Evening star., 1925-12-09
ADVISORY COUNCIL
APPROVES BILLS
Measure Extending Powers
of Commissioners Heads
List on D. C. Program.

The Citizens Advisory Council vir-
tually completed consideration of its
hrSt legislative program last night by
adopting the bill designed to grant
additional powers to the District Com
pensioners. Notifications were made
In several sections of the measure
which the council held would give the
Commissioners too much authority.
The bill extending the powers If the
commissioners will he reported sep
arately. hut the other measures ap-
proved were numbered in the order of
their Importance, in the view of the
council. \ report on these bills will
he sent To the commissioners before
the end of the week, il was announC-
ed by Chairman Jesse c. Suter. The
council will meet again tomorrow
afternoon ut ) o'clock, however. to
consider the so-calIed blue sky. law"
and the proposed amendment to regu-
late plumbing and gastitting. meas
ures which have not yet received fa-
Norable action.
Opposes Regulation.
The chief section of the bill To en-
large the powers of the Commission
ers which the council opposes is the
one giving the city heads authority
10 license and regulate trades. pro
fcssions and VocationS. The council
adopted the view of William :. Tor
bert. who said that restriction OF Il
mans right To labor alonG the line
he deems himself best htted for should
he done very deliberately. 1t is too
grave a power To lodge in Il board Of
three commissioners. Chairman
Suter. HARRY y. StulI and W. |. Swan
ton opposed the amendment.
Another section which the council
refused tu approve would give the
commissioners the right Ia appoint
District civil employees as special po-
1iCemen except for protection of pub
lie property or 10 control public space
now under the National Capital Park
Commission. The council also con
hrmcd its former decision to disap-
prove appointment of judges and
members of tho Board of Education by
tho Commissioners.
The bills approved by the council
were numbered in the following order
of preference:
creation of a commission to recon-
mend definite fiscal relations between
thc Federal and District Governments.
pendin. which the G0-i0 ratio should
prevail.
Rercll Of the Borland amendment
authorizing special assessments for
paving: Il group of engineering de
partment bills. tal TO abolish grade
crossings. hl to open or widen streets
where special assessments cannot be
l. We'd. tci To Vacate certain streets
and eXten and widen Fourteenth
street through the Walter Reed Hos
pital grounds.
New Hnildinc Proposed.
To provide Il new building for the
Recorder of Deeds.
Tax bills: tal amendn" the law
relating to real estate assessments: thl
10 epualze bank tax rates.
70 reorganiZ" the Public Utilities
Commission.
An elective school board
Creation of 4 board of public vel
fare
Amendments to the traffic act.
New code of insurance laws
Amendments to the Public Library
organic act.
Amendments 10 clarity language in
zoninc act.
Opening 4 short street east and
west near the base ball park between
Seventh and Ninth streets
Transferring to the District a public
reservation for expansion of the
sewage pumping station.
Transferring part of Anacosti2
Park 10 the District for = tree nursery.
An act for registration Of consult
Ing engineers.