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Police Supt. Ernest w Brown has
asked for Is additional men for traffic
duty. We strongly indorse this in
crease, but are of the opinion he has
underestimsted rather than overesti-
mated his needs"
Cleveland said additional clerical
help is needed at the department OF
vehicles and traffic to handle titles,
permits and examinations for driver
permits.
Charles F. Foster. president of the
Hillcrest Citizens Association. urged
a series of Improvements. including
replacement of the Pennsylvania Ave-
nue. Bridge across the Anacostia River,
extension of the Oxon Hill sewer, and
establishment of a branch literary in
Anacostia. He also made a plea for
street Improvements in Hillcrest, say
ing: Some of us have been out there
IL years and still have mud in front of
our homes"
Asks Branch Library.
Erection of branch library on
Government-owned property in the
vicinity of Georgia avenue and Fair
mont street was requested by Mrs.
Velma Williams. president of the
Pleasant Plains Citizens Association.
In addition, she asked for an as
sembly hall addition to the Bruce
School
The Petworth Citizens Association.
through its representative, William
P. Kilgore, Endorsed estimates of the
Police Department and the Public
Utilities Commission for increased
personnel and approved the recon-
mendations of the Community Center
Department of the public schools for
a s50o00 budget increase.
The civic and business representa-
tives who appeared before the Com
missioners at the initial budget hear
ing yesterday definitely objected to
any additional taxation to finance
the forthcoming budget, and virtually
all Of them took the position it should
be kept within the present SAC, 900, 900
limitation.
Fails TO Find Bond Support.
Several times during the first hear
ing Commissioner Hazen sought tc
sound out sentiment with regard to
the bond issue, but failed to find any
support for the plan.
The principal objection TO budget
in excess of S46 1000, 900, regardless
Of the means of providing any amount
in excess of that figure, came from
the Washington Board of Trade and
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association. In addition, Edwin S
Hege, president of the Citizens AS
sociation of Chevy Chase, and vii
lin Mex. Clayton of the Brigh.wood
Citizens Association argued the new
budget should be kept within that
amount.
In fact, Edward F. Colladay, presi-
dent of the Board of Trade. de-
clared department heads should be
called down sharply" for recon
mending budget the District could
not finance without additional taxa
ton. He called attention TO the fact
that District appropriations had in
creased more than $4,000, 900 in the
last four years.
Il urge that a halt be called" he
declared, and that department head.
be told the present appropriation o.
100000 is the top figure for pres
| ent conditions"
Francis G. Addison. jr, first vice
president of the Board Of Trade
likewise opposed any increase above
the s46 100000 figure in the coming
/ fiscal year and served notice on the
/ Commissioners that a budget in ex.
cess OF that amount would lead thu
! organization TO conduct a vigorou,
! city-wide campaign against it.
! Ask City Heads to Be Adamant.
I'VE are about to undertake a com.
plete analysis of the situation whicf
will require many weeks to complete.
said Addison. Meanwhile we mos
earnestly appeal to the Commission
ers Of the District of Columbia to b1
resolutely adamant in disapprovin;
any budget which will propose an,
| further increase in the tax burdel
Of this city in view Of the approximat
80 per cent increase which occurrei
last year The Board Of Trade vii
not only do all in its power to resis
such an increase, but also to awakel
the community 10 a united opposition
thereto"
Addison also told the Commission
ers: Until the Federal Government
is willing to carry out more equitabl
the obligation upon it adequately t
share in the support of the Fedora
City II is our earnest opinion tina
) the citizens of the District of Co.um
oia, who are already carrying so pc
cent more than the bureau require
under the existing statutes, shoul
not be required TO do more"
A similar opinion was expressed b
: Adelbert w Lee. president of tn
| Randle Highlands Citizens Associa
ton
Addison briefly reviewed the sos
100000 budget recommendations c
the department heads and questione
the necessity for an extensive school
building program. He also declare
the request of the National Guard fc
= s3,200,00o for construction Of an arm
ory and other buildings lis entirel
( out of the question in view of preser
= tax conditions. Moreover, he sal
: the trade board could see no iustifics
ton for many of the requests of til
Board OF Public Welfare. particular
those for increased relief appropris
> tions
= The Board Of Trade" Addiso
declared, feels that over and aho,