Evening star., 1900-10-15

ing large area Of private property Con
gress subsequently by reason of the high.
way act again changed the iocatoh Oh
streets and again affected private properly
hit the money has never been appropriated
to carry into effect any one of these plans :
consequently public improvements nave no'
been established there, and private I'M,
movements of a suitable character couio
not be constructed Thus 1t Will be oD-
served that the land owners Of this subdl-
vision have virtually had their holdings
confiscated, while they have regularly Deen
required to pay taxes upon property Wnich
could not be adequately improved by them
and was neglected by the authorities. 1t Is
certainly time that some reiief snouio De
afforded these people. VIII TINS Congress
act in their behalf or shall they be required
tn suffer after thirty years OF oppression.
And shall Meridian Hill continue TO be
menace to the District generally and par
ticularly to those beautiful sections north'
south east and west OF II!
"Any observer Of Washington city Will be
convinced from the private improvements
which have been made in all directions even
without adequate public improvements TO
encourage and justify them that almost
unlimited capital is available to make the
CITY what it ought to be- We respectfully
direct your attention to the true situation,
Notwithstanding the money Which mas peeI
expended by individuals in the vlclnity Oh
Brightwood. Tenleytown and beyond East
Washington. ali with reference TO the city
proper, that the government has not as yet
during a period of thirty years estabilshed
in any direction single avenue of travel
over or upon which the development of the
CITY can go from the boundary of the old
city to the boundary of the District
Connecticut Avenue Extended.
1.-The California syndicate purchased the
land extending from the city to Chevy
Chase and in the vicinity of Tenleytown, do
mated the land for Connecticut avenue ana
to a great extent graded and regulated it.
Tho District government has not kept it in
proper repair or properly lighted. nor has
that section been adequately provided with
sewerage facilities so that people can build
houses, reside there and observe sanitary
regulations
THE Rock Creek stream has never been
properly brldged by the government, and
but for private enterprise and the expendi-
ture of the private funds of the California
syndicate no adequate means would exist
for reaching the northwest section over
Rock creek o.
hone that all these necessary improvements
In behalf of the taxpayers OF the D.strict
will he secured Our burden. however is
becoming greater; that is, the payment OF
taxes year after year without aoequate
public improvements which would MAKE
private improvements possible and profita-
HE The Datience of the land owners Is be-
ing exhausted and those who are not COM
PEELED to abandon their holdings are ds-
posed almost to do so, TO be renewed OF
RESPONSIBILITIES and liabiAd DIES.
"What IL real estate worth IL Ii cannot,be
iunproyed and made available and produc-
tive of income? How can it possibly be
made so ii the public functions of the gov
ernment are not exercised and the neces-
sary public improvements established SO
that private Improvements can Follow "a.
ter wears of suffering will Congress afford
some relief!
.Can the want of money be any excuse
al least, some Of them, when it is a we'll
known fact that funds can be obtained at
2 or 3 per cent interest. and that the private
improvements which would follow these
public improvements would SO augment the
District revenues as would enable net only
the payment of interest, but the repayment