Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-14
BEGGING DEPLORED
Mr.. Barry Bulkley's View Of
the Districts Position
BEFORE CONGRESS
DIR. FARDoN's OPINION OF PLAN
OF IMPROVEMENTS.
Objects to Present Generation Paying
for Benefit of Future Population
Brightwood Citizens Meet.
BEFORE CONGRESS

The March meeting of the Brightwood
Citizens Association was attended by
number of presidents of the various citi-
| zens' associations Of the District, who par
| ticipated in the exercises Of the evening.
| Among the presidents of associations and
! others at the meeting were the following:
c. c. Lancaster, Northwest Suburban Asso-
| citation; William G. Henderson, North Capt.
| toll and lexington Association; Col E. b.
Townsend, Mount Pleasant Association;
former Governor Alphonse Hart, Columbia
Heights Association; Thomas w. Smith,
president of the Washington Board OF
Trade and of the East Washington Asso-
citation; w. F. GUIDE, president of the Bust
ness Mems Association; Barry Buckley, sec
rotary of that association; Prof. B. T. jan
ney, Georgetown Association; James F.
Scaggs, South Washington Association;
Wilbur c. Platt, Takoma Park Association;
A. F. Kinnear, Brookland Associa ton;
Charles Langley, WOODBURY. Association,
with Col. Enoch Moreland, William More
land, Alexander Geunsberg, Gen. William
NJ. Richie, Thomas Blagden, Judge NC
Calmont, DIR. ]. Preston Miller, A. P. Far
don, Lieut.. Kelley and Thomas G. Hensey.
The meeting was presided over by Mr..
Louis p. Shoemaker, president or the
Brightwood Association, who stated IN ms
opening speech that 1t was proposed to fur
ther promote friendly feeling between the
citizens associations and to secure cooper
alton Of all such organizations in the inter-
ests of the District Of Columbia.
Begging Congress.
Addresses were also made by Thomas w.
Smith, Prof B. T. Janney, W. F. Guide and
Barry Buckley. The last named gentle
man spoke against the local system of
begging Congress to grant improvements
to the District. Among other things he
said:
II don't like to see the young men of the
District grow up and begin to go through
life here in this narrow groove. They begin
to beg from Congress the things they
men are driven out Of the District. Not
representative or senator Is there but will
tell the young man Of the District If he de-
sires to make anything Of himself to leave
Washington. There is nothing here for
them. Give up making requests and make
demands"
DR.. Pardon Files Protest.
Dr. A. p Pardon did not approve of the
plan Of Congress in requiring to make the
present generation pay for the large Inn
proven ents, the benefits Of which will be
principally enjoyed by coming generations.
He declared that the senator's and repre-
sentatives treat the citizens with great
cordially when they call at the Capitol,
and tell them that the residents Of the
should have what they ask for.
"Two-thirds of those representatives were
Ananiases when they voted upon the Dis
trict appropriation BILL said DR.. Pardon.
cit is q disgrace. 1 should like to see this
District, aside from the property taken by
the United States government, become-like
all other places in the country-self-goV-
erned. l am willing to trust American peo-
pie anywhere, and 1 willing to trust
those found in the District Of Columbia as
citizens
James F. Scaggs of the South Washing
ton Citizens Association spoke of his sec
ton of the city as 1.-The track-ridden south
west wa the deadly James Creek canal,
for which Congress gave an appropriation
sufficient to build fence knee-high to
duck, but not high enough to keep man,
drunk or sober, from walking into the ma
lignant cesspool."
President Shoemaker's Address.
In the course Of his opening address Pres
ident Shoemaker took occasion to say:
"At the present time, and under existing
legislation, every department of our local
government is inadequate for the purposes
Of our people, as the reports Of the Com
misstoners and their subordinateS Will
show. Taxation has been increased dis
other cities, while the opportunity for pri-
waite development and Improvement Is de-
layed, and indeed prevented, because OF
the unbusinesslike policy insisted upon by
public improvements to be made from cur
rent revenues. AS result, we are left
without new streets where they are needed
for private development as indicated By
the great public necessity existing for 18th,
18th and 10Th streets in this direction, while
we are also deprived of water mains,
sewers and light facilities to meet the
immediate needs OF our people who have
built and are now compelled to occupy
them here at the capital city of our ma
ton. without an opportunity to observe
sanitary laws and regulations. This is
true of many long established homes In
Bright wood and vicinity, as we'll as Ten
leytown and other sections"
Resolution Adopted.
Upon the conclusion of Mr.. Shoemakers
MacRiile to the effect that Military road
passing through Rock Creek Park is with
out adequate police protection at night,
causing an excellent opportunity for the
commission Of crimes. 1t was decided that
the commission having jurisdiction over the
park should be requested by the Brightwood
association to cause the Military road in
the park and the connecting park driveway
leading to the Broad Branch road to be
lighted with electricity.
Mr.. Thomas Blagden offered a resolution,
which was adopted, recommending approval
OF the Brightwood citizens of the recent re-
appointment Of Commissioner Mcfarland
for another term.
Among other things the resolutions re-
cite:
THE Brightwood Citizens Association
has never deplored nor reflected upon
general public Improvement in any part of
the District. We believe that every public
improvement when made becomes at once
a particular as we'll as a general benefit.
In this larger and broader sense we believe
that this and every citizens association
should be organization for the advance
ment of the interests of the District gen.
orally. Consequently, we take pleasure In
welcoming here this evening the various
presidents Of these organizations.
I'VE pledge our hearty support in behalf
| of your earnest efforts, and we sincerely
| hope that by persistent and united endeavor
| we will eventually be able to convince Con-
| gress. the national legislature of our nation.
| particularly charged as 1t is with the duty
| of representing the District of Columbia,
| that the present condition of affairs is not
| only operating against the local land owner
! and taxpayer, but also against the interest
| of the people of the United States, who arr
IDENTIFY desire the development Of the national
| capital city,
In Social Session.
The officers and members of Capitol Circle
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