Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05
FEDERATION BACKS
S3,0OO,0)O FOR 1881
SCHOOL PROGRAM
Citizens Support Figure Even
if Necessary to Dip Into
Surplus Funds.
HAVENNER AND YADEN
IN CLASH ON REPORT
Delegates Back Presidents Stand
on ALLEGATION of Gas and
Surplus Funds.

surplus unuS.
The inclusion of an item Of SO 0OO, 900
in the 1891 District budget for new
public school buildings and grounds was
recommended last night by the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations.
Even though it be necessary to dip
into the Districts surplus revenues. the
Federation declared S3,000.000 lid
be the absolute minimum allo; - TO
the Board of Education for additional
school accommodations.
Preceded By Debate.
Action was taken on recommendation
of the education committee, and was
preceded by a protracted debate in
which DR.. George c. Havenner, presi-
dent of the federation, and James G.
Yaden, his predecessor, were the prin-
cipal participants. DR.. Havenner vigor-
ously opposed the committees report in
its original form, because it provided
that the schools should be allotted one
third of the total District budget and
given the surplus to the credit of the
District in the Federal Treasury at the
close of the fiscal year.
Opposes One-Third Portion.
While supporting the need of in
creased school facilities. DR.. Havenner
declared the school board should not
be granted one-third of the total
budget which includes trust and special
funds, water revenues and the gasoline
tax. 1t would be unfair to motorists, he
argued, to use a portion of the revenue
derived through the special tax on fuel
for the specific purpose OF improving
the streets, to build schools and pur-
chase sites. Moreover, he pointed out
that the municipal center and other
outstanding contemplated improve
mentS might have to be sacrificed II
the surplus revenues are turned over
to the schools why should we recon-
mend using the entire surplus for one
purpose" he declared. when we have
other projects of nearly equal impor-
lance"
Trying to Muddy Waters"
Yaden. who submitted the report as
chairman of the education committee,
accused DR.. Havenner of trying to
muddy the waters" A motion made
by the president to remove from the
report the one-third proportion pro-
vision was described by Yaden as IAN
adroit move to kill the whole PROPOSE
ton" DR.. Havenner denied that this
was his purpose. and the federation
supported him by eliminating the pro-
portion provision as we'll as the pro-
vision to allocate all of the surplus
revenues to the use of the schools.
Several other reports OF the edu-
cation committee we're approved WIN,
out amendment One of these 1ndorseo
the erection o. a branch public library
in Georgetown, and recommending that
whenever practicable branch libraries
be located in buildings erected spe-
cifically for that purpose and separate
from school buildings. Another urged
that the District Community League OF
Bible Readers be permitted to distribute
pamphlets containing the Book OF
Proverbs to public school children.
Improvement Program Up.
The major portion of the meeting was
devoted to a discussion of an improve
nent program which the committee on
highways, parks and waterways, headed
bv Thomas J. Llewellyn, recommended
for inclusion in the 1891 budgetary
estimates.
Sectional differences we're in evidence
during discussion of the report, which
was finally adopted. The program
Chairman Llewellyn explained, con-
tanned only major projects Of city-wlde
importance, listed in the order OF
priority.
It follows:
Highway improvements - Alabama
avenue southeast from Pennsylvania
avenue to Forty-second street, Bowen
road southeast from Alabama avenue
to the District line. Benning road north
east from Fifteenth street to the Ben
ming Road Bridge New York avenue
northeast from Florida avenue to
Bladensburg road, and Massachusetts
avenue from Nebraska avenue to Forty
ninth street.
Grading-New York avenue from
Florida avenue 10 West Virginia ave-
nue.. and Forty-ninth street from Mas
sachusetts avenue to Western avenue
Land Transfer Proposed.
Park development-Early transfer Of
section z of Anacosita Park to the
office Of public buildings and public
parks and improvement of the grounds.
Elimination of grade Crossings-Con-
struction Of a viaduct across Michigan
avenue and one across Franklin street
Joseph l.. Gammel of the Lincoln
Park Association made futile EFFORT
to have the extension of East Capitol
street. which would require the con-
struction of bridge across the Ana
costa River. included In the improve
ment program. The federation, now
ever, after eliminating an item from
the committees recommendations pro-
yiding for the conversion of the aban-
doned Sixteenth Street Reservoir into
sunken garden, later approved the
project.
The federation also admitted to men,
bership the Medical Society of the Dis
trict and approved a report of special
committee which investigated the
charges of E. C. Riegel, director of the
Washington Consumers Guild. The
report submitted by Hugh H. Tramp
ton, declared 1t was the consensus of
the committee that 1t would be a waste
of time to give further attention to
either the charges or the author" and