Evening star., 1938-01-16

~ EVIEW of the civic week from
- Thursday, January 6, to
II Thursday, January 13:
4 y NORTHEAST CONFER
ENCE-Appointed committee of eight
presidents Of member groups topromote
boys club; Endorsed action of several
constituent bodies asking that no more
liquor licenses be issued in the commu-
nifty.
CONNECTICUT AVENUE-Opposed
diversion of gasoline tax funds for
street lighting; opposed increase In
speed limit; favored a general sales
tax, with food. clothing and medicine
exempt: favored preservation of the old
Stephen Decatur house as a national
shrine.
WASHINGTON HIGHLANDS+Fa-
| vored constructing addition to CALM
ger Hospital and temporary use of the
old tuberculosis Hospital as CALM
ger adjunct. Endorsed the District
Suffrage Association: Endorsed move
ment to name new Pennsylvania Ave-
nue. Bridge in honor of John Philip
Sousa
| CHILLUM HEIGHTS-Requested in
| crease in both day and night bus
service and extension of some of the
busses that now stop in Petworth to
Chillum Heights; elected officers and
opposed linking of Gallinger Hospital
with the old tuberculosis Hospital.
MOUNT PLEASANT-Opposed plac-
ing school property under any other
| jurisdiction but Board of Education; IA
vored School Board control of all play
grounds.
FEDERAT1ON-Urg sale of three
| tokens for IS cents instead Of the pres
ent six for so cents; opposed use of
the old tuberculosis Hospital as a Gall
linger adjunct, favoring its use as a
recreational or education center; urged
reduction of the basic rate of return
allowed the Potomac Electric Power
Co.: approved bill for compulsory La
bility insurance for taxicab operators
and requested Congress to appropriate
salary for peoples counsel; asked that
provision be made for permanent ele-
vated and lighted street car loading
platforms.
P1NEY BRANCH-Heard of forma-
ton Of the Federation Of Allied Or
ganizations, whose goal is to make
recreational or educational center
| out of the old tuberculosis Hospital.
The association is on record as op-
posing the use of the hospital as a
Gallinger adjunct.
STANTON PARK-Opposed trans
| fer to Government supervision of
| the stands operated in Federal build
ings by blind workers; opposed merger
OF Gallinger Hospital with the old
tuberculosis Hospital.
WEST END-Asked construction of
new third precinct station at TWen-
tieth and K streets NV. and extern
sion of farmers market over the
remaining area on the south side of
K street between Twentieth and
Twenty-first streets; also passed q
motion requesting one-hour parking
on both sides Of Pennsylvania avenue
NV. between Twentieth and Twenty
| firsts streets.
NORTHEAST-Requested that non
resident students attending District
public schools pay tuition; opposed
| limiting number Of taxicabs; recon-
| mended a medical examiner instead
OF the present coroner; more stringent
laws against hold-ups and increased
penalties for those convicted of per-
petrating hold-ups: requested estab-
lishment Of a farm for inebriates
and passage of bill providing for
the refunding of special tax assess
ments erroneously paid to the Dis
trict; opposed bill to license small
loan money lenders.
HILLCREST-Theate legal &C.
ton to force the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board to rescind q LIQUOR
license issued in the 270O block Good
Hope road Sc; voted in favor of
an addition to Gallinger Hospital.
SUMMIT PARK-opposed use of
the old tuberculosis Hospital as a
convalescent home for Gallinger pa
tients.
NORTH RANDLE COMMUNITY
Asked local self-government and
representation in Congress for the
District; requested enactment of legis-
lation requiring taxicab drivers to
carry liability insurance; recon-
mended that equipment being placed
IN other fire engine houses be trans
ferred to fire house No. 10 and other
southeast engine houses.
RANDLE HIGHLANDS-Reafirmed
request that new Pennsylvania Ave-
nue. Bridge be named for John Philip
Sousa; indorsed proposal Of DR..
George G. Ruhland, District health
officer, that the old tuberculosis Hos
pital be made temporary annex for
convalescent patients Of Gallinger.
CATHEDRAL HEIGHTS -CLEVE-
LAND PARK-Heard talk by Mrs.
Helen Duey Hoffman, director of the
Housing Association Of the District,
who stressed health and sanitation
as the principal problems Of housing
In Washington; unanimously favored
use Of the old tuberculosis Hospital
as convalescent home for Gallinger
patients.
RHODE ISLAND AVENUE-Com-
mended congressional investigation of
the Capital Transit Co.; elected Of
flcers.
The Park View, Bradbury Heights,
Kalorama and Burleith associations
also met, but limited their business
to community interests.
CIVIC CALENDAR.
THE following associations are
scheduled to meet this week:
Monday, January II.
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