Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
MEETING OF CITIZENS ASSOCIA
TON HELD LAST NIGHT.
Reports of Committees Read and Reso-
luton Adopted Regarding School
Facilities-Other Business.

The first meeting of the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association succeeding
the summer recess was held last night at
the Savoy. with Mr.. c. S. Bundy. the
president. in the chair and Secretary w. T..
Todd at his post The attendance number
ed between thirty and forty. The meeting
WIS opened with an address by President
Bundy. who spoke of the influence welded
by citizens associations in tie District CT
Columbia and of the work before the CO.
lumbia Heights Association. The citizens
associations. he declared express the pub
lie demand and without this demand it
would he practically Impossible to secure
the consideration of Congress.
III concluding Mr.. Bundy told of the work
of the executive committee during the sum
mer. Several meetings were held for the
purpose of formula ting recommendations
to be made to the Commissioners. y hear
ing was granted the committee by the Dis
trict board and the following ten requests
We're made:
u. An amendment to the law authoriz-
ing the Commissioners to establish building
lines on all streets less than ninety feet IN
width.
80. The completion of the extension OF
18th street and the early installation of me
18th street railway line.
"3. To place block asphalt pavement
upon Yale street between 18th and l+th
streets: upon Roanoke street between lltn
and 18th streets: upon kenesaw avenue be-
tween 18th and 18th streets: on Bnney
street and Bacon street west OF l+th street
II. To macadamiZe the roadways on
Morgan and HolTead avenues and Lamar
street between 18th street and Morgan ave
nue., and to widen and grade Sherman ave-
nue. between Irving and Florida avenues.
en- lay
18th street between Clifton and Whitney
avenues.
IS To improve the 18th street hill be-
tween Florida avenue and Clifton street,
and the laying of asphalt thereon.
~. The establishment Of alleys in every
block in Columbia Heights upon the initla-
tive of the Commissioners in the Interest OF
public health and for the accommodation
OF vehicular travel.
IS The speedy opening of Clifton street
80. The planting of shade trees.
40 The extension of certain cross roaos
west of 10th street.
Reports of Committees.
Following the address of the president
the chairmen of certain of the standing
committees made their reports. NJ. George
Simmons on streets and alleys, reported al
length upon the recommendations which he
had submitted through the executive COM
mittee to the Commissioners. Mr.. w. b.
IOUd on educ9lOI ana Stiiptl latiiitiST'
made a statement of the work CT his COM
mittee. and offered Il resolution. which was
unanimously adopted. The resolution de-
clares that the elementary educational IA
clitie; of the Columbia Heights section are
entirely Inadequate for the increasing school
population. and in due course of time
high school also will be needed north of
Florida avenue The resolution further
states that the superintendent of schools
has manifested "a proper appreciation of
our educational needs. specially and gener-
ally, by his recommendation that a site on
these heights be secured for the accommo-
da ton not only of buildings for the elemen-
tary and high school facilities required by
this section. but also of suitable structure
for the normal school CT the District of
Columbia, yet without home: therefore,
Resolved that we, the Columbia Heights Citi-
ZenS Association, heartily approve the SUI
perintendent's recommends ton. and pledge
ourselves to do all in our power to have it
enacted into law
For Public Park
J. S. McCalmont. on parks and public
buildings, read memorial which his COM
mittee had prepared in favor of establish
ing a public park at the corner of Column
bia road and 18th street, and was instructed
to present the same Immediately to the
Commissioners.
DR.. B. T. Gibbs, on sanitary matters.
called attention to the reported lack of
sewer connections in North court, and was
authorized to request the health officer to
make an inspection thereof
The chairman of the committee on law
and legislation having rendered his resigna-
ton such, the vacancy was filled by the
appointment of Mr.. f. G.. Jcfforys.
a motion was adopted to appoint a COM
mittee to ascertain whether 4 suitable site
can be acquired for a branch public library
and c. M. Campbell w II. Saunders and
a. B. jameson We're constituted such com
mlttee. to report next month.
The secretary submitted a 1p,e,
to the constitution intended to secure the
prompt payment of annual dues. 1t will
receive consideration at the next meeting.
Proposed Consolidation.
A proposition from the executive COM
mittee of the Meridian Hill and Lanier
Heights Association to merge said associa-
ton with the Mt Pleasant and the Column
bia Heights Associations was read by Mr.
l.. P. Shoemaker and referred to a COM
mittee consisting of C. S. Bundy. w. b.
Todd, George Simmons, w. E. Andrews and
l.. =. Shoemaker.
a resolution from the same source adj
vocatinS the extension of 18th street was
presented by f. g. Townsend and was re-
ferred to the committee streets
On motion of Mr.. Shoemaker a cordial
invitation was extended to Mr.. w. e. An
drews, one of the new members. to deliver
an address at a future meeting. By an
other motion the association approved the
effort of the Commissioners to secure the |
appropriation of S97 $50 for the further i'm
provement OF Rock Creek Park
The president reported that, as a result |
of the executive committees conference
with the railroad officials. it had been as
certained that the running of cars on the |
proposed extension up 18th street now de- |
pended upon the fact whether the railroad
bankers could in November pledge the
money required for the enterprise
Committees Appointed.
The standing committees were announced
rs follows: |