The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-20
IN FAVOR OF MANUFACTURING.
Resolutions Passed by the Northwest
Citizens Suburban Association.

Owing to bad weather but few members
| attended the regular monthly meeting Of
| the Northwest Citizens Suburban Asso-
citation held at TemDIars Hall Tenley-
| town. last night The meeting was pre-
| sided over by G c Lancaster, president
/ Of the association. while John ". Chap
| pelI acted as secretary
! Louis p Shoemaker, chairman Of the
| executive committee. introduced three
/ resolutions, which were read, discussed.
and unanimously adopted. One provided
for the appointment of a committee to
call upon the District Commissioners and
request that before acting upon any com
plants OF grievances the Commissioners
should notify the president of the asso-
citation. The resolution stated that the
request IS made for the purpose Of as
certainfng the sentiment of the people.
/ and also to assist the Commissioners in
the performance of their duties
Another resolution requested the mem
bers of the association to lend their inftu-
ence to encourage the establishment %
manufacturing and business enterprises
| in certain portions of the District Among
other things the resolution declares:
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, iuI
uish 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 West Washington, along the
railroad lines: to cause the construction
of buildings and thereby greatly augment
our taxable aIues and annual revenues,
| and by such action the city Of Washing
! ton. in our opinion. would become
/ larger and more important city IN every
/ respect
| Another resolution presented by Mr.
/ Shoemaker asked the members OF the as
ISOLATION 10 do ali IN their power to re-
mind Congress of the fact that the extern
| sion of streets in the northwest section
| of the city, especially IN the ylciT!Ity Oh
| Rock Creek and the Geological PARK, IS q
great necessity, Il was ordered bE the
| president OF the association that copy
| o. the resolutions be 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:
west section OF this District are usual
Is, and in many cases, are the only means
of travel for the citizens of this section
as well as the general public. and though
necessity requires that they should be
kept in the best condition, raany of them
have been wholly neglected. scarcely d
dollar having been expended upon them
By the District authorities during the
present year;
Be it resolved, now, That the North
west Citizens Association earnestly ap-
peal 10 the Commissioners to have Sufti-
cient public funds set aside and expended
without further delay in putting these
roads in first-class condition, making
them acceptable TO the many property
owners and a pleasure to the general pub
lie
This resolution. which was by far the
most important introduced during the as
sociation's session was Immediately
adopted
President Lancaster introduced reso-
luton. which was adopted, providing for
the purchase Of 900 copies of The 'Subur-
ban Citizen. a local newspa per containing
a description of Tenleyt0wH real estate
The copies are for distribution through
out the several States and Territories
w l. CTounse. Chairman of the Com
mittee on Telephones, read paper ad-
dressed to Commissioner MacfaTland, ask
ing the Commissioners TO grant the Bell
Telephone the right to extent its wires
through TeuleytOWn in order TO establish
aH exchange station at that point With
out acting on the paper the meeting adj
io71rued