Evening star., 1924-10-12
CHANGE OPPOSED
|NNAM|NG JUDGES
Mount Pleasant Citizens
Would Not Have Power
Given to Commissioners.

The Mount Pleasant Citizens AS
aociation is opposed to granting the
District Commissioners the power to
appoint judges of the Police, Munic-
ipal or juvenile courts as recon-
mended In the proposed measure for
increasing the power of the Com
miSsioners, according to resolution
adopted at a meeting of the associa-
ton in the Powell School last night.
This action was taken while consid-
crinG each section OF the proposed
bill upon the report of special
committee Of which Charles f. Con-
saul was chairman.
Mr.. Consaul read each section OF
the proposed measure and then the
recommendations made by the COM
mittee, most of which were adopted
after discussion.
On section 4, providing for the
power to compromise claims against
the District. the association voted in
favor of granting the Commissioners
such power, provided the reason for
the compromise be determined by
counsel.
Regulation of vcnders-
Section 5, providing for the reg
ulation of street. vending, was lp-
proved provided it be made not to
apply to the selling of produce by the
producer by whom it was raised. Also
sections, giving the Commissioners
the power to dispose of public prop
erty when it is of no more public
use, was approved with tho restric-
t1on that proposed sale of such
property be unanimously approved by
all the Commissioners and the reason
stated as to why the property should
be sold.
The right to cancel taxes, when in
the Commissioners judgment it
would serve the public interests, was
approved provided that the can
ceiling Of taxes on any given prop
erty be approved by all OF the Com
missioners. Again, section IL. pro-
viding for the right to close public
streets. was agreed to only in case
there be a need of closing the street
in question in order that plans for
highway developments might be car
ried out
Section Is. providing for the making
OF ordances and regulations that the
Commissioners may deem necessary
and proper for the administration,
was approved, providing that the
penalty for violating an ordnance be
made not more than $50 and less
than year in Jail Also in this con-
nection 1t was recommended that a
person might be punished for new
ordnance violation only where the
new ordnance be published in a daily
newspaper, with a good circulation,
for at least ten days before going
into effect.
Adopt Other Proposals.
The greater part OF the other sec
tions in the proposed measure were
~ r;xI
changes in their reading or phrasol-
ogy.
Prior to the consideration of the
measure proposing the increase in
power for the Commissioners, the as
sociation adopted resolution to re-
quest the District Commissioners to
try and secure an appropriation of
$4,000 for the Mount Pleasant branch
of the Public Library. The need of
developing that branch into an ade-
quate one was stressed
Another resolution was adopted to
request that the maximum appropri-
alton for parks, s1.100,000-as author
lied by the National Capitol Park
Commission act-be urged by the
District authorities. 1t was urged
in the resolution that this appropri-
alton be made to include the pur-
chase of Che klingle Ford and Piney
Branch tracts for usage as parks.
A resolution was adopted also to
request the Zoning Commission to put
all class "B" zoning sections in the
territory covered by the association
In class 'B restricted" The latter
coming regulation would prevent the
erection of apartment houses in sec
tions so classified. unless consent
were given by the residents at a
public hearing, it was stated. The
association also reiterated a request
for a safety isle" to be stationed at
18th street and Park Road.
NJ. w. Lewis, president of the as
ISOLATION, presided.