Evening star., 1951-01-21

aggregate requests -
departments A number of capital improvements ~, s
account for substantial part of the increase " ''
1t is highly gratifying to the organized citizen bodies
recommendation carried by the budget outlay of s25ooo
toward the construction Cleveland
Free Public Library at Connecticut and Macomb
1t will recalled that already
the District purchase
trbuted by publcspied citizens immediate neghboood
solicitations from citizens in other parts of the District
The the expenditures
District Recreation Board includes
be used to buy out g. Leoer present operator of the public
golf courses These are operated by Mr. oer under the
parment of the Interior 1t promised that this
price available Department transfer
these five courses to the Recreation Board.
s12 million lump sum
OF the total This far below what the equitable
the Federal would be for the ukeep
operation of its National Capital
A study of statistical tabuatons
receipts for the 1852 fiscal year total
The of such receipts
tax 1858 per cent sales tax o cent Federal
per cent highway fund 7s cent business
cent unexpended surplus 10 per cent water fund e
Total expenditures for the fiscal
welfare 12 cent health department s2
nsf IS m per PEER cent cent
These only brief extracts of the budget
by the President 1t now pending before the Committees
Of the proceedings during the hearings consideration
budget before the and the full Com
mttees on Appropriations will be in closed sessions.
Publication Exchange System Boosted
The president of Palisades Citizens Association
Charles president of the Fox Village Association
civic m
locations pleasure to send herewith latest Palisades
this publication each month It's editor is Mr. Lionel Murphy
ady wO with 9
fine organization for general of end Of
Club University Association Glover
Bureh Citizens
Park Citizens Association and Connecticut Ave
The example by the Palisades association with member
ship OF nearly soo could be followed by oh @
the 1000 mark and if 400 members reported at the November
meeting indication will realize its expectation
BY these associations knowing what the others doing there
promise OF better OF sentiment and
consequent effort in the solution OF problems affecting
the entire entire, District Of Columbia lun ia ..,
system?
Picking the Ideal District Commissioner
In Selecting Commissioner
that would like
Government employees has entitled them to this promotion For
there much be said favor of recognizing with such
who subordinate positions in local
men heads of its departments and who have back them long
years spent in faithful public service"
suggestion the the late Melvin
appointed District Commissioner in 1888 When he entered his
which he long been subordinate he had
many over his in oce through the posses
sion OF an intimate knowledge from the inside OF the operation OF
The District government and the entire community through
with the local people the problems
of government the beneciaries in large degree
late William Tinda for secretary to the
Board the District of Columbia occasion
would tell his acquainances of being busy breaking in
and perfectly Commissioner Said Dr. nda Just about
complete breaking civilian Commissioner when his term
OF Office expires and successor appointed Then have to begin
all with pupil.
present standing eemneny available
appointment Walter L. Fowler the
this observer number
doubt Fowler is intimately
with branches of the District than
that he has made excellent
appropriations and legislation for the District.
looking the field of candidates de-
much with the high character
believe that his appointment to such
District of Columbia.
which long has been
influential neighboIood bodies at its meeting
Fowler their alternate candidate
Endorsements have not been noted
the editorial suggestion
for the appointment of trained Dis
succeed Commissioner
the of MS term.
and unrepresened community such as this the
Cd required legal residence lr
District of Columbia for three next preceding the appoint
go administrative ability
these qualifications thorough knov
of the District and its problems
District would have the ideal Commissioner.
Proposal to Change Citizens Federation Meeting Night
the Palisades Citizens Association fol
night of the Federation of Citizens
night before the Constitution and By
consideration report
Federation has held its meetings
November December May
third Saturdays of January February Marcf
April selected as being off night.
iveday week conditions have changed ane
plan various recreation and other activities for tn