New York Mayor urges action on housing bill before adjournment. Washington, D.C., Aug 3. Asserting that thousands of inhabitants are living in cities in "firetraps" and "dangerous surroundings" Fiorello La Guardia, Mayor of New York City and President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, appealed to the House Banking and Currency Committee today to speed action on the Wasgner-Steagall Housing Bill before adjournment. La Guardia said that he was representing his organization so that no time would be lost through duplication of testimony by other mayors, 8/3/37