Evening star., 1941-02-02
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

shortage the motor vehicle tag collections
On Friday evening meeting held in Barker Hail.
C. A. for the of organizing what called Municipal
semby Opinion among groups
proposed organization will be help hindane Some
is expressed of duplication of the which existing organ
ization doing well Others
organizations
nifty number of groups marking time until they know what
it is all about.
How Can the Traffic Slaughter Be Stopped?
The Street and Tranc Subcommittee of the District
energecay upon the task of finding and
applying adequate deadly traffic situation
At the beginning of this inquiry there endeavor
of existing difficulties during of
January exacted so heavy toll of DEATH
District officials transportation and trucking companies
ing the cause and finding remedy The suggestion
remedy from these and other citizens
Among the long list
following Reduce speed limits provide full time judge
impose heavier penalties for reckless driving require sentences
have traffic lights, lights
ferent system of timing traffic lights practically
more traffic policemen needed
suggests be fired and one
employed who knows nothing about Washington
replies that there would be nothing appointment
because qualifications usually
officials imported to fill District jobs.
To meet the need for additional policemen duty
is find available done by
the so policemen would handling
that the be found in the highway funds
police estimates that increase would require
100000 subcommittee that
present the heway fund bearing 1O94 cent the police
charges and that IL cent of devotng
traffic duties.
highway funds could not carry
such additional burden this time
in the tax estimated that of per gallon
would yield than 100000.
organizations of the District
are record opposed to increased though
members of the National Legislature nearby
delighted to impose such
District has some champions in Congress who would vigo
ouy attempt to plaster the District with
Representative Stefan questions the increasing
the tax and this connection called attention thousands
trc schools the children of onresdens
The Senate Subcommittee under the Craftsmanship of Senator
Burton of Ohio expected to get actively into the picture just
as soon as the other members OF his committee named The
authority city traffic matters expected to be of special value
in the search for remedy and its application Committees of
Congress have had the traffic problem before
times recently and heard witnesses but few tangible results
recalled.
Amendment to d. c. Income Tax Long Overdue
The recent that
income tax blanks will February
minder that progress has been made the promise
Congress to amend the law to make fair and equitable
tax those who enjoy the benefit the municipal service
protection Returns required be filed and at least oneha
of the tax paid by April Is.
Citizens much concerned the delay in getting this
legislation under way in order that may apply to the calendar
1910 They for the unfair exemption from
the payment of income people pur-
poses are just as much residents of the District those who
required to pay the tax
complaint city of aldermen"
rather slow getting down the job of considering
legislation for this voteess and unrepresened
The Public Utilities Commission Has Full Slate
The Public Utilities Commission with full slate has depleted
membership and the people still without the services the
peoples counsel provided the Utilities Electric
to be fixed under the sliding scale Several bus line
beginning with February
Other new cases will come up on the petition OF the Capital Transit
Co. for changes the service Takoma Petworh and
Chum there the proposal require
supply the with 100 per gas.
The the commission civilian member imposes
burden the Engineer Commissioner who thereby
qued all hearings considerable sentiment
civic amend the law by the substitution of civilian for the
Commissioner who already overloaded with other
change would provide theean fultine commission
1t expected that there will be strong opposition from Pet
WORTH Cm Takoma to the changes
lines The modification of stops not meet with serious objection
the but the transfer privilege will
hardship who have found this service including
transfers satisfactory for reaching their
and homes
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Regulations
Federation Associations considerable
passing proposed changes beverage
control regulations before the District Commissioners The
have couous deferred action until the federation
completes its action the proposals.
AS always the when matters connected with the sale
OF alcoholic liquors under consideration there has been heated
controversy the divergence opinion exists
as to some of the proposed amendments.
One Of the controversial is that to permit the sale Of
alcoholic beverages after IL midnight Saturday, which
clearly Sunday morning This change proposed sort of
for the existing privilege of selling between midnight Sunday
and m. Monday
Considerable agreement
with the action taken by the meeting of the nrederaon
favoring initiative of
County Civic Federation the
ference urged ndavor have established throughout the WASH
ngon Metropolitan uniform maximum closing hour for all
places selling alcoholic beverages and that this hour be not later
than IL o'clock midnight when such
mitted to be sold.
authority that the Commissioners do
n to be sampeded action They express
make what changes the regulation that majority OF
beverage benefit Of either the public the in
dusty.