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ship Department Interior
purely local functions in this community.
proposed legislation actively pending in House
District Committee, hearing having recently been held.
asserted these representatives of the Federal Gov
that the land in is by the United
important Where did
the from make the purchase? most OF the money
United States? The law authorizing such
did not direct that the United States take title but it said that
was construed.
There may shadow Of for control by United
Who1y With Beyond any
largely with the District Of Columbia tax should
and should be managed and operated under local
ander legal but required by the ac
purchases made under the terms Of the
Authorization The late Theodore Noyes
December 1924 at the the Association OF the
funds amounting to many millions to be OBJ
law itself gives specific to this question
authorization Of appropriations representing
annual contribution tor every one Of the ITO million
Republic The title to the parks to be secured
beyond boundaries Of the District of Columbia
Ceary contemplated the possibility that all Of
Of io million Americans
exacted from the half million Of Americans OF washington
pertinent contained the citizens brief filed
Committee 1885, AS helpful BACKGROUND to
ing from that document in Chapter w. page s2
Park and Planning Commission.
No. 2o2 ssth 1924 for the development of parks
District Of Columbia the being changed from
Planning Commission in 1926 broadly conception
indicated in the wording Of the act which proposed
appropriation not exceeding cent for
habant the Continental United States determined by
the last preceding us2o) decennial census
appropriated for within the District Of Columbia
paid Of the District and the general
funds of the in the proportion as other expenses
OF the District of Columbia ..
park law Public m N NO. & as list ntan
advanced within the District de-
proportion Of the Federal upsur
had rnk from 10 per cent to appox
the fiscal d936) about 1875
participation this semnaonal undertaking
thereby reduced by than hail. throwing much greater pro-
portion Of the cost on local taxpayers.
worthy note that the
administration of the parks under the National Park Servce is
wholly removed from local influence including that Of the Dis
trct Commissioners. :"
that the original conception Of
acquisition of these and recreation lands based
from Federal funds annually
equivalent of cent for OF the United at
and this had been followed it would have been
natural equitable put the control Of its and operation
under officials of the United States
will be noted that advances made from the Fed
make purchases but these all required to
nsaments carried by the District Of Columbia
appropriation BILL In view the decreasing percentage the
rapidly reducing amount Of the
Federal practically exhausted in its application to
naent very doubtful the Federal Government really paid
part whatever Of the purchase price Of these lands.
require the transfer of both the title and control of these var
and from the United States to the OF
part Of the existing recreaonal problems.
S0h Congress Proposal Linked Hawaii Alaska and D. c.
introduced in the Soth Congress
by Warren Magnuson Democrat Of Washington in
of amendments
the Constitution for the granting to the people OF the District OF
vote President and President
agnuson proposal that linked the District OF Columbia with