Evening star., 1922-11-14

bad cheek law for the District and
other beneficial legislation
''Since our last meeting our mem
bership committee has brought into
| committee Is constantly called upon
for service Of all kinds. and always
responds with willingness and en-
thusiasm." he said.
Parks and ReseEvati01s.
A synopsis of the comprehensive
, report of the parks and reservations
| committee of the board was given
by the president. This report calls
| for the appointment of q park COM
over the park and playground sys-
| tenn of the District, and has been
adopted BY the parks, highways and
bridges committee of the Washing
| ton Chamber of Commerce, an un-
| usual compliment to the board COM
mittee.
Matters dealing with public health
and taken up by the public health
committee of the board by DR.. ID.
Percy Hickling, chairman of the com
Bradley. They include the milk sup
ply, Fairgrounds for children. and
proper physical examination OF all
children in the public schools,
, The committee on public and pri-
vate buildings. under the leadership
of W. l.. Beale. points out the need
for an adequate and properly
equipped armory for the District Of
Columbia National Guard, according
to MIR. Bradley. Other recommends
ing for the storage of the records and
archives of the government. espe-
ciall;- constructed for that purpose
and absolutely fireproot and the re-
moval of temporary buildings con-
structed during the war on public
, grounds.
An immediate addition to person
mel, increase in salaries and more
branch libraries are urged by the
! public library committee. William
Nick. Clayton. chairman.
! Eleven recommendation for the
Improvement of the police and fire
departments are made by the COM
mittee on public order. Odell $
Smith, chairman, according to Mr..
Bradley.
Report on Public Schools.
Appropriations asked by the school
authorities for the public school syS-
tenn in this city are reasonable and
necessary, according to the public
school report.
Progress in cleaning up" Wash
ington's harbor front Is reported by
the river and harbors' committee. un-
priations from Congress for the
maintenance Of the work of river
and harbor Improvement in all it's
branches Is asked by the committee
Five recommendations are made by
the streets and avenues committee.
said Mr.. Bradley. They deal largely
with the paving Of city streets and
the regulation Of the weight or
trucks.
The water supply committee of the
board Francis X. Weller. chairman.
reports construction on the secona
Dalecarlia reservoir The commit
tee has been hard at work on this
project which. when completed, Will
give Washington an adequate water
supply.
National Representation for ID. c.
National representation for the
District of Columbia Will relieve
the nation of the shame Of un-Amer-
icanism at it's heart and the inn
report of the national representation
committee of the board. "Granting
of suffrage for the District will In
fict no injury or hardship upon
either the nation or capital to count
eract benefits derived from IT."
Mr.. Bradley also reviewed the work
Of the following committees: Munich
pal art, Appleton Z. Clark. 5r.; chari-
ties and corrections. Frank p. Rec
side, chairman; community anairs
Perry b. Turpin. chairman; executive
committee, Edwin c. Graham. chair
man. and committee on American
ideals. Horace J. Phelps. chairman.
He also touched on the twenty
eighth annual shad bake of the
board, held last May at Chesapeake
Beach. the fourth annual midwinter
dinner of the board. held March
last at the willard. and the repre-
sentation of the board on the general
Thrift week committee.