Evening star., 1934-06-03
DOWNTOWN GROUP
AD0PTSPROGRAM
FOR COMING YEAR
Dupont Circle Association
Draws Up List of Its
Purposes.

After nearly IS years of service. in
which special attention has been given
to the encroachments of commercial
property in residential area. the
Dupont Circle Citizens Association
has summarized its aims and purposes
in a specific program for the coming
year.
The declaration of major objectives
is at once a plan for the future and
a brief resume Of the associations past
activities.
The area included in the Dupont
Circle Citizens Associations territory
extends from Florida avenue to K
street and from Sixteenth street to
Rock Creek. In spite Of the presence
of the business zones along Connect
cut avenue, one of the most important
in the city, the area chiefly is a resi-
dental district, and virtually from
the beginning of the associations ex-
istence it has fought to conflne the
commercial activities to the compare
lively small areas they now occupy.
Fight Smoke Nuisance.
Admiral William Ledyard Rodgers,
a past president, explained that for
years that aim has been one of the
mai jor projects of the organization. At
the same time. considerable pressure
has been brought to bear by the asso-
citation for the abatement Of the
smoke nuisance, fight that has met
with some degree of success.
Protection of Dupont Circle has
also been among the associations &C
tivities, since from time TO time pro-
posals have been made to alter its
present size or form as a means OF
improving traffic conditions there.
More recently the association. un.
der leadership of Admiral Mark L.
Bristol as chairman Of its Traf1c
Committee, has waged a fight to
eliminate all-night free parking in the
streets and at the same time to SIM
plify traffic rules and regulations TO
make them more easily understood by
all motorists.
Col. E. G. Bliss. who has been active
as one of the associations delegates
to the Federation of Citizens Associ-
ations, recently was named president
for the coming year.
Frank c. Baldwin, secretary, and
T. H. B. Mcknight, treasurer. have
been reelected for another term each.
Objectives Listed.
The associations declaration Of OBJ
jectives includes:
Abolition Of unrestricted 24-hour
parking.
"Simplification of the traffic code
and Standardization Of traf1c aids.
such as signs, markers and stop
lights.
Protection of the Dupont Circle
area from further elimination or
mutilation of trees on public streets
where the necessity for such action
is not proven beyond the question OF
doubt. 1t Is felt that the street.
widening program, in many cases, has
destroyed the beauty of the city,
where equal or better results could
have been attained by the elimination
OF double parking and the restriction
of single parking.
"The protection Of our parks from
mutilation or reduction in size where
such action is not absolutely neces-
sary. Reference is made to the pro-
posals to eliminate or mutilate Dupont
Circle in the latest interests OF better
traffic conditions.
The provision of sufficient, safe
and adequate bridges to connect our
area with Georgetown and eliminate
unnecessary congestion on certain
streets.
Press forward for an equitable and
| continuing systematic method OF the
distributing of the government cost
to the District of Columbia between
the Federal Government and the
| District taxpayers.
Seek Tax Revision.
"Revision of the District tax system.
! to secure a more systematic and
| equitable system Of taxation. 1t Is
fairly we'll agreed that the personal
property tax in the District Is not a
satisfactory basis.
| Modification or elimination of the
Borland act. AS originally designed,
| the Borland act was probably justi-
! fable. Conditions have changed,
| however, and its present application
| is probably inequitable. A street
that may be entirely satisfactory for
| the residents thereon becomes worn
out and has to be repaved, not be-
cause of the needs of the residents,
/ but bcause of traffic generated by
| common carriers or by residents in
! sections remote from the areas Spe-
/ cifcally affected. The cost Of this
paving falls on the adjoining property
| owners while those who created the
necessity escape untouched.
Elimination of alley dwellings and
dwellings constituting fire menaces
| from the area.
Abatement Of the smoke nuisance.
Provision Of adequate police pro-
lection by police department Of