The Washington times., 1938-01-14
GROUP BATTLES
PLAN TO EXTEND
DAKOTA AVENUE
Michigan Park to Ask
Court Injunction
BY A. ]. DRISCOLL
Citizens AssOCia tiOns Editor

NlIlEenA AbBOCihLADHB
Aroused over proposed extension
of South Dakota Avenue from
Eighteenth Street to connect
Michigan Avenue, 200 members oi
the Michigan Park Citizens Asso
citation met in special session in
Bunker Hill School last night anc
laid plans to fight the project by
court procedure.
Edward Inman was named
chairman of committee of 20 to
select legal council and raise funds
for the fight.
MEANS $4,000 BURDEN
John ]. Hurley, association
president, revealed condemnation
proceedings placed a 100000 valua
ton on property needed for the
extension. Of this amount, $26, ,000
will fall on property owners, the
largest assessment being $1,190
the smallest SIS, with $50 as the
average. 1t was declared the pro
posed extension would greatly re
duce property values and would
add another arterial highway for
killing children"
Asserting crime in the District
could be charged to large degree
to Congress for failure to provide
for additional police, as petlt1oneo
by voteless residents, the Wash
ington Citizens Association, meet
ing last night in the Brighton
Hotel, gave unanimous indorse
ment to a resolution by Miss Eta
L. Taggart, protesting statement
recently made on the floor OF the
Senate that the police were not
fully cooperating in SuppresSlng
crime.
The resolution approved the
administration of Police Superln'
tendent Brown, and indorSed his
request in the 1889 District appro-
priation bill for additional police.
SALES TAX REAPPROVED
It was voted to reaffirm a
former action favoring a general
sales tax for the District as being
a more equitable form OF levy
than the much protested business
privilege tax.
Resolutions offered by Mrs.
Elizabeth T. Sullivan were adopted
urging President Roosevelt to
appoint a bona-fide resident of the
District to succeed Leslie T
Garnett, retired United States
District Attorney. It also was
asked that a candidate be chosen
who will name women assistants.
A letter was drafted to off
cials of the United States Com
merce Building, requesting their
employees be prohibited parking
automobiles on H Street.
Mrs. Honor E. Madden was
elected to membership.
TAX REFORM ASKED
The American University Park
Citizens Association last night
petitioned for repeal of the busi
ness privilege tax, and a return
of the rea. estate tax to its former
rate of $3.50 per $100. AS a pref
erable alternative, however, 1t
was urged that both levies be re,
placed by a general sales tax or
an income tax.
In a resolution by Thomas E.
Lodge, former president of the
Federation of Citizens ASsocla'
tions, the association opposed any
diversion of funds from the gaso'
line tax, and petitioned Congress
that the District be allowed to
share in Federal contributions for
highway improvement.
The association urged a con-
gressional appropriation for res
toration of the office Of People
Counsel, and approved use of the
old tuberculosis Hospital as
convaleScent ward for Gallinger.
The director of Traffic was
petitioned for more stop" signs
in the section.
RENEW BUS LINE PLEA
In response to petition
signed by some TOO, the Congress
Heights Citizens Association last
night voted to renew its fight for
extension of the Capital Transit
bus line from Fifth Street and
Alabama Avenue to Eleventh
Place and Savannah Street South
east. George Allen was named
head of a committee to present
the petition to the Public Utilities
Commission.
The association. on motion by
Frazier White, urged sale of three
car tokens for 25 cents.
1t was voted to support a recon-
mendation by Traffic Director
Van Duzer, increasing automobile
speed limits from % to 25 and
from 80 to 35 miles per hour.