Evening star., 1927-05-04
IYADEN HOLDS CITY
! SHOULD PAY SHARE
Citizens Urged to Shoulder
Fair Part of Cost for
improvements.

Comprehensive estimates of the pro"
gram contemplated by the Citizens
Advisory Council for the coming fiscal
wear were successfully discussed by
five members of the council who at
tended the annual election Of officers
of the Columbia Heights Citizens AS
sociation last night at the Columbia
Heights Christian Church.
James G.. Yaden, chairman of the
council. who spoke first, told the as
sociation that the District Of Column
bia is faced with an overwhelming
number of demands for improvements
of all orders and ''to pay for these
needs, which are imperative, the tax
payers should be willing to pay just,
equitable and fair amount Of the re-
quired sum-" but that "they should
not be expected to pay 1t all" Mr..
Yaden stated that two outstanding
needs Of the District Of Columbia are
the cultivation of more trees and the
creation of small, detached neighbor-
hood Fairgrounds. which are of great
er benefit to communities at large
than those of a monumental nature,
which, he indicated, are costly and re-
quire such length Of time in develop
ment that the public is deprived of
the advantage Of park recreation.
Defends Council.
Tn referring TO the repeated charge
that either the Citizens Advisory
Council or the Federation of Citizens
Associations will have to be abolished,
Mr. Yaden said that there can be no |
conflict between the two bodies and |
that 'there is not one scintilia of evil |
rssnv1
He stated that the council is not "a |
candidate for any ones sympathy"
and "has more than amply justified its |
existence by its effective work" He |
eulogized the "ciyic spirit" which the |
council embodieS as the co-ordinating |
body of civic organizations which, he |
said, represents the ideal system of |
government, whether the citizenry en- |
joys the ballot or not"
DR.. George c. Havenner, who spoke |
on the 1929 budget, emphatically |
stated that the needs of the District |
of Columbia will call for SAC, ,000, 900 |
during that year and that the citizens |
of Washington should not allow a de-
crease in the tax rate, which he pre-
dicted would be approximately $1.S0, |
which would permit Congress to ac.
ccrdingly reduce its appropriation for
the District. He said that there are
at present 174 miles of unpaved road
in Washington and that the highway /
department is of necessity going back
z miles every year."
K. p. Armstrong. also of the coun-
ell, talked briefly upon the subject of
"Publie Utility Valuations" Edwin S.
Hege, George Wales and Robert S.
Strobel addressed the meeting, de-
claring their intentions of "furthering
the harmony Of the work of the coun-
ell" during the coming year.
Officers Installed.
The officers who were elected by the
association and installed by B. w.
Payne We're: Alton B. Carly, president;
DIR. s. B. Balm, first vice president;
Miss Elizabeth A. Hayden, second vice
president; w. F. Diamer, third vice
president; Yeo Kershenbaum, treas
urer; II. G. Phillips, secretary. Dele
gates elected to the federation were {
w. B. Todd and III. v. Epeelman.
A. B. Carly, who presided, was in.
structed TO represent the association 1
at the testimonial gathering" to be
held in the Central high School Au. {
ditorium, May 81.
Requests were forwarded to the / {
highway commission for added light. ,
ing facilities on Kansas avenue, and a
resolution was passed expressing the (
grief of the association over the re-
cent misfortune which befe1l four {
members of the fire department in | .
that locality-Roberti Smith, William
Fidler. John Kennedy and Lieut.. Ollie |
Holmes-when heir truck collided
with street car last week. A reso- {
luton was also offesed condemning
the operators of street cars who fail
TO observe the regulations laid down ,
by the Public Utility commissioners.
A resolution against the 'exploita-
ton Of crimes committed by youth
was unanimously approved, as the as
sociation took the stand that the
power of suggestion thus invoked is
harmful
Protest was registered against the
rerouting of heavy cratic from Six
teenth street, betweelt Florida avenue
and Columbia road to Thirteenth
street, from Clifton street to Spring
road, where the streets are already in
poor condition. The association passed
a resolution calling for a standard
weight regulation for trucks and
heavy motor vehicles.
About one-third a. the total en-
ployed population Of Berlin, Germany,
. "a Txrnr. /