Evening star., 1941-09-07
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Police Force of 1900 Needed Here;
War on Rats Is Announced
By JESSE c. SUTER.

to
that the Commissioners of the District of Column
ba decided withhold from the public the budget estimates
of OF
trict government
storm of protest Immediately proposed departure
from a difference
press citizen the order recnded
special meeting Commissioners early Thursday
Among poesans against withholding the estimates from the
taxpayers was Chairman McCarran OF the Senate District Com
miee
Unless the time is extended September
for of the larger Illuminated liquor signs How much OF the
muicoor lights will be reduced time
alone will tell Washington have been heard complain
that these illuminated signs gave e cly e OF neng
place understood to be the intention
of the B c. enforce the sign regulation strictly
Among evidences of the resumption Of the organized
civic of the Executive of the
Grafton called Thursday
that consideration of the attitude of the Federation at
Commissioners budget hearing and District taxation will be
among matters taken
The Board committees good shape early
committees continue function actively
through The efficient office staff busy throughout
the the Veorganized routine work An informative month
the membership makes available
information and statistics covering taxation
activities of the organization The August bulletin
reports that the membership committee brought in ITS new men,
during the summer.
Council of Citizens Associations the Akan
Citizens Association met last week.
Police Force of 1880 Men Needed
Because increasing population District many
visitors important functions other special occasions the
report Metropolitan Police Department that the
strength the force increased within the next two to
The authorized strength is 28o
below that number.
The groups years supported actively all
the department for increases personnel Citizens
IN the outlying complaining
years at poor police protection the
heavy expected
will Immediately support this latest plea for more
Whether immediate personnel
or not the Commissioners and Congress expected bring
reforms through regulations which greatly strengthen
the police The Commissioners committee of District
oca has submitted series of practical recommendations
lated to give a efficient
With the passage by the of the crime bill and the
amendments to the vagrancy already passed the House
community will be solved a degree.
The pending court merger bill believed by many
possess qualities administration of
criminal justice Prompt and effective criminal justice absolutely
roirad II community is to have good police Job What the
district Washington deserved reputation for
being unhealthy place for the criminal the idler or
criminal
Prize Fights and Wrestling Bouts Local Problem
Departments annual report renws recommenda-
ton wrestling bouts be brought under control OF the District
Boxing Commission These brutal exhoons are at present "ho
supervision Conditions reported to be very bad and
requiring legislation
1t is of interest Commissioner Guy
expressed himself not favong the professional COM
ercaed boxing matches which now permitted under the
very boxing understood that citizens
organized unoganzed ready join forces with the Com
the amended to prevent these matches
which draw many the District Some of these
remark that Washington gets Its full
regular without offering special
Inducements 1t thought that now when because OF CROWDED
conditions conventions desirable citizens are being encouraged to
time to get rid of of the special
attractions for the undesirables.
boxing claimed to be in the interest
matches 1t claimed that
without che authority to charge admission ices Tor such contests
they would impossible the idea
thought that the outcome would be
Iegaized prize fights in the National Capital.
legislation became much amphed on Capitol Hill with
the existing bill law in April 1894
when very evident desire people to make
Washington wide town
predicted will push proposal
repeal the boxing law he will have prompt and
vigorous support.
The problem of the revolving wrestling could
opinion prevails that the good
would gladly with both the fights
the wrestling bouts.
A War In Which All Should Fight
Polls on the question States entering
pean substantial majority keeping
recently declared by the Health
Department Lyman j. Kebler would
bring for the immediate entry and enrolment
Of every citizen
problem long standing which has
systematic general organized movement. 1t
regarded the outdoor Cleanliness Association part of its
of fact the careless handling of garbage and
yards and outbudngs responsible for the growth
population.
Rates property
Of disease They costly enemies of the human and must
sxterminated.
solution of the problem simply drive them
ngborhood into another Many these
old Center Market the commission
houses destroyed slaughtered time
escaped elsewhere
other haunts when the automobile supplaned
the drawn vehicles This further scattered the
problem the community is
ze enlist citizen alou against these
pests There be question of appeasemen
quarter victory only be achieved through
complete determination.
The Federation Associations has been asked
campaign in this undertaking it should
the active support 1t said that what every
nobody business But matter of fact the
rnune from deadly the
civic worker visited the civic af