The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-16
THE BRENTWOOD RAILWAY.
TtaI1o1ua Citizens Hope fer a Change
of Schedule

The Takorna Park Citizens Association
again took I'D tie question of the service
on the Brentwood Railway at its month
TX meeting last night The succession Of
rainy and muddy days recently has en-
phaslz.d the unpleasant feelings engen-
deTeC by the dISCOntinuanCe Of the
through service by the railway company
Seventh Street extended, at the point
block above Florida Avenue, where the
BTiGhtwOod cars stop, IS enc Of the most
minvitiDg sections in the District in
which 90 be caught in a driving rain.
There is no possible shelter. except one
or two small stores and these are not
awaited Of by passengers. They stood all
day yesterday, something's fifty at time,
IN the drenching downpour. waiting my
time from a few minutes to q hall hour
As a consequence those that attended the
meeting Of the association last night were
in anything but a friendly frame of mind
toward the railway company
President Kiunear reported on the
meeting had with the railway officers a
few days ago by the officers of the Takoma
and Brightwood associations He said
that the officers of the company had been
very friendly in their attitude. discussing
the matter from all standpofnts. but that
no promise had been given that a change
would be made He said that he had
come away from the meeting with the
hope that something might be done, but
only hope 1t was pointed out that no
shelter has been provided at the end Of
the line as was promised. This, it was
said. the company asserted to be due to
inability to secure a permit from the Com
missioners.
Attention was then called to resolu-
ton passed by the last meeting of the as
soCiaJiOn commenting the fine service Civ
en- by the railway at that time This res
oiUtion, it had been the intention to send
to the company. but it was never for
warded as the new schedule was soon
after put into effect. and it changed all
the pleasant feelings of1he Takoma peo-
PIE. The meeting last night however. de-
cided tc send the resolution, dated a
month ago, to let the company know that
good service is appreciated-whife it lasts
The association went on record last
night as favoriHs the establishment Of
manufacturing industries in certain por-
lions of the District. along the Eastern
Branch, in Georgetown, and in South
Washington President Shoemaker, of
the BTightwood Association. who is also
a member of the TakoEna Association. in
tTDdUced the resolution passed q few days
ago By the Brightwood citizens. favoring
manufactures, and it was unanimously
adopted Mr. Shoemaker, IN his remarks
on the resolution, suggested that the
young men Of the District. if thy do not
so into the Government service. the re-
tail business OF into the professions, are
almost forced to emtgrate to ether cities
10 get into business. This, ne said, was
taking away from the District g portion
OF Its most desirable p opuIation every
year He also said that in his opinion the
District as the Capital OF the Nation
should typify, in a measure at least, the
industrial character of the entire country
lie said that, by Conhning the manufaCJ-
uring plants to the sections suggested by
him. the disadvantages of smoke and dirt
Ihat accompany industrial plants would
BE- kept away from the central portions
Of the District almost entirely. Mr.. Shoe
maker, however, did not advocate the es-
tablishment of great wheat farms or cat
tic ranges to typify the Industries of the
Middle West
The association also passed a Tesolu-
ton. introduced by Mr. Shoemaker. to the
effect that the Federal Government should
pay at least a part of the expenses Of
the great park and street extension plans
authorized by the last Congress MI
Shoemaker pointed out that the law
passed 10y Congress places the title to the
Rock Creek Park in the United States.
and says that it shall be for the use Of the
people OF the United States. but expressly
provides that al tEe expense Of making
the park shall be borne by the people Of
the District. This, he said. was unjust
and entirely at variance with the wishes
OF the people of the District Also, he
said, that the expense Of such vast i'm
proEement would be too heavy burden
on the District even if the people We're
willing 70 bear it. He said that ne be
lIeVed concerted ACTON on the part OF
the citizens associations would result
in a charge Of the law.
An effort Is to be made by the aSS0cia-
ton to have Fifth Street extended, which
runs through the Park extended under
the tracks Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railway. A resolution was passed ask
ing the District Commissioners TO IN
cluGp in their next estimates q provision
for the work of thus extending the street
President kinncaT and others. Spea king
Of this measure called atteatl .3l % ne
fact that the Ct ter part OF the people
Of the Park re- lie on the east side Of
the railway, Will, the new school is 10
Gated on the opposite side. This viii ne
cessitate the constant crossing OF the car
tracks by the school children, as soon as
. the school IS opened # no other than the
present grade crossing at the railway
station be provided A hundred or more
pupils VIII be forced to make at least
four trips a day across the tracks and
the danger of accident viii be great 1t
.
+ Street extended. where it crosses the Bal
: tImOTe and Ohio, is much lower than the
: tracks. and that no change Of grade viii
. be necessary but simply the extension Of
the street and the building Of a railway
bridge.
( 1t was resolved by the association that
the Commissioners be asked to include
IN their next estimates sums for the ma
cadamiZing of Oak, Carroll, and Magnolia
Avenues and the extension Of Umatilld
Street to Sixteenth Street. extended An
other resolution was passed asking for d
+ hose and hose &c rriage for the fire pro
lection OF the District portion OF the Park.
President KinneaT and Mr.. Shoemaker
reported interviews recently had with
Postmaster Merritt and the Postoffice De
A partment relative to a free delivery mail
service for BrightwOOd and TakOma. They
I stated that the authorities had been nosS
hopeful of having the free delivery ex-
/ tended to those sections after July l.
MILLS TAIL TO RESUME.