Evening star., 1943-05-09
Civic Problems, ,CivicBodies
A New Outlook for Water Equities;
Juvenile Delinquency Problem Acute
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

L.
Leaders organized groups Justly proud of the
record completed by the voteess and District
Columbia in the of the
Second War Loan District
the Red Gross and So for the Secod
successes by surprise the
VINO headed these patriotic Jobs They were that history would
repeat itself District people though barred participation
the councils of the Nation have always their
measure in every national emergency.
The child placement baby introduced in
the House Wednesday by Chairman Jennings Randolph the
District Committee The bill the District Com
mssoners with letter in which the
most important effects of the legislation will be the
soeraton OF the interests of the the children
adopting parents.
groups are making every effort to get
early favorable action get good
law through willingness placement agencies to waive
OBJECTIONS which defeated the bill the
bill to give delegate the House of
Representatives introduced Representative
Pennsylvania and referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary The bill understood successor to the
Paddock bill of the seventy-seventh Congress
On Thursday Representative Louisiana a member
of the District Committee the powers
of the District Commissioners be the first of
bring so-called streamnng of the
District Civic always keen
est in such bills but with approve of the
changes suggested.
Nearly all proposals attempts to strip the
various citizen boards usually proposed that
boards were to be continued their duties would be
purely advisory
many plans for broadening the
powers find that proponents were onv familiar with
elective local by legislatures which the
local people had voting experts
government where the peoples only part is through mem
bershp citizen boards.
D. G.. Water System Survey Reaches Another Stage.
1t announced Wednesday investigation
local water system under the Senate
resumed by investigator preliminary report
mee last September engineer
authority the management of the
study be given to the equities involved furnishing
the Federal agencies
These studies of the water problem originated
Senator Pat McCaan chairman of the Senate District Committee
who has been impressed with the
the District civic organizations regarding the equities
The water system problem long by
important problem
equity for the District of Columbia For this
has pointed the unfarne private
In imposing them the entire operation
and of the while largest water
the United States Government supplied its quantity
free of all
original water plant was constructed by the United States
but for the the plan
have been at the of the District the private
Of Replacments practically oblerated
Uncle Sans original investment
recent charge against the water fund of s for repairs
damage the old g. O. Canal is considered by the civic
fair private
OF water This repair charge made the instance the Budget
Bureau the theory that the canal emergency supplemental
source of water supply for the District
The old c. g. o. Canal belongs to the United
the canal sold by the national Government two
whom it receives about $4,000 plus an
year from rental of canal In the face
charge civic leaders call attention to the fact
ernment free water for which
annually amount estimated to be least s5ooOoo
These of the which groups
ing to be clarified when the water system
understood that Chairman McCarran oppose legislation
complete data for the solution problems
No Single Solution of Juvenile Deinquencv Problem
The problem juvenile delinquency
cussed before the Council of Social Agencies
and city Informed speakers
told that the problem Court and
police officials that the problem especially acute in
wartime Washington.
few other
deavored through cooperation with the public
Police Department. to destructive in
the form largely of destruction of public school
property The cost of replacement of window glass repair
OF other damage attained alarming
quency at the present time theft and i'm
morality
Welfare and civic workers solution of
the problem with the result that general
that no single solution be found
The recent annual the judge Court
SHOWS that
per cent in delinquency and that for
been serious increase the number complaints
figures 1466
1912 increase of 1873 Citizens
of the Juvenile Court know that
The present heavy load by be existing
force