Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-04
WEST END IMPROVEMENTS
Subjects Discussed Last Evening Before
Georgetown Citizens Association.
Resolution Introduced PIedgins Sup
port to the Committee in Charge
of Capital Centennial.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Georgetown Citizens Association was held
last evening at the hall Of the First Coop
erative Building Association, 1925 32d
street. There was a good attendance Of
representative citizens when the president,
Mr.. b T. Janney, called the association to
order. Mr.. James H. Taylor, who was
elected at the last meeting to succeed Mr..
]. Barton Miller secretary, was unable
to be present, and Mr.. Miller filed his
place.
Immediately after the meeting was called
to order Mr.. F. l.. Moore presented a res
olution to the effect That the Georgetown
Citizens Association offers its earnest sup
port to the committee in charge of the ar
rangements for the centennial celebration,
and that the secretary be instructed to
communicate with Commissioner Wight,
the president of the committee, to this eff
feet"
Mr.. ]. Hadley Doyle thought it to be I'M
wise in the association to pledge itself to the
support of any particular committee at
this time, as there appears to be a con-
troVersy on foot as to who should repre-
sent the national city in this undertaking.
MIR. John Leetch thought that all associ-
atoms should Cooperate and from the
combination thus formed committee
should be selected to take the project in
charge. He was particularly DESTROYS of
having Georgetown represented on the
committee.
The resolution was finally referred to the
executive committee of the association for
report.
Schedule of improvements
In respect of the street Improvement
schedule, discussed at the previous meet
ing, Mr.. Archibald GreenIees explained
that Georgetown was nearer the front on
the schedule than any other section, and
hh hpa Il
ment would be one of the first under the
new appropriation. Mr.. Leetch smoke on
me subject of bridges across Rock creek
Ihere was absolutely no excuse he said
IoL NOT giving improvements to entrances
bridges OF decency We're demanded The
structures which exist he said are a he
10 the westward advance of Washington.
1hls matter was referred to the legislation
committee.
In the further consideration of the
georgetown park project Mr. Moore stat ed
mat 1t was his belief that Clifton" the
nome OF Mr.. James Elverson, the Boyce
olac'. winch adJoins Oak Hill cemetery,
ana Normanstone." the home of the Tai
cottS. could be purchased for a reasonable
sum. They lie Immediately north of the
10"f ana comprise seventy acres in all
1helr purchase should he advocated now
ne salld' before the trees are cut down and
lne property subdivided. A steel bridge
the speaker stated If thrown across the
rdVlne IN the rear of the Boyce tract
NNi4i4CSI tllS pidctS plCturGSQueiy.
Mr.. Moore stated that the northwest peo-
PIE would heartily support this project as
II would establish a chain of parks from
ROCK creek out to the grounds Of the naval
observatory, making most magnificent
urlNeways. For further report this matter
was referred to the executive committee.
Mr.. Kings Views.
Mr.. George w. King stated that In re-
spect to improvements in Georgetown 1t
had come to his knowledge that the sched
uJe of improvements as prepared by the
Commissioners, were often altered by sub
ordlnates, and that Georgetown was almost
always paced at the end of the list before
the improvements were made. He believed
that persistence alone would accomplish the
aims OF the citizens and that they should
not permit themselves to be put off
The names of three new members were
added to the roll of the association. Messrs
Edward Brooks, Philip Young and A Peter
ffaNlhg no further business on hand the
meeting adjourned to meet the first Friday
in December.