Evening star., 1948-05-09
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Districts 1949 Unbalanced Budget;
Local Rule Bill Reported to House
By Jesse G. Suter

Local Kule BILL Reported to House /
By Jesse c. Suter
Additional Take: REQUIRED BY lsg District Budsst h,
for the fiscal year 1919 was reported Tuesday
indicated for which additional will be required
Commissioners existing required
the will have to be advanced
reansales has been rather
an Many Of the sa soh civic
nsqatss'e Dst. t.. and means
Features Of & the Pond ID! Report ass e..., nr,,,.,,
od so n msh0 ssns % s1 Se e @
For many there ere & have been surveys sna eSss @ % na
taxation for support
the ns pas a Rsa 1881 ao
well its conclusions which both logical
report made by Dr. Chester Pond and Colin
for the x.s s On 5 o a
high lights the of conclusions and rec0nend
of the District with its equivalent
District The results Of the comparisons show that the
% ,ost @ G thy M ssg m ss
observation-disclosures include allowing
a
Extracts of the report follow:
Persona-Incom Recommended
constitutonaliy District tax
$1,000 has been provided grossly
e n es % as fact VIII testing the
proposed income tax without duptns the
In the demands the District budget
stances have upon supplemented
tax % Ira rate cent % Of al M tangible sn p n
articles already subject selectve safes taxation by the District
retail sales
that would attained
s Ho p m to e the The
sen s tax se u.s. 10 s nsy app oa c
and the tax would apply
tangible personal allowed exemptions
articles subject ecye sales by the District
avoidance of the retalsales tax should be
sn asereate 7ae p SIS per month
% for p ns sus ID Sssn to % af @
paid outside the he. District Of s @ would be allowed an
would I s : es sss
Including the and soo from the personal income
District Home Rule Bill Now Pending in the House
Tuesday bill for the District
Columbia ordered avoraDy BY the District
rule sending to the floor for oonsdsra
would bill the House
Proceeding under such special rule ample would BE
for and proper m As TINS e
Of such to the and to this G y0tss sna s and co o
warrant 'u and Tree
suffrage attention which this bill has
won and other has progressed so far
vastly improved since the first draft made
revons adopted most
of the suggested changes offered by citizens
s ss the s .s spesss @ %ss % ss
particulars of the bill itself 1t has
the people who live here
the should be degree OF sayso IN running tn
own affairs.
principle full fair debate in
that the people Washington should have the
opportunity to vote on it themselves -
Race Covenants Decision No Occasion for Hysteria
opinion Supreme Court handed down
Monday last declared that racial land are not deay en-
however, declared to be illegal ..
high ovued decisions of the United States
District Of Columbia the United States Court
District Columbia both which
decision decided shock and disappointment
covered by such
with approaching hysea On the
those believe that this occasion for clear
and considered, conservative planning
gradual growth for number Of
deal work the part
committees of citizens in number OF nghborhood Even
spirit friendly sympathy evidenced
North Citizens
representing the idea before
decided
evaluae the effect which the decision OF
will property values movement OF the
benefits injuries sustained by any members OF the COM
muniy
Many Citizens Enroll in the War japanese Beetles
neghborhood progressing satisfactorily
making house o-houe in
enroll householder within their territory the
plots with the milky disease dust
neghbohood the results be far beyond what
getting acquainted with their neigh
which resulting enthusiasm
associations
hearty
incton