Evening star., 1927-10-09
HOLIDAY STUDYING
NEEDS OF DISTRICT
Undertakes Survey at Direc.
tion of Madden to Aid Ap-
preparations Plan.

Representative Holiday of Dan
vile H., successor to Uncle joe
Cannon's seat in Congress, has been
appointed by Chairman Madden of
the House appropriations committee
as a member on the subcommittee
on the District budget. He already
has entered upon a personal mission
for Mr.. Madden to make thorough
study of the entire District govern
ment, so as to advise the chairman
and the fun committee intelligently
on all matters of appropriation for
the National Capital.
Washington is the wonder city of
the world. and we must do our part
TO not only maintain its present high
standard. but to continue its de-
velopment and establishment, within
a reasonable expenditure of money
said Mr.. Holiday, as an indication
that he enters sympathetically upon
this important assignment.
Confers With Officials.
He is getting in touch with the Of
fcials in charge of the various
branches of the District government.
discussing with them the proposed
appropriations for the coming year,
and the broader program of munich
pal Improvement and Capital de-
velopment. He has made several
automobile tours of the Capital,
making studies of the school lay
out, the highway and street system,
zoning. the distribution of police and
fire stations, and all such agencies
for the protection and convenience of
the citizens.
AS he has a daughter in college
and a son in the grade schools here,
Mr.. Holiday is particularly inter
ested in the school department and
invites the cooperation of District
officials, school authorities. the Par
ent-Teacher Association, the teach.
ers' organization and the various
civic bodies to keep him thoroughly
informed as to what is needed in the
best interests of the schools.
Watches Farmers Market.
The studies being made by the Dis
trict Commissioners, the National
Park and Planning Commission and
the Department of Agriculture, look
ing to recommendations to Congress
regarding the location of the new
Farmers Market are being closely
watched by Mr.. Holiday, because the
proposed 100000 to be appropriated
for the site will come before the SUBJ
committee of which he is a member.
He is convinced that such a market
should be placed where it will be most
convenient for the people to patronize,
as a prime consideration, and that it
should be fitted into the program for
Capital development, because it will
! have a strong influence on the entire
area surrounding whatever site may
: be selected.
The Federal building program. and
the legislation for acquisition Of the
triangle south of Pennsylvania avenue
to the Mall are important matters,
outside the particular work of his SUBJ
committee to which he is giving close
study, because they are intimately re-
lated to District expenditures. For
example, some half dozen or more
District agencies must soon move
from the places they now occupy in
the triangle to make way for the
Federal building program.
The necessity for providing needed
extra space for District offices also
brings Mr.. Holiday to a study Of the
plans for a new model municipal
group of buildings, which the Public
Buildings Commission and the Com
mission of Fine Arts say should be
located on either side of John Mar
shall place, south of the Court House
Tor old City HalD between Fourth and
Sixth streets, on the north side of
Pennsylvania avenue.
Is Studying Bills.
He is studying from all angles a
group of bills which the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion is working on for presentation to
Congress. These include the Gibson
bill asking for lump sum authorize
ton of about s10.000,000 for acquisi-
tion of park and playground sites,
while they can be had, to be advanced
from the Treasury at the rate of
about 100000 year and paid back
at the rate of about 100000 year.
It includes also bill revising con-
demnation proceedings to facilitate
the acquisition of park lands.
Because of Chairman Madden's per-
sona1 interest and initiative in the
program for building municipal bath.
ing pools throughout the District so
as to bring bathing facilities to all
the people, Mr.. Holiday will make an
intensive study of the proposed lay
out of these pools. checked against
the population statistics for the sur
rounding area. and checked against
similar bathing pool systems in Chi
cago and other cities.
The school building program is a
subject on which Mr.. Holiday has
sought expert advice, and he is ar
ranging to make a personal visit to