Evening star., 1926-11-02
TRADE BODY CITES
GREATEST NEEDS
Board Suggests Resident
Officials. Federal Aid
and Suffrage.

Out of the maze of Recommended
lions, made over a period of a great
number of years for the Improvement
of the National Capital. the Washing
ton Board of Trade chose three yester-
day as the basic remedies; needed for
the advancement OF the city and the
interest of its people. These recon-
mendG tions were selected in response
to Il communication from Representa-
tive Ernest w. Gibson. chairman of
the subcommittee OF the House Dis
trict committee surveying the affairs
of the District, to the board, asking
for suggestions in regard to the needs
of Washington.
The board of directors Of the organi-
cation yesterday named the three
recommendations as follows:
Il. Federal control Of the Capital
with the present form of commission
government, with appointments of Of
:iCialS of the District government from
bona-fide legal residents Of the city.
80. The primary responsibility of
the support and development of the
National Capital is upon the Nation.
and Congress, not the people OF the
Federal District. fixes the amount OF
our tax contribution toward the cost
Of the Capitals maintenance. The
revenue derived from the various
sources of taxation is not sufticlept in
itself to properly develop and main
tain the Nations Capital. The Federal
Government should by All means pay
sts fair and equitable proportion Tor
the maintenance Of its Federal City.
"3.sAmpmdment 20 the CONSTITUTION
of the United States granting national
voting Representations TO residents of
The District Of Columbia in tn" House.
Senate ana Electoral College. With ac-
cess to the Federal courts"
Three Most Essential.
The Board Of Trade felt that While
there are great many matters OF
pressing Importance to be dealt with
in the improvement OF conditions IN
the National Capital. if these three
recommendations We're carried out a
Song step will have been taken toward
the bettermcnt of Washington.
The board of directors also urged
the repeal of the - per cent clause
of the 1927 appropriation act limiting
ihe purchase price on school property
10 within p per cent over the assessed
value of the property. This was done
because tho clause is Withholding the
purchase of sites, as evidenced by the
fact, the directors said, that II" part ot
The 500. 900 appropriated for school
EleS mas lctIl spent Ilo4l' VI
She sites tan hr purchased within the
price set by thC~laW.
Asks School ste .AiI.
The hoard also recommended that
various civic organiZa tlOnS SHOULD as
'SiSt in acquiring school sites at Il fair
price by presentation of proper eNi-
tlence to condemnation juries of the
fair price.
Further recommendation in regard
10 the District schools urged: No
change in school hours. the establish
inent of a system of education on safe
~ in the SChoulS. Stricter traffic regu-
1ations and protection at schools and
a maximum speed of 10 miles an hour
while passing schools or within one
Block of them.
The following new members We're
elected: Fred w. Berger. Byron B. Col
singS, y. Gray Dawson. William {.
De Lacy. Clark G.. Diamond, LawtOn
G. HERMAN, r.. RuSscl Kelly, Joseph
ID. Kelly, William y. Morgan. Richard
IA. Norris. Orville l.. Rice. l.. V.
Thacker. Michael Walsh, Thomas ID.
Walsh and George NJ. Wolcott.