Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15
6O-4O PLAN URGED
BY D. c. FEDERATION
Citizens Authorize Committee
to Cooperate With Coun.
Gil in Fight.

Moving To bring all possible inf'u'
enCe TO bear upon Congress IN the
fight for equitable fiscal relations be.
! tween the Federal and the Dis;ric'
Governments. the Federation of Citl'
zens' Associations. at speclai meet
in@ last night. instructed its conn
mi;tee on fiscal relations to request Il
joint meeting with the Citizens Ad.
visory Council to formulate d Program
tor furtherins the 500 pan OF ap-
preparations for 1.-THE National Capital.
At the same time a suggestion that
the federation arrange TO he directly
represented at the hearing set for
January "a before the House judiciai y
committee, in support Of ..at4onal rep
resentation for the voteless people Of
| Washington. was treccived with en-
thusiastic applause.
The federation also approved pro
poSal that its president. James g..
Yaden. accept membership on the
hoard ~ directors OF the Washington
RAPID Transit Co. rendered by III. r.
Wilson on behalf of that company.
ID. {. Appropriations.
Charles T. Stengle. chairman OF the
committee on fiscal relations. brought
the question OF District appropria-
tons beforc the meeting. He said il
Was important that a plan be adopted
upon which all Of the organized cit.
liens of Washington can stand in
making the night before Congress
against the lump.sum method VI ap.
preparations and I'm favor of the 900
plan. His proposal for joint meet.
Ing with the Citizens Advisory coun.
Gil was adopted una nimously.
When Jesse e.. Suter, chairman OF
the federation's committee on nation
al representation. reported that ar
engagements are being made for the
appearance OF representative citizens
before the House Judiciary committee
Ia urge a constitutional amendment
Ia enable Congress to give the Dis
trict membership in the House and
Senate and the right 10 vote for Pres,
ident. MIR. Stengle said the federation
should have a direct voice" in pre-.
| sentinS the matter 10 the House com
mittee.
Mr.. Suter said he would follow the
suggestion. and that arrangements To
that end were ALREADY under way.
j There Was II lively discussion of the
burning dump nuisance in East Wash,
ington. provoked by IA ret.on,,neu,ia
t''" afph' At.F NtHtfltittrf on pubic
| health that the Federation go an
record az indorsing the Gaxuus hill
fof the removal OF city refuse to
OccoauGn. TIL" consensus was that
modern incinerators should be ptu.
yidcd In or near the District
Oppose Tubercuiar School.
AZ the suggestion 81 Chairman Stull
Of the committee on education and
delegates from the West End. the
Brookland and other associations II
resolution was adopted opposing the
location Of colorcd tubercular school
nj or near Thirte zenith street and Rhode
Island avenue northeast. or in any
other white section, and specifically
opposing the turning OF the Toner
School In the Potomac Park section
into II school for this purpose.
Mr.. Stull said he had received sew.
eral requests 10 look into the local az.
tivitiea OF the National Association for
the Advancement OF Atheism and he
| would welcome any Information on the
subject. On motion OF MIR. StenSle
the Federation voted against impos.
ing part of the expense Of Freedmen
Hospital on the District. instead az its
being borne entirely by the Federal
Government as heretofore,
William A. Roberts, vice chairman
OF the public utilities committee, re
ported that plans are being made by
the l'nbiic Utilities Commission To re
move the central trolley poles on Wis
consin avenue AT an early date.