The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-04
CITIZENS DISREGARD
THE ELECTION RETURNS
Columbia Heights AssOcia-
ton Holds Meeting.
FURIOUS OVER AERIAL WIRES
Resolutions Passed Asking for New
Parks, Streets, and Larger Grounds
around School Houses.


The question Of political supremacy IN
several States offered no attraction to
the members OF the Columbia Heights
Citizens Association last night. who
gathered in the parlors Of the Savoy
for the second full meeting. For the
transaction OF a great deal Of business
in a short space Of time. the meeting
was a record breaker. and If all The res
olutions passed ever reach the hands Of
the District Commissioners they Will
give the Board food for inAnite consid-
Grafton
Judge G. S. Bundy. president Of tho
association. occupied the chair. Z. @.
Moore. treasurer of the association. ten
dered his resignation, because of compul-
sorry absence from Washington. and
Louis Il, Stabler. assistant secretary,
was elected TO serve IN a dual capacity
Charles r. McDermott, the new man
ager OF the Savoy, Justice Jeter c.
Pritehard. Charles ". Little B. F. Har-
vey. and A D. wilcox We're elected to
membership.
Lack of Parks.
OF the topics which occupied the at
tention Of the members. perhaps the
most important was that IF parking Ia
cilities. or rather the lack OF parking
facilities in Columbia Heights. Mr.. Todd
detailed a conversation between the
members of the committee on schools
and education, and the supervising prin-
cipal of the schools in the Columbia
Heights division. wherein il was sug-
gested that additional ground be pur-
chased by the District adjacent TO the
school buildings. for purposes IF Light.
air, and recreation"
1t was argued and ultimately adopted
as the opinion n the association. that
spacicsss play grounds adjacent to school
buildings would I'LL in some measure the
lack Of PARKS for the recreation Of chill
dren. Mr.. Todd said the janitors Of the
various schools could be placed In charge
Of the grounds. so as to make them
available not only in the school term,
but IN The summer vacation. az we'll
Julge Bundy claimed this course the
mcst practicable. because II involved
the least expenditure OF District funds,
a consideration which he claimed to be
most porent. The members OF the asso-
citation were therefore enjoined to but
lonhole every member Of Congress
whom they might know either by sight
or reputation and persist IN an appeal
Tor favorable legislation.
Furious Against Poles.
The ire OF the association was aroused
when a resolution was proposed grant
ing the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company permission to erect ten
poles on Thirteenth Street. TO carry its
wires northward 10 Holmead. Judge
Bundy. IN support OF the resolution, said
the association had always opposed Wig
orously any proposition 10 erect poles
for overhead wires but that this per-
mission would be only temporary. and
would be a courtesy to the citizens TO
the northward. The association was
contra-minded. however. and the resolt-
ton was laid upon the table. In it's
stead resolution offered by c. NJ.
Campbell WAS adopted. advising the
Commissioners that the residents Of Co
lumbia Heights would rather be with
out telephone service than TO allow its
streets to be desecrated by the erection
OF insight poles BY the resolution
the telephone company is given the al
tentative OF taking the underground
passage or remaining where it IS at
present.
VIII Invite Health Officer.
Il was decided. by unanimous vote to
invite DR.. William C. Woodward, Health
Ofaeer Of the District. TO be a guest OF
honor ~ one Of It's meetings this win
ter. and that he be asked to address the
association on the subjest OF practical
sanitation
Louis Z. Shoemaker introduced a reso-
iUuon. which was adopted. TO the effect
that. as there does not at present exist
a single thOrOughfare extending west
ward from Sixteenth Street from the old
boundary on Florida Avenue on the
south 70 Columbia Road on the north. a
distance Of about mile. over territory
Where land Is considered valuable, and
through which east and west streets
should have been extended years ago.
every effort be made by the association
70 nave Euclid Street extended a short
distance westward IN order 10 connect
with Erie Street. which. with Roanoke
Street and Irving Street, would form a
great avenue for travel from Columbia
Road. near Eighteenth Street. to Bright
WOOD Avenue.
Ignored by Commissioners.
George Simmons offered a reso. utfon
that the improvements for the CoIum-
bia Heights section. which were pre-
ssnted 10 the Commissioners by a spe-
cial committee last summer have been
ignored 20 a great extent in the Dis
frict estimates for the next fiscal year.
and that the executive committee OF the
Organization shall once more go before
the Commissioners and the District
Committees il Congress 10 urge the i'm
portance Of the improvements.
Mr Sim mons also recommended that
the assoc alton urge the immediate i'm
provement Of Fifteenth Street north OF
Florida Avenue.
Among those present were E. C. JEFF
fefya. J. o. johnson. W E. Hillyer. c.
Il Underwood. 3. f. Wells, AlphonsO
Hart. c. n. Campbell. J. S. AcCalmont,
CA Hustled. Louis F. Shoemaker. Ar
fhnr p Dowel, George Simmons. &. r.
Jenkins, L II Stabler. j. u. Ssyorm-
Etedt. DR.. J. =. Miller. Charles 3.
Fonda, r. d. Hopkins, W. II. Saunders,
J. o. Akers, George +. Tower, -. S.
Bundy. and ". y. Todd