Evening star., 1922-01-18
BALL STAND FOR D. C. SUFFRAGE
APPLAUDED BY BUSINESS MEN
Head of Senate District Committee In
dorses National Representation at
Meeting of Board of Trade.

which will cost about $500. 900. The
present britlge is unsightly and is alb
solutely Inadequate to take care OF
the existing traffic. The District Com
missioners have requested an appro-
priation of $1s0,000 to begin work
upon this bridge and your commit
tee deems it of the highest impor-
tanned SO that the operations looking
to the renewal and replacement of
this bridge may be commenced at
the earliest possible moment. -.
The Chain bridge. which connects
the District of Columbia and Virginia
was designed at the time it was built
for traffic entirely different from that
which now uses it. While the bridge
cannot be said to be- absolutely un-,
safe, provided the laws are obeyed
yet nevertheless 1t Is entirely insult
able for the existing heavy traffic
1t is hoped that Congress will shortly
appropriate a sum sufficient for the
construction of a modern bridge to
replace the present Chain bridge.
''The klingle Ford bridge. on Con-
necticut avenue. Is another bridge
which is subjected to unusually heavy
traffic and which is. by reason of its
construction, unsuitable to modern
conditions. The engineer department
Of the District of Columbia does not
consider the bridge unsafe, but, as a
matter of fact, when used by heavy
vehicles the vibration thereon is ex-
ceedingly great. 1t is suggested that
this bridge be replaced as soon -, pos
Sible.
1T is recommended that legislation
by Congress be requested providing
that all balances from specific appro-
priations for bridge work may be used
for general maintenance and repair.
and that. in addition thereto. sum
not less than $4,000 should be asked
of Congress for the general repair
and maintenance of bridges in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The early commencement of the
erection of the Arlington Memorial
bridge is recommended"
Favored by Law Committee.
Four recommendations were made
by the committee on law. They are:
approval Of Senate bill 2531-a bill
to create a board of accountancy for
the District of Columbia.
"The committee asks authority to
cooperate with committees from
other organizations in their efforts tT
have passed for this District blue
sky law.
THAT active measures be taken for
a conference with the District Com
in Congress to the end that an in
crease in compensation may be grant
ed to the judges of the Mu9icipa.
Court of this city.
''The committee recommends the
erection at the earliest possible date
of a building specially constructed
for the requirements of the office y!
recorder of deeds for the District OF
Columbia"
A special committee of the law COM
nittee was appointed to investigate
conditions at the recorder of deeds
office. and the report of this special
committee will be presented on jan
uary II.
Municipal Art SuEgestions.
The recommendations made by the
committee on municipal art follow:
That Congress be requested to ap-
propriate a suitable sum to have
plans prepared for the improvement
of the city water front from the rail-
road bridge to the War College
grounds.
That Congress be requested to
enact a law having for its object the
encouragement of the erection OF
buildings on the north side of Penn
sylvania avenue from the Capitol to
18th street west, with facades which
in design and materials. will meet
with the approval of the Fine Arts
Commission. which incentive may con-
sist Of the remission of taxes on
such other form of reasonable sub
sidy as Congress deem best.
The report of the public school
committee calls attention to recon :
mendation adopted by the board OF
Trade that an appeal be made to
for schools in the District of Co
lumba. The Committee last night
recommended that this appeal be sup
plemented by a further request for
support of the building program
asked by the school authorities to the
end that the facilities for the process
Of education of youth residing here
may be more complete and better
adapted to fit larger number for
vocational as we'll as non-vocatIonal
life work.
The committee referred to the de-
lay in the preparation Of plans fol
school building construction
adequate force in the Office of the
Engineer Commissioner of the Dis
trict or to a lack of available funds
to employ expert service your COM
mittee is satisfied that there is nc
disposition on the part of Congress
to Withhold necessary appropriation
for this purpose" the report said
"In any event the cause of the delay
ought to be determined and remedia
measures promptly applied.
Tariff Referendum.
The report on referendum No. 81 Of
the L. S. Chamber of Commerce wa:
submitted by a special committee o.
the board, William Washburn. CHAIR
man. 1t deals with tariff principle!
and is in seven parts. The board ap
proved sections /, 3, and and op
posed sections 2, 6 and Z.
Recommendations of the tarih leg
islation committee of the nationa
chamber which were indorsed by thu
board include legislation permitting
administrative adjustment of tarif
within limits prescribed by statute
protection of American industrie!
from destructive foreign competition
retention in principle Of the anti
dumping legislation Of May, 1921; en-
couragement of American expor
! trade in so far as consistent will
proper protection for American in
dustries, and legislation designed tt
meet foreign discrimination agains
American trade.
The board voted against recommen,
dations for the creation of a tarif
adjustment board. for the retention
Of the present foreign valuation
system of levying ad valorem duties
and for the postponement of gen
eral tariff revision.
Referendum No. 3s. dealing witt
the soldier bonus question, had only
just been received by the board, 81
that report could not be prepared
in time for the meeting last night
1t is expected that special meeting
of the board will be called to consider
this question:
An appeal was made by Odell S
Smith. chairman of the public ordel