Evening star., 1941-01-12


The 1912 budget provides for only three school building projects
and two school press
for funds that comprehensive the school
plant possible except through finding money.
Relief might be found limited extent through amendment
OF the District with the
or would help lot the Pond plan would be adopted for COM
bned income and sales This would the available
in most equitable generally conceded throughout
organized civic Washington that the District income tax law in its
unfair amended Immediately
make the a the burden.
the relief of situation
the Federal equitable
development Capital
plan for definite proportona payment by the United States
toward its Capital considered the best solution offered which
would any likelihood adoption
The plan would provide the payment by the
Federal of definite percentage the District
preparations the
owned property in the District OF Columbia used by the Federal
Government In this the share of the United States would
automatically decrease
property increased decreased
Citizens familiar with the local fiscal situation inclined
suggest that
property In fixing the percentage OF area ha other factor Is the
the which has been exempted from taxation by
Congress- special because of the national
international character the
in point covered by bills introduced in the Senate
Representatives the the District
OF Columbia owned and occupied by National Society Colonial
This would be relieved of paying District
character These citizens hold that this
of national local idea is that if the
Congress authorizes the exemption national international
reasons Federal should the obligation
rather than saddle on the voteess and repented District
Columbia
1t appears Capital needs long
tmen look to relief through legislation of the
type here outlined.
School Superintendent's Legislative Plans
At the meeting Education Balou
reported legislative for the the Congress-
These follows
relieve vocational schools
of provisions the Teachers Salary Act to make
unnecessary administrative
supervisory positions the of the
position the salary act teachers professors and
other personnel colleges and revise the salary scale
and first assistant superntenden To provide for
more adequate facilities and services for
handicapped children plan replacement of
anquated elementary school buildings To provide for establish
ment of junior colleges the District of Columbia.
proposal be confused with suggestions
which turning the teacher colleges
Junior colleges They entirely different The teacher COL
eges professional schools created and maintained for the
pose teachers in
Districts schools.
The introduction junior colleges the District educational
system would in way with might materially relieve
the teacher colleges part of load which they are now carrying
attending teacher colleges students who have
intention of entering the profession of teaching.
Ballou expected to submit other legislative proposals
later in the session.
District LEGISLATION Examined by Bulge Bureau
the Budget has renqushed its control
the still to be for
the bureaus approval egsa
proposals they may Congress intro
by Commissioners This operated
a handicap Commissioners and other District officials
in the framing and pushing of needed legislation.
Corporation Counsel Richmond Keech reported be work
ing on the varos nronosals which the
legislative bills
ready it will be the Bureau of the Budget pass
them. generally believed that the Commissioners know far
better what legislation the District needs than do the officials of the
budget Office.
Delayed Action Requested on Liquor Regulations
The Federation Citizens Associations at its last meeting
asked that the District Commissioners delay action
opportunity completes
submits the delegates
enable the Federation be the changes
the desires member organizations which have urged
meet problems in their particular neighborhoods
impression prevails considerable
pending proposals beverage industry
than of the public for whose protection the Beverage Control Act