Evening star., 1935-03-10
JUDICIARY SQUARE.
ACTION PROMISED.
King Says D. C. Senate
Committee to Proceed on
Citizens Approval.

Early action by the Senate District
Committee on the Commissioners bill
to authorize erection in Judiciary
Square of much-needed buildings for
the Police, Juvenile and Municipal
Courts, was promised by Chairman
King yesterday, following hearing
at which representatives of civic and
other organizations Endorsed the
measure.
Although consideration of the bill
was not completed, the chairman said
1t would be the special order of busi-
ness at the next meeting. He also
announced he would seek action at
the next meeting on the nomination
of Riley Elgen for another term on the
Public Utilities Commission. which
has been pending several weeks.
Favorable reports were ordered on
the following three bills: To change
Lefier place northwest to Second
place; to provide a charter for Trinity
College and to extend until December
the District of Columbia Virginia
Boundary Commission. The first two
have passed the House and the third
has been favorably reported to the
House.
Loans Bill TO Get Action.
The small loans bill. fixing a rate
of 2 per cent a month on unpaid
monthly balances and regulating fees
that may be charged for credit re-
ports on such loans also will be re-
ported to the Senate this week, Chair
v,,oo Kjr7n cold h1o RI Senator
McCarran, Democrat. of Nevada, who
was out of the city yesterday.
During a brief discussion of traffic
problems, King complained of allow
ing automobile parking on both sides
of cross-town arteries. He also re-
newed the suggestion that the Com
missionerS consider pedestrian regu-
lation similar to one in Salt Lake City.
Utah. where. he said. pedestrians are
required to walk with the traffic lights
in the congested section. Asked by
Senator King to comment on the traf-
fic situation. James G. Yaden, head
OF the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations, replied:
1.-THE citizens and District authori-
ties are in serious conflict. We object
to the piling up of new regulations.
making them more complex. and then
not enforcing them. They are not
enforcing the regulations.
Traffic Arrests Cited.
In reply, Corporation Counsel Pretty
man said there were 100000 traffic
arrests last year. and told of educa-
tional campaigns and orders to take
more offenders to court instead OF
giving them tickets.
The small courts bill would amend
the District public works loan law OF
the last session to allow the Commis-
sioners to apply to Administrator
Ickes for a loan for these buildings
without increasing the total authori-
zation of S10,750,000 in the original
loan law. There is ample leeway under
that law, since only $5,500,000 has
been allecated to the District for the
sewage disposal plant and the Tubercu-
losis Hospital under that authorize
ton.
The bill would authorize the plac-
ing of these new court buildings in
Judiciary Square as the first step to-
ward modifying the original Munich
pal Center program, which the Dis
trict is unable now to finance on the
elaborate scale planned when Con-
gress directed the District to purchase
four squares Of property between
Third and Sixth streets and Pennsyl-
yania and Indiana avenues. If Con-
press allows the District to erect the
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