Evening star., 1943-03-28

CDOQ1eS, N1V1C SrODlemS
Litter Makes City Unattractive;
Fiscal Equity and Tax Reduction
BY JESSE c. sUTER.
House of Representatives on al
legged nsanay
by the Federation Citizens sighting
Of Public Utilities completion
trc budget
Appropriations civic hghghts
The bill giving the District police public
teachers increase of $500 employees
increase of Representatives
Monday in the form of amendment to the bill previously
passed
form and the bill President Wednesday, The bill
active to December 1912 and will run until April 30 1874 It pro-
employees
nts under Federal legislation for overtime work
Another fatal fire indicates that there need for vigorous
handling OF the fire hazard and fire safety problem
Revision of Unemployment Rate Now Before Senate
The House Monday the McGehee bill amending the
District unemployment compensation law by increasing the benefits
and reducing the tax required employers The bill substitutes
experience rate system which will ucuate require for the
an adequate fund
enough pay
benefits for than Is the highest annual benefits
paid Last total of than $75ooooo collected
in from employers while only about paid out in
benefits OF this paid benefits
paid indirectly Federal Government the form of in
the total
the substantial reduction this unnecessarily high taxation
hopeful that the Senate will be prompt to pass the House BILL
Baby Broker Legislation Not to Be Delayed
An headline in morning paper other
tion the baby
the Public Welfare Department delays action bill
fact the matter
L. Huff had stated that he would unable bill which
he had received from Corporation Counsel Keech until the 1914
budget the busy
committee the District Columbia which completed its
hearings.
known be much interested in this legislation
which originated with of the with which he
been actively associated.
Uttered Washington Not in Tune With Sprngtme
Of the in md
appears to civic leaders to be departed
glory.
With the rapid growth wartime population there
of Uttered Streets pangs
and alleys Wherever will find scattered
shapes
and broken abound nearly everywhere.
rides long distances through the
with paper
parkings
Occasionally public-spirited
citizen will stand out conspicuous example Of cleanliness
observer travels along he notices passing truck dis
gorge quantity of papers empty
Whether these accidentally dropped deliberately thrown
swinging impossible tell, trash collector
burlap loaded truck and the wind
distributes its contents of the street and park
ngs.
the public conveyance and joins
pedestrians downtown horoughres he notices
plenty also of group
bags They remove the
put pockebook and without
hesitation throw the bags on the sidewalk even ougn
receptacle may be within few feet
Now couple apparently we-rased They
to be letter They finish and
they do but into fine bits both " and envelope ana
them the sidewalk
of ttering and making mbeautiful
Capital the Capital of the world are
violations regulations honoed by breach
than observance.
The foregoing illustrate graphically
solution must be found for
redemption Washington from its disgraceful nsghty ap-
pearance
appreciate receiving practical suggestions
solution.
EQUITABLE Fiscal Relations and Local Tax Reduction
Associations at its recent meeting
the amount of the Federal Government
National Capital determined by equitable method
proposed Overton plan 1t felt that pending
adoption such pan substantial increase should be made
payment
this action the Federaons president
appeared Subcommittee asked
budget
Sc the face of the anticipated surplus in
the District regarded ororn hope.
poning important construction work will
yield And
remembering sad experiences with District
from anxious repetition
suggestion has advanced that the
objections have
always multiplicity automobiles and is
timely.
discussion the District
of those who
the District,
technical oomcle of the States exempt
advsabity revision of
a make equitable.
civic repeal of the local income tax is
the multiplicity automobiles
equitable application the District consd
impossible the resulting is not needed under
Those of this school OF
hold normacy and when needed
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