Evening star., 1937-03-07
With the Associations
Nineteen Groups on Record as Opposing Racing
BM-Increased Gas Tax Opposition Grows.
II Bodies Meet This Week.
Weekly Review.
DEVIEW of the civic week

X EV1EW Ol tne C4VIC Week 1IoiH
~ Thursday, February Is. to Thurs
day, March 4:
MID-CITY-Approved passage of
Neely-Pettingill bill in Congress to
curtail block booking of motion pic
lures by theaters; Endorsed bill re-
quiring distributors of coal and coke
to print name of agency and weight
on containers; Endorsed bill to make
unlawful the manufacture, sale or
possession of "slugs."
CONDUIT ROAD-Staged play to
show need for repeal of the red rider"
Endorsed request Of District Jail en-
ployes for more pay, shorter hours
and better working conditions; asked
that Thomas Jefferson memorial be
In form of auditorium rather than as
q monumental building.
BURROUGHS-Hel mass meeting
and discussed plans for forming
permanent citizens committee on
local suffrage for the District; passed
resolution favoring suffrage.
observation-disclosures appoint
ment of Col. William L. Peake to
succeed Capt. M. M. Barnard as super
intendent of penal institutions; op-
posed any increase in real estate taxes;
If there is need for more taxes 1t
favored an inheritance tax; second a
/ per cent increase per gallon gasoline
tax and third a tax on gross recelpts
from public utilities.
FOREST HILLS-Reiterated op-
position to "red rider" and expressed
disfavor also with the pink rider; ;
reafIirmed opposition to legalized rae
ing bill in Congress; indorsed five
year highway plan of Capt. H. G.
Whitehurst, director Of highways; in
dorsed the Traffic Advisory Council
on its proclamation in urging greater
traffic safety; appropriated $40 to
library of the Woodrow Wilson Junior
High School for purchase of new books.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS stand
urging national representation for the
District; urged increase in salary Tor
District Commissioners; planned to
appear before the House Sub-com-
mittee on District Appropriations IN
behalf of Government purchase OF
Shaw Gardens for public park.
MANOR PARK-Asked for fur-
ther hearing on the Third street
Takoma Park bus line in respect 10
proposed Ninth street route, before the
Public Utilities Commission; opposed
proposed change name OF Concord
avenue to Missouri avenue; opposed
legalized horse racing.
MICHIGAN PARK-Asked Tor
funds for immediate construction OF
the Bates road viiaduct.
TAKOMA PARK-Opposed recent
order of Public Utilities Commission
providing for two additional bus lines
to downtown; opposed location OF
terminal of one Of the proposed new
bus routes in front Of the Takoma
Public School.
BLADENsBURG ROAD-Asked for
funds in 1888 District budget to pro-
vide for sidewalk paving.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS-Held mass
meeting to consider the Burroughs
plan for local suffrage; reiterated its
stand favoring the Norton bill to le-
galize horse racing In the District;
asked the President to appoint a
peoples counsel as soon as possible.
NORTH CLEVELAND PARK-Se-
affirmed stand urging repeal OF red
rider; opposed auto and gasoline tax
increases; opposed further grants OF
deeds in its area to interests desiring
to erect apartment houses.
ASSOCIATION OF OLDEST IN
| lIIABITANTS-Opposed any increases
| in motor vehicle or gasoline taxes.
FRIENDSHIP - Indorsed nationa,
representation for the District; favored
legislation to abolish compulsory
block booking and blind buying oi
motion pictures.
The Anscostia and Dupont Circle