Evening star., 1922-04-02
CITIZENS MAY SUE
|NCAR FARE FIGHT
Federation Considers Action
to Compel Sale of 3 Tokens
for 20 Cents.
DEBATE WARM ON SCHOOL
Charges of Violation of Coae in
Plans for Eastern High Are Re-
ferred for Investigation.

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Court action is being considered by
the utilities committee of the Federation
of Citizens Associations in its efforts
to require the, street railway companies
to sell three tokens for 90 cents, instead
of six for 40 cents.
This was indicated last night when
the federation authorized its utilities
group to take such further action as
it may deem necessary on this ques
ton.
William Mex Clayton, chairman OF
the utilities committee. added al
amendment to the resolution. stipuia;
ing that if the committee decides an
appeal to the District Supreme Court
would be adyisa BILE the matter Will be
laid before the feueration again before
such a step is actually taken
Before offering his resolution suS
eestinS court action Mr.. Clayton read
a letter from the public utilities com
mission rejecting the federation's re
quest for rate of three tokens 10,
20 cents on the Capital Traction lines
Petition Is Denied.
The commission had previously
turned down a petition for that rate
time and Mr.. Clayton had renewed
the application with reference only
10 the Capital Fraction Company He
did this. he said, because he felr there
could be no question of the financial
ability of that company 10 sell the
tokens in lots of three instead OF
six.
After nearly an hour of discussion
the delegates referred back to the
school committee for further inveSti-
cation resolution from tho Con
necticut Avenue Association calling
attention to alleged violations of the
building code in the plans for the as
sembly hall of the New Eastern High
School
Jesse c. Suter, chairman of the
school committee. submitted the re-
port recommending that the fedora
tion approve the action taken by the
Connecticut Avenue Association in
asking that a board of outside archi-
tects go over the plans of the new
high school to find out if the assembly
hall as now planned does comply
With the regulations as to exits and
passageways.
See Reelection on Commission.
The report Immediately provoked a
debate between TWO groups of dele
gates. One side Contended the report
constituted a reflection on the Com
by suggesting that they We're erect
ing school assembly hall without
regard for the regulations which the V
enforce against private places.
This group. including William Hen
ry White, Daniel \. Edwards and W
q Henderson, argued that the school
committee should take up with the
Commissioners the. matters complain
ed of and report at the next meeting.
The other group. including Mr.. SUIT
er, George Wales and Snowden Ash
ford, took the position that the report
was not intended as a criticism OF
District officials. but was only an ef-
fort to make sure that the building
does comply with zthes regulations be-
fore IL is completed
Delegate A. E. Shoemaker asked
Chairman Suter- if he knew who pre-
pared the resolutions from Connec-
ticut avenue. setting forth the al
legged shortcomings in the plans
Report Goes Back.
Delegate WestIake from Connecti-
cut Avenue had previously left the
meeting to attend another engage
ment and Mr.. Suter said he did not
know who prepared the resolutions
When the question came to a vote
the federation adopted an amendment
offered by MIR. White referring the
report back to the committee with in
structionS to seek further informa tion
from District officials.
After another lively debate the
delegates adopted. 90 to II. a report
of the committee on parks recon-
mendinS that d police regula ton be
promulgated making it i violation
of law for boys to trespass on from,
lawns The report also recommend
ed thai the school authorities be
asked to instruct children not to
romp on parkings in front of their
neighbors' homes.
The suggestion of a police regula
ton on this subject brought forth
strenuous oppositicn\from a number
of delegates, including Robert Nc
George w. Evans. who called upon
their associates to remember that
they were all boys themselves once
and that there are already TOO many
juvenile police regulations.
The federation decided TO remain
whether Muzzey's History of the
United States should be retained in
the public school curriculum. The
school committee reported that it
did not feel qualified to question the
ability of judgment of the school Of
ficials who select text books. The
report recommended that each asso-
c;ation take up directly with the
board of education any complaints
regarding text books The report
was adopted.
On motion of William Mex Clay
ton the federation unanimously went
on record requesting the commits
sioners to submit to Congress bill
raising the salaries of the statutory
clerks In the District building. whose
pay scale has not been revised In
forty years.
The movement to have erected in
the District building A bronze tablet
to the memory of the late former
Commissioner Henry f. +. Macfar-
land received the hearty indorse-
ment of the federation
George Wales offered the resolution
placing the organization behind the
suggestion for such a memorial to
the man who served the District SO
ably from 1900 to 1910. and who was
largely instrumental in obtaining the
present attractive District building
TIE federation instructed Mr. Clay
ton to attend the hearing before the
Public Utilities Commission on, April
I. at which the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company and the
Virginia railway will
protest against the operation OF
busses in cOmpetitiOn with their JinaS