Evening star., 1936-08-22
J.l. Jacobs Says Procedure
for Survey Is "FairIy Well
Outlined" but WithhoIds
All Details.
FINDINGS TO BE READY
FOR NEXT CONGRESS
Three Other Authorities Are Ap-
pointed by President Roosevelt
to Aid in Comprehensive"
Study Designed to End Lump
Sum Disputes.
BACKGROUND

me VSCQL TetutIOH OetUeeU tne
Federal and District governments
has been an annually recurring
problem eUer since 1925, Uhen Con-
qress ignored Substantive laU re-
quiring the United States to pay 40
per cent OF the expenses OF the
Capital City and substituted q
lump-Sum payment, Which has
dwtndled to IS 100000 for the cur
rent fiscal year.
To settle the controversy, the
1882 appropriation act for the Dis
trict authorized the President to
appoint an impartial committee to
recommend a tair and equitable
Federal share toward District er-
penSes.
]. L. Jacobs of Chicago, an admin
istrative and tax expert, was named
today by President Roosevelt to
direct the study of fiscal relations
between the Federal Government and
the District of Columbia, and i'm
mediately went to work in temporary
Offices in the Treasury Building.
To assist Jacobs in the survey, the
President named the following Ad-
visory Committee:
George McAneny, president of the
Title Guaranty Trust Co., New York
City.
Clarence A. Dykstra, city manager,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
James w. Martin, chairman Of the
Kentucky State Tax Commission.
The Presidents selection of these
experts to conduct this study was
made principally upon the recon-
mendations of D. w. Bell, acting di-
rector of the budget.
Coatless, despite the air-cooled
condition of the Treasury Building,
Jacobs went over a program of pro-
cedure for the study. which District
officials hope will end permanently
the annually recurring battle over the
amount the Federal Government
should pay toward the expenses of
the District.
Procedure Outlined.
Jacobs said the procedure is al
ready fairly well outlined, but for
publication he would only add:
Our objective will be to make the
study as comprehensive as possible.
The picture will be developed as We
60 along. We will consider all data
and all factors dealing with these
subjects. Later we will call on Dis
trict officials and individuals more
familiar with the question, to submit
any information they may have"
Jacobs will make his headquarters
In Washington. Temporarily he will
have an Office in the Treasury De-
partment Building, but Acting Budget
Director Bell plans to arrange special
quarters for him in the Commercial
National Bank Building.
While the major portion of the work
In connection with the survey will
be done by Jacobs, the Advisory Com
mittee named by the President to
assist him, will meet with him from
time to time and go over the mass
of material he plans to collect in
connection with his work The initial
meeting of the Advisory Committee
and Jacobs is expected to be held
shortly.
Bell Is Silent.
Acting Budget Director Bell, who
went to Hyde Park this week to dis
cuss the personnel of the Special Fis-
cal Relations Committee with the
President. was reticent when ques-
toned about the activities of the COM
mittee. He said he proposed ito keep
out of the picture"
It is known, however, that the
President left many of the details in
connection with the selection of the
committee to Bell.
Report Due Early in 1887.
In announcing the appointments, it
was said at the Presidents Office at
Hyde Park that the purpose of this
fiscal relations study is to examine into
the various elements, conditions and
facts affecting this problem, and that
this study is to be completed in time
for presentation of the reports and
recommendations at beginning of the
next session of Congress.
Starting in motion this machinery
(See SURVEY, Page A-3.)