Evening star., 1943-06-27
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Peoples Counsel Salary Revived;
Voteless Fighters for American Way

feOple AOunSeI Salary Revived:
.Voteless Fighters for American Way
BY JESSE {. sUTER
The District of Columbia appropriation
1914 amounting to $555682lo
day items by totaled s78776 In civic
circles it is regarded as good bill as It includes items wanted
by the citizens will
eal belief is that the Senate amendments including
legislative provisions will be accepted by the House.
result of lengthy report general
pee reorganization of the District registrars will
started at once Additional Is 10 he enoyed and the
Office modernzed in every way
Of the high lights past a report by
District Recreation Board approving principle elaborate
reaonal improvement development
sxyear period estimated
sl5oooooo Among will be providing
swimming pools
They will be covered with glass roofs be moved back in
weather.
civic has again been approved by the House District Com
mittee and expected receive early favorable action by the
Complaints continue to pile up against Uttered
parks of the National Capital This condition
during the weather sleeping
turf in the parks arise and leave their bedding in the form
papers for others to pick up
District Bill Carries Peoples Counsel Salary
groups highly pleased Columbia
appropriation passed
Tuesday the item salary peoples
feeegone ap-
proved by the Senate The Senate District Committee early April
members are also ex oo members of the Senate
subconrntes District Appropriations provide salary
the ofhcs of peoples counsel in the 1914 District budget
widespread demand for the filling Of this long
House and Senate to act item telling OF the proposed
viva of the office peoples counsel adds But whether the office
will be filled rests finally with the President"
The groups which agatng enegetcaIy the
filling this Office stated repeatedly that the creating the
position still part of the District the filling
office mandatory For better understanding OF this problem
quotations and other information from the District of
lumba Code of Laws of value
The public utilities law approved by the President
December 15 1926 entirely law which replaced
which the Commissioners of the District Columbia the
Public Utilities Commission This act of 1926 generally known
the independent Public Utilities Commission
The setup consisted of the Engineer Commissioner the
and with the advice salary
the appointed commissioners per
commissioners appointed for
the other for of three both commencing
mo other Engineer
eligible bona fde resident
the District Columbia period
precedne his appontment or who has voted or claimed
elsewhere during provided person
would be eligible to hold such Office directly indirectly
interested in public utility of the District of Columbia
Another part of this setup includes the corporation of
the District general counsel of the commission and for service
such he is allowed additional compensation of $1,000
The same section also provides for assistants the
tion counsel in the service of the commission.
Another fundamental of the Public Utilities Commission
is the office of peoples which
December 15 1926:
advice of the
mission to be known as the peoples counsel who
W Shall represent and the
Columbia all judicial pro-
ceding involving the interests of of the products
mission;
" Shall represent appear petitioners appearing be-
fore the commission for the complaining
service
(3 May investigate the given by charged by
the valuation properties under the
jurisdiction of the commission.
80 The term of Office peoples be four
and he shall receive
shall be appointed peoples been
bona fde resident of the District continuously
period of at least five Immediately preceding
OF his appointment who has
practice law States
OF Columbia
shall be eligible to the office peoples
period of
ment directly indirectly interested any public utility operat-
Ing owning having interest
lunbia stock security contract of
such public utility" ID c. Code 1910 Edition.
1t said that careful studies fail
disclose provision which
justified to omit appointing peoples
obligation exists for the appointment of peoples
for the appointment of public commissioners
The civic organizations because of pending important prob
lens regard the immediate appointment peoples
absolute civic necessity.
Voteless unrepresented councils of the Nation
though fight bleed and die in
foreign lands for the preservation way
Some languh in prison
not advised to their whereabouts they
Among these voteless unrepresented fighters
better civic circles
Army a a former pres
dent Of American University Citizens
recently cited for erorous achievement while participating
aerial flight bombing mission in the Middle
Operations March
The striking similarity situation
calls to mind the by Walt Mason. written sug
gesion D. appeared in