Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-17
PLEAD FOR HOME RULE
CITIZENS WANT
LOCAL MEN FOR LOCAL OFFICES.
Alleged Discrimination Against
County by Assistant Assessors
Other Matters Discussed

A meeting of the Brightwood Park CHI
zens' Association was held last evening ~
Van Dorn's Hall, with President W. hcN.
Clayton in the chair. The preoo"inens
oentiment Of the meeting was nome ruie-
District offices for District men, A NUM-
Der Of resolutions were brought to the at
tention of the members present, including
one in which 1t was charged tnat TINS
county was being Disseminated against oy
the board of assessors. The resoiutioh
touching upon this charge reviewed ths
tabulated returns Of the board Tor the tfi-
ennial assessment Of 1902. showing that
land In the city had been increased IN d'-
sessed value IA per cent, while LAND IN tue
county had been increased 81 per cent, am
that improvements In the city hao VI
creased in assessed value but per cent
while in the county it had reached 10 per
cent.
TIL resolution authorized the secretary
of the association to communicate Win lhc
District commissioners, asking Wnat sN-
PLANTATION, If any, can be given Tor TINS
apparently most remarkable discrimination
against the county by the boaro Oh as-
SCISSORS.
Wants Board Membership Increased
The presiding officer, in introducing the
resolution, stated that he was opposed u
the present organization of the boaro, anu
that he thought 1t to be for the pest lh'ei
ests of the District to have the board com
posed of a larger number OF men. NJ
offered a suggestion that the board snouiu
consist of twelve men instead OF tnree' as
at present saving that the larger numpet
would thus be acquainted with the ih.e.
ests and property valuation OF iai -
section of the city than Is the smalisr
number. o..;,. -
Following out the principle of District
offices for District men. Mr.. John Sher
man, foreman of chemical engine company,
No ., stationed at Brightwood, was unahi
mously Endorsed as the successor OF Chiel
button DR.. George B. Heinecke OF Brlght
wood Park was inIorsed for appointment!
as physician to the public schools.
Among the other resolutions aoopteo weIe
those congratulating the people OF the city
upon the law enacted for the union statloT
and the abolition of grade crossings; 1ndors-
ing the reappointmento of Commissioners MAJ
farland as Commissioner OF "catholcity
of thought and democracy OF action; also
one expressing the desire of the association
for the addition Of another car on the
Brightwood avenue line between the hours
of and am. and and pm, and pray
ing for the lighting or Shepneru roau Will
naphtha lights.
Reports Of Committees.
The committee on streets reported that
the $4,000 amendment to the District Dill
for grading and ma cadamizing Illinois ave-
nue. was lost in conference, but that the
county road fund was increased from
$4,000 as passed by the House, to $6o.ooo
in conference
The matter Of the Improvement OF Erie
street was brought up and 1T was ordered
that the Commissioners be communicated
with relative to when the Improvement
would be commenced.
The committee on library reported that II
had been decided to establish local cir
culating library for Brightwood Park. and
action was taken to further this end. A
report was also submitted to the effect that
no action has been reached as to the estab-
fishing Of suburban branches of the public
library. but that Brightwood Park would
have consideration