Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-06
NORTHWEST SUBURBS
NEEDS OF SECTION OUTLINED AT
MEETING OF CITIZENS.
Resolutions in Tribute to the Late
Senator McMillan-Improve-
ments Suggested.

With President Charles c. Lancaster pro-
siding the first fall meeting of the Citizens
Northwest Suburban Association was held
last evening in the Masonic Hall. Tenley-
town. When the meeting was called TO
order nearly every one present had mat
tiers for the body to consider The report
of the executive committee of the body con-
tanning recommendations for appropriations
for the coming fiscal year. which will be
presented to the District Commissioners
next week. formed the principal business of
the evening
The document included recommendations
for appropriations made by the committee
on roads, of which Mr. Horace S Jones IS
chairman The following are the appropra-
lions recommended by the road committee:
for continuing the grading and regulat-
ing OF connecticut avenue extended. So
oo: widening Broad Branch road $1,000:
regulating and macadamizing Wisconsin
avenue, $4,000: for the same work on Rock
Creek Ford road. $1,000; regulating Daa.el
road. 1880: regulating and macada MIXING
RIVER road from Tenleytown to the District
line, H,5O0: for repairs on Chappell road,
Grant road, Murdoch Mill road, Little Falls
road, Ridge road and New Cut road 81 $40
each: for repairing Boundary avenue from
Flint street to 4Sth street. $1,000: repairing
4Sth street from Boundary avenue to Arnes
place, $4,000; regulating Vallejo street
road, $4,000; for completion of Connecticut
avenue bridge, 100000, and for the i'm
provement of Chesapeake street, 5000.
Proposed Police Station.
After the report of the executive COM
mittee was considered and adopted Presi-
dent Lancaster read the report of Mr.. AL
bert E. Shoemaker with reference to the
proposed Tenleytown police station. The
report showed that the previous appro-
priation for that structure had not been
sufficient for the erection of the station
other than a wooden one suited to the
needs of the community, and recommended
that a committee be appointed to confer
with Major Sylvester of the metropolitan
police force, with the view OF having as
large station house built now as was pos
slble with the present amount of funds,
but to have 1t SO constructed that additions
could be made when a large appropria-
ton is secured. The chairman named the
following gentlemen to wait on the chief
of police: Messrs Charles c. Lancaster,
A. +. Lancaster and DIR. Ray.
The subcommittee public schools,
through its chairman, Mr.. William b. Ire
land, Submitted a list of recommendations
for appropriations for repairs on several
school houses. The repairs are estimated
to cost s65350 The report was unani-
mously adopted.
Memorial of Senator Mcmillan.
lutions, which were unanimously adopted,
touching the death of Senator Mcmillan, in
which it was stated that in the recent
death of the lamented James Mcmillan, a
senator of the United States from the state
committee on the District of Columbia, the
Citizens Northwest Suburban Association
has lost the friendship and cooperation of
a distinguished public servant. and the Dis
q nd Lab
services of a strong and patriotic advocate
in the halls of Congress and before the
people of the entire country.
Continuing, the resolutions further set
forth that during his official career in the
Senate he laid the foundation for the park
commission. which, under his supervision
and direction, has prepared an elaborate
plan for the development and Identification
of the national capital, the execution and
completion of which will not only be a
worthy and lasting monument to his pa
triotism and devotion to the best interests
of the city of Washington, but will place
the nations capital in the front rank Of
the worlds most beautiful cities
Plans of Park Commission.
The resolutions further recite that In
order that his fidelity to the District of
Columbia may be perpetuated by a CRATE
full people and that this great work may be
successfully executed, the Citizens North
west Suburban Association recommends
that an organization be perfected in this
District to promote and complete the plans
of the park commission created by Senator
James Mcmillan, chairman of the Senate
committee on the District of Columbia, to
be known as the National Capital Mu-
nicipal League
1t was agreed that the members Of the
association should appeal to the citizens of
the District to unite in carrying out tn s
beneficial movement. copy of the reso-
lutions will be submitted to the District
Comm 'ssioners for their favorable action.
President Lancaster followed up the adop-
ton of his resolutions by condemning the
high rate at which property had besn
sessed in the northwest part Of the city.
Just previous to adjournment Mr.. Curtis
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