The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-13
TIMES PRAISED
BY CITIZENS
FOR HELP
By A. ]. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor

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By unanimous vote, the Hill
: crest Citizens Association, at a
meeting last night in East Wash
. ington Heights Baptist Church.
: Endorsed a resolution by Rudolph
, Malth. former president, express
ing thanks to the publisher OF
. The washington Times for the
campaign it conducted in support
of an appropriation for the Oxon
Run interceptor.
, Mr., Malth pointed out that ever
, since it was organized the aSso-
citation had made efforts to OBJ
tain funds for the project, and
) that House approval Of $685.
for the plan in the 1888 District
appropriation bill was due in
large measure to publicity given
: by The Times.
Approval also was given a re-
, port from the executive commit
: tee favoring passage Of the Cope
land bill to set up machinery for
the uuadrennial election of dele
gates to represent the District at
major political conventions.
It also urged a 30-mile-per.hour
speed limit on Branch Avenue be-
|. tween Pennsylvania and Alabama
! Avenues.
In response to a protest against
erection of apartment houses in
q restricted area, Mrs. B. F.
Barnes, chairman Of the coming
committee, reported the zoning
Commission would refuse all such
applications in the future.
New School Planned
Robert L. Haycock, assistant
superintendent Of schools, said
consideration was being given to
selection Of a site for q school
near Alabama and Pennsylvania
Avenues.
This year, he said, the Board Of
Education had requested $4,000, 600
for school buildings and sites,
which the House had cut to
$1,500,0OO.
He added that the boards re-
fusal of portableS for Bradbury
Heights was due to lack Of an
appropriate site, and to general
opposition to the use Of such Struc-
lures. It would be better, he said,
for q child to travel farther to
Q more modern building.
Elected to membership were
John Gibbons and Ernest Lashey.
Entertainment was furnished by
the Potomac Electric Light and
Power Company Glee Club. H. E.
Yeide is director and Cornelia l..
Kinsela is accompaniSt.
Northeast Citizens
The Northeast Citizens ASsocia-
ton at its final meeting Of the
. season last night in Ludlow School
opposed any increase in local
taxes other than Is necessary to
. meet requirements of the 1888 Dis
. trict appropriations bill.
The association voted in favor
of a weight tax for all motor
. driven vehicles with the exception
Of automobiles used exclusively
for pleasure.
It also favored taxing parking
lots and moving picture houses,
but opposed any increase in the
gasoline tax.
Resolutions were adopted favor
ing the establishment in the Dis
trict of a small claims court, and
. urging an emergency appropria-
ton Of 100000 monthly for the
Board of Public Welfare.
The Capital Transit Company
was asked to improve the schedule
and assign better equipment to
the Eighth Street car line.
The association adjourned to
meet in October.
Stanton Park
The Stanton Park Citizens AS
ISOLATION, meeting last night in
. the Peabody School. opposed a
recommendation by the director of
traffic designating Maryland and
Massachusetts Avenues as arterial
highways for through heavy traf-
! fic. A traffic light was asked for
the intersection of Sixth and D
Streets Northeast.
A parking lot tax and q tax on
. all places Of amusement was rec.
] commended. Isadore Holtz was
elected to membership.
/, In the absence Of President
Harry N. stull, Mrs. william Bar.
tie presided.
The Kalorama Citizens ASsocia-
. ton last night opposed construc-
ton of the Thomas jefferson me-
mortal on the tidal basin site.
A resolution was adopted recon-.
mending purchase Of part Of the
; Temple Heights site at Connecti-
cut and Florida AYES. for erection
Of q library, high school and civic
. center.
. The association Endorsed the &C
ton of the Federation of Citizens
! Association Saturday night in OPP
posing transfer Of District play.
grounds to the Community Center
Department.