Evening star., 1937-04-18
With the Associations
Jefferson Memorial at Tidal Basin Opposed by
Seven Groups-14 Want Edifce in East WasI-
ington-14 Meetings Set.
WEEKLY REVIEW.

REVIEW OF the civic week from
Thursday. April 8, to Thursday,
April is:
CONGRESS HEIGHTS-Proteste
against proposed diversion OF gaso-
line taxes for other than highway
maintenance; opposed increase In
taxes to raise funds above budget
requirements.
BRIGHTWOOD-Opposed increas-
ing District taxes above the amount
required to prevent q deficit; opposed
q rider to the District bill abolishing
the annual and sick leave OF District
employees paid on the per diem basis.
MOUNT PLEASANT - Opposed
proposed construction Of q Jefferson
memorial At the Tidal Basin.
FEDERAT1ON-Pro the Fed
eral payment OF only $5,oo0,oo0
toward expenses of the District reit-
Grated opposition to any proposed
increase in the realty tax rate;
opposed q proposed boost of IS per
cent In water rates; opposed any
increase in the appropriation for
emergency relief; asked that the gaso-
line tax should not be put to any use
which might deprive the District Of
grants under the Hayden Cartwright
Federal roAd-Aid act for highway
improvements here; opposed proposed
appropriation Of $4,000 for the c1ea-
ton Of the ofaoe Of . bonding COM
missioner 10 regulate the bonding Of
criminal cases until legislation cover
ing the proposed activity had been
presented to Congress; opposed shift
in appropriations providing for trans
fer Of control Of Gallinger Hospital
and the Districts Tuberculosis Sana-
toria from the Board Of Public We'll
fare to the Health Department; dis
approved proposed abandonment Of
the Receiving Home for Children and
transfer of its wards to boarding
homes; favored appropriations for
salaries for the stan Of the Traffic
Department and for provision for
automobile tags; asked restoration Of
an item providing for the salary for
the on1ce Of peoples counsel for the
District; urged the Senate suboom-
mittee to reinstate the following
items: Tor construction Of . nsw
Bunker Hill school, $115,00o; COM
pletion OF the Anaoostia Junior
Senior High School, $4,000, and .
second -story addition to the Crosby
8. Noyes School, 100000; opposed
granting automobile operator permits
to persons under 1s years Of age;
favored the Tratdc Department as a
depository Of records Of liens against
automobiles and favored compulsory
registration of these liens.
HILLCREST-Complained OF the
load limit OF $4,000 pounds on the
Pennsylvania avenue southeast bridge
as making it impossible for the
larger Fire Department units to fur
1lish adequate flre protection.
KALORAldA - Opposed proposed
location Of the Jefferson Memorial In
the Tidal Basin area and favored the
Temple Heights area 1T Connectiout
and Florida avenues instead.
NORTT1EAsT-Opp increase IN
present taxes or new taxes to raise
funds IN excess of requirements;
asked at least 100000 deficiency
appropriation per month for employ
ment Of 5000 unemployed ~employ-
ables" to be administered through
the Board Of Public Welfare; opposed
increase in gasoline tax; opposed =
tax on transfer of estates Of descend
ants and taxing insurance companies;
approved proposed taxes on parking
lots, the establishment of . small
claims court and proposed taxes On
corporations in the District. favored
District income tax providing all pro-
visions for taxing tangible and
intangible personal property be
repealed.
PINEY BRANCH - Opposed de-
stzuctton Of the Jabanese cherry trees
to construct the Thomas Jefferson
Memorial at the Tidal Basin; opposed
Any increases In taxes Or proposed
new taxes beyond nesds o6 the 1855
District budget.
STANTON PARK - Opposed any
TAXATION increase above the immedi-
ate needs Of the District: favored, If
necessary, the raising Of additional
revenues by taxing amusements, park
ing lots and public utilities and, ~ 4
last resort, an income tax not to
bear too heavily on the smaller
income brackets: opposed any increase
In gasoline tax; opposed automobile
weight tax; opposed proposal by
Traffic Director William A. Van
Duser to route through heavy bus
and truck traffic by way OF Maryland
and Massachusetts avenue northeast.
BROOKLAND-Fhvored increased
tax on eross receipts of District pub
lie utilities to S par oent; reiterated
tndorsement Of IN inheritance TAX
and Q 1-esnt ineFoaso In gaso1dno
tAx.
sua111z-qea''a ''d~ - ~