Evening star., 1937-10-17
With the Associations
Opposition Grows to Increased Budget and Business
Privilege Tax-Thirteen Groups Schedule
Meetings for Coming Week.
WEEKLY REVIEW,


~ EVIEW Of the civic week from
- Thursday, October 7, to Thurs
IN day, october IA:
L Y BRADBURY HEIGHTS
Asked better bus service and enforce
ment of transfer order.
CONNECTICUT AVENUE - Asked
director of traffic to provide more
safe traffic control on Connecticut
avenue at the Zoo entrance; favored
repeal of business privilege tax and
the increase in real estate taxes; IA
vored low-rate sales tax; favored linn
iting 1889 District budget to maxi
mum of 46,500,000; favored pro-
hibition of petitions for rezoning prop
erty within three-year period after
initial petition for rezoning has been
refused on given piece of prop
erty; supported Citizens Emergency
Committee with $5 donation.
NORTHEAST CONFER ENCE
Acted to sponsor q tax forum; IA
vored payment of adequate" tuition
by nonresident pupils attending Dis
trict schools.
WASHINGTON HIGH ANDS-
Outlined plans for flood relief in Oxon
Run area.
BRIGHTWOOD-U maximum
1889 District budget of $45,000, 900;
opposed renewal Of business privilege
tax and increase in real estate tax
rate beyond s1.50; Endorsed District
Suffrage Association; indorsed forma-
ton of projected Northwest National
Bank.
MOUNT PLEASANT-Opposed food
displays on streets in front OF stores:
named special committee to investigate
amount of tax-exempt property in the
District.
BROOKLAND-Opposed increase in
1889 District budget above $4,000, 900,
Of which $2,000,0O0 would be ear
marked for schools; favored limited
sales tax if further taxes are neces-
sary; opposed free attendance of nom
residents at District schools.
HILLCREST-Appropriated $25 for
benefit of school children's lunch
fund.
KALORAMA - Opposed business
privilege tax; favored the 60-40 basis
of payment for the Federal Gov
ernment's share in District expenses;
opposed increase in 1889 District budg-
ct; favored free hot lunches for needy
school children; favored tightening Of
requirements of nonresident school
children attending District schools.
NORTHEAST-Opposed District tax
bill as "most unsatisfactory" favored
increased Federal payment to Dis
trict's expenses; opposed further in
creases in taxes; opposed District
bond issue; favored special committee
TO study tax situation.
PARK VIEW-Favored reopening
of Park View School Community Cen
ter.
PINEY BRANCH-Opposed use of
abandoned tuberculosis Hospital by
Gallinger Hospital for maternity cases.
STANTON PARK-Opposed attend
ance Of District schools by non-resi-
dent pupils; protested payment by the
District Of any funds for street car
track removal.
WEST END-Asked tree planting
on Seventeenth street northwest be-
tween Pennsylvania avenue and H
street.
BURLEITH-Urged construction Of
traf1c circle on Thirty eighth street
at Whitehaven parkway.
CATHEDRAL HEIGHTS-CLEvE-
LAND PARK-Supported school lunch
fund drive; affiliated with District
Suffrage Association; opposed business
privilege tax.
NORTH RANDLE-Favored new
Pennsylvania avenue southeast bridge.
RANDLE HIGHLANDS-Approved
District Suffrage Association; op-
posed the business privilege tax; IA
vored enforcement of traffic regula-
tions affecting street cars, busses
taxis and other public vehicles.
SUMMIT PARK-Favored installa-
ton of water meters; afnliate with
District Suffrage Association.
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PARK
Opposed increase in 1899 District
budget over this years figure; indorsed
Citizens Emergency Committee cam.
paign.
RHODE ISLAND AvENUE-Op-
posed free tuition for non-feddent
pupils attending Uaptrict schools.