Evening star., 1939-02-19
WEEKLY REVIEW.

day, February 9 through Wednes-
day, February Is.
WEEKLY REVIEW.
CONGRESS HEIGHTS-Indorsed
Overton plan of fiscal relations be-
tween District and Federal Govern
ments; passed resolution favoring
night hearings on public questions
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PARK
Requested increased teacher items
in 1910 appropriation bill charges
that junior and senior high school
pupil loads per teacher handicapped
children's education; Endorsed park
ing meters downtown and favored
night hearings on civic matters of
both Congress and Commissioners;
approved Senator Overton'S fiscal
relation formula for District.
BRIGHTWOOD- - Renewed it S
pledge of loyalty in demanding ma
tional representation for District of
Columbia: also favored proposal of
District Suffrage Association provid-
ing for District council of 81 MEM
bers, to be elected by votes of quail
fed residents: opposed plan to in
crease gasoline tax in District by
cents.
NORTHEAST Griff-
enhagen report. with variations, in
Guiding opposition to city manager
form of administration in favor of
present Commissioner arrangement:
disapproved plan to abolish Board
of Education and Board of Library
Trustees, but support of plan to
establish city council elected by
people, simplification of District de-
partments, divorcing of District ex-
penses from control of Budget Bu-
reau, merger of Traffic Bureau with
Police Department and combining
of all District employees under civil
service and conflning appolntees to
District residents; opposed bill au-
thorizing Public Utilities Commis-
sion to limit of taXicabs, Endorsed
in principle bill providing for mu-
nicipal parking lots; other resolu-
tons adopted included approval of
bills to establish Office of record in
Department of Vehicles and Traffic
to record auto liens, regulation of
small-loan brokers, with recon-
mendation that interest be 2 per
cent month instead OF l per cent
and Endorsement of bill relating to
banking in District; approval given
Overton plan of fiscal relations and
bill authorizing Columbia Institute
for Deaf to sell some of its prop
erty to make for railroad overpass
approach; disapproved bill to pro-
hibit compulsory vaccination or in
oculation of pupils entering pri-
vate schools, a bill providing for
election of District delegates to ma
tional political party conventions,
setting up of election machinery and
collection of poll tax and transfer
of jurisdiction over District credit
unions from Commissioners to Farm
Credit Administration: also dis
approval of bill to permit serving of
liquors at lunch couters.
HILLCREST-Deplored any &C
ton by Federal Government to place
additional taxation on District cit
liens, requesting that administration
make up any deficiency with Federal
appropriations: recommended funds
for construction of another Junior
high school in Anacostia section and
purchase of site for elementary
school in Hillcrest or adjacent areas;
requested deficiency appropriation
sufficient to adequately staff and
improve working conditions at Gal
linger Hospital
Observation-Disclosures national
representation after striking out ref
erence in resolution to local suf-
frage: heard remarks by L. A. Car
ruthers, president of the Federation
of Citizens Associations, who spoke
on District fiscal situation and tax
problems.
PINEY BRANCH - Reaffirmed
stand in recommending demolition
of old tuberculosis Hospital and
erection of new Wilson Teachers
College on site; discussed suffrage
campaign sponsored by Citizens
Conference on District Suffrage, but
withheld. action pending further
study.
CATHEDRAL HEIGHTS-CLEVE-
LAND PARK-Reiterate stand for
local suffrage following remarks by
Seton Darr. president of District
Bar Association, who labeled present
system of government in District as
IAN insult to our intelligence and
downright un-Amerfcan"; approved
resolution requesting funds to ade-
Quately staff Gallinger Hospital.
WEST END-Voted in favor of
eventual parking meters throughout
business section of city, with imme-
diate installation on both sides of
Pennsylvania avenue NV, between
Seventeenth and Twenty-second
streets: passed resolution asking for
increase of 100 in Metropolitan Po-
lice force, with II of that number
detailed to No precinct.
PARK VIEW-Requested Con-
gress appropriate larger fund for ad-
ministration of Gallinger Hospital;
also asked Congress to provide Dis
trict with municipal legislative body
to be elected by people.
STANTON PARK-Approved bill
providing for congressional investi-
CATION of class A liquor stores in
District with view to reducing them
in number and placing them under
government control as dispensaries;
recommended increased funds for
staff and equipment at Gallinger
Hospital.
BURLEITH-Patrio and civic
interest exhibited by District citizens
In plec for national representation
and local suffrage praised by Repre-
sentative Jennings Randolph, chair
man of House District Committee, in
address before association; also
lauded referendum held last spring,
declaring that response shown when
10000 local citizens favored suffrage
of some sort. as against 10000 op-
posed, was amazing"
LOGAN-THOMAS CIRCLE-Ad-
yocated progressive personal income