Evening star., 1938-03-20
WEEKLY REVIEW,

WEEKLY REVIEW.
Review of the civic week from
thursday, March 10, to Thursday,
March IT:
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PARK
Passed resolution advocating housing
OF all criminal courts in District in
new Police Court Building until new
FEDERAL Courts Building" is provided:
approved passage Of bill abolishing
numbers racket in District: opposed
bill providing for death penalty for
second offenders in armed assault
cases and tax on fuel oil.
CONGRESS HEIGHTs-Opposed
fuel oil tax; admitted IA new mem
bers and appointed delegate to City
wide Playground Council.
BRIGHTWOOD-Favored retention
OF all school Fairgrounds under SUPER
vision of Board of Education. pedes-
trlan control, increased speed limit.
limitation Of taxicabs, prohibiting of
downtown parking in three zones,
running traffic lights all night and
restriction of all-night parking on all
streets; opposed use of meters on taxi
cabs and parking meters downtown
and tax on fuel oil.
PARK VIEW-Opposed proposed
use of parking meters.
NORTHEAST-Favoredbill bill be en-
acted banning operation of numbers
racket; opposed creation of board to
| consolidate recreational agencies in
District; opposed use of upper reaches
OF Anacostia River for sand or gravel
dredging. advocating that park area
be developed instead; urged purchase
OF site and construction of school in
area from East Capitol street to E
street NE and from Fifteenth to
TWenty-second streets NE; establish
ment OF several magistrates courts to
handle less important cases and a
heavier penalty for kidnapers re-
quested; favored flag for District and
opposed shipment into District of
alcoholic beverages in excess Of one
gallon except by licensed wholesalers.
STANTON PARK-Requested reg.
lstration date for motor vehicles be
changed from January to April /:
reiterated stand In opposition to
establishment of race track In Dis
trict.
KALORAMA-Heard talk by Jesse
c. Suter, who stressed need to OBJ
tain national representation for Dis
trict first before question of local suf-
frage is taken up.
| WEST END - Asked proposed
Thomas Jefferson memorial be To-
Gated ANY place but Tidal Basin or
where Japanese cherry trees would be
destroyed"
P1NEY Opposed estab-
hshment of two automobile inspection
stations in District.
HILLCREST-Heard Representative
Quinn, Democrat, of PENNSYLVANIA.
who lauded District residents for their
persistent fight to obtain national
representation.
Observation-Disclosures by Dr..
George C. Bowerman, public librarian,
who told the association that Central
|
any more branch libraries could be
built, favored in principle co-ordina-
tion OF recreational facilities in the
District and opposed lump sum ap-
preparation for public schools: favored
bill that would transfer recording Of
auto liens and membranes from
recorder of deeds Office to traffic di-
rector's Office, nonresident students
pay tuition to attend District schools,
and bill providing stricter penalties
for kidnapping in District, opposed
sentence of 20 years up to death pen
atty for armed robbery.
CITIZENS FORUM OF COLuM-
BIA HEIGHTS-Opposed abolition of
downtown automobile parking, any
change in present method Of taxicab
operation and establishment Of q race
track In District; favored 81 per bar
rel tax on beer.
SIXTEENTH STREET HIGH
LANDS-Opposed 1-cent tax per GAL
Ion on fuel oil.
DAHLGREN TERRACE - Sup
ported efforts being made to suppress
crime In District, advocated q budget
OF $46,000,000, with inclusion of a
clause asking for a reduction in real
estate tax from SITS to sl.50.
CHEVY CHASE-Discussed ma
tional representation and local suf-
frage, passing a resolution petitioning
Congress for representation that will
restore birthright OF District resi-
dents; favored in principle proposed
zoning law being considered In Con.
gress, opposed fuel oil tax and IA
vored construction of Pennsylvania
| Avenue Bridge with money to be used
from gasoline tax fund, same resolu-
ton embcdying clause opposing di-
version of gasoline tax funds.
SOUTHWEST - Heard remarks
from various agencies of District rela.
tive to growth and development of
recreational facilities, particularly In
Southwest.
The Mount Pleasant, Benning and
Southeast Council groups met, but
confined activities to local matters.
CIVIC CALENDAR.
The following associations ara
scheduled to meet this week:
Monday, March Fl.
INTERPRETATION CONFER
ENCE-United States Chamber Of
Commerce Building, 8 pm.
LINCOLN PARK-Bryan School, 3
pm.
SIXTEENTH STREET HEIGHTS
"A. r. Shepherd School, 8 pm.
Friday, March Is.
ANACOSTIA-Anaco Junior.