Evening star., 1926-11-03
TAX ASSESSORS
CALLED TOOFEW
Columbia Heights Citizens
Believe Capital Should
y Have is More.

The relatively small number of tax
assessors in the District of Column
bia compared to other representative
cities was attacked by the Columbia
Heights Citizens Associations in st.
Stephens Parish Hall, 3017 Four
teenth street, last night. A tabulated
list of about 25 cities, prepared by
W. /. Swanton, Citizens Advisory
councilman and former president Of
this association, showed that Wash
ington should. have at least - as
SCISSORS, whereas, il was pointed out,
there are six, only four of whom
are assessing District real and per-
sonal property.
The matter was referred to the
executive committee for further con-
Stderation. Another matter referred
20 this committee was a resolution
presented by II. l.. Bushong. requir-
ing that all exempt property Of
the District and Federal Governments
and the various public utilities be
publicly listed 1t was voted to refer
these questions also to the congress
sional committee headed by Repre-
sentative Reid, meeting next Monday
to consider the needs of the District.
Member Drive Approved.
Concurrence in the action of the
executive committee favoring the
drive for new members to be con-
Quoted by the Federation of Citizens
Associations from November 13 to 20
was voted and announcement made
that a committee of 165 members,
headed by Thomas A. King, chairman
OF the membership committee, had
been appointed to cooperate. The
committee will be augmented by all
officers of the association. Alton b.
Carly, president. pointed to the Citi-
zens' Advisory Council as evidence
Of the influence welded by citizens
associations. Columbia Heights goal
was set at 1900 new members.
DIR. l.. F. Kebler, chairman Of the
committee on public health, read a
paper on poison ivy and urged a cam
paign to eradicate the obnoxious
growth. He asked that the subject
be brought to the attention of school
authorities. 1t also was suggested
that warnings be placed in conspic-
uous places in the public parks and
other places.
Resolutions presented by J. Clin-
ton Hiatt. chairman of the public
safety committee, and adopted, urge
the Public Utilities Commission to
direct the Washington Railway and
eleventh and Harvard streets on the
ens,th side instead of the north side.
AS q matter Of safety to school chill
dren.
Storm Sewer Urged.
Installation of a storm sewer in the
Benning section was urged in reSo-
lutions passed as a means of permit
ting further development of the
Northeast section of the city. The
commissioners will be asked to erect
suitable street lighting poles on Ken
yon street between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth. Action was taken reit-
Grating the associations former
stand favoring the merger of all street
railway systems.
New members elected were Mrs.
G. d. Pfeiffer, Mrs. Edith Fl. Hunt
er, Mrs Robert A. Dellett, Miss
Eleanor r. Walker, Mrs. II. J. Hunt,
Building & Owners Co.. II. II. Mer-
rill, Mrs. Harvey S. Irwin. Mrs. An
ME M. Easterling, William Il. Mar
ceron and Frank J. Sobotka.
1t was announced that hereafter
on the second Tuesday of each month
committee chairmen would assemble
Vided in the Columbia Heights Com
munity Center to consider actions
taken by the association and thresh
out problems referred to the respec-
tive committees The regular asso-
citation meetings will be held on the
first Tuesdays, as usual. President
Carly presided.