The Washington times., 1937-09-28
M|D-CITY GROUP
OPPOSES BOOST
IN 1889 BUDGET
Business Levy Also
Scored at Session
By A. J. DRISCOLL,
Citizens Associations Editor

Citizens Associations Editor
Voting for repeal of the bust.
ness privilege tax, as unjust and
discriminatory, in that it taxes
gross receipts whether a profit Is
made or not, the Mid-City Citizens
Association also registered oppoSi-
ton to any increase in the 1889
District budget over that carried
in 1888, at its first meeting Of the
season last night in Thomson
School.
Reference was made to bureau
increases ranging from so to 1853
per cent, calling for an appropria-
ton of sos ,000,0 900, charged as a
spending spree in which it was
asserted Scant consideration was
given the taxpayer, with the ex-
ception of Fire Chief Schrom. who
was commended in asking for a
reduction of $4,000 for his depart
ment without effecting efficiency.
BACKS ROAD PROGRAM
The association gave unanimous
approval to the five-year highway
improvement program of street
widening prepared by Capt. H. c.
Whitehurst, engineer of highways,
to be financed by the increased
tax on automobiles and gas tax,
and urged that all highways listed
in the downtown section be given
prior consideration to relieve
traffic congestion. 1t was voted
to renew the fight for restoration
of old No. 2 police precinct in
Fifth Street Northwest, between
M and N Streets, merged with
No. 8 station by a former COM
missioner. The building now is
occupied by the women's bureau,
for which other arrangements are
being made to house.
Eeso lutions were adopted
against permitting interstate vans
to park over night on the public
highways.
VAN CHARGE HURLED
Members residing on New York
Avenue between Fifth and
Seventh Streets Northwest, de-
clared the vans were being used
for immoral purposes, with the
result of spread of social diseases.
1t was the belief that in some
instances drivers were bringing
women of questionable character
into the city with them. An in
vestigation was ordered made by
the executive committee with the
police.
ASK WALK REPAIRS
The National Capital Parks
Office was asked to make needed
repairs or construct new walks in
the triangular parks between
Eleventh and Twelfth, I and New
York Avenue and at Tenth and
Eleventh Streets.
Frank B. Hoffman, Capt. Hugh
H. Groves and George A. Warren
were named a nominating COM
mittee to report at the october
election of officers. Judge Rob-
ert E. Mattingly, of the Municipal
and Police Courts, spoke and OPP
posed any increase in taxes and
urged the ASSOCIATION to continue
it's fight against them.
Earl Nash urged support OF Red
Cross membership drive.
NEW GROUP FOUGHT
Any encroachment upon its ter
ritory by a proposed new citizens
association for the EdgeWood Sec
ton will be opposed vigorously, &C
cording to resolutions adopted by
the North Capitol Citizens Associa-
ton at a meeting last night in the
Mckinley High School. Territory
over which the association now as
sumeS jurisdiction embraces North
Capitol Street to Michigan Ave
nue. to Trinity College grounds and
the property of Glenwood Gene
terry.
The need for traffic lights at
Michigan Avenue and North Capt.
toll Street and Michigan Avenue
and Lincoln Road was stressed.
Paving was asked for through
alley, connecting Girard Street
dL1Q M1CA1ASn4A ANCAAuCs
PROGRAM OUTLINED
Mrs. D. E. Middleton, communi-
ty secretary at the school, outlined
the fall-and-winter program of
activities. Mrs. F. L. Bach, Mrs.
F. C. Ehling, j. w. Hardie, Guy
Numbers and C. A. Cavanaugh
form a nominating committee to
report candidates for the October
election.
New members elected were Mrs.
j. A. Crooks, Mrs. w. B. Hadley,
Mrs. Mary E. Johnston, Mrs. Linda
Vettori, Fred E. Frain, L. B.
Grigsby. Antonio Praino, George
T. Ritter, and John w. Faber.
Bachrach, Pioneer