Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-16
TAKOMA PARK NEEDS
MATTERS DISCUSSED AT MEET
ING OF CITIZENS.
Resolutions Adopted Relative to
Death Of Governor Shepherd-Me-
mortal to Deceased Members

The regular fall meeting Of the Takoma
Park Citizens Association was held last
| night at o'clock in Takoma Hail. The
meeting was presided over by President j.
B. Kinnear. with Ben. G. Davis as secre-
tary. A feature of the meeting was the
presence of an unusually large number OF
ladies.
Mr.. j. Vance Lewis suggested that the
attention Of the Commissioners be called to
the pavement on Carroll avenue near Maple
avenue. The pavement, he said, after each
rain is covered with water to the depth OF
several inches. and causes considerable in
convenience.
The meeting was addressed by Miss Mary
Cady and Miss Margaret Bailey OF the Ia
koma Public School relative to the enlarge
ment Of the school building. Miss Bailey,
who is principal of the school, stated that
last year the school was overcrowded, and
that the building should be enlarged The
building contains four rooms and was de-
signed for an eight-room school.
Mr.. George A. Warren presented reso-
luton, which was adopted by the associa-
ton, authorizing the school committee to
visit the District Commissioners and inn
press upon them the Importance OF adding
another story to the school building, to af
ford accommodations for the education OF
the children in this vicinity.
Increased school facilities was the sub
ject of a short address by Mr.. Louis F.
Shoemaker, relative to the school which Is
located in Takoma Park, Nd, just beyond
the District line. The association, he
authorities of Montgomery county to I'M
prove and increase the facilities OF this
school. The discussion was also partici-
pated in by Dr.. H. NJ Bennett and MI.
George A. Warren, whose remarks were
on the same lines as were those OF Mr..
| Shoemakers.
Miss Margaret Bailey and Mrs. Morris
Bien were elected to active membership in
| the association. DR.. A. P. Pardon and Col.
| e. B. Townsend of the Mt. Pleasant Citi-
| Zens' Association were also elected hon.
| orary members of the association, thus es-
| tablshing an honorary list
Recommendations Approved.
Mr.. Louis p Shoemaker, secretary of the
executive committee, submitted a report Of
the committee adopted at meeting held
September 5. The following recommended
lions were approved by the association and
will be submitted to the District Commits
| sioners to be included in their annual rec
| concentrations to Congress:
Sewers-To connect the District of Column
| bia system with that of Maryland, $3.50.
| To extend the sewer on the Blair road
| from the present terminus to the north line
of the Shoemaker tract, 81 200
| streets-To condemn. land. grade and
|
| the Piney Branch road, $4,000.
To condemn land, grade and regulate 9Th
| street extended, under railroad from Car
| roll avenue to Magnolia avenue as per
estimate and survey, submitted, correspond
| ing with the bill now pending before Con-
| gress $4,000.
To grade regulate and gravel Blair road
! to it's full width of thirty-two feet from
Chestnut avenue to District line. $500:
| To macadamize Oak avenue from Carroll
avenue east to the District line $500.
To macadamize Carroll avenue from 1on rail-
road east to the District line, $1,000
| To macadamiZe Magnolia avenue from
| Chestnut avenue to Oak avenue, 81 200.
| Lighting-Gas or electric lamps on Blair
road from Piney Branch road to the Dis
| trict line.
| The Importance of the opening of other
| highways than Umatilla street is urged by
! the committee for the development OF the
| territory lying between Brightwood avenue
| and Takoma, allof which is now entlreiy
| without street facilities.
| The improvement and identifying of the
| entrance to Takoma Park was the subject
| of discussion. The entrance to the park, II
| was stated is at the terminus Of the Bright
| wood line, within short distance of the
| Baltimore and Ohio station, and is worthy
| of a more beautiful entrance. In this con-
| nection Mrs. Morris Bien addressed the
meeting on the subject of shade trees, which
| she thought ought to receive the attention
| of residents of the Park.
| A committee was appointed by President
| Kinnear to consider and arrange for the i'm
provement of the property surrounding that
| portion of the parks entrance The COM
| mittee is composed of the following men,
| bers of the associations: Col. 9. c. Kniffin,
| Mrs Morris Bien, Mrs. H. C. Bursley, Mr..
| C. w. Davis, Mrs. W. w. Anderson.
Recent Deaths Deplored.
| The meeting was addressed by Mr. Geo.
| A. Warren regarding the untimely death
| of Major O'Driscou, who was Killed last
| at Statinn nv
| and upon the death Sunday of Mr.. Frederick
J. Lung at Wheeling. w. Va, of typhoid
| fever, both of whom were active members
| of the association.
| At the conclusion of Mr.. Warren's eulogy
of Major o Driscoll and Mr.. Lung, a COM
mittee was appointed to draft suitable res
olutions for presentation of the same to the
families of the deceased and 10 enter upon
the minutes of the association. The COM
mittee was composed of Messrs George A.
Warren G. c. Kniffn and Ben. G. Davis.
Resolutions were introduced by Mr. Louis
P. Shoemaker and adopted by the associa-
tlon relative to the death of Ex-Governor
Alexander r. Shepherd He paid a high
tribute to Governor Shepherd and spoke of
his efforts in the development of the city
of Washington
AT the conclusion of the regular business
the association was addressed by Col. e. Il.
Townsend and DIR. Pardon, both of whom
spoke of the public school system in the
District and the noted Improvements within
the past few years. In the course of his re-
marks Col. Townsend alluded to the death
OF Governor Shepherd
SCOTT BRADLEY ACQUITTED.
Man CHARGED With Comnlic;t1 in