Evening star., 1937-02-14
With the Associations
Ten Groups Register Opposition to Racing Bill,
One Approves-Fifteen Meetings Sched-
nled for Coming Week.
WEEKLY REVIEW.

Y EVIEW Of the civic week from
~ Thursday. February 4, to Thurs
day. February II.
NORTHEAST CONFERENCESCp-
posed measure of John Cahill, presi-
dent Dahlgren Terrace Association,
calling for abolition of peoples coun-
sells Office and urged William NICK.
Clayton as candidate.
CHILLUM HEIGHTS - Opposed
coming of area to second commercial:
asked completion Of Keene School, now
one-third finished.
FEDERATION-Opposed bills now
pending in Congress to legalize horse
racing in the District; asked Commis-
sioners to ban parking. or stopping
and standing c. vehicles during rush
hours on arterial highways; recon-
mended to Commissioners that no
change be made in proposal to raise
maximum speed limit before driving
permits are revoked; altered previous
action opposing the closing Of Sixth
street by urging the widening Of Third,
Fourth and Seventh streets through
the Mall because the Mellon art gal
lery would block Sixth street-also
urged the opening Of Ninth street
through the Mall at Federal expense;
urged early development Of a public
auditorium.
HILLCREST-Asked increased bus
service; asked that time of traffic
lights, be increased to two minutes in
business sections during rush hours.
KALORAMA-Met with the Mon
day Evening Club.
NORTHEAST - Approved unani-
mously a bill for national representa-
ton for the District; opposed racing
bill: opposed bill providing for sab
batical leave for school teachers on
part-time pay; approved amendment
to District weights and measures act
providing for so, Is or IS sacks Of
coal have the weight and name Of
dealer plainly stamped thereon; ia
vored revised District code of laws;
opposed pensions Of court justices
after age of IS or at end of II years
of service; indorsed three 8-hour
shifts for firemen.
PINEY BRANCH-Unanimously ap-
proved stand Of the federation oppos-
ing horse racing bill.
STANTON PARK-Opposed Jacobs
committee fiscal report; asked for
more through street car service from
Mount Pleasant to Thirteenth and D
streets northeast; asked police for en-
forcement Of regulation against use
Of Maryland avenue northeast by
heavy trucks during the night and
early mornings.
BURLEITH-Opposed Jacobs COM
mittee fiscal report; opposed proposed
race track in Benning and racing bill.
FOREST HILLS-Held annual BAN
ouet at Columbia Country Club and
heard Senator King and Representa-
tive Norton, chairman, District Com
mittee In Congress, discuss District
problems.
NORTH RANDLE COMMUNITY
Asked more FIRE protection and better
bus service.
RANDLE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
action of last year opposing racing
bill and asked that present laws
against gambling be strengthened and
enforced; asked that the proposed au-
ditorium be located in Southeast
Washington.
SUMMIT PARK-Opposed Com
missioner Aliens proposal to allow in
stallment payment of fines in Police
and Traffic Courts; unanimously op-
posed racing bill.
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PARK
Opposed the Norton bill to legalize
horse racing in District; Endorsed ac-
ton Of federation approving amend
ments to the law governing lunacy
hearings.
RHODE ISLAND AvENUE-op-
posed construction and legalized race
tracks in the District: asked additional
trafic lights on Bladensburg road.
The Park view and Bradbury