Evening star., 1928-11-13
COL. A. B. BARBER
HEADS FEDERATION
CisSel e-eIeCted Vice PreSi-
dent of Montgomery Civic
Organization.

Col A. B. Barber of the Bradley Hills
Community League was tre-elected
president of the Montgomery County
Civic Federation at the monthly meet
ing of the organization last night in
the Bethesda School. At the same
time other officers and members of
the executive committee were elected to
serve for the coming year
Capt. Joseph c. Cissel Of Silver
Spring. was reelected vice president;
Capt. w. B. Armstrong of Cabin John
Park was reelected recording secretary;
o. M. Kile of the Mohican Hills Cit
liens Association, at Glen Echo, was
elected corresponding secretary to sue
ceed Ralph H. Chappell of KenSington,
and j. j. Miller Of Highland Park.
Bethesda, was elected treasurer to sue
ceed DIR. L. NJ Christie of WoodS1de,
who was serving out the unexplred term
of Capt. Charles v. johnson of Takoma
Park, who resigned when he moved to
Nebraska last Spring.
Elected to Executive Committee.
Additional members were also elected
to serve with the officers and consti-
tute the executive committee. They are:
Oliver Owen Kuhn of the Alta Vista
Community League, Emory H. Bogley
of the Friendship Heights Citizens As
sociation, Col. william A. Kroll of Ia
koma Park and Stephen James of the
Linden Civic Association.
The principal topic before the fed
Grafton last night was the question
of the establishment of a unified trash,
ash and garbage collection system in
suburban Montgomery County. The
federation, after hearing report from
Aubrey B. Garter of Chevy Chase Ter
race, acting chairman of the commit
tee on sanitation and public health,
on the results of a house-to-houSe sur
Vey to determine the sentiment toward
such a service adopted Mr.. Carriers
resolution placing the federation on
record as favoring the establishment
of such a system. The resolution fur
ther states that the present system
of private operation by many different
individuals is one not conducive 70
the best interests of the rapidly grow
ing areas" and that a large majority
of the communities favor the establish
ment Of unified system under govern
mental control.
The resolution also provides that the
question of what government agency
shall have jurisdiction of this service
be referred to the committee on legts-
,lation and legal action and sanitation
and public health for report at the next
meeting OF the federation in Decem-
Der.
Would Provide Plant.
The federation also adopted an
amendment to the resolution offered by
E. BROOKE Lee Of Silver Spring, provid-
ing that the, disposal plant or plants
needed for the operation of the dis
poSal system be built from the proceeds
of bonds issued against the rnetropoli-
tan district exclusive of the town OF
Takoma Park, and that. the operation
of the plant shall be a direct charge on
the tax levy, provided only that the dis
posal system is not operated iii an IN
corporated town, special taxing area
created prior to 1927, village or sub
division of record until 20 per cent of
the resident property owners in such
communities petition for the installa-
ton of such service and the levYing of
the necessary tax.
The major portion of the evening was
devoted to discussion of the trash and
garbage project. The debate and dis
cusSion revealed there was not only a
keen interest on the part of citizens in
every section concerning a traSh-col-
lection system, but also that there are
sharp differences of opinion concerning
the establishment and costs of a system,
and under whose jurisdiction 1t should
be maintained and operated.
The question. however, will be thor
oughly debated and explained at the
next meeting, when the committee on
legislation and legal action, headed by
j. Bond Smith of Takoma Park, makes
its report.
Annual reports were received from
chairmen of all committees, and Col.
Barber submitted his annual report out
lining the work of the federation during
the past year and reviewing the ac-
compliShmentS of the organization since
it was founded.
Reports for Committee.
J. Bond Smith also submitted an eX-
haustive report for the committee on
legislation and legal action outlining the
work performed by the committee dur
ing tie year and the measures now re-
ceiving the attention of the committee.
He pointed out that the next Maryland
Legislature will convene in January, and
that If the federation desires to extend,
strengthen, modify or amend the legls-
lative program indorsed by the fedora
ton to the 1927 session then conSidera-
ton should be taken promptly before
it becomes too late for consideration by
the Legislature.
The federation voted its appreciation
of the services of Capt. W. B. Arm
strong as recording secretary and au-
thorized he be paid 500 year for this
work The resolution was made retro
active, so as to include compensation
for the past year
The federation authorized the Gre
alton of new committee, to be known
as the committee on charities and So
cial service. The members will be ap-
pointed before the next meeting. At
the same time the delegates indorsed
the Red Cross drive now under way in
the country.
The federation also elected the fol-
lowing honorary members: r. H. Chap
pell, DR.. L. NJ. Christie and r. B.
Lawrence.
The federation voted to hold its next
meeting at the Glen Echo-C Cabin John
Park School. where the civic associa-
tions of those two communities will act
as hosts.