Evening star., 1940-11-17
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
The Budget as Public Business;
Know Washington Women Advise
BY JESSE c. SUTER.


past by dedication
elementary separation
re at street and the Rock Greek and Potomac Parkway The
latter was thrown open to traf on Thursday after long time in
building.
District of Columbia s42 budget amounting little
less than
Budget budget
prepared by understanding
Budget reported"
recommendations included the detail items in which the
taxpayers general civic leaders particular most inter
ested withheld usual There by the
Commissioners that balanced budget This however
requirement the Bureau of the Budget in establishing the
procedure.
Another important event opening
nday of the Community Chest annual campaign The slogan for
this wears campaen Once Year Thev Look to YOU This of
the
Community Chest will provide literally in his her personal budget
for contributing Systematically the Chest throughout 94l
National Capital Planning Commission held its
meeting Thursday Friday. Thursdays
joint meeting with the District Commissioners
Reports made contracts approved for land purchases
and of purchases completed Parkway project
pushing the completion of the Fort Drive under consdera
crossing the Potomac River between Blue Plains
and Alexandria and also over the Anacosa RIVER al or near
South Capitol discussed with the District Commits
would be either by bridge tunnel and
through traffic and relieve congestion
D. G.. REORGANIZATION Bill Has Slim Chance
District of Columbia reorganization bill Kennedy bid
has receiving Senate action before the
close Seventy-xh Representative Kennedy
very retirement from the House OF cleaning
up piece of legislation which he has put IN SO much
time But Committee members have ideas
of their of changes in the seup and opera
particularly OF Cha-
studying the form OF the Dstrt
government the Commissioners and max
which would relieve the Congress OF the
handling better the local taxpayers
The Senate Committee long time for the House
reorganization bill They prom
that its action would
entire subject 1t reported that
the attitude the Committee and its chairman re-
mains unchanged
the situation is that the House delayed so
long in sending bill that there has not been time to
follow Senator King Is not one 10
precpate action because he is retire
from the Senate has mention OF
ending his long member of the District Committee with
a lowering standard he has always maintained
that the reorganization efforts will
resumed Congress Who will assume
the 1910 model not known
The corporation Richmond " Keech will be
factor he will produce ideas which will be
both practical and popular.
citizens entire who hoping
that proposals the business eup eliminate overlap
of methods of and efficiency Will
not again complicated suffrage issue The stand taken
suffrage nothing successful IN
nothing large of the czenry believe that
these joined each should stand fall
by itself
elective be created for the District,
It is contended experienced citizens would much
more advantageous position there handed to 1t well
organization And the other hand
elective government while trying to find itself
and going experience difficulty in working under the
complicated would have hrriedy devise