Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-20

creation of q council OF seven mem
bers, including the chairmen of the Dis
trict committees of Congress ex of1icio,
which. subject always to the control Of
Congress, will be the supreme legislative
authority of the District, with power to
make ordinances, to formulate budget
estimates and to control matters Of per-
sonnet under the limitations of q proper
merit system.
Is proposed, appointment to be made by
power to remove the manager, who
would serve as the directing and CO.
ordinating head of the operative affairs
of the District government.
| One of the most striking recommen-
dations Is for the abolition Of the two
| special policy determining and admin
! iStrative bOdies--the Board OF Educa-
| ton and the Board of Library Trustees
and the creation of . regular Depart
ment OF Education, coordinate with
other proposed departments" Provision
is also made for an Education and Liz
! braTy Council, to act as an advisory
| agency to the administrative head of
the Department of Education, with re-
| spect to such matters of policy as the
determination Of the school curriculum,
| the selection of text books, the formu-
lation of rules to govern the conduct OF
schools and libraries and the develop
! ment of plans for close working rela-
tons between schools and libraries.
Projects Of Special Interests.
Mr. Willoushby explains that there
! Is always strong desire on the part
OF special interests to take the project
In which they are particularly inter-
| ested as they say, out OF politics. 1t
/ ha he hna ~ Oh
and corrections, or the courts This
would have a tendency to take the task
| out Of the hands of the governing au-
thorities and split up the conduct OF
public affairs. The Institute Of Gov
eminent Research is opposed to this
| tendency, either in the District govern
ment or as general proposition. II
| sees no sound reason why education
| should not be handled by Department
! Of Education Just the same as public
works are handled through Depart
ment OF Public Works. The advisory
council IL advocated as a safeguard
against autocratic decisions by the head
Of this department"
The most fundamental change rec
commended is to divorce the District OF
Columbia from the general government
1T is now actually treated as an
eleventh department of the United
states Government" Mr.. WilloughbJ
points out citing the budget as an Illus
tration
| The institute recommends the reliei
of Federal organizations or omcers o.
all responsibility for the Performance:
of duties which pertain to the loca
affairs Of the District and the vestint
of such responsibility in the appropriate
government. Provision would be made
at the same time. in the interest o.
economy and practicability, for the us'
of certsin~ Federal organizations or ON
GERS as contracting agencies for TIT
performance Of certain categorieS o
work.
In recommending the removal Of al
Jurisdiction Of the Bureau OF TN
Budget of the National Government
over the budget of the District, thu
institutes report proposes that full
authority be vested in the city manager
and the council for the respective
formation and approval of budget esti
mates to be presented to Congress
Grouping Of Departments.
i Grouping of the administrative serv
! ices Of the District government Int
depa rtments, each to be directed by
permanent officer, selected with refer
ence to special technical qualification:
and Immediately responsible to the cit
manager, Is urged, unoer these neao
ings-finance, law enforcement, publ
health and safety, public works, park
S and property, education, public welfar
|. | and insurance.
i Placing of the personnel of the Dis
{ trict government under the provision
d Of the law governing the classifie
l. civil service Of the National Govern
: mer1t Is another recommendation.
The creation Of unitary suprem