Evening star., 1947-01-12

Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Serate Committees Qualified Counsel;
Why Not Settle for $3.50 Plan?
By Jesse c. suter
Senate D. c. Committee Counse-Why Not One for House?
Buck the chairman Of the Senate Committee on the
District Columbia has made fine and popular start in selecting
Kirkland prominent lawyer and civic leader as counsel OF
that committee
The position Committee
McCarran condi
acceptance committee chanshp He held that it
highly full time thoroughly qualified local
lawyer familiar with District affairs needs adviser to the
committee The Senate approved the creating the
office a salary of 5000 annum.
The appointee native washingtonan
general approval results accomplished by this
October 1s42 and until February 1913 the
position assumed by Julian G. sourwin Nevadan
with and legal background who had been local resident
left the Of the District Dis
mittee with Senator Mccarran.
chairman of the District Committee in Feb
1914 The month he announced the selection OF James
was United States attorney
would be unable the duties Of the
oeear oS until until 5anusrs ns nya is45 0
quoting of February a. 1914 Mr.
Day naturally unfamiliar with local prob
and n osns and % g een s IN he hs So so m
be Of value to the the District 5a well vel as
thing expert local matters Mr. Day may be an ne M man pu the
The selection of Mr. Kirkland with his highly special qualifications
by the community happy return to the
which the position Of committee was
through assistance highly qualified specialist thoroughly
mba that the M wonder that the House Committee
follow suit by the creation of such post and service
Appropriate Memorial the Last Mayor of Washington
The District government last month took title Emery
This the hos ns M late 6
the old mansion and nearly nine acres ere OF I'D branch Of the Public
Library and The library
will probably Missouri avenue and the remaining ground De
The appropriation the preparat0n
place Of the few buildings the
the imposing old
R that e s % mn o @ m
acquisition of this property for the an ah %
They originated the project long time ago and have
fitting memorial Mayor wash
1T that s per eo s9 nf
Matthsy was highly respected ana % o4vsa and stz pe
worthy enterprises for the public welfare n n
The preservation such worthy municipal
BY all ana M she
$3.50 Still a Fair Division of D. c. Fiscal Burden
@ sn Of m sas ] a e couma with
impression that the 5o5o division
by Act OF 1878 would be a today thnWhen
enacted. ., M, u.- o,..;u.
according statement made ny Chal-
Subcommittee with the figures
Dent only 496 cent OF the District
now indicates that the land in the
taxable with continued upward reno OF
The tax-exemp property in three holdings
exceeding of the acreage
private holdings the District government between and
cent. s -,
the included the property owned by
occupied by their ana
limited rather small areas the
acquire larger properties OF ngh vau
with assessed value OF some
estates which have been ne source Oh
revenues the District Of Columbia
the holdings OF the United states
other properties exempted from axaon
real estate taxation are eliminated WIN
citizens According Assessor Dent
land in the District S121ooW
growing amount of axfree real estate there shou
the large number OF persons hng IN te
State citizenship possible
time residence in the State from wncn
have long been absent. =.
method of establishing program OF
relations between the United States and the Dt OF
Columbia.
without at the expense OF
private education the public schools
without OF tuition VI course neTe
consideration the ngnWay
of from which the
large number motor vehicles exempt
probably the aggregate be comfortably
annual budget out Of which the
Columbia through their payment OF national xe are
substantial contributors.
While the plan payment by the Federal
problem would be vast
haphazard plan and with certain