Evening star., 1943-09-15
Commissioners Plan
To0pen Hearings on
Budget Tomorrow
Many Citizens Groups
To Discuss Provisions
At Public Sessions

Public hearings on the S67 200 .O0C
budget requests of the municipal de-
partments for the next fiscal wear
are scheduled to begin at 10 am
tomorrow at the District Building
with 25 citizens and representatives
OF civic and business groups sched-
uled to appear before the Commits
sloners. The hearings are expected
to be continued through Friday.
Included in the group attending
will be spokesmen for the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations who
are scheduled to be heard first. and
the Federation of Civic Associations
and the Washington Board OF
Trade.
The Executive Committee of the
Federation last night recommended
that the District begin immediate
purchase of recreation, library and
especially school sites so that areas
will be available for development
after the war.
The committee pointed out that
construction will begin as soon as
the war ends and that if the buying
OF such sites is put off until then
suitable grounds may not be avail
able. 1t recommended strongly the
purchase of three playground sites
in the midcity area.
Void Delay Water Work.
A recommendation that the Com
mlssioners await Senator McCar-
rams overall report on the water
system before making any appro-
priation for improvement of the
system also was made. 1t was
pointed out that the Federal Gov
ernment receives more benefit from
the water system than the District
which has heretofore borne the cost
OF improvements and therefore
should pay for them.
The group also opposed a recent
request for money to renovate the
Old Eastern Market at 1541 C street
Sc. 1t pointed out the market is
not very widely used and said the
site should be turned over for use
by some worth while public insti-
tuition.
Budgets Approved.
Approval of budgets submitted to
the Commissioners for the District
Health, Welfare and Refuse De-
partments also was voted by the
committee.
In another action, it was urged
the Government share so per cent
OF the cost for maintenance of the
National Geological Park. This ex-
pense Aas also been shouldered by
the District government in the past.
Cooperation by the various citi-
zens' associations in the District
with the Civilian War Services Or
ganizations was urged by the group.
Civic spokesmen to appear before
the Commissioners tomorrow will
represent:
Brookland Citizens Association
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens Asso-
citation, Progressive Citizens Asso-
citation of Georgetown, Petworth
Citizens Association, Citizens As
sociation of Chevy Chase, D. c.:
Barry Farms Citizens Association
Marshall Heights Civic Association,
East-Central Civic Association, How
ard Park Civic Association, Far
Northeast Council, Washington Tax
payers Association. Hearst Elemen-
tary School Parent Teacher Asso-
citation, Association for the Educa-
ton of Handicapped Shut-in Chill
dren, Jewish Social Service Agency,
Outdoor Cleanliness Association,
Catholic University, Council of So
cial Agencies, the Washington Build
ing Congress, United Office and Pro-
fessional Workers of America, Local
27; Maryland and District of Co
lumbia Industrial Union Council,
Citizens Advisory Committee on
Housekeeping Aids and Mrs. Edward
TregloWn.