Evening star., 1933-01-08
Stand for Lower Charges
and Ban on Resorts Is
Unanimous.
WANT U. S. TO ASSUME
"FAIR SHARE" OF COSTS
Norton Plan for Greater Voice in
D. c. Affairs and New Hampshire
Avenue Extension Also Backed.

Demands for a reduction in water
rates were made by the Federation of
Citizens Associations at a meeting last
night in the District Building.
The federation also condemned the
so-called taxi" dance halls, and ap-
pealed to the District Commissioners
to promulgate regulation to prevent
the employment Of women in such
places.
Lowering Of the water rates was asked
in resolution introduced by George
E. Sullivan. 1t was adopted unani-
mously and without debate
The resolution declared immediate
arrangements should be made for the
Federal Government to pay fair share
for the water now supplied to it free.
This amounts to approximately 9000,-
600 gallons a day, or more than 10
per cent Of the total consumption.
Three-Year Period Cited.
The prevailing minimum charge of
$8.75 for $500 cubic feet of water, the
resolution pointed out, is nearly four
times the charge in 1911, and If con-
tinued, will result in the accumulation
of an annual surplus of about 500, 900,
which cannot be used by any agency of
the municipal government with the
exception of the Water Department.
This rate. the resolution further de-
clared, has been in effect for three con-
Secutive years and was proposed for a
three-year period only to provide funds
temporarily for improvements in the
water system.
The federation urged that a provi-
sion for the reduction of water rates be
written into the 1884 appropriation
bill.
Mrs. Elizabeth Sullivan introduced
the resolution designed to wipe out the
taxi" dance halls. She explained that
such, places are of mo benefit" to the
District from a moral standpoint, since
only men are admitted who desire to
pay for the privilege of dancing with a
woman.
A report of the Law and Legislation
Committee, indorsing the joint resolu-
tion introduced in the House by Repre-
sentative Mary T. Norton of New Jer-
Sey to give the residents of the District
a greater voice in the affairs and man.
agement of the municipal government,
was adopted, as was report of the
Committee on Highways, Parks and
Waterways, urging the extension of
New Hampshire avenue to the District
line.
Mrs. Norton Praised.
The report of the Law and Legisla-
ton Committee also paid tribute to
Mrs. Norton for her ''unselfish and un-
firing efforts in behalf of the people of
the District"
Concentrations were likewise be-
slowed on Senators Capper and Blaine
and Peoples Counsel Richmond B.
Keech for their thorough, painstaking
and courageous work in the face of
overwhelming odds" in obtaining amend
ments to the street car merger resolu-
ton for protection of the public.
The bill pending in Congress author
izing a merger of the Washington and
Georgetown Gas Light Companies was
discussed with particular reference to the
movement to eliminate going concern"
as an element of value in any reyalua-
ton growing out of the consolidation.
No action was taken, but the Public
Utilities Committee made immediate ar
rangements for special joint session
with the Executive Committee to con-
slider the bill. This meeting will be
held at 430 o'clock tomorrow after
noon, In the board room of the Dis
trict Building. Maj. Gen. Mason. M.
Patrick. chairman of the Public Utili-
ties Commission, and Peoples Counsel
Keech will be invited to attend.
The campaign for the purchase of
American-made goods only was in
dorsed by the federation on the ground
that 1t would provide more work for
domestic labor.
Mai. Clayton E. Emig submitted a
preliminary report for the City Plan
ming Committee on proposed bill to
provide for the creation of a housing
board.