Evening star., 1943-09-19
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Budget Within Present Taxes;
Businessmen in Clean City Army
By JESSE C. SUTER.


By JESSE c. sUTER
The District of Columbia national and local which
the people of the District of Columbia have
sued business have returned
refreshed and with ideas voting
desire in legislative national governmental policy OF course
te constituents who had no part in their election
not consulted laws military
service and the the
people have in their Government
The National Capital Park Planning Commission opened
two-day session on Thursday the first meeting
Among the matters before the selection
qured sites and plans to obtain authorization acquisition
Other civic high lights of the meeting of the Execu-
tive Board OF the Federation Citizens the
hearing before the District Commissioners.
Yesterday being the third Saturday month was the dav
Tor the rst collection of waste for salvage
the Southeast section the District Saturday is hed-
ed for collections the Southwest Weekly collections will
rotate among the four sections in the The
first Saturday in the month the second
urday for the Northwest When fifth Saturday will
be no collection.
Hold Budget Within Present Taxes, the Citizens Urae
Attendance of spokesmen for the groups the Conm-
oners budget hearing below anticipation requests for
n were so lew that the hearing cut to single
the two originally planned.
The complaint among the citizen
nat SO snort time elapsed between publication
pertinent recommendations and the holding of the hearing
opportunity understood that this
IN measure accounted for time the hearing
the budget kept within the Weld of nresent
taxes was shown by both the Board
Citizens Associations This attitude throughout the
hearing ~
principle because hev lacked detailed in
formation Budget officer Fowler assured the
statements may be filed time within the weeks This
ne explained would permit study of the which
the early hearing had prevented.
Considerable was placed on the necess;v o
school and recreation sites that would be good
buy needed sites they any more
price. -
In this connection pointed cut might be made
IN the large amount recommended and some
that the District has been dchagng the Federal
treasury more rapidly than required savings cost of ground
IL s would lar exceed the interest which saved by
such debt reduction. ~ ~
The Federation Associations spokesman stated in
the course OF his presentation Federation feels that the
payment to the District budget
Government entirely represent the share of tho
states IL IS becoming increasingly small he said
osts rise from year to He said further the
opinion OF the Federation efforts for the adop
IN place of the present arbitrary lump sum-
An outstanding feature hearing was the adyocacv bv
o the abandonment of the Western
the Eastern Market 1t held that markets had
outved their usefulness as markets should be
abandoned ~ ~
The spokesman for the Federation Associations
eested the Western Market site new school building
70 replace the present Stevens site used for
The spokesman for the of Citizens Associations
asked that the proposed expenditure rehabilitation of the
Eastern Market be omitted the budget and the building ~
site used for other municipal purposes
The Commissioners begin marking up the budget at
Southeast Businessmen Enlist in Clean City Armv
campaign presumably the of our badly Uttered
mems Association at its recent meeting By of posters and
oner advertising devices the citizens urged to keep the
m ic
nomeed that the campaign will be continuous
directors OF the Outdoor Cleanliness are
" Ao" o ts new enlistment in the
Inc cleanliness association has Just such
ca support OF the movement and hearty CO.
operation to these businessmen. ~
The spokesman of the Cleanliness Association Of N.
budget hearing approval of the
paons recommended by the City Division The Refuse
was commended for the fine showing with its difficult
Job despite the many handicaps.
1t pointed the ceancv prohlem con on,v h
solved py adequate appropriations all Of the
zen enforcement OF regulations police corporation counsel
ana the courts The Commissioners urged to REQUIRE the
police to become trash conscious corporation counsel to
prosecute offenders
Increased Activity of Health Department Appauded
The increased activity Health Department in
e prosecution OF restaurants dealers
oy the extensive of hospitals other nstit-
uons Is making friends for the department.
on frequent occasions been subject
"ncn mas been bameess because of lack of facilities
The budget for the Health Department per
capita basis has always fallen far below communities of
comparable size According medical District
Coumoa health budget should
per capita While at the present time
amount 81 capita annual report
the Commissioners is urging boost its
The citizen is
vigorous in which the operating
Gently are hopeful that activity
result in the continued
maintenance and improvement of the health conditions
various protective required for Capital
community While there disagreement
lied items in the Health
the provide adequate funds
put the District abreast with the health
In the country.
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