The times., 1901-04-20
TO IMPROVE TBNLEYTOWN
The Northwest Citizens AssOcia-
tiOn Discusses Plans.

Regular Meeting Poorly Attended
| Resolutions to the District Com
misSioners - Manufactures Advo-
! catcd-A Plea for Good Streets.
| The monthly meeting of the Northwest
! Citizens Suburban Association was held
last night in Templars Hall, Tenleytown,
! with c. {. Lancaster, President of the
| association. presiding and John w Chap
pell acting as secretary. Although but
few of the members attended the meeting.
owing to the inclemency OF the weather,
| resolutions of great Importance to the
citizens of Tenleytown and that vicinity
were introduced and adopted.
The first resolution was introduced by
Louis 2. Shoemaker, Chairman of the
Executive Committee of the association,
asking that the Commissioners of the Dis
triCt of Columbia be called upon by a
committee from the association and re-
quested to notify the presiding officer of
the association, before acting upon any
complaints or grievances of a general
public character over which the assOCia-
tion exercises its influence The resolu-
ton in conclusion says:
This request is made for the purpose
of ascertaining the sentiment of our peo-
pie, and also to assist the Commissioners
in the performance of their duties" The
resolution was adopted unanimously.
Mr.. Shoemaker acting in the capacity
of Chairman of the Executive Committee,
also introduced a resolution which was
later adopted, asking that the efforts of
all members of the Northwest Citizens
Association be exercised TO encourage the
establishment of manufacturing and bust
ness enterprises in certain portions of the
District of Columbia. and that public sen
timent, so far possible. be invoked to
accomplish this result. The resolution, in
part, is as follows:
we firmly believe that manufacturing
and business undertakings should be en-
couraged in the District, not only to at
tract business men, capital, and enter
prise, but to increase our population. fur
nish adequate employment for our young
folks who are annually graduating from
the public schools, and encourage others
to reside here. Also to utilize consider
able territory along our river front in
South and East Washington, along the
railroad lines to cause the construction
OF buildings and thereby greatly augment
our taxable values and annual revenues.
ana by such action the city of Washing
ton, in our opinion, would become a
respect"
Another resolution presented by Mr.
Shoemaker asked the members of the asso-
citation TO do all in their power to remind
Congress Of the fact that the extension
of streets in the northwest section of the
city, especially in the vicinity of Rock
Greek and the Geological Park is a great
necessity. The resolution was adopted and
1t was ordered by the president OF the
association that copy OF the same he
forwarded to the Commissioners of the
District
j. a. Finch presented a paper setting
forth the bad condition of the roads in
the vicinity of Tenleytown. 1t was as fol-
lows:
Whereas the county roads in the northwest
section Of this District usually, and in many
cases, are the only means Of travel Tor the citi-
zens OF this section, well the general pub
lie. aud though necessity requires that they
should be kept in the best condition, many OF
them have been wholly neglected, scarcely a
dollar having been expended upon them by the
BE IT resolved, now, That the Northwest Citi-
zens Association earnestly appeal to the COM
and eSrended without further delay IN putting
these roads in hrst-class condition making them
acceptable TO the many property owners and
4 pleasure TO the general public.
This resolution, which was by far the
most important introduced during the as
session, was immediately
adopted, and there is no doubt that in a
short time some action will be taken by
the Commissioners. During the doWnpour
Of rain last night the roads were i'm such
that it was hardly possible for
pedestrian to walk, much less drive
horse over them. A copy of the resolution
introduced by Mr.. Finch viii be sent to
the Commissioners at once.
Mr.. Hooper read a resolution in regard |
TO the issuance of d pamphlet containing
pictures OF many beautiful houses I'm the |
northwest section of the city, by the cir !
culation Of which it is hoped that the pop |
ulatiOn in and about TenleytOWn can be !
increased. Copies of the book will also !
be placed in the District room ar the Pan /
American Exposition.
To aid 10 the same dire ction, G. c. Ian
caster President Of the association in |
reduced resolution asking the members |
1C the association to show their apDre- |
aiation of the work OF the Suburban |
itiZen, local newspaper, which re- |
emily printed cOnsidera bic literature ia /
Is columns in regard to Tenleytown real |
state, accompanying the same with pic |
lures The appreciation, he said could !
De shown by securing 200 copies of the
,aper, for distribution through the States. |
rhe cost of the papers 70 the association
le said, would be S3G Mr. Lancaster's res
)lution was adopted.
The meeting was brought to q close
BY the reading by Mr.. Lancaster of Il /
paper addressed to Commissioner Mac
arland, by ". l.. Crounse, Chairman of !
he Committee on Telephones, asking the
Commissioner 10 grant the Bell Telephone
-ompany the right to extend it's wires
through TO Tenleytown, in order to es-
a5lish an exchange station at that point
70 action upon the matter was taken by
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