Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-15
CITIZENS CONDEMN
ACTION OF HOUSE
Lincoln Park Association Dis
approves Refusal to I'm
prove Streets.

Condemning the action of the
House for refusing to appropriate
FUNDS for IS per cent of the street
improvements recommended by the
Commissioners, the Lincoln Park
Citizens Association, at a meeting
last night in the Bryan School, adopt
ed resolution requesting the Dis
trict committee of the Senate to
authorize the original street-im-
proVement program. The resolution
was introduced by G. S. Jameson and
urged especially that the streets
around the new Eastern High School,
which were described as "veritable
mud holes" be paved.
Opposes Library Ruling.
The association voiced lis opposi-
ton to the indiscriminate use of the
proposed branch libraries in the
public schools and voted to ask the
board of education to rescind its
resolution which will permit colored
children to use the libraries to be
placed in the white schools. and vice
versa. Under no conditions do We
approve of white children having
the cslored schools or of the colored
children having access and use of
the libraries in the white schools"
read the resolution. which was
adopted without a dissenting vote.
The resolution also stipulated that
The public school system should re-
tain its autonomy in the two COM
plete units-one for white children
and one for cclored children. Copies
of the resolution were ordered sent
to the school board and the Fedora
ton Of Citizens Associations.
VIII Question Board.
A series of questions relative TO
the present status of affairs regard
ing the construction and equipment
of the new Eastern High School Will
be sent to the board of education
by the association The following
instructed TO ask the school board:
According to the present esti-
mates, how much of the total viii re-
main for equipment"
rs the sum sufficient to completely
equip the buildine?'
"If not, what steps are being taken
towards providing complete equip
ment?"
What steps are being taken to-
wards fashioning the grounds ahnnt
the building SO as to provide for ath-
letic stadium. drill field and other
necessary grading?'
Favors Higher Salaries.
BlllS introduced IN the senate anu
House last week providing increased
salary for District school teachers
were favored by the association. In
dorsement also was given the Capper-
| Focht compulsory education measure.
| On motion of Mr.. Jameson. the as
ISOLATION went on record in favor of
an increase in the personnel of the
traffic bureau of the police depart
ment in order that the Commissioners
can give the traffic officers day off
each week.
William Mex. Clayton. chairman Of
the public utilities committee of the
Federation of Citizens Associations.
outlined the history OF the Public
Utilities Commission and answered a
number of questions pertaining to the
public service corporations PROFOUND
ed by members of the association.
Mr.. Clayton expressed the opinion
that the street car fares would be
reduced by the utilities commission
from five tokens for 80 cents to four
/ tokens for 25 cents. He also said
that he believed the gas company can
give gas for 81 per 1000 cubic feet,
| instead of s1.10, and secure good
rate of return" Il am afraid" he
! added. that we will get no reduction
| in telephone rates"