Evening star., 1946-11-17
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Branch Library and Recreation Center;
Political and Fiscal Equityefor d. C.
By Jesse c. Suter


Political and Fiscal Equity,for d. C.
By Jesse C. Suer
pebiscite of the
way the various civic groups find many important District civic matters
of interest is the composition
and especially leadership Congress
for the next an9 ~o V bs
Columbia Appropriations
mtees questions import
to which all the civic minded for an
e Then IN there M interest in the composition Of the Com
with the House Committee e hare e h n It @
@ ~ou to grant voting in the Senate
Columbia anu '0nes 0f ne people Oh 'h DIS
committee assignments are of vital importance to the
M mn foa and that it the of
representatives Of its in either house. .F,s
The sx-year plan Of the Engineer Commissioner
e ae aoWsr the tine ps
the program into operation N
The very comprehensive recently auspices
Portions this survey eg p v iHf havs
1ssn essed for publication indicate searching
for proper administration. - '-' laws
the saessS naRs
much panaans studv ana % n @ %ha would be expected However
which really apply toroeb @ are Just ahead for the civic groups
examination. ' p
citizens Unite for Recreation Center and Library
he Board OF a es sD 06 e asS ed BY the
M have renewed with gor the Of
Library BY shifts population commoous school
building sn Gp p w
vacated M the building The immediate quarters
and the lack of adequate public neigh
th esa sns % s eu it ns gss
s @ Of s
as R hs e @ Rst @ IT. the Com
%sst ths .s plant n ndss tob to
the o @ ees s x for such The
AS the seo cost t0aIaea on teTaon poDs nsv use s
VINO are avey supporting this movement would willing
funds avaIaSle for rns the sss iG the the
one half Of the price leadership ths
the aPa Park ~h osh hs sss S
which shd e 5 sa
pss 5 Of hoss @ ss z Win II. Be far
population 4as nhsnd and its. is attendant problems
rented 1 aa started sae building
senOH Tborouss %9ud only be going n home
this connnunity enterprise. - ''N0 carry the Gay In
Political and Fiscal Equity Deserve Favorable Action
will IL % the s n the the Congress there
1esoon 1e @ resolution ESQ known in the
= proposes to add the Constitution United States the
The Congress provide that there shall be in tn.
onsrs and among the President menu
the and with such s
to amendment repeal" ' 'e S""'e''
1t wiz in regular Committees on the Judiciary ~
this resolution ' --e' VIA
On this first axnoed .,
ao DC introduced bills which will
formula under which the
snare to be Treasury toward the
plan expected to to follow sd t, tb aye 81 Geoa m ta
panS Wnch provided
as the annual States toward de-
e expenses OF the of Columbia an
Wcn pears the ratio
Sopla during the last complete
and trust the United States
of yoft
1and s as SET forth IN Section ,
ana area OF the District of Columbia owned by the United
oeaes as SHOWN by the records the
report the Senate COMMITTEES on this nroa
explained that under the formula
tn revenues OF the fiscal ending s45 which
would have amounted to $11179232 - 0 '-
u was recommendation
Apply 70 the general fund the water fund
uno IN ne form OF gasoline
n ooes the edera Government
a1eF Is unsneo TO the Federal Government
should become before reached on the budget r
the fiscal 194S : " ~ Ne Daose' io
west Executive Avenue Gateposs Traffic Hazard
news item of Thursday last District ofHcial c
paned that he had nearly a
denly from behind the
the now OF traffic at the West Executive
Earner movements urging the
ana 70 pedestrians subsided period during
WHICH TINS hgnWay was closed to
opened 70 uac It that
Inc afc director George Kenepp would like to have this
menace removed especially these
roadway serve neither useful purpose - ~
through some apparent slip
1875 the gates which these posts wa
gwen 10 an Ohio State which cheated in the
lon through the omission the = 80 "'oe-
iOtero