The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-03
NORTH VEST CITIZENS
DISCUSS LOCAL NEEDS
Senator Wellington and Rep :
reSentatiVe Irwin Absent.

! The Citizens Northwest Suburban Asso-
/ citation net last night in Masonic Hall at
/ Tenleytown. President c. c. Lancaster
! announced il opening the meeting that,
| owing to circumstances which could not
J be controlled, Senator Wellington of
! Maryland and Representative Irwin Of
Kentucky, who were expected to be pres
ent and address the association, were
unavoidably detained He expressed the
hope that both gentlemen would be pres
ent 1t the meeting in June and speak upon
the subjects announced
Messrs. T Conrad Dodge and Samuel
ID. Hawken were elected members of the
association.
Mr. l. P Shoemaker presented the re-
port OF the executive committee. IN which
h: described conference with the House
/ Committee on Appropriations, in which
the needs of the Tenleytown section were
presented The conference was brief, ow-
ing to the pressure of business before
the committee, but Mr.. Shoemaker stated
! his belief tEat. the need of trunk line
sewers and the Improvement of certain
streets was fully impressed upon the com
mittee, and that it's members realized as
never before that it was necessary to
spend more money in the suburbs for the
proper development Of the city.
resolution offered By Mr. Shoemaker
thanking Representative Jenkins. of the
House District Committee for his recent
statement in The Times TO the effect that
the Appropriations Committee should not
usurp the functions of the Legislative
Committee in preparing bills relating to
District affairs, was adopted.
Mr.. Lancaster presented a resolution
requesting public-spirited property
holders of the northwest section to appeal
to Senators and members of the House
of Representatives to furnish the District
Commissioners with ample funds to put
the principal highways of the section in
good condition, and make them equal to
the bouleyards around the capitals of Eu-
rope The resolution called for the ap-
preparation OF $50. 600 for -thIs purpose. to
be expended during the next two OF three
years. In the discussion of the resolution
il was urged that the people most inter-
ested were lukewaTrl in seeking for the
Improvement of the streets. What is
wanted is numbers, il was maintained. to
impress the Legislators with the idea that
what is asked is absolutely needed
resolution, also proposed by Mr.. Ian
/ caster, calling upon property holders to
erect more houses IN the northwest sub
| urban section, with a view to increasing
| the number Of tenants or purchasers of
| local property, provoked considerable dis
/ cussion. Col. James L. TAFT declared that
/ il was no use TO build houses until a bet
! ter car service was established to enable
residents to pass between their homes and
/ the city. In opposition to this Mr. Lam
( caster held that larger patronage you'd
/ compel better car service. and that moth
] ing else you'd. The resolution was
/ adopted
/ In connection with this subject. Colonel
/ TAFT offered motion that a petition
( which he had, carrying the names of
/ thirty-six persons in one car on the Ten
! leytoWu road. setting forth the crowded
/ condition of the cars morning and night
I be presented to the officials Of the street
! railway company.