Evening star., 1901-09-24
Maryland School for the Blind.
business Brought Before Cftixens' A,
sOciatiOn Last Night.

business brought before Citizens As
sOciatiOn Last Night.
The fall meeting of the Takoma Park
Citizens Association was held last night
at Fakoma Hall at 8 o'clock with a good
attendance of members Of the association.
The meeting was called to order by Presi-
dent j. B. Kinnear, with Mr.. Ben G. Davis
as secretary. Mr.. R. Percy Brown was
elected to active membership.
The association adopted report submitted
by Chairman w. J. Lambert of the commit
tee on streets. which will be forwarded
to the District Commissioners. urging that
Umatila street be opened at the earliest
possible moment from Piney Branch road
to Brightwood avenue, and that the same
be made available for public travel; also
that 9TH street extended be opened as
speedily as possible.
The committee also requested that esti-
mates be included by the Commissioners
for the graveling of Oak and Magnolia
avenues, both of which, it is claimed, have
been in very unsatisfactory condition by
reason of the running of water mains along
the same, and for an appropriation for the
opening to the full width and the grading
of Blair road from Chestnut avenue to the
District line.
Mr.. Lambert said it was the opinion of
all of the members of the committee that,
owing to the increase of the population of
this section and the extreme danger that
travelling in vehicles over the Baltimore
and Ohio tracks at the Carroll avenue
crossing, it would be greatly to the public s
interest and benefit If 9Th street were cut
at point some distance north Of the pres
ent crossing under the tracks of the Bal
timore and Ohio, where the railroad is
elevated upon an embankment. The COM
mittee, through it's chairman, suggested
that the street be SO cut that it would
strike upon the grade of one of the main
streets lying through the resident section
of Takoma.
resolution was adopted by the asso-
citation repudiating the assertions alleged to
have been made by the Washington Trac-
tiOn Company officials charging the citi-
zens' association with having preciptated
the recent threatened change in the rate
Of fare on the part Of the BrightWood rail-
road. 1t was denied that the association
a body or through its committees had
taken the initiative in bringing the alleged
violation of the schedule Of the company
to the attention of the District COmmiS-
soners for action.
In connection with the results obtained
by the committee which was appointed at
the mass meeting in August last a resolu-
the association for the efforts of the COM
mittee and congratulating the members
upon the results.
Mr.. r. S. Brown introduced resolution
recognizing the advantage derived by the
community from the existence of the Ia
ko!na Club and library.
The attention of the association was call
ed to the fact that the entire section Of
the District east Of Rock creek is pre-
cluded by law from the advantage of cleo
trio light, while the section west Of Rock
creek is permitted the use of electric lights
for public and private purposes After a
few remarks on the subject a resolution
was submitted by Mr.. Louis p. Shoema ker
and adopted by the association, urging
upon the District Commissioners and the
committees Of Congress such legislation for
electric lighting privileges for the east sec
tion of the District
In connection with this resolution an
other resolution was adopted. regulating
and denying the truth of the statement
made at the last session of Congress by
some one misinformed to the effect that a
east of Rock creek was desired, in the in
terest of certain land syndicates and specu-
lators, and insisting that such advantage
is desired in the interest of the general
public and for those who have estab-
lished their homes in this section
Mr.. Shoemaker addressed the meeting
at some length on the subject of street ex-
tension.
He said development and Improvement,
both public and private. has been retarded
and to very great extent actually pre-
vented by delay in the extension of the
street extension plan. Streets upon paper
than ten years. while this entire section
has needed and now stands sadly In .ed
of north and south streets extending from
the boundary Of the city to the District
line. and also for several east and west
streets connecting Takoma with Bright
wood avenue, Rock Creek Park and the
section west Of Rock creek.
1T is a lamentable fact" continued Mr.
Shoemaker that there does not exist a
single public highway. except Brightwood
avenue, extending from the boundary of
the city to the District line, and also that
there does not exist single east and west
street from Takoma to Brightwood avenue
and west Of Rock creek. This entire sec
tion is void Of adequate street facilities
and consequently deprived Of opportunities
to build up and improve.
Mr.. Shoemaker introduced a resolution
urging the Commissioners of the District
of Columbia and the proper committees Of
Congress to open 18th. 14th and 10th
streets and also Umatilla street west from
Takoma to 10th street or Rock Creek
Park