Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-15
BRENTWOOD CITIZENS
sUBJESTs DISCUSSED AT THE MEET
ING LAST NIGHT
Improvement of Streets Considered
Paper the Battle of Fort stew
cns-ResOlutiOns Adopted.

Several subjects Of interest were consid-
cred at the regular monthly meeting last
evening of the Brightwood Citizens Asso-
citation. The president Mr.. Louis P. Shoe
maker, occupied the chair. and after the
business had been disposed of the members
listened to a paper on the attack of Gen.
Early upon this city during the civil war.
resulting in the battle of Fort Stevens by
Col. John A. Wiedersheim of Philadelphia,
who served with the army of defense
| Capt. John Miller, who was with the forces
of Gen. Early, gave an account Of the af-
| fair from the confederate standpoint.
A resolution offered by George F. Field
was adopted. asking the Commissioners to
and otherwise improve them. Special ref
| erence was made Ito Piney Branch, or
18th street road, which never has been
regulated to its proper width. 1t extends
from Bright wood south to the city and
from Brightwood north to the Blair road
We also ask that Brightwood avenue shall
be made at least less dangerous. and that
the Blair road should be widened and ma
cadamized: and further. that a copy of
these resolutions shall be forwarded to the
commissioners by our secretary"
Against Paying for Street Extension.
A resolution offered by A. E. McLaugh-
! lin was adopted, which characterized the
system of street extension proposed by
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needs and necessities of the local tax
| payers and protesting against the action
| in placing the entire cost on that class
Sixteenth street was declared to be a ma
| tlonal highway and that, in justice no
more than one-half of the cost of opening
| that street should be charged to the Dis
| trict.
Want 10th Street Award Accepted.
A resolution offered by Wilton ]. Lam
| bert was adopted, which deplored the
proposed action of the Commissioners to
| reject the work of the jury in the con-
demnation proceedings as to 10th street.
We would regard such action as a public
and private calamity to the District and
We respectfully submit that it would be ex-
tremdy detrimental to public and private
interests. We ask that a public hearing
be accorded the people interested in this
important matter by the Commissioners,
and further that the action of the jury
shall be approved"
Mr.. Shoemaker, as chairman of the exec
utive committee, presented a statement to
the effect that that committee be urged
to approve the action of the jury in the
18th street extension matter.
The following resolution was presente ed
by Mr.. Shoemaker:
That the Commissioners be respectfully
requested to notify the presiding officer of
this association before action on any COM
plant or grievance of general public char
acter affecting the territory over which
this organization extends its influence"
Mr.. Wilton ]. Lambert reported for the
railroad committee upon new schedule
over the Brightwood avenue line. He said
the committee had tried to impress upon
the company that the charter of the road
must be lived up to.
Money to lend at 4, and per cent on
real estate. Frank 7. Rawlings, 1905 Pa. av.
advertisement.