The Washington times., 1938-02-08

ChC LUZ CoSiN " N1IiSSS
recommended that a course or
senior high schools.
The Senate subcommittee on ap.
propriations was asked for an ad'
ditional $1,O00,00O for District re-
lief.
SCHOOL RULE SHIFT ASKED
The group urged that all public
school custodians be placed under
the Board of Education, rather
than the District Commissioners
Approval was noted on the
Jenckes bill to permit teachers to
name a beneficiary to receive the
pension fund, in case the teacher
should die before payment is be-
gun. ,
Opposition was voted against
the proposed transfer Of funds
from the Municipal Playground
Department to the Community
Center Department Of the public
schools.
Declaring Washington once was
the cleanest city in America, but
now is one of the dirtiest, w. A.
Zanten, superintendent Of the Dis
trict Street Cleaning Department,
speaking before the Dupont Circle
Citizens Association, asked the Du-
pont Circle Citizens Association
for cooperation in a clean up"
campaign.
FUNDS AND HOURS BLAMED
Inadeq uate appropriations,
coupled with shorter working days
were given for the untidy appear
ance for many of the Capitals
thoroughfares.
Mr.. Zanten revealed there were
fewer white wings" now employed
than in 1920. He added that the
appropriation of $403, 900 in the
1889 District bill is only $4,000
more than provided 10 years ago.
His statement followed report
Of DR.. Harry A. Garfield, chair
man of the streets committee, Of
the success he was having in in
ducing cleanliness cooperation by
personal visits to residents Of
Foggy Bottom.
A report from the executive
committee was Endorsed favoring
a 2 per cent sales tax. with no
exemptions, because of cumber-
some enforcement any exemption
would involve.
BUSINESS TAX OPPOSED )
The. report urged abolition Of
the business privilege tax, and
reduction of the real estate tax to
$3.50 per hundred. A graduated
income tax was recommended for
the Intangible property tax.
The Forest Hills Citizens Asso-
citation, indorsed a request from
the Council of Social Agencies,
for an increase in District relief
funds, with the proviso the in
crease does not exceed a $46, ,000,-
900 District budget.
Spurred by the death of Ken
nett L. Fenton, Sunday, at Brandy
wine. Street and Broad Branch
Road, the director of traffic was
asked to erect stop sign at the
intersection, with a warning sign,
boy Killed Here"
Unanimous endorsement was
voted on a resolution by Mrs. Les.
lie B. Wright, asking the placing
of all public school Fairgrounds
under the Community Center De.
partment of the Board of Educa-
tion.
The association opposed any in.
crease in the present speed regu-
lations and recommended the
Public Utilities Commission be en-
powered to limit the number of
taxi cabs.
Mrs. E. L. Springer and Louis
Peake were elected to member
ship.
The Progressive Citizens Asso,
citation of Congress Heights voted
unanimously in favor of local suf
frage. Action followed a spirited
address by Frank C. Waldrop, OF
the Washington Herald staff.
The Capital Transit Company
was urged to extend the Anacos
tia bus service to Congres
Heights. and to remove the aban
doned car tracks from Nichols
Avenue. Extension of sewerage
to all main thoroughfares in the
Congress Heights section also
was urged.
JURY PROCEDURE HIT
Rigid changes in jury pro
cedure, to make it more difficult
to escape service, was urged By
the Citizens Association of Ia
koma, D. c., at their annual ban
quet meeting in the Trinity Epis
copal Church.
Resolutions were adopted favor
ing an appropriation for 81 addi
tional police, and urged immediate
appointment of a successor tt
Leslie C. Garnett. resigned az
United States District Attorney
The association opposed re
moval of any school facilities from
the Board of Education, or plac
ing school Fairgrounds under &
separate board and voted agains'
reducing the salaries of schoo
librarians to the level Of public
librarians.
LIQUOR PLEAS FOUGHT
Michigan Park Citizens AsSocia
&in.a lat aainlaf u1as llna rniIannll