Evening star., 1928-12-11
BOYS ARE OPPOSED
AS TRAFFIC POLICE
Northeast Citizens ASSoCia
ton Asks Board of EduCa-
ton to Halt Practice.

Opposition TO the participation OF
boys in the direction of traffic was
voiced in action taken by the North
east Citizens Association at meeting
in the Ludlow School, Sixth and g
streets. last night.
A resolution, recommended by the
executive committee and adopted unan-
imously, objected to the system of
schoolboy patrols as now in effect in a
number of the District schools and re-
quests the Board of Education not to
consider it for application to schools
in the Northeast It was argued that
the boys are not fitted for the task
and are disregarded because of their
age by motorists. and that one of the
boys had been killed.
Refuse Removal Bill Backed.
A bill pending in Congress providing
FOR the removal of refuse reduction and
disposal plants on Benning road and
also on Montello avenue and the erec-
tion in the Southeast and Georgetown of
modern incinerators was Endorsed. 1t
also was voted to favor the Gibson bill
providing q five-year program of build
ing and extension of the library Sys
tenn in the District. The association
has long sought establishment of a
branch of the Public Library in North
east Washington and qualification was
expressed over the placing of this sec
ton first on the list of 13 proposals in
I the bill for library branches
On motion of Bruce L. Casteel it
was voted to approve the Zihlman bill
Tor revision of corporation laws in the
District. Mr.. Casteel also appealed for
compulsory automobile insurance reg
plations to be administered by the Dis
ffict Government. Repeal of the Bor-
= land law providing for assessment of
property owners for street paving was
urged.
+s New members elected were William
G. Herbert. S. Webster Farrar. E. S.
Fakes. L. j. Bethea, Felix Roilgen, Al
bert Repetti, Frank j. Coleman. Joseph
p. McGrath, Mrs. L. Crute, Albert B.
Venakle, j. w. Powell, Daniel Drury.
Charles Morland, Charles L. Glaze,
Carl Weber and Joseph Notes.
Committees Are Named.
President Evan H. Tucker announced
the following committee assignments:
Executive committee-Mr. Tucker.
chairman; Roscoe Jenkins, Mr. Casteel,
Edward N. N. Parker. E. c. Worden, o.
T. Humphries, John F. Jameson, D. w
Stancliff, Harry Gerber, M. r. Painter
and John F. Callan.
Legislation-Mr Tucker, chairman:
Percival Hall, Mr.. Casteel. Dr. j. X.
Duncan, Hugh Reid. Mr.. jenkins and
Mr.. Parker.
Publicity and mail service-Mr.
Parker chairman, A. A. Bell. G.. A.
Scope, w. T. Buxton, Elizabeth j. Carter
and Robert S. Peterson
Streets. avenues and alleys-Mr
Worden, chairman; w. N. Deal, William
Loefier, William E. Muffley, Louis
AmoroSi, Curtis e. McCalip and j. S.
Allison.
Water, lights and sewers-Mr Hum
phries. chairman; Samuel Thomas,
Peter Peterson, Charles D. Holden, Gus
Brahler, Thomas F. Foley and John c.
Statz
Assessments-Mr Jameson, chair
man; J. M. Annadale. William J.
Koerth, John Casey and r. Campbell
Hess.
Parks and Spaces-Mr. StancliI.
chairman: Miss Emma Kibbey. William
A. Hettinger, Capt. A. F. Enquist, H. F.
Bickerton and George Hergeshein1er.
Colleges and Schools-Mr. Casteel,
chairman; Charles Hart, Mabel c.
Hawes, Helen NJ. Knighton, Cyrus e.
Cook and Allen Bussius.
Public health-Mr. Gerber, chairman;
DR. George H Magee. Dr. w. E. Bradley.
DR.. Robert Mccullough and DR.. Henry
w. Jaeger.
Public utilities-Mr. jenkins, chair
man; Henry Zuschnitt, Elmer Zirklc,
John A. Kapp, William H. Mcconnell
and F. A. Carpenter.
Police and fire protection-Mr. Paint
er, chairman; Timothy Hanlon, Samuel
Thomas. e. L. Weber, Hugh A. Kane
and Clyde N. STANCE.
Membership-Mr Callan, chairman;
Samuel Barnard. Albert Collins. Frank
j. Coleman, Cyrus Cook, William H.
Giddings, w. Hurry, P. H Judy, T. A.
McClintic and John J. McCasthoy.