Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-30

granolithic sidewalk, water. sewer and
gas mains along its frontage. The lot is
near the geographic center of the park,
Z is on high elevation and graded. Diller
B. Croft offers all of block in Bright
wood Park, bounded by Erie street, Illi-
nois avenue and Brightwood avenue. r. E.
l.. White, for Miss Ida NJ. White and Mrs.
Sadie L. Donnelly, offers lots &c, 81 and
lot 90 by SO feet, with twenty EIGHT feet
parking. This lot is on 18th street near
Ingraham street. 1t has sewerage, water,
gas, granolithic sidewalk, is elevated
and central. The lot is two blocks from
Brightwood public schools, within a few
blocks from five churches. and one block
east of the Brightwood electric railroad
and the Brightwood fire department.
Mr. White also makes the alternative
offer for the same owners of lots H. Ii,
IA. -, in block 4, White Croft subdivi-
sion. The latter lots are situated on the
east side of 18th street, about 100 feet
north of Ingraham street, which has
sewerage, water and gas, granolithic
sidewalk, shade trees, etc. These lots
have a frontage of about so feet and
depth of 200 feet, with parking about 80
feet, and with 15-foot alley to side and
rear.
A committee has been appointed to
receive subscriptions of books and peri
odicals. The Brightwood Park Citizens
Association, in it's letter to the board of
trustees of the Public Library, says it
stands ready and willing to meet any re-
quirements to reference books, imme
date equipment of library, etc, that may
be asked
West lexington.
George Truesdell offers to donate lots
% and %, in square 6. West lexington.
This is at the corner of r and 1st streets,
and the property is % by 90 feet, with
paved alley in the rear Both streets
are paved with asphalt, ana there are
sidewalks, sewers, water, gas and cleo
tr jc light IT Is north of Eek
ington school and one square east of the
new school in Lincoln avenue. 1t is also
midway between lexington and Bloom
irgdale. The lot is said to be valuable
one. The North Capitol and lexington
Citizens Association, of which w. G.
Henderson is president. has library
committee which has been for three
years working with the view of erecting
a library building. The officers and
members of the association indicate YER
bally that private subscriptions of money
and books will equip the library with
reference books and magazines.
Brookland:
The Brookland Citizens Association. on
behalf of the residents of Brookland and
that vicinity, offers to donate for site
lots IL and II, block p, Brookland, D. c.
These lots are on the southeast corner of
18th and Providence streets, $50 feet
fronting on 18th street and 100 fronting
on Providence street. 1t is declared to
be the best location in the suburb and
the unanimous choice OF n mass meeting
of citizens. The site is to be purchased by
subscriptions of Brookland residents and
NONRESIDENT property owners.
Mr.. 4. F. Kinnan, president of the
Brookland Citizens Association, makes
the following statement:
Everything has been done to secure a
branch public library for Brookland I'M
der Mr.. Carnegie's offer that can be done
at present. The outlook is very f1atter
ing, but all depends on the acceptance of
Mr.. Carnegie's offer by Congress. The
Brookland Citizens Association will use
IFS ufmoSt Influence induce Congress
to accept the offer
"3rookland had no land owner of suffi-
cient means to donate a suitable site, so
the citizens met in a mass meeting and
Endorsed the action of the citizens asso-
citation in taking an option on the two
best lots in the suburb. The site is look
$50 feet, is at the corner of 18th and
Providence streets northeast, and the
price agreed upon was $4,000.
The people came forward with rare
enthusiasm and subscribed nearly the
entire amount. The small amount re-
naming can be raised in half an hour
LAS far as l am aware this is the only
community where the citizens have been
obliged to purchase a site. If anything
further is necessary, such as securing
current literature. in the way of news
papers and periodicals, and purchasing
reference books, etc., our citizens ASSOC
citation will see that they are forthcom-
ing at the proper time"
Takoma Park.
The Takoma Park Citizens Associa-
ton, in conjunction with the Takoma
Club and Library, has been enabled
through the public spirit of Mr.. Angus
Lamond to arrange for suitable site for
a branch library in that suburban COM
munity.
John P. Earnest, the managing trus-
tee of certain lands in Takoma Park,
agreed to sell to Mr.. Angus Lamond, as
a site for the library building, lots Is
.r,1 n nroh a
Earnest addition to Takoma Park, sub
ject to confirmation by the court.
The purchaser, Mr.. Lamond, agreed to
donate these lots for site if the loca-
ton of the library was secured and the
sale agreed to between himself and Mr..
Earnest and the sale confirmed by the
court, on condition that the citizens pur-
chase lots 33 and "a of block of the