The Washington times., 1901-10-26
SOME NEEDED IMPROVEM ENTS.
Brightwood Citizens Urge Requests
for Larger Appropriations.

The needs for public Improvements in
Rrightwood TakOma Park, and vicinity
were exhauStively discussed at the rcgu-
lar meeting of the Brightwood Citizens
Association last night. large number of
resolutions were adopted and ordered for
warded to the Commissioners, setting
forth instances where municipal improve
ments were a necessity. \ schedule of
recommendations for appropriations for
work of public character in Brightwood
was approved and will bc sent to tn, Com
missioners with the request that the items
be included in the District Appropriation
bill. The meeting was well attended.
Louis Z. Shoemaker presided and John G.
Keene acted as secretary.
The most important single item con-
tanned in the budget IL that of $4,000
asked for the construction in part of a
trunk sewer from the river along the east
side OF Rock Creek to the Military Road.
and on the Military Road TO Sixteenth
Street. on Sixteenth Street TO Wabash
Avenue, ON Wabash Avenue and in its di-
rection to this District line.
This sewer, if constructed, will prove a
great boon to property owners and resi-
dents in the section which will be thereby
drained. There Is great complaint at this
time that the territory along Rock Creek
account there Is little building in progress,
ard people are loath to settle there.
The necessity for the Improvement Of
BrightWoOd Avenue was set forth both
in the list OF recommended tons and in a
resolution offered by Jacob Xander,
which called attention to the many ac-
cidents which have resulted from the
neglected condition OF the thoroughfare.
The scarcity OF electric lights is, in large
part responsible for such accidents. Re
lief in this direction is expected, If the
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lights from Florida Avenue to the Dis
trict line is granted; $500 is asked for cleo
tric lights on Shepard Road, the same
amount FOR both the Military Road and
on Richmond Street. Recommendation
is also made for the macadamizing of In
graham Street, at d cost of 81 SOC, and the
opening of Hamilton Street, from Bright
wood Avenue to Colorado Avenue, for
81 600 A sanitary and food inspector is
also asked for.
The members of the Brightwood Citi-
Zens' Association are so anxious that
Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Sixteenth
Streets should be extended to the District
line that special committee has secured
maps and has obtained the pledge of
nearly three-fourtns of the land required
for such extension On Thirteenth and
Fourteenth Streets. Resolutions were
adopted last night urging the Commits
sioners to give the matter early consid-
Grafton.
The general tone of the sentiments of
the association was conveyed In a resoIu-
ton offered by X. NJ. Johnson. and unani-
mously adopted. requesting the Commits
sioners 10 ask for larger appropria-
tions for District purposes than hereto
fore Attention was called in this resolu-
tion to the statement that thousands of
homes In the District are without light
or water facilities, and that the roads
in the suburbs are, in certain instances
in as poor condition as they were years
ago. resolution requesting the Com
missioners and the Washington Gas Light
Company to extend the gas main from
Umatilla Street ln Brightwood Avenue to
the District lint, a distance of about . ono
feet, was also approved.