Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31
City Heads Urged to Issue
Public Proclamation
as Local Aid.
SIMILAR PLEA TO BE
MADE TO TREASURY
Numerous Civic Organizations Are
Represented by Group at
District Building.

The District Commissioners today
were requested TO issue q public pro-
clamation asking owners of private
property needing repairs to have the
work done Immediately. The request
was made by group of citizens rep
resenting numerous civic organizations
directly and indirectly interested in
avoiding serious unemployment during
the coming Winter. The delegation
called on the city heads at the start
Of their board meeting this morning
and remained for about an hour. John
D. Colpoys, secretary of the Central La
Dor Union, acted as spokesman.
The Commissioners were asked and
Mr.. Colpoys said that the Treasury De-
partment ofncialS would also be asked,
to speed the work of tearing down pri-
vate buildings purchased or condemned
in connection with the District and
Federal building programs. To do this,
Mr.. Colpoys explained, would give work
to men in the wrecking business, would
compel jewellers or tenants in the build
ings to be wrecked to move out and find
space elsewhere. which would stimulate
real estate development, with its &C
companying work for contractors and
material, men and labor.
CHOSEN From Large Group.
The delegation which called on the
Commissioners this morning was a COM
mittee chosen from large group which
met at the Y. w. c. A. Building yes
terday morning to discuss unemploy-
ment problems during the Coming Win
ter. With the group which met were
representatives Of the Central Labor
Union. the Associated Charities, the
Community Chest, the Catholic Chari-
ties, the Y. w. G. A. and the Y. NJ
Q. A., the Women's Bureau of the
Department of Labor, the Monday Eve
ming Club, the Council OF Protestant
churches, the Washington Building
Trades Council the Board of Trade
and the Chamber OF Commerce.
The committee informed the Com
missioners they had read with pleasure
statements that the Commits toner's were
endeavoring to reduce lay-offs of per
diem employees in the engineer branches
OF the District Government to a mini
mum and that work on the various
buildings and oth-- engineering prof.
ects appropriated foT in the current
supply bill Is being arranged so as to
keep employment at the maximum pos
sible during the lean Winter months.
Harris Asked to Draw List.
The Commissioners have instructed
Municipal Architect Albert L. Harris to
draw up list showing the approximate
dates at which the various building jobs
in the supply bill will start This list
will be ready in about a week. The
first big job is the building of the new
Roosevelt High Schocl, bids for which
will be opened In the District Building
November IL. This project will in
volve the%expenditure Of approximately
81 zoe, 900.
After the session was over, Mr.. Col
poys reported that the Commissioners
had listened attentively to the re-
marks Of the delegates and had promised
TO do anything that could be done
within the law to ease the situation.
The group which met yesterday is to
have another meeting at the Y. W.
G. A. Monday morning, at which re-
ports Of progress will be made and
further plans mapped out.