The Washington times., 1903-11-07
NORTHWEST CITIZENS
DEMAND TRUNK SEWERS
Complain That Authorities
Neglect Section.
WILL APPEAL TO CONGRESS
Association Indignant at Having Its
Requests Persistently Ignored for
the Past Five Years.

The need of trunk sewers in the ex-
IRENE northwestern section Of the Dis
triet was the principal theme discussed
last night at the monthly meeting Of the
Northwest Suburban Citizens Associa-
ton held in Masonic Hall. Tenleytown
(. c Lancaster. president of the assoc
citation. occupied the chair. Other rou-
tine business was transacted and Gen.
Henry c. Corbin was unanimously elect
ed an honorary member of the associa-
ton
The matter of trunk sewers vas
brought up by James Finch who pre-
scented resolution. stating in It's pre-
amoie that for the past live years the
association has recommended to the Dis
trict Commissioners that a trunk sewer
should be constructed on the west side
OF Rock Creek, from the T Street Bridge
10 Chevy Chase; that a second trunk
sewer should run from the west side of
Rock Creek at it's intersection with the
Soap Stone Valley. or Albemarle Street
west to Wisconsin Avenue. and that a
third trunk sewer should run from the
intersection OF Wisconsin Avenue and
Flint Street through University Park. to
the Potomac River but the matter had
received no recognition from the Dis
trict Commissioners in their estimates to
Congress.
Commissioners Blamed.
In subsequent discussion regret was
expressed that the Commissioners
should have eliminated this scheme of
Improvement from their schedule of es-
Inmates to be submitted to Congress for
the expenses Of the District for 1905
The members Of the association did not
ike the prospect or having to wait an
other year before having an opportuni-
" TO urge the needs of the extreme
northwest section upon the District au-
thorities
\ clause in the resolution set forth
that the sewer department of tie Dis
tTict fails to appreciate the impo rtance
and necessity of public works recon-
mended by the Northwest Suburban Cit
liens Association. Members of the assoc
citation announced that trey would con-
tinue their efforts 10 obtain trunk sew
ers, by personal appeal to Congress, and
an individual canvass win be inauEu-
rated, so that the national legislators
may become acquainted with the needs
OF that section OF the District
Rock Creek Tunnel.
A copy Of a resolution adopted by the
Georgetown Citizens Association was
read approving the plan TO tunnel Rcck
Greek south Of Massachusetts Avenue
and TO do away with this objectionable
stream within the city limits by arching
the same. and thereby improving and
beautifying this natural obstruction to
the development and health OF the com
munity- The meeting approved this reso-
luton and agreed 10 aid the Georgetown
association in urging such action
c. c. Lancaster. the president of the
association. offered a resolution 10 the
effect that the organization had long
advocated the Improvement and beauti-
flying Of the northwest suburbs by the
owners OF property by appealing to their
fellow-eitizens TO remove ali under
brush, bushes, and briars from their
property and by thinning out their
woods into parks. so that the game
would be not oEly attractive to the
neighbors. but to those seeking homes
In that section. II was decided that
another earnest appeal should be made
to all property holders in that section
10 take such action