Evening star., 1932-02-03
CITIZENS PROTEST
COMMISSION PLAN
FOR ZON|NG WAIVER
Proposed Regulation Is Pre-
sented for Consideration
at Public Nearing.
FEDERATION THREATENS
TO APPEAL TO COURTS
Dawson Says Rule Would Be In
Voket Only IN Small. Vnim-
poTssut Gases.

proposed Regulation which would
allow The Zan.ng Commission 70 waive
The strict requirements o. the zo-I1s
Sct II individual cases. without public
hearing, mel E storm Of protest When
i WAs Presented to- consideration 81
The Zol-Lg ColCISslc- 5 quarterly pub
1t hearing today.
Il Was attacked 5y Henry : Quinn
chairman o. tae Zo-cg Committee q
tAt Feos-2tlo- o. Citizens Associations
VINO S6lc tbs federation would +et. CON-
p1-e1 70 JaEs the nstJs- 70 cCC-T =
1t4t commission accepted L1s regulation.
-ae proposed regulation SAYS nothing
about public hearings BIT Acting Eng
1eer CoEnlSslone- Donald 4 Dawson.
chairman o. tbs Z0-Eg C5rrIssl
L explsictng the commission plan Of
proceeding Lcoe- The new regulation.
Sa-c there would D no public hearings.
CniEens Ii Opposition.
Nj Quinn salc Laat Las regulation
YES aC attempt oy L1s commission 10
give Itself power which The SCI o. Con-
greSs creating i I'D oot sL1v The
regulation vas also opposed d The
Rock Greek Clr1zelS' Association the
Citizens Association o. -aka-a , C
and The d. Po-t Circle C1r-zs1S- Asso-
c1atlo1. Jesse c. SGJz-. & former p-eSl-
osnf % tAs federation speaking as Al
ndlT1cus- opposed i Or ne ground
thai Il would laks avsv from The aver
age cItlzeC tAe protection which ne now
hAS L-os- Le7s 81--1E aCl against con-
ceSS2clS 70 C0lC-ssSEle- and other II
10e2ual pe-SolS
Il explaining ths proposed -eguls-
Co-. Ma. Dawson Sslc i would D II
Vokec Only = -s-s--vslv C----oo-Lar-
individual cases Another 1e-os- Of
Lae commission. LleI- Co :. s Grant.
Sc however, Later sand that rs ldea O.
Ihe regulation EaS thai 7 could D It
Vokec y cases o such importance aS 6
change o. New Hampshire avenue b.
tween 2 and s streets - 6LoV the
construction o e. apa--1 house n
residential 61sI-lc-. q change which
II 11Se-t created 3 Sly q p-ocest among
he residents d that section Vls- Z
was reached later o. ne COMMISSIONS
oockst
Other Changes Fought
4 second se.lsS Of proposed changes,
designed 70 loosen ID Lhe restrictions
On garages n residential sections soc
The parking Of automobiles OF alley lotS
Z commercial sections, Was opposed oF
the Dupont Circle and Manor PARK
Citizens Assocls Iloas and oy Benz 1}an1a
D Friedman. who SAID h owned ap-
p-axlnssely s. 500 600 worth Of prop
s-1y. mostly II first and second COM
DsCClAl zones
-Ae INDIVIDUAL Zonllg czSs which al
r-acTac most attention was & proposal
70 charge rom residential 90-toot c
ares 70 frs commercial --0-toot D
area the square bounded by Eighteenth
ana streets al6 Mass chusstls
avenue. Owned by Tie Ee-oe-t Wads-
worth estate. ReD-eSe-. tat.ves Of The
estate said that this residence. one Of
he -eCa-c-cg three al Dupont Circle.
TAG proved CCSs leable a. a-y p-lcs
since 1872 a-c that Il IVES proposed 10
ol--o some S--- 9. 3 commercial Sc-ac-
T7--e there = order 10 save rs invest
n5-I value
The proposed change was bitterly
opposed y long line Of witnesses.
Among those Who appeared personally
d were represented as directing 10
tie change were MIS-. Mabel 7. Board
nan. former Distinct Commissioner;
Senator and MS F-ede-lck Gillette.
ASSISTANT Secretary o SaTe Francis
White. Fleming Nevool6 Of 1920
Massachusetts avenue. Mrs Eleanor
Patterson Of Dupont circle. Dr., Thomas
Lee o. 17Il Massachusetts, avenue, the
Test-y O. 81 Thomas Church Mrs.
Hugh c. Wallace. owning property at
1900 and 1903 Massachusetts svenue,
and Lee Warren o. 1886 MaSsachu-
sets avenue, Dena-sSI Lloyd summed
up the case II opposition to- the Du-
po1t Circle Citizens Association. Claw
ton Enlg, former president Of the SIS
SoclatioD appeared as one o. counsel
retained by the Wadsworrh estate and
spoke II favor Of the change. although
he haS previously opposed very bitterly
the enC-oachnsnt Of any c0nne-cia!
activities II the Dupont Circle neigh
borhood.
An Entering Wedge.
The arguments against granting Of
The 5OllCg change were that i would
serve as an entering wedge for further
commercial 5a1lng on Massachusetts
avenue, one Of the few beautiful resi-
dental avenues remaining and that the
residents o. that avenue should not be
called upon 10 share the financial loss
10 one resident unable 10 dispose Of a
piece OF property.
The first request on the list for a
change from residential 6O-foot B re-
St-lcted 10 residential 60-foot c area
for vacant lot on the southeast corner
q Tventy-Second and Q streets met
with objections very similar 10 those
urged against rezonlng OF the Wads-
worth property as did the second case
request 10 change from residential
60-fo0t B restricted TO 60-foot c area
lots on the east side Of New Hampshire
avenue between r and S streets
An unusual request Tor a change from
first commercial II0-foot D area 70 resi-
DENTAL 90-foot c area Of 1926 MaSSa-
chusetbS avenue met with no oppoSi-
ton frcm any source. The request
was made by the owner Of the prop
erry. Mrs c. { Hopkins, who said that
she had lived in that house for 81
years and in spite Of the encToschment
Of business IN her block would prefer
10 have it goned residential