Evening star., 1940-08-18


senaves organizations remaining throughout the hearing AS
hearings by seldom geographically
good plan for to have their
typewriter, copies the press.
development of the past week the approval by the Com
of communicable disease code for the District
this code the District health officer isolate persons with
such diseases in hospitals or other places DESIGNATED by h II ne
The has the approval OF the Meolca
Society and the Public Health Service.
The Clean City Problem and the Budget
From the standpoint of government departments
responsible outdoor Capital the mme
problem should be included the 1912 budget
This question is item No on the agenda recently
joint officials directors of the Outdoor
The Joint committee has held two very profitable meetings
promise results There ndi
plan of coordination between the several District
agencies will the early Developments There be
opportunities service and cooperation which
materially need for heavy increases IN inspection
personnel.
The increase in the budget requested
646 $40 43 the current
preparation The total amount asked for this department is
s24oo About oneha of the increase would be used to build
ncineraor This is absolutely needed and
would recurring item The District Refuse Department
has bored under serious handcaps There has been large
population the hours of labor
reduced materially and scales increased With all
stead of increased
required includes besides the street
cleaning, of and trash and snow removal
poraton Cherry Hill plant
Just what increases the Health Department will require
clean city has not been disclosed
but the contemplated between the responsible de-
partments may point to savings
The Police Department which Is charged with much OF the
provisions regulations been short of
increase of 100
of the citizen in favor of such
With such increased force many nactons OF laws
discovered and arrests made Arrests Tor
cleanliness regulations is believed have
educational of high value
the joint committee agenda is to ascertain
adequacy regulations this connection
followed other communities to be studied with
o introduction here if practicable.
organized Washington returns to its active work in
the fall the outdoor Cleanliness Association plans to open an
enroll members start extensive educa-
tiona
School Estimates Include Unmet Needs
submitted the Commissioners by the Board OF
Education materially by the inclusion OF 564T for
buildings and land purchases Many Of the building items
accumulated needs as is also the case as 10 some
of required land usual represent
peve rule will the taxpayers money pur-
chased
If some way in which the Federal Gov
part of the cost OF these capital
equitable and satisfactory sou
ton of the problem municipal burdens placed the
expansion of the Federal establishment is be-
organization circles ample reason for substantial
increase paid toward the running
development of its Capital City.
The adoption the equitable method Of
fair division of
provide ucuating method put the District
financial structure upon sound reasonable and fair business basis
Facts Will Dispel District Historic Bunk
question national representation for the District
consideration legislators Will usually
knowledge of the history of the National Capital
its earlier forms of government In some way they have over
Congressional Directory title District OF Columbia Origin
of Government"
They would the Federal Gov
eminent established here in 1900 there existed two
ing incorporated within the l0mle They Alex
which been incorporated by Virginia
and Maryland, respectively.
Washington incorporated and county
counties lying beyond corporate
Virginia side and beyond the limits OF
the Maryland side These ve IN
dependen anwerabe only Congress-
OF Alexandra
their people might regain
their fundamental rights Americans Of which they had been d.
vested the District of Columbia
remaining independent local governments continued
their they consolidated into the so
The territorial government the first government to cover
the entire District local se-gov
citizens dissatisfied with their
reduced participation their government when they had been ask
expecting larger participation
requires the principal features OF the setp
to show essential features OF Ihe
appointed
the President confirmed by the Senate and an Assembly OF ~
members elected by people The executive Governor nom
mated bv the confirmed by the Senate
required the Governors sigma
ure passed two houses his veto voee
delegate elected by the people
Gen. Chapman eloquent speeches that read well
but he got anywhere 1or the Otrt De-
this was the
and the responsibility for which cannot be
hid upon the District people.