The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-15

At the regular meeting OF the Bright
wood Citizens Association. held at
Brightwood Hail last evening. the ques-
ton of the extension ef Thirteenth and
Fourteenth Streets was discussed by the
large number of members present.
Maps showing the course of he streets
extended and the effect of such extension
upon adjacent property were exhibited
Mr.. Thomas G. BIagden, Chairman OF
the Committee on Streets, made a report
setting forth the needs of street extern
sion in BfghtWood and vicinity. The re-
port caIsyd attention TO the dilatory man
ner in1whieh BrightwOod Avenue was be-
ing macsdamized, and recommended that
the District Commissioners be reSines ed
to expedite its completion at an early
date. It was also recommended that the
existing bad condition and necessity for
repair OF the road extending across coun-
try from Seventh Street toward Linden be
brought to the attention of The Commits
sioners1 It was stated that pledges for
the donation Of land for the extension of
Thirteenth and Fourteenth Streets had
been secured in a highly satisfactory
manner. All land for extension Of Thir-
teenth Street from Spring Street TO
Brightwood had been pledged with the
exception OF four parcels of property, and
all land for the extension of Fourteenth
Street had also been secured from Spring
Street to its intersection with Piney
Ridge Road.
The Committee on Streets expressed the
opinion that rs per cent Of the land
necessary FOR extension of streets within
the District lines could be secured by do
nation.
The following resolution was then pre-
scented and adopted:
Resolved. Tiist the President appoint com
Hiittee Of i've to wait upon the Commissioners
and the eerni.'ittees Of Congress and recommend
the extension q Thirteenth and fourteenth Streets
provided IS per cent Of the land necessary for
such extension be donated.
The committee was also Instructed to
have bills prepared and introduced into
both houses of Congress and to do all in
its power to further their passage
President Shoemaker read a letter he
wrote some time ago to the Assistant
Postmaster General regarding the extern
sion Of mail delivery into certain parts
Of Brightwood where there-is now no de-
livery. The First Assistant Postmaster
General had replied 10 the effect that the
appropriation for the extension OF the ser
vice had been exhausted and that conse
quently there we're al the present time no
funds for the extension of the service in
the direction desired.
3 motion was made and passed to ask
from the Postofice Department the es-
Enlistment Of a sub-station at Whitney
Avenue and Sheridan Street
Mr. Wilton J. Lambert presented a reso-
luton expressing the appreciation OF the
association OF the courtesies extended
that organization by Mr.. Thee Felter,
proprietor of the Brightwood Hotel. where
the meetings Of the association are iield.
The resolution was unanimously endorsed.
4 resolution was introduced and unanI-
mousIy adopted instTucting the president
to appoint a committee 10 call up< the
Washington Traction and Electric Com
paHy and request that the cars on the
Brightwood line OF their system be heated
during the winter months. The president
appointed as members of this committee
Messrs. George Field, r II. Johnson. and
n e Robinson. Dr. G. 3. Heneeke w
s Terry. and John Boyle we're elected to
membership in the association
President Shoemaker opened the discus
sion or the bond issue movement
BY saying that the BriEhtwood
Citizens Association had originated
the idea. He read to show this
point resolution that had been adopted
by the BriEhtwood Association last April,
and which called for the issuance of
bonds TO be paid a number Of years later
to raise funds with which TO extend the
streets IN the suburbs of the District
II conclusion he remarked that the bond
issue movement was a necessity to the
city Of Washington If it was to progress
as it should in the next few years He
congf9 tuIated the Brsghtwood Association
upon having generated the idea
President Shoemaker then appointed as
a committee 20 act on the bond issue reso-
luton, together with the committees from
other associations, Messrs- Blair Lee, ".
V. Cox, and N E. Robinson.