Evening star., 1942-06-28
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Appointments Speed New Court Setup;
Tazicabs, Meters and Congress
By JESSE C. SUTER.

laZ1CabS, Meters and congress
By JESSE C. sUTER.
Last District Of Columbia civic point
Of view number important happenings.
outstanding event the sending to the Senate by the
President of the nominations OF members Of the new Municipal
Court appointments long overdue The organization
OF the appellate court and the merging OF the Muncpa ana
Police Courts into the new Municipal Court will become eecve
July /.
The District 1s4s budget carrying s5eslss5l
approved after conference and
has gone to the President for approval
Important legislation both Senate and
Among the housing CODE public well
notifications reduction of the rate paid by employers on Dis
rc unemployment insurance and proposed increase OF benefits
The bill amend the District Rent Act drawn
by the Federation Citizens faVora regarded on
Capitol Hill and to have good chance OF approval
Quality of Judges Enhances Value of New Courts
The citizens have been impatient the long delay in appoint
ing judges planned these appointments should
permit the appointees to wind
up their aas and effect careful organization of the new Mu
nicipa Court of Appeals and the new Municipal Court
With these nominations being
there remained only days. including Sunday for the Senate
organized There has talk
of taking of this situation through of joint resolution
by Congress poonng the effective date of the operation OF these
new tribunals
AS this is written these nominations are too new to
any, objections their confirmation
we'll known recognized ability
number of citizens themselves
pleased with the high grade of the new judges.
Thursday surely "red-letter day" for natives of the
District for of the three named for the Appellate Court two
Municipal natives the holdover
Municipal natives the District and this
just appointed will District of Columbia native
out of the ten seats the bench of that court
Appellate Court. William Richardson
and the Judge Municipal
both natives of the District.
Judge Nathan Cayon the Municipal Court to
Appeals District native who has distinguished
originating helpful changes
of expedited business relieved
ltigants of expense and much red tape.
The personnel including nominees
rtof
chief Nathan Cayton and Andrew McC Hood associate
Municipal CouGeorge p Barse chief judge and Brice
Casey Nathan Margold, George D. Nelson John p
Mcmahon and Armand W. Scott associate judges.
P u. G.. Not Entirely Responsible for Taxicab Strike
praise being given Committee the Dis
strike
obtaining resumption of operations of service
being temporarily
held allegiance until the committee has study the
problem.
perfectly logical that the House committee should under
take this task for the reason that restriction on the
raeakng due to rider on District Of Columbia ap
preparation which originated the House OF
and has been perpetuated annually.
creating Utilities that body
duty of establishing rates of charges by public u
tiles to insure service to the public and to the ue 1a return
the rider mentioned the commission
prohibited introducing meters taxcabs for rates of fare
under measured service.
Members past through their studies,
impressed reasonable would be
equitable than any other method As result
the compelled fix through arbitrary
which has unsatisfactory to large degree to
many patrons and operators of taxicabs
commission order establishing rates based on
modification of the old plan by the introduction of su0zone
regarded complicated and confusing system to
rider The demanding increase OF
with the plan hence the strike
possibility of the House District Committee in its
investigation discovering of the problems confronting the
P u c. is to arbitrary limitation of
authority normal performance OF the duties
and exercise of the powers for which it was created
studied the of public control OF public
time staff of experts and information
the functions such control than
by arbitrary action by Congress OF its committees