Evening star., 1926-05-12
COUNCIL PROTESTS
BATHING POOL SITE
CoIored Delegate ASsaiIs
: Segregation-Committee
to Visit Grant.

Action of Maj. L. :. Grant, Sd. di-
,rectot of the Office of Public Buildings
and Public Parks Of the National Cap
ital. in selecting a site on the south
hank Of the Anacostia River as the To-
cation for the proposed colored bathing
pool. was protested vehemently last
night by the Citizens Advisory Coun-
Gil.
After serious discussion the council
adopted a resolution introduced by DR..
George H. Richardson. urging Maj
Grant to leave final recommendations
respecting the location of both white
and Colored pools to representatives
of the groups they are designed to
serve" \ committee composed of
proctor l.. Dougherty, George G..
lIaVenner and Dr.. Richardson was APP
pointed TO call on Maj. Grant and
urge thu. terms of the resolution.
4 letter from NeyaI II. Thomas of
the District branch of the National
Association for the Advancement Of
Colored People. protesting against
segregation of white and colored bath
erS as well as the location in Ana
COSTA for the colored pool, precip-
itatcd the councils action.
Segregation Is Protested.
pr. Richardson declared that segre-
galion of the bathers was ''un Ameri-
can and not right" but that it would
lro futile tu stress this point because
congress already has determined that
there shall be two separate pools. But
Mai Grant without consulting any
group" he said. has placed tie col
Urcd beach way over south of the
Auacostia Bridge. where it Will accom-
snodate approximately only 5000 of
our people In sections far away from
this mud hole are thousands of others
who would like to use those bathing
facilities"
DR.. Havcnner agreed that the pro-
posed location is not suitable to serve
a. large proportion of the colored peo-
pie. He pointed out that it would re-
Quire the shunting of all the bathers
through a bottle neck" over the
4Anacnstia E~idre ana further congest
transportation conditions on the one
car line running into Anacostia.
Jesse e. Suter, chairman of the
council. suggested the conference with
Mai. Grant with Il view to ending
this recurring ControNe erSy.'
Assessment Bill Approved.
Tie draft OF a bill providing for
annual instead Of biennial assess
incnt OF real estate. submitted 10y w.
!. SWanton, Was approved by the
council, and will be sent TO Chair
inan Zihiman Of tho House District
committee. This legislation. Mr.. Swan
ton explained, win help overcome the
difficulty thrust upon District officials
i'm acquiring school and park sites by
the proViso III the District pppropri-
alton bill for the next fiscal year
limiting the purchase price to 20 per
cent above assessed valuation. The
bill provides for nine additional clerks
in the assessors office at an annual
outlay of $4,000 The increased
revenue through an annual assess
ment, it was said, would amount to
between $50 900 and 100000 a year.
The council adonted a report OF
George L. Wales disappearing the
bill providing for the establishment
Of n ChildrenS Court in the District,
and deferred action on :. recommends
tion Of Robert Faulkner that pend
ing the repeal Of the Borland law
payment OF special assessments for
street improvements be extended over
a four-ytaf period instead of tW" as
at present, and that the rate OF III
terest he reduced from to + per cent
a wear Nr Faulkner pointed out
that his proposal would relieve low
Ealarie,l employees who are buying
homes in newly developed subdlV1-
EloNS. several members OF tllt CouH-
Gil. however. thought that the recon-
meudation might weaken the move
ment for complete repeal Of the Bor-
land act.
Tie 10-vcar civic improvement pro
gram advocated bT Councilman swan
ton was referred 80 a special commit
tee consisting IT himself ami Mr..
Doucherty for further consideration.
The bill 70 incorporate the Amer
team 500 ial Science Association was
approved on recommendation Of Coun- !
Gilman Faulkner. on motion of Mr..
Faulkner the counci! also decided TO
urge immediate hearings on the bill
to abolish the Michigan avenue grade
crossing.
\ proposal hy Mr.. SWantCn that
the Commissioners create d municipal
reference library in the District build
ing was approved, and Mr. Faulkner
was delegated to confer with repre-
sentativeS Of the District Bar AssO-
citation to learn Wiethe" any steps
have been taken to make fn up-tO-
date compilation Of District statutes.
The last compilation, AIr. Faulkner
told the council, was MADE daring the
Fiftieth Congress, which ended in
1889.