Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-02
GRATEFUL TO CONGRESS
ACKNOWLEDGE
DISTRICT APPROPRIATIONS.
The Unsightly Condition Of Many
Valuable Tracts in the Sub
urbs Condemned.

AS mark of appreciation for the gener-
| osity shown the District at the last session
| of Congress the Northwest Suburban Citi-
! Iens Association, at its regular meeting
! last evening at Masonic Hall. Tenleytown,
| adopted resolution to the effect that the
| body rejoices in the large appropriations
! for the building of the new union station,
| number of new government buildings and
! District buildings. with hospital, school and
| other structures authorized for the coming
| fiscal year.
I The fact was brought out that the appro-
| p,iations for the District aggregate $36, 421,-
| 1871 90. and that the taxpayers will be call
ed to pay about So 100000 leaving SCI. 421.-
497 to be paid out of the national treasury
by the people of the forty-five states of the
! L MON. which is less than one million for
| each state, while the District of Columbia,
! with population of less than 800 600, con-
| tributes nearly $5.O00,OO0.
! These large and liberal appropriations, it
was said, are the result of years of educa-
| tional work on the part of the people of the
| District of Columbia in convincing Con-
| gfeSS and the American people that the
national capital belongs to the people of
the United States and not alone to the
| people of the District. and both patriotism
! and national pride demand that Congress,
! on behalf Of the American people, be lib
eral in appropriations for the development
! and Identification of said capital, and the
| action of the Business Mems Association
relative to the construction and plans of
| the proposed Memorial bridge across the
Potomac river was Endorsed by the meeting
by the adoption of a resolution offered by
Mr.. Louis p. Shoemaker. In addition to
pledging it's support to the exercises on dec
Grafton day at Battlefield cemetery, near
BrightwOOd the association also adopted
resolutions suggesting that owners of prop
erty outside of the city limits should re-
move all unSightly trees and underbrush
from their premises with a view to the fur
Their identification of the District and that
the Commissioners be requested to urge the
opening of Albemarle street from Connect
cut avenue to the Broad Branch road.
With regard to the suggestion that prop
erty owners in the suburbs take better care
of their property and endeavor to make 1t
more slightly. Mr.. c. C. Lancaster. presi-
dent of the association. made a short
speech in which he said it is a well-known
fact that the suburbs of the District of CO.
lumbia or lands lying outside of the city
limits are and have been since the creation
of the seat of government covered by
forest of loafer trees, underbrush and
bushes. and that such conditions not only
render such land unsghtly, but depreciate
it's value and are sources of damage and
positive injury to the Improvement of the
suburbs, creating a nuisance to owners of
adjoining tracts who have been inspired by
their own interest and public spirit to re-
move such conditions and beauify their
own homes.
This condition can be easily removed, Mr..
Lancaster continued. by having the trees
thinned out into parks. the underbrush and
bushes cleaned out When this improve
ment has been made the lands in the sub
urbs will not only be more valuable, but
will make the localities credtable to the
owners and to the national capital. The
resolution was adopted unanimously.
At the conclusion of the business session
Messrs. Barry Buckley and w. j. Frizzell,
the guests of the evening, were introduced
and delivered short talks on existing condl-
tions of the District and the history OF its
development.