The Washington times., 1936-02-04
.TAK0NAGR0UP
SCANS LIQUOR
LICENSING
BY A. J. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor

LI1OIOuku A4NOSUASO
determined upon by the Citizens
Association Of Takoma, D. c., at
last nights meeting in the
Takoma Branch Lbary, regard
ing the recent action Of the Board
or District Commissioners in re-
versing the recommendation OF
the Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board to revoke a liquor license
granted the wife Of a man alleged
to have been convicted for vic.
lating the prohibition laws.
It was asserted that political
pressure from Maryland and the
District was instrumental in hav-
ing the license returned. w. c.
Magathan, president Of the aSso'
citation, heads the executive COM
mittee delegated to make the in
veStigation.
It was ladies' night for the as
sociation, the wives Of various Of
ficers conducting the meeting.
A resolution was adopted OPP
posing Representative Norton'S
bill to legalize horse racing in the
District, and urging the enact
ment Of q more rigid anti-gam-
bling law.
Another resolution protested
the so-called gag rule prohibiting
District officials from advocating
legislation not approved by the
Budget Bureau.
The zoning committee was di-
rected to ascertain why a permit
had been issued by the District
Building Inspectors office to
erect an apartment house in the
900 block of Aspen Street in vio-
lation Of the zoning regulations.
The association endorsed Com"
missioner'S Hazen'S proposed hos
pital for inebriates. 1t reafirmed
q former action calling for ma
tional representation for the Dis
trict.
New members elected were Mr..
and Mrs. s. D. ChamblisS, Mr..
and Mrs. j. E. Dayton, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. B. DucheSne, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter S. Hendershot.
Entertainment was furnished
by pupils Of the Marjorie Webster
School.
The Dupont Circle Citizens As
sociation, meeting yesterday at
the Mayflower Hotel, adopted q
resolution by DemareSt Lloyd
urging such limitation on capital
expenditures as will eliminate the
necessity for any new taxes. The
resolution suggested a reduction
in the cost Of relief after June
80, by declining to place any
more fIoaters on rolls and elm
nation Of those already on at
an early date. Immediate re-
vision Of the Policemen's and
Firemen's Pension Fund was
urged to put it on an actuarial
basis, with an estimated saving
to the taxpayers of 100000 q
year.
The present District budget of
&41 900, 900 it was felt should be
ample to operate the city Of
Washington, and should addi-
tional funds be needed the Fed
eral Government should increase
the lump sum appropriation to
100000, or the revenue should
be raised by a general sales tax
AAVAANlSnR thA aNNNNYNRt VNAA%AI
Corporation Counsel E. Barrett
Prettyman in an address said
that from 1920 to 1896 there
had been q total gross increase
Of $21, ,065 900 in maintenance
and operating costs Of the Dis
trict, and the District supply bill
for 1897 as approved by the Bu-
reau Of the Budget would leave
about $2,500,00O to the credit Of
the District in the Federal treas
ury, which would eliminate need
for any new taxes at present.
A thorough investigation by
the Public Utilities Commission Of
the bus lines serving the Michi-
gan Park area was demanded by
the Michigan Park Citizens ASSo-
citation last night. It was charged
buses are being overcrowded to
the danger point and that the
service Is greatly reduced on Sat
urday.
The association favored COM
plete elimination of the Federal
Budget Bureau from all con-
nection with the District supply
bill, the Commissioners to submit
their estimates direct to Congress.
It was voted to cooperate with
the Brookland Citizens AsSocia-
ton in urging the Traffic Bureau
to install lights at Twelfth and
Monroe Streets Northeast.
j. j. Hurley and w. E. Russell
were nominated for president for
the election in March. Others
nominated are vice president, j.
M. De Marco and j. L. Parkhill;
treasurer, Franklin L. Adams;
financial secretary, Hezzie Bote-
. Ter; delegate to the federation,
John F. Hillard; executive COM
mittee, DR.. Herbert Wright, o. D.
Vogel and W. j. Tobin, the in
: coming president to appoint q
secretary.
In order to eliminate the over
tapping Of territory with adjacent
associations, the Manor Park
Citizens Association last night re-
u l. q