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positions recently authorized there is
Competition with defense industries makes it difficult
available then the needed investigations and
necessarily slow The required training which must
appointment will for months operation OF the
department at full strength
Prospect of Team Work Public Utility Problems.
Chairman Gregory Public Utilities Commission
local public utility procedure on WEDNESDAY
assembled his invitation in the board room OF the
Building the representatives of the citizen and business
groups representatives of the public utility companies
of these were in at
tendance.
The chairman outlined some of pending transportation
problems the U c. and the Capital Transit Co are now
the No problem" of
mediate improvements existing facilities he be-
neves should tried He however
favors thorough investigation and STUDY 10 see "a ne"
Representatives of the associations which have
urging establishment Of crosstOVn bus lines were graed
engineers study
details of the bus problem 1t is
expected line will be given ou IN about two weeks
final decision the find them prac-
promise be supported by adequate patronage
The location lines will be definitely de-
cided completion engineers work The souhemmost
Catholic University neghborhood
and through Porter northern line study Tentatively
templates the Military road Concord The adop
contribute materially to harmony
between conndg factions bus advocates
number of civic representatives participated in of
the problems Merrill of the Capital Transit Co told
- I . raar aGo ond bat tho connanv has bought from
per in operation then He
improved and he they hope to
do that.
make and studies
sary function efficiently This shortage OF
the attention Congress by the
mission least occasion the force
reduced instead of being increased as requested
the personnel will continue to be long time
always before either the public or the utility companies can OBTAIN
desired relief
Wednesday nights meeting hours and Chairman
that another might be held early in January There
the possibility of plan being
real teamwork between the commission the
groups and the public utility companies
that Joint committees might be created
interests that in the final
analysis there is mutually of interests than real divergence
antagonsm before commission have in the
past produced satisfactory results plan of team
work might save time ana money 10 ne sCct tne compa
and otherwise perfectly good dis
position from being unnecessarily rufhed.
circles is believed Commissioner Hankn has made
though he ready for subways
a clrsory examination of the subject
Buy Christmas Seals and Help Fight Tuberculosis.
District of Columbia tuberculosis Asso-
tells that the death rate from this disease In Washing
reduced by almost oneourth The
the little seals at Christmas time has helped to make
this possible
But they go the fight has only begun and that
Washington still has the highest tuberculosis death rate OF any
population in the United States The map
of this letter indicates that this disease no rspecter
District though that in some
the densely populated sections
Of 100 seals dollar for better health
hotel obbes department stores and other
public places writing the association at 1901 Eighteenth
NV.
This years very lighthouse throwing
pleasing They should be
every piece They also fine for
use on packages minded
eradication of of the worlds
worst scoges One that participating in
he saving member of his own family Get
seals at
Zonins Restrictions Modified During Emergency.
Despite opposition of the
Capital Park Planning Commission and represent
Zoning Commission lifted the ban
residential originally
posed of boarders
per dwelling original plan carried limit. The
effective yesterday will continue through the
national emergency until December 81 1945.
national defense emergency to
help employees who have
Washington in such large numbers.
opposition the lifting of the
associations located in the restricted residential section
that surprising to the hearing
permits will be required to operate these
houses applicant unconditional that
will the end of the
emergency period December 81 1s45 whichever is
reached first.
The Board of Trade Bulletins Supply Helpful Data.
published by the Washington Board
useful statistics and other data OF speclal
resident OF this voteless and unrep
District of Columbia.
The November number publishes population estimates for the
Metropolitan As OF the end OF OCTOBER
residing in the District and
In the entire Metropolitan Area.
From population studies the Bulletin predicts that WASH
.neton will within few years city 100000 people the
expand OF this latter there
appears little doubt.
other studies released in the give Federal and other
sales index elec
tr output * postal receipts trolley and
bus passengers family permits job seekers new car
index and unemployment compensation compare
t%e statement.
oeetinp Board of be held al