committee said his committee in
dorSed the report of III. previous
committee with the exception of the
clause dealing with the rec tllatior of
the weight of trucks Mr.. Sh;an said
a special subcommittee mad been ap-
pointed 20 inv ..~tista'" Nh" hrca in .
UP of the roadV&NS and th.,t if over
loaded trucks W. +. responsible the
committee would rcco!u!u. drastic
action.
A commission To- control building g
artistic lines. - h, composed of rep
raSentativrS OF rGiniui1" states, with
authority - act. iS asked by the CON-
mittee or municipal ar.
The city of Washington is GROWN &
at rapid rate" says the report
measures should L." taken for 4 Well
rounded development along practical
and artistic lines.
Water supply Report,
Work on the SECOND conduit from
Great Falls TO Ddl.carliH r-Eevuir is
not actively uudrr way. he committee
on water supply. Francis Il Weller
chairman. reports.
Plans for the next full meeting of
the board are under way and il is
understood many items of local i'm
portance will be disc usSed iresi-
dent Edward + Colladay Of the board
is IN charge of the program.