Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-22
FALL MEETING HELD.
Takoma Park Association DISGUISE.
Various Desired improvements.

The fall meeting of the Takoma Park
Citizens Association was held last night at
s o'clock in Takoma Hall, Takoma Park.
D. c. The meeting was presided over by
President w. G. Plat, with Ben. C. Davis
as secretary.
The progress of the committee on streets
was the subject of report by Chairman IL.
S. Knight who stated that the committee
was expecting to have an audience with the
District Commissioners relative TO the i'm
provement of Piney- Branch road from
Umatilla street to Vermillion avenue. Ia
koma Park Mr.. knight stated that pc
ttion was on file In the office OF the En-
gineer Commissioner relative to this Inn
provement and the recommendation OF the
committee that the road mentioned be
graded and macadamized under the direc-
ton of the District Commissioners was
unanimously Endorsed by the association
last night
Mr.. J. B. Kinnear informed the associa
ton that he was In communication with the
Department Of Agriculture relative to the
construction Of roads of crude oil and as
phalt, and was awaiting reply. He spoke
OF the advantage OF having tests. which, he
said, were being made by the department
carried out in Takoma, either on the Dis
trict or Maryland side.
Prof. B. #. Galloway of the Department
of Agriculture addressed the meeting on the
subject and explained the experiments. He
said he would investigate thoroughly ana
report at the next meeting as 10 what ar
rangements could be made in the nature of
experiments on the roads in Maryland in
the vicinity of Takoma.
Chairman Kinnear of the railroad COM
mittee reported that In an audience with
Vice President George H. Harres of the
Washington Traction Company, in connec-
| ton with the improvements about to be
| made by the Seventh Day Adventsts, he
was informed that in all probability Il
| through service will be in operation within
the next year. He stated that the company
nov
| union station and that through service
| from the park to the central parts OF the
! city will be included in the proposed
changes.
Chairman Kinnear explained at some length
| the reason for the failure on the part OF
| Takoma council to operate the cars on the
Baltimore and Washington Transit COM
pany's line which connected with Wild
wood The road he said had been oper-
ated until the wires were severed ana inc
railroad company subsequently refused 10
| furnish the necessary current for operating
| the cars.
Col c. G. Kniffin addressed the meeting
before the discussion of railroads closed lie
| called attention to the change OF schedule
of cars leaving the park during the morn
ing hours. The car which left the park at
SIT had been changed, he said to SD. thus
delaying the office people. The matter was
referred to the railroad committee.
Chairman Galloway of the committee on
parks and parking reported that ne had
called the attention OF the proper authorl-
| ties to the high weeds which had over
grown the cutters and Sidewalks IN the
| District side of the park.
Mr. A. F. Woods chairman OF the school
committee stated that in connection with
the enlargement Of the Takoma public
| school, which is in progress of rebuilding,
arrangements had been made to accommo-
| date the school children al Brightwood. The
association passed q unanimous resolution
| of thanks to Superintendent A. T. Stuart,
| Supervising Principal keene of the seventh
| district and the board of education for the
| deep interest displayed in the school OF
| Takoma and the excellent provisions which
| had been made for the children In the
| Brightwood school.
| Rev. William Hart Dexter stated to the
meeting that the school in Montgomery
| county. on Tulip avenue, had been opened
| Thursday by the school commissioners OF
| Maryland, Notwithstanding the recent re-
port that 1t would be closed. Miss Cora
| Skinner. he said. was In charge Of the
| school. and suggested that possibly a num-
Der Of smaller children, who would not be
able to journey to the school at Brfghtwood.
would be welcome at this school
On motion of Mr.. Woods Of the school
committee a resolution was passed calling
| the attention Of the school commissioners
| to the condition Of the school building and
| the necessity Of certain repairs and inn
provements for the comfort of the pupils.
The sanitary conditions on Oak avenue,
| whereby the sewerage system on the Dis
| trict side would connect with that on the
| Maryland side. was discussed by Mr.. Kin
near. A resolution was passed requesting
the committee on sewers and sanitation to
the same appropriation in their estimates
this year for this improvement es was made
| by them last year, but which failed to be-
come available