Evening star., 1949-05-22
Conflict of Authority Over Recreation Areas


Conflict of Authority Over Recreation Areas
Recent conflict OF authority District Roaad u
once OF National Capita! faks
ing questions Appaen, any
important phases ussess that '4rs tn 1""Eva'
TIE land Owned b, To. Uot,a
and how the land acquired Where
money w eams from pre Of coamS. ss revenue how Is ,Sa,
the title vested the United stA'es he "~ "an sn'h
did direct that The United STATES take une but
said that 1t so construed,
with the JACOBS commiee IN 1855 As helpful
quoted the touo~ns
in Chapter ~. s.
Park an Planning Commission.
This national body created by an act Of consess Public
District Columbia. tho bsns ehanEed from
ptn Cnnison in Ja%e Irr broadv national conception of
wording Of the act which proposed '
United determined by tn"
deoenna Funds appropriated for ue
within the District OF Columbia were to be paid from w 'snae
of the District and the sene funds OF he Treasury J" the same
when the development Law Public No ." 1T
suhortzed to be advanced for use within The District repayment.
demanded from the District at the rate OF million ooa
payment had snk fro from sppF9Am" 20 oe s snl 10
1875 cent and paolpaon in ,h,: ana',..ns
thereby reduced BY more more than hal" o~"s ""'" ''
TT is worthy Law thai TIE
administration of under the National PAX service
removed from local influence ineiudns " even OF the
Journalistic Ventures by Local Citizens Assoeiatons
neshbohood citizens associations have from
time to time ventured journalism. Publications fansnE
from miniature newspapers printed Government post card /"
passed published by ,h Rhode Island
Peworth Citizens Association are "mons the more important
The May number Neshbehood Ns~ It's soth annvea.r'
number and carries an inesnG historical sketch oy tns m
Citizens Association 1919 to lsa He ,sa'
caroonist Clifford K Bergman dspetne
Mr. oroucho resident who refused 70 JON citizen. % @
the Board OF Commissioners OF the De v"
The primary object of Neishberheed News" stated wa.
through visitation to every home within t Unit o' a o w..
membership of the Rhode Island Avenue Csh
community and that body became the
Of its kind In the Dsrie, Of colums,s
long the Federation OF ctizsn A.sos
tons and distinction member OF the Citizens
The anniversary number Of NsshhsrbssS ..s.e'.
2s-page than 10 pages Of vel displayed
sdv.rsi.ns. ...u..,.. nn,,,.,,,
under the same name Ssrhhsrhe"a
New. There are number Of similar % @ ne h0ms.
wholesome public neres' and community spirit '
However need for systematic sneahs'
Tns sns rasraon Of csns Aoeaton. would perform
would alert committee on ssh.nss a &
local civic publications
Citizens Associations Soon Stop Meetings Tor summer
tn. month Of June Of the regular ssfd
meetings until September or Oetoo~
Associations holds It's
the June Some Of the eontni
assoc aons meetings In june though u haa hrfl
announced that Association and t Caf
c. will meet connection Win o;<n+N"
picnic sppers o, the regular JUNE msnss A' year G
had attendance Of osef 100 ~nen mr. ~
Center the Cooicge hEh S
all OF the associations where FfgSIa5 nfosa
refer all pendinE nat 70
consideration and NECESSARY at
any important should arise in any OF ts
covered special meetings ~oaa @ sAD
In order o appropriate action -.-...-.
some Of the standing committee. Of s a.ss.
viii hold and follow I'D Asasnneh
By the ogganaxsison some os b
faithful members committees sia put IN oonoaoe
Of nsxhborhood conditions
higlways seess lights conditions and other proaeH ~
exist always in residential communities
Of II believed uss y ~oan Or
all associations would Dc so-wM shlis IN
of Japaasse hsat ConnsF
ths sgnf for prshon "s
flowers and vegetation particularly the uayns
SECTIONS Specialists sfadoa1on Of THIS p aafoa@
ar,IyIty this only through continuous ssA
sror thai Insect viii De eliminated
associations Thai enlisted noss Aes&s19 ~ Ae
campaign year fnd ihsY made ronorA go -
membership tie oFsAn1E@'S9 .1
made moa6tnse 0s ~
workers who aided ID le eamp1s
hnsb q mneh mere en1s~h1& an1a
Of nFsghoosheod IN u@
militant nASe n