Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-27
SPONSORS CLAYTON
FOR UTILITIES POST
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens
to Ask President to With
draw Present Nominees.

President Coolidge will be urged to
take similar action with respect to
other appointees to the newly created
Public Utilities Commission as was
taken in withdrawing the name Of the
peoples counsel on the commission,
according TO resolutions presented by
j. p. Armstrong and adopted by the
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens AssO-
cation at a meeting in the Sherwood
Presbyterian Church, Twenty-second
md Jackson streets northeast, last
Night. The resolution stressed the inn
lortance of technical and business eN-
nerienCe in those finally chosen for the
posts, who should also be educated
and experienced in public utilities
valuations, and have shown interest
IL civic welfare as evidenced by par
tlclpation in civic activities.
Charles II. Spencer. former presl-
dent of the Takoma Park Citizens AS
ISOLATION, and prominent in engineer
ing circles around the city, will be pro
posed to the President for considera-
lion in case the Senate declines to con
nFm the names of the two men up for
the Public Utilities Commission as
Eignments Another resolution adopt
cd favored the appointment of Wal
lam Mex. Clayton for peoples coun-
sci. The resolution cited the evident
intention of Congress. in creating the
once of peoples counsel, to provide
for legal representation for Washing
htoHanS in matters coming before the
commission. Mir. Clayton's long un-
compensated devotion to the public in
1cs'est in public utilities matters has
anSpired a degree of public confidence
Gnapproached by any one else. Viii
iain $. Torbert declared in presenting
Lh's resolution, which was adopted.
Backs Permanent Commission.
The association adopted a resolution
declaring that u satisfactory solution
g the question of the Federal Govern
1lents obligation TO its Capital can
only be reached through the applica-
tlon of business methods, involving
the establishment of a permanent
commission charged with the ascer-
, tainment of facts from time to time
sand the employment by Congress of
the facts so found In arriving at the
amount to be appropriated as the Fed
eTal Government contribution to the
expenses of the National Capital
Congress viii be urged to ascertain
and fix the fair and just proper
tionate obligation OF the Federal Gov
eminent in constructing, maintaining
and extending the water supply sys-
d.
cording to resolutions passed. and to
contribute from Federal revenues an
equitable proportion of the cost
thereof. 1t was pointed out that the
Government uses about 40 per cent
Of the whole District water supply
and will continually add to this
amount because Of the large program
of Government building, and that it
is manifestly unjust 10 require the
20 90 z4rHAk Al,
entire expense.
The Board Of Education will be re-
quested to modify present plans for
a new addition to the John Burroughs
School, to provide accommodations for
q kindergarten and seventh and
eighth grades. T. j. Llewellyn. chair
man Of the committee on streets and
sidewalks, was instructed to compile
a list of street and sidewalk improve
said to be urgently needed in the
community.
Election of Officers.
Election of officers and committee
chairmen for the new year resulted in
the naming Of Meredith C. Wilson as
president; Thomas S. Mallon, first
vice president: j. P. Benfer, second
vice president: Julian F. Belfiield, sec
u. ~. 01d1 cns lIl1dilCldl bCC1Cr
Iary; l.. n. La France, assistant sec
rotary; 8. s. Simons, treasurer, and
Mr.. Torbert and Mr.. Wilson, dele
gates to the Federation of Citizens
Associations. Chairman of commit
fses named were: Streets and side
walks, Mr.. Llewellyn; legislation,
William N. Collins; schools. Ira B..
Nutter; sewer and water, Fred j. Roy;
membership, Ambrose Higdon health
and sanitation, James Silver; press,
Henry E. Spitzbergen fire and police,
w. z. Rabenhorst; lights and mails,
Chester r.. Smith; public utilities, K.
y. Armstrong; meetings, j. A. Pad
dleford; parks, lawns and gardens, Sig
nor q. Boernstein, and coming, Charles
r.. Miller.
New members were elected as fol-
lows: w. B. Todd, Mrs. Katherine r.
Layton, w. G. Vernon, Mrs. II. E.
Shepp, Mrs. w. c. Vernon, o. N.
FLYNN. Harry j. Miller, John l..
Mitchell, Frank w. Lee, E. Dunbar
and Roger w. Wheeler.