Evening star., 1959-10-07

Police force. Mrs. Franklin @.
Sartwell Of the District Fedora
ton Of Business and Profess
sional Women's Clubs said the
present 2,500-man department
is not big enough Ito afford the
citizens the protection they de-
serve" against street assailants.
William x. Norwood of the
Federation of Citizens AsSocia-
tions opposed the police pro-
posal as too costly unless Con-
NgresS wants to foot the bill.
however, and suggested that
the idea be given more study.
The only extensive testimony
on items not in the city's gen.
eral fund was an attack by
Peter Glickert of the Capitol
Hill-Southeast Citizens AsSoci-
alton on Highway Department
plans for the Southeast freeway
and the connecting east leg of
the inner loop which is slated
to be constructed in the vicinity
of Eleventh street. I
Lack of Hearings Cited
Mr.. Glickert said that plans
for the projects in question are
too indefinite and added that
no public hearing has yet been
held on them. He said no ap-
preparation should be granted
until after a hearing.
The tax question drew a wide
diversity of opinions. Fiscal Of
f1cerS have proposed adding an
estimated $12.7 million an
nually in higher income.
realty. liquor, beer and ciga-
rette levies, as well as a 2 per
cent levy on telephone service
and broadening of the unincorl
porated business franchise tar
to include professional people.
Mrs. C. Rhodes Cox, presi-
dent of the Parent Teacher
Congress, said the PTA Or
ganization has favored higher
taxes "along with a fair in
crease in the Federal payment
to provide needed improve.
ments in the city's schools.
But Mrs. Cox said a re-
evaluation of present taxes in
relation to the entire city
budget, not just that portion Of
it within the so-called general
fund, ought to be made before
taxes are raised.
Economies Urged
There were also strong OBJ
ljections to pending revenue
proposals from Aaron Gold.
man, vending company head,
who said a cigarette tax rise
would cost Washington ciga-
rettes sellers a business loss Of
up to $40 million annually:
Thomas D. Laney, of the Build
ing Owners and Managers AS
sociation, who predicted dire
economic effects from the pro-
posed realty tax rise and lashed
Congress for blind Stubborn
ness" in refusing more ade-
quate Federal aid; and Richard
A. Norris, of the Washington
Board of Trade, who urged
drastic economies in both gem
eral fund tax and spending
plans.
! Witnesses arguing against
this proposal included Fred
erick A. Ballard, president Of
the District Bar Association;
John w. Tenhouse, president
of the Washington Chapter. of
the American Institute of Ar
chitects; Paul Lambert, jr.,
president of the District Insti-
tute of Certified Public Ac-
countants; DR.. w. Leroy Dunn,
president of the District Medi-
cal Society. and Walter A.
Slowinski, chairman of a tax
committee of the bar group.
The Medical Society presi-
dent said the average family
physician of Washington al
ready pays a $3.50 income tax
and under the proposed fran
chiSe extension would have to
pay an extra $3.50 as well as
another $100 under the pro-
posed tougher income tax. A
doctor living in Maryland
would have to pay a total tax
of 1890 because $3.50 would be
added to his $440 State income
tax, he said. r.
The Medical Society would
rather see an acroSs-the-boa
increase in the income tax on
Everybody, in preference to ex!
tension of the business fran.
chise levy in the medical pro-
fession, DR.. Dunn declared.