Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-07
INTERESTS, OF BRooKLAND
arEsTIoS Considered AT MEETING
OF CITIZENS ASSOCIATION.
Schools. Railways and Sewers Dis
cussed-I.eEislntion for Change
In Educational System.


ISOLATION was held at the town hall last
evening. at was called to order by the
president. Mr.. VI. p. Armstrong. DIR. Mil
lard J. Holmes was appointed chairman
of the committee on schools by the presi-
dent. and the appointment was approved
by the association. =
Mr.. Horgan. chairman of the committee
on streets, reported unfavorably on the pc
tition of the property owners in Metropolis
View for the extension and grading of It'll
street from Bunker Hill road to Rhode
Island avenue. The committee, however.
suggested that 1tb street be placed on the
schedule of streets to be improved in the
order of its application. The report OF the
committee was adopted by the association.
Mr., Noyes, chairman of the committee on
police and telephones; made a report rec
ommending the adoption by the association
OF Il resolution approving the legislation
now pending in Congress to grant a charter
to new telephone company, with the
amendment that the rates should be made
the same for the District of Columbia as are
provided in the bill for the city of Wash
ington.
MIR Carmck chairman of the committee
on railroads. reported the progress made
by his committee in securing a shelter at
the terminus OF the City and Suburban rail-
road. University Station, and also that a
communication had been received from the
that the request of the association to have
a watchman all night at the crossing at
Bunker Hill road and an alarm bell at the
South Brookland crossing had been referred
by the Commissioners to the b. and ..
railroad authorities for report.
Mr.. McPhaui, chairman Of the committee
on sewers stated that progress had been
made by his committee in the endeavor to
secure servers in South Brookland. He
said also that determined effort would
be made to have sewers provided on En-
poria. Austin and Detroit streets in the
near future.
Bill for Relief Approved.
A committee, consisting of Messrs. Hor-
gan. McPhaul and Whiteside, recommend
ed the adoption by the association of H.
R. bill No. s4O7. for the relief of certain
property owners in Brookland. who had
been injured by the grading Of streets in
that locality. The report of the committee
was adopted and the action of the associa-
ton ordered to be reported by the secre-
tary OF the association to the proper COM
mittees in Congress-
vice President Ford, chairman of the
committee to investigate the needs of the
Broookland schools, submitted a statement
upon the subject recommending the build
ing OF play rooms when the lot adjoining
the present school shall have been pur-
chased by the District government. The
report was referred to the committee on
schools. with authority to take such action
DR.. Miilard j. Holmes, chairman of the
committee on schools. read a communica-
ton from Superintendent w. b. Powell
wherein he concurred in the request of the
association to have in Brookland a kinder
garten school. Mr.. Powell stated that he
was heartily in favor of it and would in
vite the attention of the trustees to the
matter, with a favorable recommendation.
Approves Railway Bill.
Mr. Horgan submitted a resolution to the
effect THAT the Citizens Association of
Brookland heartily concurs in the proposed
route for an entrance into the city recon-
mended by the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, and Il location for the building of
"A station. and that they are heartily OPP
posed to either of the amendments here
tofore suggested by the North Capitol and
lexington Citizens Association. and that
the support of this association is heartily
pledged to assist the Commissioners in
ca rrying out the plans as recommended by
them.
communication was read from the
North Capitol and lexington Citizens As
ISOLATION requesting concurrence of the
Br0okland association in the legislation now
public school system in the District. In re-
Spouse DR.. Holmes offered a resolution
| which recited that this association is IA
Vorable to the legislation now pending for
| a change In the public school system in the
District of Columbia, but would recommend
that the same be amended by providing
that the trustees, before their appointment
shall have resided in the District of CO.
| lumbia for five years and that said trus-
| tees shall be appointed by the Commits
| sioners of the District of Columbia
resolution was adopted by the associa-
ton. without dissenting vote, setting forth
| that the Brookland Citizens Associat ion
| unanimously indorses Commissioners Ross
and Wight for reappontment."