Evening star., 1927-04-24
WELFARE PROGRAM
! URGED BY CITIZENS.
KaIorama Group Sends
recommendations to Ef-
ficienCy Bureau.

Attention of the Bureau Of Efficiency
4 has been called by the kalorama
CitiZens' Association to 2l remedial
health and welfare activities outlined
in a letter to the bureau based largely
upon recommendations formulated at
= meeting of civic committees at the
Women's City Club. April Is. Mrs.
Harvey W. Wiley, vice president of
the association, was present at TINS
meeting and presented to her assocl-
alton the proposals which were there
upon incorporated in a letter ad-
dressed to Herbert Brown, director Of
the Bureau of Efficiency,
Interest in civic matters manifested
by the Kalorama association was m
f 1ensified Tuesday night by the ad-
mission of approximately so new
members, including William D.
Mitchell, the solicitor general Com
naittee reports adopted by the assoct-
ation expressed the opinion that the
. association should not at this time
- advocate a change from the intang-
jble personal property tax to an in
come tax and that the efforts Of the
assessor to force returns by increas-
ing assessment and of the collector
10 collect unpaid taxes by distraint
are steps in the right direction.
This report was amended to urge
that records of the probate court and
land Office be examined by the collec-
tor to make for more adequate col
lection of taxes and that the tax
collector be urged to prosecute col
lections with increased zeal
Pollution of Potomac.
Pollution of the Potomac River and
its tributaries was characterized as
the sanitary problem most intimately
affecting the District in a report of
the committee on public health,
adopted.
This report pointed out that less
than per cent Of the Rock Creek
pollution comes from the District,
more than 95 per cent coming from
Sligo. Woodside. Forest Glen, Chevy
Chase, Md; Kensington, Garrett
Park and adjoining Maryland local
tiles. The report stated that this
claim can be proven by examining
the creek at Milk House Ford and
watching the flow Of water. bearing
in mind that the ford is well above
the source of pollution from the
District.
To relieve the source OF pollution
from the District the committee
recommended the appropriation of
S65. 600. which has been estimated as
the cost of proposed 2,300-foot ex-
tension of the IuZon avenue sewer,
which would eliminate the overflow
of a conduit carrying sewage from
a dump at Walter Reed Hospital to
the main pumping station. In rainy
weather, the report stated, this IS
inch conduit is not sufficient and the
overflow is discharged into a. small
stream in Rock Creek Park, 1t was
stated that the work of extending
trunk sewer from Rock Greek Park
TO the District line is progressing
satisfactorily and will put the Dis
trict in a position to connect this
sewer with the Maryland sewers and
prevent practically all pollution of
the park.
recommendations for Health.
It was suggested also that members
of the association cooperate in pre-
venting pollution of the air by report
ing violations OF the smoke nuisance
law to the proper authorities,
The recommendations relative to
the health and welfare activities of the
District, previously outlined at the
Joint civic committee meeting, April
15, and stamped with seal of approval
of the Kalorama citizens and then
sent as suggestions to the Bureau Of
Efficiency included proposals to es-
tablish a new municipal lodging house
with a social worker in attendance
and the creation of an adequate men.
tai clinic: establishment of a public
contagious disease hospital: a sani.
torium for tuberculous children; an
adequate general medical and health
clinic; larger appropriations for the
District Health Department; more and
betterpaid city physicians; an ade.
quate general medical and dental elm
&c; and increased hospital staffs and
enough medical examiners and nurses
TO permit the physical examination of
children upon entrance to the schools
and subsequent systematic examina-
fions.
Y Public welfare suggestions included:
Establishment Of a well equipped pub
lie welfare building; increased appro.
priations for mothers allowance; a
new Juvenile Court law to. take care
OF is and 81 years; a modern child
OF Is and 81 years; o modern child
labor law for the District: an ade.
-1uate law for the regulation and super.
vision Of dance halls; better munici.
pal bathing facilities; and larger
u staff for the board of pubic welfare
Taliaferro Is Present.
Ill Commissioner Sidney f. Taliaferro
was present at the meeting which
witnessed the approval of the reports
and authorization of the letter to the
Bureau of Efficiency and heartily
commended the civic cooperation of
the association.
The election of Col. II. c. New.
conner, chairman of the public utiIi-
ties committee OF the association, TO
the Citizens Advisory Council, was
described by George A Kicker, the
associations delegate to the Fedora
: ton of Citizens Associations.
The following were elected TO mem.
bership:
DIR. Bernard A. Baer. James w.
>-Beller, Mrs. James w Beller, Arthur
3. Butman, Miss Martha c. Goldman,
$. t. COnkling, Mrs. Bessie G. Conk.
ling, Fred /. Cox, A. L. Christman.
John Donaldson, Robert p Donehoo,
Max Fischer, Thomas j. d. Fuller.
Charles r. Hardy. John A. Hillard,
Thomas l.. Hume. Mrs Frederic
Keep, Irwin Laughlin, May D. Lis
cum, g. w. Littlehales, Edward j.
IcQuade, William D. Mitchell, Mrs.
William d. Mitchell William Ander.
son Miller, Mrs. Anderson Miller. DR.,
). Logan Owens. Hiss Temple l..
Perry, Herman c. Brakeman. Oliver
@. Ricketson, H. L. Rust, jr: Mrs.
Isabelle s. Sheppard. Abraham Sig.
mund, George Otis Smith, Mrs. Grace
Coburn Smith, Lilly b. Spalding,
Charles w. Stark. Ella L. Taggart.
lie Roy Tuttle. Ellen A. Vinton, +.
b. Whitaker David White, Henry
Price Wright. Mrs Henry Price
Wright, Rev. Charles Wood, DR.. Dun.
Top Penhollow, DR.. edward B. Beh-
rend and Mr.. and - William Max
ans.