Evening star., 1927-10-25
APPROVES 5YEAR
LIBRARY PROGRAM
Board of Trade Committee
O. KS Proposal for In
creaSing Facilities Here.

CredSlng FACILITIES T1eIe.
Approval of the proposed five.year
library building program for the Dis
trict Of Columbia by which 1t Is hoped
to provide adequate library facilities
for the growing population of Wash
ington was voted by the committee
on libraries Of the Board of Trade at
it's first Fall meeting last night in
the office Of DIR. George f. Bowerman,
public librarian. The action of the
committee will be reported to the
Board of Trade for consideration in
the near future.
Stephen L. Kramer. assistant super
intendent Of the public schools. chair
| man of the committee, presided over
the meeting and DR.. Bowerman ex.
planned in detail the library building
program, which was presented to Con-
gress at the past session.
Cost Estimated at $4,000, 900.
The building program. DR.. Bower.
man estimated, would cost approx.
mately S2.O00,000 and would provide
for the building of 13 new distributing
| library centers as well as for eight
| rented centers and for about 90 auXili.
/
| lie schools.
In commenting on the need of this
extension, DIR. Bowerman pointed to
| the fact that Washington now has but
three distributing branch libraries.
| While the per capita cost of the op-
Grafton of the Washington libraries is
| but SIS cents per year, he said, the
corresponding cost in Cleveland. In
dianapolis and other comparable cities
| is dollar or more.
| Land Condemnation Considered.
A new method for handling land
condemnation cases in the District of
| Columbia. radically different from the
plan now being studied by the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
| mission. was proposed last night at
meeting of the committee Of the Board
of Trade on law and legislation held
! in the offices of the board in The Star
| Building.
The new plan proposes the appoint.
| ment of an additional judge to the
| District Supreme Court, who would
! preside over a jury of five. which
would hear all cases in real estate
condemnation proceedings. The plan
was drafted by Fred G. Coldren. ex.
| pert of the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, and is designed
as an alternative to the former pro-
posal calling for the appointment of
one judge to sit in all condemnation
cases without the aid of jury, a plan
which has met with objections by
some local groups.
1t was the sense of the meeting last
night that from a list of 100 free.
holders of the District the Jury com.
mission should select panel of 25 to
serve for one year and from which
the jury of five would be drawn to
sit in condemnation cases.
Among those attending the meeting,
in addition to Mr.. Coldren, were Alex
ander Wolf, chairman of the COM
mittee; Daniel Thew Wright, Chester
Wells, William Bruce King and John
A. Consaul
Health Committee Meets.
The health committee of the Board
of Trade at its meeting yesterday
urged more rigid inspection of public
eating places in Washington and a
subcommittee was appointed to draft
suggested legislation to this end. The
subcommittee consists of DIR. John M.
McLachlen, chairman; DIR. Harvey w.
Wiley and DIR. Henry w. Jaeger. The
health committee postponed action on
the proposal that legislation be sought
to compel chiropractors to comply
with educational requirements similar
to those placed on the regular prac-
titionerS.
This week marks the beginning of
the Fall activities Of the Board of
Trade in earnest. In addition to the
three committee meetings yesterday,
one is scheduled for today and three
for tomorrow, and the full meeting of
the board is to be held Thursday eve.
ming at the Willard Hotel, when Sen.
ator Smoct of Utah will speak.
The membership committee meets
this afternoon and tomorrow sessions
will be held by the committees on
streets and avenues, water supply and
public buildings and grounds.
Membership Exceeds 5000.
With the addition of 32 new mem.
bers yesterday the roster of the Board
of Trade went over the 5000 mark for
the first time. The new members are
Robert w. Benner. John Bieber,
James NJ. Bowling, jr.; Perry w.
Browning, j. E. Drummer. Joseph P.
Burke. Theodore M. Cogswell, Guy V.
Collins, William M. Ernst. Roy Y.
Ferner. E. Clayton Fish, Thomas r.
Fitzgerald. Ralph G. Focht, F. P.
Guthrie. S. j. Hess, Frank r. Holt,
F. F. Hungerford, Charles Kattelman.
lie Roy o. King, Robert E. Lee, John
H. MacDermott. Elmer c. Mayber. v
Fred N. Nesbit. Raymond s. Norris,
Lewis Edwin Ryan, r. B. Sprigg.
Lloyd r. Turner. William T. Webb,
Matthew A. Welch, J. E. Wharton,
Warren M. Wolf and Herbert l.. Zorn.