The Washington times., 1923-04-17
dupont CIRCLE
| CITIZENS ARE !
ACTIVE
Organized Less Than a Year,
It Has 800 Members and
Plans Big Work.
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proposed congressional resolution
Captain Clayton e. Enig, assistant
secretary of the association, said:
Conflict Of Authority.
Apparently the difficulty be-,
tween the school board and the Dis
trict Commissioners arises as a re-
suit Of the unusual character Of
the act passed by Congress in 1905,
placing the power to appoint the
school board in the hands Of the
judges Of the District Of Columbia
Supreme Court, and authorizing the
body when SC appointed to have
complete Jurisdiction in formulating
school policies, designating improve.
ments, and expanding school funds
without being accountable to any
authority in connection with the
latter activity.
THE resolution will provide that
| the law be changed to place the
appointing power in the hands OF
the District Commiss o1lers, making
/ the school board accountable to the
| former Then there can be no qucs-
/ ton as to where authority is vested,
, which seems to the crux in the
present controversy.
1t was made plain that the asso-
/ citation il in no way interfering with
4 the activities Of the school fedora
ton or other organizations seeking
solutions to the school control
problem.
Cheaper Electric Service.
Cheaper electric power service for
Washington will receive the atten-
tion of the association in the near
future. Development OF the water
power at Great Falls will be one Of
the projects to be encoufagAd by the
organization. Investigations made
of past actions having utilization of
Great Falls as water power source
/ have convinced the association that
clever tactics by those opposing the
development have been largely re-
sponsibile for the delay In undertak-
| ing it. Among other things, 1t has
/ been learned, representatives Of in
| terests whose monopoly is threat
ened by such q development have
always made it point to make sur.
| veys at Great Falls when the water
was at the lowest midsummer stage
and when the Photographic evidence
! of the futiIity OF such development
would bear out the contentious Of it's
| opponents.
Plans to secure a survey which
which show the real. value Of Great
Falls as water power location will
be made under the direction Of the
association, and when the data has
been prepared by competent en-.
| gineers the advisability of undertak-
ing the development will be taken
up with the proper authorities.
Many members of the association
who are keenly interested In the
| fight being made to secure a. division
I of the impounded $4,000, 900 held by
the Potomac Electric Light and
Power Company among the com.
pany's patrons are advocating the
raising of a sum Of $4,000 to be
used in employing Conrad Syme as
special counsel for a period of five
years, during which time the promo.
ton of the Great Falls water power
project can be carried through.
These two activities illustrate the
aims of the association and the
broad way in which 1t has become
identified with the city's interest.
Aims City-Wide.
Col. John Temple Graves, presi.
dent of the association since its
formation IN discussing the a9GOCias
ton policy pointed out that it's aims
are city-wide.
1--WE are interested In making
Washington the most beautiful city
in the world. Not only the capital
of the United States but culturally,
educationally, scientifically, the cap.
ital of the world. We can approach
any project affecting the city's in
terest without liability Of being
suspected of having Interior motives
inspiring us. We serve, as occasion
may require. neighborhood interests,
but we are not limiting our activi-
ties to such; rather we aim to
stretch out and use our influence
in the advancement of the city S.
a whole wherever this Is possible. ~
Many notables have been the
guests of the association during
the year 1t has been in existence.
With it's meeting scheduled for the
afternoon, a larger attendance Of
members is possible than If the
custom of holding evening as
semblies had been followed The
association meets the first Thurs.