Evening star., 1935-10-06
FEDERATION ASKS
VIRGINIA PAY PART.
: ON CHAIN BRIDGE
Citizens Would Withhold
D. C. Funds for Rebuild
ing Span.
MEMBERS NOMINATED
FOR EXECUTIVE BOARD
Several Are Named in Rumors on
Successor to President James G.
Yaden, Who Will Retire.

Opposition to the appropriation of
District funds for the rebuilding of
old Chain Bridge, unless Virginia
contributes a share of the cost, was
voiced by the Federation of Citizens
Associations at its first meeting of the
season last night at the District
Building.
This sentiment was expressed in a
vote Of SO to % cast against rec
ommendatoin by the Highways,
Parks and Waterways Committee,
headed by Thomas ]. Llewellyn, which
favored a District appropriation OF
S350,000 for the purpose.
The association debated taxation
transportation and welfare matters
: and nominated 27 delegates for cleo
tion to the Executive Committee, five
4. of whom declined to run for office
/ Election of Executive Committee men,
! bers and officers will be held at the
next meeting.
In this convention rumors concern
ing prospective successor to James
G. Yaden as president Of the feder-
alton were heard during the meeting
:. Mr.. Yaden, who has held the presi-
, dency five times, has announced he
is not candidate this year.
Thomas E. Lodge, former vice presi-
/, dent and chairman of the Laws and
Legislation Committee; L. A. Car
ruthers, first vice president: Edwin S
Hege, chairman of the Fiscal Rela-
tions Committee, and Harry N. Stull
chairman of the Education Commit
tee, were mentioned as possibilities.
Nominated for Committee.
The following were nominated for
membership on the new Executive
Committee:
Mr.. Carruthers, Mr.. Lodge, Mr.
: Hege. Mr. Yaden. Mr.. Stull, George
E. Sullivan. M. NJ Mclean, Jesse c.
.Suter, K. P. Armstrong, Mrs. Horace
= Phelps, Mrs. Elizabeth T. Sulli-
van, Harry S. Wender. DR.. H. N. Rob-
erts, William NICK. Clayton, Charles
L. Norris, Miss Elaine Eppley, Henry
, I. Quinn, John A. Saul, Mrs. George
Corbin, John A. Remon, Fred A. En-
cry, A. F. Scheer, DR.. George R. Ellis,
John M. Schsffer, John H. Coxhead,
Miss Eta Taggart and Mrs. Harvey W.
!, Wiley. 49, - '.s
Five of those nominated asked that
their names be withdrawn from con-
sideration. They are Mr.. Yaden, Mr..
Mclean, Mr.. Quinn, Mr.. Schaffer
and Miss Taggart.
Tbora nyfandoI dobofo ouor
the Chain Bridge resolution. Chair
man Llewellyn favored inclusion of
S350,000 in the 1887 District budget
!, for replacement of the old SPAN He
reported that Representative Howard
w. Smith of Virginia and Virginia
State officials were opposed to sharing
the cost. He explained the bridge lies
entirely in District territory.
The fight against payment of the
entire cost out of District revenues
was led by Mr.. Sullivan, who con-
tended the bridge was an interstate
project in which Virginia should
share. He said that was why the
Federal Government built the origi-
nal bridge. "
= Favors Bridge Study.
r The federation approved appropria-
ton of $4,000 for plans for replace
..ment of the Pennsylvania Avenue
Bridge over the -Anacostia River.
: Peoples Counsel William A. Roberts,
q guest speaker, assailed the Public
Utilities Commission for slowness in
action against overcrowding of street
cars and busses and for delay in
ordering cross-town bus line to
operate partly through Park road.
+ Mr.. Hege reported he had protested
against crowded conditions on the Con
necticut avenue busses and promised
to initiate federation consideration of
the problem of standing loads on both
street cars and buses.
On recommendation of Miss Eppley,
the federation called on the Commits
sioners to take steps for the creation
OF joint board of District, Maryland
and Virginia officials to cooperate in
elimination of pollution from the
Potomac River.
Arthur w. Madison, secretary of
the United Committee on Taxation of
Land Values and editor of Land and
Liberty" spoke in favor of adoption
by the District Of the Pittsburgh tax
plan. which places a heavier burden
on land than on improvements He
was presented by W. I. Swanton of
Columbia Heights. In Pittsburgh he
said, assessments on improvements
had been cut until thev were h,,t
half that on land. He argued the
present plan here impedes proper
development of land due to increased
taxation placed on improved land.
In the District. he said, SO per cent
OF the total assessment of Sl,168,-
100000 is on improvements.
The federation admitted to its
membership the North Randle High
lands Community Association, Of
which r. H. Christian is president.
Its federation delegates are Mrs.