Evening star., 1938-05-08
WEEKLY REVIEW.

Thursday, April %, to Thursday,
May S:
BURROUGHS-Adop a three
point resolution objecting to present
assessments of benefits for street con-
struction in District, namely: Assess
ments to be limited to abutting prop
erty owners only and held to basis
Of actual benefit to such property
without regard to cost Of project"
payment of any deficit involved in
procedure to pay for land condemned
for street purposes from gasoline tax
~funds and that property owners pro-
posed to be assessed should be served
with process by United States marshal
and general notification supplied to
area affected by public placards.
CONDUIT ROAD-Report given of
the action taken at committee hear
ing in House to consider bill limiting
opposition to liquor license applica-
tons to residents or property owners
within 600 feet of proposed estab-
lishment
DUPONT CIRCLE-Elected officers.
headed by Woodson P. Houghton;
heard talk by James A. Nolan, man
aging director of the Washington
Criminal Justice Association; adopted
resolution favoring daylight saving
time for District and issuance of auto
mobile tags March instead of Janu-
ary l.
MICHIGAN PARK-Passed resolu-
tion commencing Col. Dan I. Sultan
oil ;v, I,t,
ects for District residents. Col. Sultan,
Engineer Commissioner of the Dis
trict, has been transferred to Fort
Logan, Colo, effective September 9.
FOREST HILLS-Elected officers,
choosing Mrs. Leslie B. Wright, Sec
J6ry for the last seven years, presi-
dent to succeed L. A. Carruthers, pres
1dent of the Federation of Citizens
Associations; passed resolution ex-
pressing regret at announcement of
transfer Of Col Dan I. Sultan, En-
gineer Commissioner of the District,
to Fort Logan, Colo.
METROPOLIS VIEW-Heard work
OF organizing Metropolitan Boys Club
for an efficient curb on juvenile de-
linquency explained by Inspector Ed
ward j. Kelly
. BLADENSBURG ROAD Elected
John D. Wolf as president of asso-
citation for next year; heard talk by
Harry N. Stull, vice president of the
Federation Of Citizens Associations,
who asked the organization to join
the federation; adopted a motion ia
voring old Benning race track as site
for new municipal airport.
PROGRESSIVE OF GEORGE
TOWN-Decided to present plea to
proper authorities asking that effort
be made to improve conditions at
AGallinger Hospital; favored changing
OF automobile registration from jan
uary to April /.
MANOR PARK-Passed resolution
opposing any future increase in real
estate tax in District; requested a
branch library in community; adopted
resolution authorizing participation
in a joint celebration with the Citi-
zens' Association of Takoma, D. c.,
on July 4.
. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the pro-
posed new parking regulation to ban
parking within 100 feet on the ap-
proach side of traffic light intersec-
tions; pledged support of drive to elm
mate congestion and unfavorable con-
ditions at Gallinger Hospital, and IA
vored eight-hour work day for en-
ployes at hospital
TAKOMA ID. C).-Decided to file
petition with Zoning Commission of
District opposing an application to
change from "a" restricted to "A"
territory both sides of Highland ave-
nue.. between Piney Branch road and
Eighth street NV; Wallace C. Maga-
than, president. announced that dec
aratlon on suffrage was being drafted
and when completed would call for
equal representation in Congress and
the electoral college; a Republican
form OF government for the District,
favor OF city-manager plan and the
right of access to Federal Courts.
PROGRESSIvES OF CONGRESS
HEIGHTS-Heard address by Com
missioner Melvin c. Hazen, who pro-
posed an Alexandria Shepherds Land
ing Bridge across Potomac River as
first link of bypass around District:
also scored IS 100000 Federal payment
to District 'as too small and unfair"
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS Elected
Col Luther r. Maddox as president
at annual elections; praised WASH
ington newspapers for their "patri-
otic work" in the suffrage referendum
held last month; advocated passage of
taxicab liability insurance bill.
NORTH CLEVELAND PARK-De-
cided to investigate allotment of jobs
in District with view to opposing CIV
ing such positions to non-residents.
( ASSOCIATION OF OLDEST IN
HABITANTS-Appoi two of its
leading members to represent the as
sociation at hearings on District suf-
frage before the House Judiciary Com
mittee May 18 and 10. Those named
were John Clagett Proctor and James
F.Duhamel.
FRIENDSHIP-Samuel Flickinger,
president, authorized to appoint
committee to investigate the feasibility
of initiating real estate tax ex-
Smptlon Set-up Tor District; passed q
motion opposing real estate tax Of
50 per 500 of valuation and recon-
mended that the existing $1.75 rate
be reduced to $l.50.
CIVIC CALENDAR.
The following associations are
scheduled to meet this week:
Monday, May 8.
HILLCREST - East Washington
Heights Baptist Church. pm.
KALORAMA-John Quincy Adams
School, 8 pm.
PARK VIEW-Park View School,
~S pm.
PINEY BRANCH-Roosevelt High
School, 8 pm.
STANTON PARK-Peabody School,
3 pm.