Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-10
STREETS AND SEWERAGE
Brightweod Avenue Oit;seng Association
Discusses Proposed s9egjslation.
Division Of Expenses and BENEFITS De.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Expressive OF
the Sense of the AxaII ..a.,on.

An interesting and we{l-atsnded meet
| ing Of the Brightwood Avenue Citizens
Association was held at the, Brightwood
Hotel Saturday night. The minutes of the
last meeting having been-re the follow
ing gentlemen were elected to membership:
Messrs. L. P. Shoemaker, John A. Saul,
A. H. Nixon and John B. Schlosser
After receiving reports from the chair
men Of various standing committees
communication was read by the secretary
inviting the association to send delegates
to meet delegates from other citizens as
sociations the 18th instant, to organize
| a central committee to promote matters
Of general interest to the different ASSOC
Citations. Mr.. E. T. Bates moved that the
president appoint three delega tes of which
President w. v. Cox shall he one, and IL
deemed necessary by the executive commit
tee, three alternates, to represent the
!! Brishtwood Avenue Citizens Association
IN the proposed meeting, the powers of
these delegates to be limited to the ques-
lions of highway extension, parks and san
itation. The delegates were required also
to report to the association the action TAX
en- by the central committee, and no
ton of the committee to be binding upon
this association until approved by the asso-
citation. or. in case of an emergency, by the
unanimous vote of its executive committee
The motion was advocated by DR.. c. G.
Stone, Mr.. c. G. Lancaster opposing the re-
striction of the powers Of the delegates
After q. general discussion the motion was
adopted.
One Measure Approved.
Mr.. Austin P. Brown chairman commit
tee on highways and parks. called attention
to the various measures before Congress re-
lating to highway extensions. He stated
that the bill introduced by Mr.. Richard
son December II Oh. r. $3.50 seemed to
county more generally than any other
measure
The provisions of this and other bills were
fully explained and discussed
President Cox advised that any action TAX
en- by the association be in the form of
amendments to the bill recommended by the
Commissioners and board of trade, saying
that no relief could be expected from Com
gress unless absolute harmony existed be-
tween all sections Of the District. A meas
ure to have success, he said, must have
united support.
In line with this suggestion resolutions
were offered by Mr.. Bates and seconded by
Mr.. Brown. to the effect that 1.-The high
way extension act of March 2. 1923, by rea-
son of the entire cost thereof being saddled
upon the people of the District in violation
OF the equitable arrangement heretofore
exis1 hg by agreement between the United
States and District governments is unfair
in principle and unsatisfactory to the citi-
zens of the District of Columbia and ia
also, in a number Of individual cases, un-
just and oppressive; and as through lack Of
FUNDS to carry out the provisions of said
act, 1t is generally conceded to be inoper-
alive without further legislat ion" there
fore, in any measure or measures to be
adopted by Congress- 1t iSfths sense of this
assC citation that provision shealid be made
Tor the Immediate opening Of few i'm
portant highways to the 1DiStCict line to-
gether with sufficient cross streets to make
skeleton of a general plan that will con-
form to the plan Of the city of3Washington,
and which, in the future, cannot be radio
ally departed from"
1t was also declared that "such openings
of streets would facilitats thu subdividing
OF tracts of land, encourage donations Of
streets and avenues, and by the increased
tax rate upon the land affected. will, with
in a few years, prove a remunerative in
vestment of the amount expended.
amount OF land necessary for streets and
THAT in individual cases. where the
reservations under the recorded platS ex-
ceeds 90 per cent of the entire area of any
single tract, or continuous tracts, belong
ing TO the same owner (Who- could not be
expected, on account of limit ed remaining
hOldlnSS TO donate tho necessary land for
streets and reservations), such land neces-
sary for streets and reservations should be
in mediately condemned and paid for, thus
er aiding large owners of abutting property
to simultaneously open streets and ave-
nues, without expense to the United States
and. District of Columbia
That in event of the failure to imme-
ton, as shown by the recorded plats, JUS
tice requires that such reservations be, at
once, abandoned and eliminated from such
plats.
That where property Is donated for
street purposes, preference should be given
such streets, in schedule, for improve
ments Of same.
That any measure to meet the support
OF the owners of unsubdivided ground in
the District of Columbia should contain
provisions substantially as herein set forth
That the association, recognizing the
fact that no plat can be made that may not
be improved upon in details, approve of
authority being invested in the Commits
Sicrers, to make such minor changes as do
not affect the general plan of the recorded
platS, and in order to preserve the forestry
and other natural beauties, we recommend
that, in establishment of grades of streets
and avenues, they be made to conform, as
far as practicable, to the contour of the
country
That the delegates appointed to the cen
trail committee be instructed to support any
measure calculated to carry cut the spirit
| OF the foregoing resolutions
long and animated discussion followed,
participated in by Mr.. Brown, DR.. Stone
Mr.. Bates, Mr.. Lancaster Mr.. George
Field, Mr.. Frederick Bex, Mr.. John A.
Saul, Mr.. William j. Saul. Mr.. Thomas
Blasdon, Mr.. A. II. Nixon, Mr.. Chas. De-
| nekas and President Cox.
A vote being taken the resolutions were
unanimously adopted.
Sanitation Matters.
DR.. Store, chairman committee on SAM
| tation, called attention to the proposed
| issue of s3,5OO.O0O bonds for the purpose
| of providing system of sewage disposal,
| as reported i'll full in the Star Of January
| 5. He stated that he was In accord with
any measure calculated to benefit the
| health and sanitary condition Of the Dis
trict, but that he was totally opposed
to the principle of saddling upon the county
| additional burdens of taxation without
| some provision by which the county can
| share in the benefits. He also stated that,
| while this immediate section would have
its sewer completed at an early date, he
| felt that If this association could aid other
sections less fortunate, it was a duty it
| owed them to do so. In conclusion. he
offered resolution, setting forth that
the Brightwood Avenue Citizens Asso-
citation is in hearty accord with the plan
of sewers and sewage disposal as recon-
mended by the commission Of sanitary en-
gineers, ard that the ass9ciat hon will pro.
test AGAINST an and d. even aHtagYpi the is
disposal unless an additional issue Of
s1,Oo0.oO0 of bonds is provided Tor. the pro-
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