Evening star., 1927-11-02
CITIZENS PROTEST
PARK BOND ISSUE
Columbia Heights Body AS
sails Congress for Lack
of Foresight.

Blame for the present inadequacy
of park and playground facilities In
the District of Columbia was laid
to Congress by members of the Co.
lumbia Heights Citizens Association
at a meeting in Wilson Normal
School. Eleventh and Harvard streets,
last night, when opposition was
voted to a proposed s10000.000 bond
issue for the purchase of playground
spaces here.
Miss A. G. Woodward, chairman OF
the recreation and amusement COM
mittee. offered resolutions favoring
the issue, declaring that children OF
the community were forced TO use
streets for their games. but the re-
ports of Charles 7. Clayton, chair.
man of the committee on laws and
legislation. held an adverse view and
It was voted to substitute his recon-
mendation that no bond issue be
favored until fiscal relations between
the Federal and District governments
Is established.
Congress Is Scored.
Mrs. Lucy Swanton, in placing re-
eponsibility for lack OF playgrouni.ais
here. declared that for 20 years citi-
gems have been pleading for addi-
tional space, urging immediate pur-
chase of available sites and designat-
ing the locations, while no one III
Congress would heed the request.
Now 1t is planned to saddle a huge
interest bill onto taxpayers, she SAID.
to care for congressional lack OF
foresight.
w. I. Swanton. former member OF
the Citizens Advisory Council, ia
yored a "pay-as-you-go" policy, as
Eertinz that there would be no end
10 the inf1iction of bond issues on
District residents should Congress
consent to this one.
There was no opposition to the
section of Miss Woodward's report
recommending enlarged playground
facilities, but Mr.. Clayton was
emphatic in declaring that suitable
committees be instructed to present
a united front in appearing before
Congress with a demand for the ilx-
ing of definite fiscal relations be-
tween the District and Federal
Government
Harley P. Wilson of the Washing
ton Rapid Transit Co. talked on
Transportation organization and oper-
ntion, outlining his plan for merger
of transportation facilities or the
city, and stated that If his plan was
not acceptable, he wanted none 10
feel hesitancy in expressing adverse
views, UuI Cu66CSN@A
criticism. He touched on the con-
gressional appropriation for the Dis
trict's upkeep, declaring that It Is
tynical of Americans to have what
they want and be willing te pay 1or
1t. and to visualize 126.000,0OO Ameri-
cans being satisfied with the merger
$e,000.000 which Congress approprl,,
ates for the upkeep Of their Capitai
In unimaginable.
Zoning to Be Guided.
Chairman ]. Harry Jones of the
committee on real estate conditions,
urged all property owners of the
community to attend a meeting
Thursday. November 10. in the Will
son Normal School, when the sub
ject to be discussed will be restric-
tive covenants and building lines and
zoning. President Alton B. Carly
announced that the next general
meeting of all committees would be
held next Wednesday. when the eve
ming would be given over to the
discussion of traffic problems. In
cluding title regulation and COM
pulsory automobile liability insur-
ance. Resolutions were adopted urg-
ing the Identification of school build
tngs and grounds.
W. w. Coulliette. chairman OF the
membership committee. presented the
names of the following. who were
elected to membership: Robert E.
Mann, Mrs. Frank Steele, Oswald E.
Camp, J. Frank Steele. Mary Ken
nedy, Alex Farhood, J. r. Hooker.
Miss Josephine Tighe, Earl Rich
meier. II. E. Williams. Mrs. J. Brain
erd Clarke, w. s. O'Brien, Harry w.
Dowling, Mrs. Susie B. Bowling, A. E.
Muzzey, Mrs. Francis d. Smith, Irv-
ing w. Hitchcock. David Fl. Evans,
Arthur Brown. T. B. Smith. Ralph
i. Thompson, Charles F. O'Connell,
Martha w. Bushby, August Buehne.
Mrs. Flo Stegle. Mrs. Martha Dun
ham Gordon and Mason p. Weller.