Evening star., 1939-03-19
WEEKLY REVIEW.

hagen report; requested that no at
tempts be made in future to reor-
ganize District government without
first presenting complete plan to
citizens.
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PARK
Heard unfavorable report of Grit
fenhagen plan from Thomas E.
Lodge, former president of Fedora
tion of Citizens Associations, fol-
lowed by request of association to
Congress urging maintenance of
Public Utilities Commission, Depart
ment of Vehicles and Traffic, Parole
Board, Board of Trustees of Public
Library and Board of Education as
separate bodies, and re-establish-
ment of Office of peoples counsel.
BRIGHTWOOD-Adopted resolu-
tion urging municipal charter be
granted to District by Congress;
opposed city manager plan as sub
stitute for present Board Of Com
missioners, Board of Education and
Public Utilities Commission, but ap-
proved Board of Commissioners of
five members, Board of Education,
Public Utilities Commission and
Common Council of 81 members, all
members of each board to be elected
by residents of District.
MOUNT PLEASANT Approved
Griffenhagen report with exception
of public school and public library
provisions, requesting these two
units remain as autonomous bodies
as at present.
PARK VIEW-Expressed satisfac-
ton with parking meters and moved
What additional meters be installed
throughout city.
STANTON PARK - Supported
Griffenhagen plan to reorganize Dis
trict government provided District
residents have privilege of electing
city council; approved Overton plan
Of fiscal relations; indorsed proposal
to place municipal auditorium at
east end of East Capitol street.
WEST END-Approved Sheppard
bill to investigate feasibility of oper-
ating class A liquor stores as Gov
ernment supervised dispensaries:
opposed District sales tax; indorsed
action of House directing its District
Committee make investigation of
milk situation in city.
HILLCREST Opposed proposal
to erect new District penal wharf
on banks of Anacostia River; sup
ported Sheppard bill to authorize
investigation of class A liquor stores
with view to establishing municipal
ly operated dispensaries.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10 per
cent enlargement Of police depart
ment. citing adoption of pedestrian
regulations as reason; asked appro-
priation for purchase of site for new
police woman's bureau at old No.
2 precinct and re-establishment of
precinct; commended The Star for
its music appreciation campaign.
NORTHEAST-Opposed sales tax
In District in ANY form; opposed
any plan to establish legalized horse
racing in District; approved con-
gressional bill providing for extern
sive traffic study, with possible sub
way system and change in automo-
bile registration date to April /;
opposed proposal to transfer titling
of vehicles to Office of recorder Of
deeds; requested that all street and
alley Improvements or developments
assessed be levied only on property
within same block as projects; op-
posed bill to exempt welfare institu-
tions from real estate taxation and
establishment of territorial form of
government in District.
PINEY BRANCH-Deplored acts
of vandalism committed by school
children in asking that more respect
be shown for both public and pri-
vate property.
BURLEITH Favored modern
ization and experimentation" of
District government with autonomy
for school and library boards.
CATHEDRAL HEIGHTS-CLEVE-
LAND PARK-Approved proposed
formation of council of Northwest
citizens associations; heard remarks
by L. A. Carruthers. president of
Federation of Citizens Associations,
who spoke on reorganization of Dis
trict government and present tax
problem.
SUMMIT PARK-Most of meet
ing devoted to entertainment, fea-
tured by showing of colored films
OF activities at Y. M. c. A. camp at
Camp Let's, Md.
LOGAN THOMAS CIRCLE
Voted to affiliate with Citizens
Committee for Fair Taxation; ap-
pointed representative to appear in
behalf of association at subcom-
mittee hearings of Congress to state
opposition of group to District sales
tax.
CHEVY CHASE-Heard features
Of Griffenhagen plan discussed by
Frank o. Everett, vice president of
Griffenhagen e. Associates; action
on report was withheld pending
study by Executive Committee Of
association.
SIXTEENTH STREET HIGH
1ANDS-Approved action taken by
Federation in opposing features in
Griffenhagen report that would
abolish Board of Education and
place employees of public schools
under District civil service.
DAHLGREN TERRACE-Reiter-
ated stand in approving Overton
plan Of fiscal relations; deferred &C.
ton on Sheppard bill to investigate
package liquor stores pending COM
plete study.
CIVIC CALENDAR.
The following associations are
scheduled to meet this week:
Monday, March 20.
Interfederation Conference, j,
United States Chamber Of Com
merce, 8 pm.
Lincoln Park, Kingsman School.
Fourteenth and E streets NE,
pm.