Evening star., 1939-09-26
Midcity Citizens
Ask That District
Live Within Income
Association Requests
Thot 194l Budget Be
Limited to Revenue

An appeal to act in the interest
of "a tax burdened city" by keeping
the 194l District budget well within
anticipated revenue was addressed
the District Commissioners In a
resolution offered by John L. c.
Sullivan and approved by the Mid
city Citizens Association last night
at its first meeting of the season.
Fear was voiced that present real
estate taxes. termed as ceiling
high" already. would be the levy
resorted to in the event of
revenue deficiency.
A three-point program looking to
improvement of education facilities
in the area was Endorsed by the
citizens. Submitted jointly by the
Executive and School Committees,
the draft asked for construction of
new Abbot Vocational School on
the site of the old District Tubercu-
losis Sanitorium at Fourteenth and
Upshur streets NV. Objecting to
plans to build new Wilson Teach
ers' College at that location, the
report recommended grounds for
merly occupied by the Sixteenth
Street Reservoir as site for the
college, it being suggested that the
institution could eventually be en-
larged and developed into city
college.
Downtown Playground Asked.
In the second major point the
program advocated construction of
a public playground in the down.
town area in line with plans of
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission. George A. War
rem, who read the draft, declared
that part of the 100000 appro-
priation at the disposal of the COM
mission for land acquisition would
best be employed in the Midcity
section, where. playground develop
ment has been sorely needed for
years" Mrs. Ella B. Thompson,
president of neighboring Logan
Thomas Circle Citizens Association,
who spoke on the subject, pledged
the support of her organization
toward obtaining the playground.
1t was decided also to seek the
support of the Seventh Street Busi-
nessmen's Association in the matter.
Complaints were made on the
condition of the grounds surround
ing Thomson School, which were
changed by recent alterations on
Twelfth street. Mr.. Warren was
delegated to investigate. DR.. F.
Thomas Evans was authorized to
study possibilities of obtaining
public health center for the COM
munity.
Protest to A. ID. A.
The association voted to protest
to the District Alley Dwelling Au-
thority for failure to correct condi-
tlons in many overpopulated alleys
in the downtown area.
The action, taken on a motion by
Miss Edith l.. Grosvenor, pointed
out that the Midcity group sub
mitted to the Authority last Sep
tember a report on housing def
ciencies but that no steps have since
been taken and that the area is still
below parity with other parts
OF the city in alley dwelling i'm
provements
Committees appointed last night
by President A. J. Driscoll included
a nominating body composed of
Frank B. Hoffman, John L. C. Sui
hvan and E. Brandstetter and an
auditing committee of Mr.. Warren,
Mrs. Mabel M. Clark and Miss
Maude T. Miller. Both will report
at the October meeting when an
nual elections are to be held. Rob-
ert w. Eaves was appointed dele
gate to the Council of Social
Agencies
Guest speakers of the evening
were Capt. Jerry Sullivan of No. 2
precinct and Thomas p. Cahill
president of Dahlgren Terrace Citi-
zens' Association, in addition to
Mrs, Thompson, who was made life
long honorary member of Midcity.