Evening star., 1938-02-16
VAN DUzER ASKS
PARKING METERS
AND MORE POLICE
Urges Senate Body Draft.
ing Supply Bill to Give
Coin Devices Trial.
WOMAN ALSO REQUESTS
TRAFFIC FORCE BOOST
Addition of rs Men Advocated.
$4,000 for Repair of Fire
Equipment Sought.
BY J A. O'LEARY.

More police for assignment to traf-
nc duty and trial of parking meters
were favored by Traffic Director Will
liam A. Van Duzer today before the
Senate subcommittee drafting the 1899
District supply bill.
Meanwhile, Chairman Thomas in
dicated no proviso interfering with mo-
ton picture shows in the high schools
is likely to be placed in the bill, after
school officials had explained the pro-
ceeds are used to defray the expenses
OF student activities within the schools.
A reqeust for addition of IS men
to the police force also was presented
by Mrs. Ernest Howard, chairman
OF the Police and Fire Committee of
the Federation of Women,s Clubs.
She also asked for restoration of a
$4,000 reduction in the item for re.
pair Of fire equipment.
The 100000 item placed in the Ill
IN the House to prepare plans for a
new public library building on lard
already owned by the city was il.
dorsed by the Progressive Citizens
Association of Georgetown. Reque I
also was made for improvement of to
grounds of the Georgetown bran1
library. The association was repre-
sented by Mrs. H. c. Davidson. Sh.
was accompanied by Mrs H. Hollereti
OF the Georgetown Garden Club.
After Mr.. Van Duzer had testified.
Senator Thomas indicated he will
propose a parking meter amendment
again this year. Two years ago it was
eliminated in conference. and last year
it went out Of the bill in the Senate
on point of order An effort may be
made this year to have it adopted
under suspension of the rules. In
previous years the amendment was
intended to authorize the Commits
sioners to give the meters a trial.
Regarding trafic enforcement Sem
ator Thomas said the subcommittee
was told there are not enough traffic
police to see that motorists obey traffic
signals. ~
School officials told the subcommit-
tee the moving picture shows are held
during lunch periods and that the
proceeds amount to less than $4,000
in school year. The admission ranges
| from 5 to Is cents. While not def
initely approving the policy, the Sena-
tor indicated following the hearing he
would not interpose objection to its
continuation.
The subcommittee recessed. PROB
ably until Friday. with several phases
OF the bill. including unemployment
relief, remaining to be considered. In
this connection District officials have
prepared at the request of Senator
Thomas statement showing that
S13.000,Oo0 was available in the fiscal
year 1888 for relief and other benefits
for the. needy from various sources.
This statement, it was explained, how
ever. included w. P. A. allotmenLs,
various phases of the local social Sc
curity program and the Community
Chest. along with the regular District
unemployment relief appropriation.
An increase in the Federal payment
toward District expenses was urged b.
spokesmen for the Federation of Citl-
zens' Associations and the Washington
Real Estate Board at yesterday aft
ernoon's hearing.
Speaking for the Citizens Fedora
ton, L. A. Carruthers. president, op-
posed increasing the total of the bill
| above the 1889 appropriation total.
He appealed also for an adequa.e
Federal payment. For the past f.t,
years. the Federal lump sum ha
remained at $5,00000O a year. M.
Carruthers told the subcommitt
| that if the Federal share is increase
the Federation would not oppose ii
similar increase in the total of the bill.
Taxable Area Reduced.
| Discussing the same subject, Charles
J. Rush, secretary of the Washington
Real Estate Board, gave figures TO
show that in the past eight year,
about $40, 0,000,0 worth of land ha,
been taken of the tax books through
purchase by the Federal Government;
thereby reducing the taxable area Cr
which local revenue must be raised.
More land will be taken of the tsa
books when the Federal Government
goes ahead with other public buildin,s
in the northwest rectangle near Pc
tomac Park. Mr.. Rush advised the
subcommittee. He gave the total value
of tax-exempt properties of all kinds
| here as $8l0,000.00O, of which $649,-
100000 is Federally owned.
Marvin M. Mclean of the Brookland
Citizens Association explained the
need for a four-room addition TO the
Crosby Noyes School, Tenth and
| Franklin streets NE