Evening star., 1924-04-06
FEDERATION STAND
ON GASTAX UPHELD
Motion to Rescind Order to
Back Commissioners Bill
Is Defeated.

After passing several resolutions,
including one urging prompt replace
ment of the Pennsylvania Avenue
bridge over the Anacostia river, the
Federation of Citizens Associations,
at meeting in the board room of the
District building last night, refused
to act on several others because they
were beyond its scope, and then en-
gagged in several parliamentary de-
bates, following the offering of other
motions.
The federation refused to rescind
it's action of week ago instructing
its president to name and be chair
man of a committee to seek the veto
of the gasoline tax bill if it did not
follow the Commissioners bill. George
X. Wales made a motion to rescind
this action and relieve the president
of the previous instructions, which it
was sought to block on a point of
order. This was, however, oVerruled.
Jesse c. Suter said that the measure
had been turned into "A revenue raiser.
He characterized it as the height of
absurdity to increase the taxation Of
the people of the District of Columbia
in order to protect the revenues of
the state Of Maryland.
Protest Urged Now.
William Mex. Clayton said that
unless a protest was made on this
measure, and some one stood up for
the District Of Columbia, there would
be no just reason for complaining at
u later date. He told the association
that there now was "A movement on
foot to place the entire cost Of the
public school system of the city on
the District of Columbia After ex-
tended debate the motion was lost.
David Babp, delegate from the Lin
coin Park Citizens Association
sought to get the association to go
INTO the matter Of what he termed
inflated real estate values here, but
the federation declined to take il up
lie charged that Val.es were inflated
from 50 To 40 per cent. and that if
the imitation continued government
enpIoye on mederate salary could not
be expected to make ends meet with
out sending his entire family out to
work
The federation adopted the motion
OF Jesse G. Suter that the secretary
report at the next meeting the con-
dltton of the archives of the aSsocia--
tlon ana make recommendations for
their proper preservation.
Other Motions Lost.
motion of J. q. Yaden to sus-
pend the rules and consider the uues-
tlon of the salary of the superinfenI-
ent OF schools was lost, as was a res
oiutlon by Mr.. Clayton expressing the
regret of the body that the con-
ductCrS and motormen of the CaDitaI
traction Company could not find any
Cltizen in the District in whom they
had the confidence to trust the maj:
ter OF arbitrating their wage scale.
IL adopted resolution of its law
and Legislation committee urging ap-
proprlate legislation to enable the
collector OF taxes to mail out fax
blIls. and agreed to the recommenda
tlonS that the matter OF salary in
creases for postal employees was
without the province of the assoc
cation. 1t also approved the recon-
mendatlon of this committee that the
federation should take no action in
dorsing the appointment OF Judge
Mattlngiy. on the ground that the
federatlon should take no part in
commenting candidates for public
office
The association adopted the recon-
fnendatIonS in the report of the com
mittee on highways. parks and
waterways. presented by w. T. Todd
urging a tfteen-ton capacity bridge
over the Anacostia river at PennsyI-
Nanla avenue: urging early improve
ment and widening of Wisconsin ave
nue. from Massachusetts avenue to the
District line, and approving the rcso-
luton of the kaforaIna Citizens AS
SoCiation favoring the bill pending in
congress for a commission to have
charge of continuous DEVELOPMENT of
parks. parkways and playgrunds in
the District
Charles a. Baker presided at the
meeting.