Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-26
DEMAND IMPROVEMENTS
RESOLUTIONS Apo1rED BIZ BRIGHT.
WOOD ASSOCIATION.
Item of $4,000 for Sewers and vari-
Gus Sums for Designated
Streets.

Resolutions asking Isthe Commissioners
to recommend to Congress certain improve
ments said to have been long delayed, oc-
cupied the attention of the Brightwood
Citizens Association last night on the oc-
casion of Its first winter meeting. AS
guests of the association there were pres
ent Messrs. Chaplin Brown, c. s. Bundy,
H. o. Towles. A. B. Sherman, Jesse L.
Heiskel and Benjamin Holman. MIR. Bun
dy was elected an honorary member. After
the meeting adjourned refreshments were
served and Mr.. Brown and Mr.. j. L. Heisk-
ell. spoke briefly
In the absence of the chairman of the
executive committee President Loais
shoemaker read to the association a
the Commissioners. The first item was an
allowance of $4,000 for sewers-the asso-
citation plan being that trunk sewer
should run from the river along the, east
and on the Military road to 10th street,
thence to Wabash avenue and thence to tie
District line.
Additional Items.
The other items follow:
FOR macadamizing Ingraham street
formerly Genesee) from Brightwood ave-
nue. to Colorado avenue 81 800
For opening Hamilton s.,-<: formerly
Flint from Brightwood a -I,.e to Colo
RADIO avenue, $1,000. We recommend the
opening of 18th street from Spring street
TO Piney Branch road, as most of the land
has been donated.
Electric lights from Florida avenue to
the District line, $1,000.
Electric lights on the Shepard road from
brlgntwood avenue to Flint street, $500;
electric lights on the Military Dad from
fn Do III
300; electric lights on Richmond street
$500.
.,I For one sanitary and food inspector for
lhis section of the District, 81 100.
resolution offered by Mr. r. M Johnson
set forth that private Improvement and the
development Of the city over the District is
retarded by reason of the fact that such
sewers and light facilities have not been
provided. Thousands of homes exist at the
present time in the District of Columbia
ana they have been occupied for several
ties all OF which are so necessary not only
for the comfort of the taxpayers but to
insure health by the observance of sanitar--
rules and regulations
Unanimously Approved.
When this had been adopted the associa-
ton unanimously approved the following
declaration, which was submitted by Mr.
j. D. Macarty:
Resolved, by the Brightwood Citizens
Association, That the people of this 81 tire
section of the District of Columbia. e.. of
Rock creek, desire the advantages of cleo
trio light facilities, and further that it is
desired for both public and private pur-
poses, as many of our roads are dark and
dangerous to travel upon at night, and it
is further declared to be unfair to the tax
payers of this section to permit the advan-
tage of electric light west of Rock creek
and deny 1t to those east of said Rock
creek: and, be it further declared, that this
advantage of electric light is desired not
for any particular purpose or for the bene-
mt or any particular person or persons, but
for the general welfare of our section
Extension of Streets.
Resolutions were also adopted to the fol-
lowing effect: That the Commissioners
emphasize the need for extending 18th, 18th
and 10th streets to the District line; that
the Takoma Club and Library be heartily
commended; that the matchmaking of
Brightwood avenue should be completed as
speedily as possible; that the Commission
ers extend the gas main 1000 feet along
Umatilla street
Mr.. Wilton j. Lambert, as member of
the committee on railroads and chairman
of the committee of three appointed at
the mass meeting held in August at Ia
koma to meet the situation regarding the
then proposed regulation to compel two
fares to be paid upon the Brightwood line
to enter the city, made an exhaustive re-
port regarding the conferences with the
representatives of the'company at the time.
He presented a resolution approving the
committees action and refuting the charge
which, he said, had been made publicly by
an official of the company, that the Bright
wood people had brought about the objec-
tlonable regulation by complaining to the
rnr1 minis eli nf vi n LAT nf
the charter by the company in it's sched
ule. Mr.. Lambert declared that the rec
ords would show that the Commissioners
action was based upon a letter sent to them
by the company in March asking them to
approve schedule then submitted. After
considerable discussion the resolution was
unanimously passed.
Mr.. Keene offered resolutions of regret
upon the death Of Mr.. T. D. Haddaway. Mr..
Bates offered similar resolutions in -ard
to the late Matthew G. Emery, and Mr.
Lambert in few remarks submitted res
olutions regretting the death of Judge ].
M Wilson