Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-11
NEEDS OF BRIGH rWOOD
III
Ihey We're Discussed'at Meeting Last
Night e7
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Sewers, Police and Transfers Asked
fOr-SuEgestiOns of United Ac-
ton for improvements.

Last evening the Brightwood Avenue Cit
liens Association held its regular monthly
meeting in the hall Of Felter's Hotel. Prom
inent among those present We're president
w V. Cox, Vice President n. E. Robinson.
Secretary Claude F. King, f. +. Bates, Thee.
C. Felter, Geo Field W. z. Nalley and VIM.
A Kr owles.
After the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting, and preliminary to the
regular business OF the association, Presi-
dent Cox told of hearings given DIR. Z. u.
Stone and himself by Congressman Babcock
and the Commissioners. The Commission
ers, he said, are anxious to do anything In
their power; but in the matter OF sewerage
they objected to making separate bill Tor
Brghtwood as that would be working
against the bill which the Commissioners
ere now pushing. In this connection Secre-
tary King expressed an opinion that 1t was
10 more than the duty of the association
and the citizens in general to go to the Con-
greSsmen, in committees or otherWlse. ana
express their desire and the necessity 1or
the many thir gs needed in the county.
United Action.
Vice President Robinson, who is the as
sociation's representative to the United AS
soc;ation of Suburban Citizens, asked that
the Brightwood Association work with the
hNAN'N- go
of sewerage and fire and police service. A
majority of the members present were OPP
posed to bringing any other association to
aid in getting Congress to make necessary
appropriations.
Mr.. Kirg offered a resolution asking the
Commissioners for either plank or tagged
walk along Brightwocd avenue from Cen
esee street a, Emory Chapel. The reso-
luton was adopted.
hrn 1ph
by Mr. Robinson, and discussed at length,
resulting in the ordering of a committee to
cal! or Presidents Dunlop and Phillips Of
the Capital Traction and the metropolitan
railroad Companies to induce the two COM
panies to receive the Communication ticket
OF the Brightwood liIe.
Police Needs.
Charm an Bates of the committee on fire
and police offered a resolution asking an
increase in the police force of the eighth
precinct, and the erection Of an equipped
and maintained engine house in Bright
wood Mr.. Bates produced maps and sta
tistics showing the necessity for these
He { lso stated that change IN the service
had Leen accomplished by his committee
The resolution, which was unanimous
adopted. stated that the association in
dorSeS the recommendation OF the major
and superintendent of the metropolitan po-
lice force to Congress for additional pri-
Yates, inspectors and drivers, and also in
dcrses the recommendations of the chief OF
the fire department for additional we'll
equipped and maintained engine houses"
A copy of the resolution was ordered to
be sent to each of the Senate committees
On the District, the House &C mmittee and
the Commissioners.
Mr.. Nalley, the principal of Brightwood
school, reported the completion and salts
factory condition Ct the addition to the
school, and the acceptance of it by the
District Inspector. A general invitation to
given, and a committee asked to be APP
poir ted to report at each meeting, but the
committee was rot appointed, for fear that
the official whose duty it is to visit the
nent.