Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22

trict Real Estate Commission
License Bureau, the Boxing Com
mission, Department of Insurance
and Department of Weights and
Measures and Markets. The last
two named would be abolished. The
Boxing Commission would be con-
tinued, but its police member would
have to be replaced by a civilian.
Professional and Occupational
Standards: Would include a long list
of examining and regulatory boards
such as those for BARRIERS, dentists
accountants, plumbers, motion pic
ture operators and the Commission
on Licensure to Practice the Healing
Arts.
Department of Corrections: Would
be little changed, except as to re-
vision of the law as to the method
of committing prisoners to Federal
or District lockups.
Council Takes Over Zoning.
The Zoning Commission would
be abolished, since coming policy
would be vested in the City Council
There are strings tied to this to give
caeful protection Of the Federal
interests"
Seven agencies would be left be-
ycnd the control of the city man.
aeer Gin addition to the elected
Board of Public Education, which
would be subject only as to budget
and accounting.
The Zoning Advisory Board, un-
der the new plan, would consist OF
the chairman of the National Park
and Planning Commission, the SUI
perintendent of National Capital
Parks the District director of pub
lie works, the District commerce
director and representative OF the
Land Redevelopment Agency.
Issues over coming ordinances
passed by the City Council woulo
be referred to the Joint District
Committee for possible veto by
Congress, if the advisory board said
the Federal interests would be at.
fected.
Members of the new zoning AID.
justment Board, which could grant
exceptions from the standard coming
rules, would be a representative Of
the City Council, the chairman o.
the Congressional Joint District
Committee, or his agent; repre-
sentative of the Park and Planning
Commission and three qualified Dis.
trict voters (electors) named by the
city manager with approval of the
Council.
The new Public Utilities Commits
sion would consist of three members
named by the city manager with
Council approval. They would have
to have three-year District residence
and, for five years prior to appoint
ment, have no pecuniary interest
direct or indirect, In any District
utility, stocks or bonds. They would
be paid $500 year. The peoples
counsel post would be abolished, his
functions transferred to the PUG.
Three-Man Tax Appeals Board.
The present one-man Board Of
Tax Appeals would be superseded
by board of three named by the
Mayor and Council approved. Mem
bers would be paid at the rate OF
$25 a day for service.
The Land Redevelopment Agency
would be continued as at present ex-
cept that the city manager. with
Council approval, would name three
members instead of the Commits
sioners.
The NCHA would be continued
but its membership would consist
of representatives of the Park Com.
mission, the Federal Works Agency
the District Land Redevelopment
Agency, the Board of Public Educa.
ton and the city manager.
The register of wills would be APP
pointed by the chief justice of Dis
trict Court.
The ex-officio membership on thu
Planning Commission would include
the District directors of recreation
and public works and the chairman
of the Congressional Joint District
Committee or his agent.