Evening star., 1943-03-07
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Board of Trade on Representation;
Bureaucracy at Rate Hearing

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Bureaucracy at Rate Hearing
BY JESSE c. suffer-
Board OF Trade Attitude on National Representation
On Monday last the directors the Washington
approved the form Of Constitution
winch would empower Congress provide
District Of Columbia was taken on the Recommendation
OF the boards Committee District Repre-
sen1aton OF which Mr. Theodore Noyes is the chairman
In adopting the
Directors also the action
because OF the striking similarity OF the situation
m 1871 The resolution in animation follows:
Resolved That the Board
as Its judgment the action Its predecessors
November 1921 regarding the attitude
proposal voting
college to the people OF the District Columbia
proposals provide the District delegate Congress
The action Of the Board of Directors in follows
Resolution Adopted by the Board OF Directors
WASHINGTON BOARD OF TRADE
November Z, 1921.
whereas the Washington Trade on April a. 1916
approved of the Constitution to provide
voting representation for residents
Of Congress and the college directed its ocers
and appropriate committees to work to secure tho d+ ~ 49,,
constitutional pending in Congress and
under consideration by the House judiciary Committee
Whereas the mandate to fight adoption consu-
onal amendment includes authority oppose legislative
proposition which defeats threatens defeat that
~whereas bills the Senate District COMMITTEES
propose for the District Delegate Delegates House.
negligible fraction Territory powers and PRIVILEGES
conveying to the of legislative par
ucapaton IN their Government Of genuine national
sentation
Resolved directors of the Board of Trade record
their conviction that the
ta Delegate advance of our constitutional amendment would
indefinitely postpone securing genuine
national representation Adoption Delegate
opinion the directors expose the District
to the risk that legislators
tive legislation along the line national
full Of the Districts claim to real national
sntaon for shelving or reject
ing genuine voting national through
amendment this grant of something almost worthless
rretext for Sinking repudatng legislative responsibility
IN respect to the Capital and that pro-
cde would be pushed aside and
sstte for adequate voting representation in both Houses
Resolved That the directors of the Board of Trade record
the opinion that appropriate
committees to fight for adoption
includes authority voteess projects
thus threatens defeat postpone indefinitely
representation through constitutional amendment which SEEK
Power Rate Proceedings Under the Sliding Scale
The hearing Utilities
for the possible readustment of the electric
special interest because the large
representing permitted
vene But for this feature the would probably be little
different from the usual proceedings pan
Tho commission, majority
strictly to the for which the hearing called
promising to take later proceeding the questions
Federal the fairness the sliding
Of valuations and other factors All Of these matters which
foreign the immediate questions under the
en would consume great deal OF time and delay possible
rate reduction to the the issues joined in the
present case
Citations called attention to threats by the Federal
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people had favored and been materially benefited through
ton of the sliding did look with
the idea Of Government ownership operation He said that
under such operation there would be probability Of the
Government getting its electric service entirely while
would the entire operating
He cited the District Water Department example
might be expected under Government ownership the electric
plant by
is supplied absolutely free the United States while the
received from the private entire
including maintenance and expansion of the system.
President Wende also laid particular handicap
of the services of which legally entitled
under the public utilities
Civic leaders attending
there appeared utilities
law and the commissions commission
felt under great the bureaucracy counsel
bidding regardless regulations
tice evidence.
United States interested particularly
Of the largest of electric and has suggested
a special to increased
private would be necessary
citizens consideration this
point to the fact that there reduce the Government bill
through There
the Government establishments Many
illumination.
also suggested Government
the substitution equipment
material in cost for at the existing
The problem OF the commission regarded difficult
there wide the determination
adjustment the sliding scale
the lengthy and complicated proceeding determine whether
the should modified
entire revauaon made of the properties Of the Potomac Electric
Power Co.
Head Of r. |. Avenue Grou1
Promises Membership Mark
By BAINBRIDGE CRIsT. ton by unanimous pre-
As financial secretary Charles F oens IN January 49,, ,
of