Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-20
MASS MEETING HELD
EFFORT OF BRIGHTWooD PARK
TO OBTAIN BRANCH LIBRARY.
Sites for Building Offered and Con-
sidered - Communications From
Prominent Citizens Read.

mass meeting of the residents of Bright
wood Park and vicinity was held in Van
Horn Hall last evening, on the call of the
Brightwood Park Citizens Association, to
take action on the question Of securing for
that locality branch library under the
terms of the recent offer made by Mr.. An
drew Carnegie. The meeting was largely
attended not only by residents of all sec
tions of the Park, but by many who are
domiciled in the neighborfng suburbs Of
Brightwood and Petworth. Mr.. w. NICK.
Clayton, president of the Citizens Associa-
ton, was elected chairman Of the meeting
and Mr.. Frank ]. Metcalf served as secre-
tary.
Communications from Messrs Theodore
w. Noyes, president of the board of trus-
tees of the Public Library; B. H. Warner.
Commissioners West and Mcfarland, w. v.
Cox, Thomas w. Smith, president of the
Baord of Trade; William F. Gude presi-
dent of the Business Mems Associa ton;
Louis P. Shoemaker and the Rev. Mr.. Buck,
rector of Rock Creek parish, were read by
the secretary, each expressing sympathy
with the movement.
Four Sites offered
The chairman reviewed the situation at
some length and counseled conservative
action on the part of the meeting, pointing
claims of all sections north Of the city
Four sites, he stated. had been offered-two
through the citizens association and two
by individual owners. Mr.. w. M. Clayton
has offered the large lot at the southwest
corner of 9Th and Flint streets, Mr. Diller
B. Croft had made a proffer Of a location
in the western part Of the Park and two
sites had been offered on Ingraham street.
one at the corner of Brightwood avenue
s $40 the other at the intersection of 18th
On invitation Of the chairman the meet
ing was addressed by Messrs Austin P.
Brown, ]. d. Particle and e. w. Oyster of
Petworth, and by Messrs w. E. Nalley,
Glading, Brett and Thomas of Brightwood
These guests Of the association gave ex-
preston to their views as to the desiEabil-
ity Of location. Mr.. Brown thought Grant
Circle in Petworth an ideal site. while
Messrs. Particle and Oyster thought some
one Of those offered by Brightwood Park
the more desirable, because Of their central
situation.
Messrs VIM. s. Torbert, I. ]. Smith.
Frank J. MetcaH and Preston, members of
the Brightwood Park Citizens Association,
set forth in brief speeches the desirability
of the park as a location for a branch IL
brary, and a resolution introduced by DIR.
Heinecke was adopted by an overwhelming
majority, requesting the board of trustees
Of the Washington Public Library to locate
branch library. under the offer Of Mr..
Carnegie Of $3.50 600 for branch suburban
a.,
Brightwood Park, D. c.
An motion OF Mr.. Torbert, the chairman
was directed to appoint a committee Of
such number as he should deem proper, to
confer with the library board Of trustees,
and to receive subscriptions Of books and
periodicals for nucleus to a library col
lection.
Reduction Of an Appropriation.
At the conclusion Of the mass meeting a
brief session Of the citizens association was
held for the purpose Of expressing the re-
greet of the association over the action Of
the House committee on appropriations in
cutting down the appropriation for the
county road fund. This regret found ex-
preston in a resolution, introduced by Mr..
Clayton, which was unanimously adopted,
reciting:
THAT we deplore the action Of the ap-
preparations committee Of. the House in
Cutting the estimate of the board of Dis
trict Commissioners for construction OF
county streets and roads from 100000 to
$54, 500.
THAT said fund Is the life-blood Of the