Evening star., 1934-02-27
WE|DEMAN LAUDS
CITIZENS GROUPS
Representative Pledges Aid
in Securing Better Rule
for City.

Scoring the state OF public affairs
in the District and at the same time
praising the citizens associations here,
Representative Carl M. Weideman,
member of the House District Com
mittee, last night declared that III
this is a sample of the commissioner
form of government, I would not rec
ommend it for my own CITY," at q
meeting of the North Capitol Citizens
Association in Mckinley High School.
He added that he understands how
helpless the people are when they
speak to nublic official Of the Dis
trict about civic affairs and said in
his city it was far different. Here
Congress has to act on most every
form of legislation concerning the
city and for this reason it is much
more difficult to accomplish things
here. In connection with the pro-
posed bill to increase the gasoline tax
by two cents. Weideman said, Il m
not a bit interested in what Mary
land or Virginia does about the gaso-
line tax. am interested in the al
fairs of the District alone" Previous
to his address. Jesse w. Morgan.
secretary of the association. told how
the gasoline prices in nearby Mary
land and Virginia had been reduced
to those of the District because the
gasoline companies charged them two
cents less on the gallon: the N. r. A..
he said would not permit the COM
panies to do this and this was one
reason why it was proposed to raise
the price of gasoline in Washington.
Praises Groups.
The citizens associations Of the
District are excellent means OF SeCllr.
ing improvements for Washington.
Weideman said, and added that as
long as he was on the House District
Committee. he would cooperate with
the citizens associations in making
their wants known to Congress. He
invited the associations to write him
complaints and promised to COOP
crate with them.
Rev. S. B. Daughtery was reported
as the first new member of the as1
sociation since the inauguration of the
Federation Of Citizens Associations
membership drive. Edna Boyce was
also enrolled as member. John F
Hardie chairman of the Membership
Committee. said that due to the in
clement weather since the member
ship drive began, it has been difficult
for his committee to secure new mem
bers thus far but his committee is t
make house house canvass of tn,
neighborhood for new membership a
soon as possible.
T. Homer Hall introduced a resolu
ton protesting the proposed increas'
in gasoline tax which was unanl
mously adopted.
Changes Opposed.
The Public Utilities Committee de
clared itself opposed to any change
to reroute street cars in the area bu
suggested that the association favor
removing the "RosSlyn" street car
from their present route in the down
town area and reroute them straigh
! through the city from H street north
east out through II street northwest
No action was taken on this question
by the association.
Mr.. Morgan told members that
letter had been received from Distric
officials assuring the association tn
AlZardo Apartments on Rhode ISLAM
avenue which was gutted by fir'
some time ago. would be torn dow
either by the owner or by the Distric
after a survey had been made. Thi
action was the result of a complain
made by the association previously de
claring the building to be . healt
menace and a moral nuisance to tn
neighborhood.
A resolution opposing the Black o
any other bill which has as its purpoS
to legalize horse and dog racing in tn
District was adopted by the group.
! B. j. McGuirl presided at las
nights meeting.