The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-17
Urge Congress to Make Appro-
priatlonS for Northwest.
EAANY IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED
House Subcommittee Asked to Set Aside
s7a4,oco for Streets and Schools
Brightwood and lexington Associa-
tons Also Make Application.

CoiHDhittee Oh the committee On Ap'
preparations of the House in refer
ence to items in the District APP
preparation bill. in which they are in
terested. The members from the North
west Citizens Association, through Mr
c. c. Lancaster, the president of the as
statement recommending appropriations
for that section OF the city west of Rock
Creek
Those who appeared with Mr.. Lancas-
ter upon behalf of the association were
Col. James l.. TAFT. Mr.. James Sharp, Mr..
Louis 7. Shoemaker, DR.. John W. Chap
pei, Prof. George 4. Hill, Mr.. James 4.
Finch. Mr.. Howard L. Gait, and Major
George A. Armes.
Mr.. Lancaster was tie first speaker.
He said that his association had carefully
estimated the cost of sewer construction
repairs TO county roads, macadamizing
of streets. the construction of a bridge
extended, and for electric lights, and that
the sum of s32l0O0 was needed for these
purposes. Mr.. Lancaster explained at
some length the necessity for these i'm
provements.
What the Section Wants.
The recommendations made by the as
sociation are as follows:
Sewers - For the continuation of the
work on the Arizona Avenue sewer, $780,
eco; fer constructing in part q trunk
RI ba nf
from p Street northwest TO the District
line, 100000; for constructing in part a
trunk sewer at the intersection of Wis
cousin Avenue and Flint Street through
University Park to the Potomac River.
$50 Goo: for the construction in part of a
trunk semer on Albemarle Street. from
Nisconsin Avenue to the west side CT
Rock Creek $4,000
County roads-For grading and macad-
amizing Wisconsin Avenue. 0O00; for
grading and matchmaking Connecticut
Avenue extended. $4,000; for widening
and maeadamizing Broad Branch Read
S25 eco; for grading and macadamizing
Flint Street. from River Road to Boun-
dairy Avenue $1,000: for grading and ma
cadamizint Boundary Avenue. from Flint
Street - Forty eighth Street, 5000; for
grading and macadamizing Forty eighth
Place, $l5,oGO; for current work of re-
pairs to county roads, $4,000; for
electric lights on Broad Branch Road,
from Pierce Mil Road to the Dis
trict line, $1,000; for electric lights
80 Ni'i'arv Read. from Broad Branch
Road to Rock Creek, $500; for electric
Is.i,s on the Belt Road, from Tenley-
town to the District line. $500. for cleo
tric lights on Nebraska Avenue, from
Wisconsin Avenue TO Joliet Street. $500;
for electric lights on Ridge Road, from
Joliet street TO the New Cut Road, $500:
for electric lights On the New Cut Road.
from Thirty-ffth Street to the Ridge
koad. siNG; Connecticut Avenue bridge
over Rock Creek, 100000.
Public schools-For one four-room
building to be added to the Tenleytown
school $4,000; for repairs to present
school building, $4,000 for purchase of a
lot for colored school in Fort Reno,
seventh division, on which the appropria-
ton heretofore made. s25, 900 for one four
room building, shall be used, 81 500.
The Other Speakers.
Mr.. Lancaster was followed by Colonel
TAFT, MIR. Shoemaker. Prof. Hill, and Mr.
Sharp. who Endorsed what the president
of the association said. The committee
took the recommendations of the associa-
ton under Amusement, and promised
careful consideration.
Mr.. Raymond Riordon, the originator of
the vacation school in the District, was
also before the committee, and urged the
appropriation recommended for this pro-
ject as we'll as for night schools and for
increased Fairgrounds in the southwest
section.
DR.. Cobey and DR.. Magruder asked the
committee to place the medical inspectors
for schools under the Health Department
instead of the board of trustees of the
schools as contemplated in the bill.
Eleven inspectors are provided for at an
nual salaries of $500 each. DR.. u. T. Sow
ers and Mr. Chaplin Brown urged the COM
mittee to increase the appropriation for
the Washington Hospital for Foundlings
from $500 to $4,000, the first named
amount having been recommended by the
board OF charities. Mrs. Barrett and Audi
tor Petty. of the District government. in
the interests of the Hope and Help Mis-
sion. sought an increase in the appropria-
ton for that institution from 81 900 to
81, 900 as formerly, cut of 1000 having
been recommended by the Board of Chari-
ties.
Women Make Appeal.
fepieae4i'dtiNV9 VI INC NoHidH > CHi 10
tian Home also importuned the commit
tee to restore their allotment of public
funds from $4,000 to $1,000. the amount
appropriated last year. In each of these
institutions the Board of
Charities in its estimates has recommend
cd reductions with the view of ultimately
them entirely from the Dis
trict appropriations.
Representatives of the lexington Citi-
zens' Assimilation the BrightWood Citi--