Evening star., 1933-06-21
CITIZENS 0. K. USE
OF SURPLUS UNDS
More Than Score df Organ
lied Groups Notify lNcLeod
of Support for sBiII.

The organized citizens d the Dis.
trict Of Columbia are enti usiastically
supporting the legislative proposal o1
Representative Mcleod of . dichigan Il
authorize use Of surplus fu nds Of the
District accommodating in he United
States Treasury for necesi AIRY public
projects.
Although few Of the MOI ,e than 60
citizens associations are hol ding meet
ings during the Summer, N [r. Mcleod
already has received notil tcation o1
action by more than a scd .e of asso-
Citations in favor of his bill. The Ex-
ecutive Committees of 9TH ,r associa.
tlons are being polled, so lie may be
prepared with the stronge 1T possible
support to press the mea sure when
Congress reassembles.
The Mount Pleasant Citii tens Asso-
citation passed a resolution at its last
meeting indorsing the Nd. Geod bill
T. H. Braden, president oi the asso-
ciation, wrote to Mcleod as follows:
Under present condition., we have
never been able to under Itand why
m1lions OF dollars should lie allowed
to accumulate. We have Favored the
using OF this surplus for ! urrent ex-
penses, thereby allowing a d ,,duction in
taxes. But there are mai,H projects
Of a public nature which is Ire needed
and upon which this surpl,,, could be
expended, as suggested in ydl ir bill"
Bowies Gives Approx al
A. B. Bowles. presidentI of the
Georgetown Citizens Associi alton, ex-
pressed his views, as follows: e..
I can see q great deal OF 1. merit in
your bill and it has always seemed to
me unfair that the Districts revenues
should accumulate In the Tre asllry and
that necessary public require ments be
neglected because the Commits sioners OF
the District of Columbia ha, e no au-
thority to use the funds bel ,nging to
the District. feel confident that your
bill will meet with a great dea of popu-
lar approval in the District.i'
J. o. johnson, president Of he Forest
HniS citizens Association, VITO te to Nc
Leod as follows:
I most earnestly approve s e.ntiments
expressed In your bill and tru It that 1t
will win favorable action by Congress
From expressions I have heal d In our
meetings, believe it will hav the ap-
proval Of our association"
johnson is calling a specia meeting
OF his Executive Committee te take ac-
ton upon the bill
Arthur B. Let. Mesny, pre- sident of
the Kalorama Citizens Associs ton, has
written as follows
Il am happy to inform yog that at
our last meeting OF the Kalort ma Citi-
zens' Association there was a strong
sentiment expressed in favor # raising
funds as suggested In your b1 l."
North Capitol Group Gives O. X.
The North Capitol Citizens Associa-
ton also Is strongly in faVd of the
Mcleod bill and has asked Rd oresenta-
tive Mcleod to address the II st meet
ing Of the association this Fa II to ex-
plain his proposal.
John A. Bresnahan, presided 1t, Of the
North Cleveland Park Citizens Associa-
ton, has assured Mr.. Melee of the
support Of that group
F. v. Hale, president of the / ark View
Citizens Association, In expI ,ssing to
Mcleod the thanks Of the ar sociation
for his interest in the welfaEi OF Dis
trict residents, promised to poll the
Executive Committee as SOON as pos
sible.
II think I may safely say that we
will go on record as strongly 4 approving
your BILL" he added
George e. Strong, presiden of the
Citizens Association Of Chef y Chase
also expressed appreciation Of McLeod's
continued and valuable inter- st in the
District"
Speaking from long and intimate
knowledge Of District Affairs gained
while serving as secretary to his father
in Congress, Strong not only Endorsed
the legislation proposed by McE cod, but
recommended continued act witty Sc
Congress should delegate mon powers
to the District Commissioners"
Other Associations Act.
G. L. Shorey, president of he Piney
Branch Citizens Association. advised
Mcleod that he had consul led with
members OF the Executive c. mmittee
all OF whom are very much in favor
OF your bill" He said the al ISOLATION
previously had urged similar ction sc
money received by taxing property