Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-19
THE STREET RAILWAYS
rAKoMA PARK COMPLAINS OF IN
ADEQUATE FACILITIES
Reports ON That and Other Topics Re
ceived by Citizens Association
Last Night.

The street railway facilities. the necessity
of a supplementary heating plant in the
Takoma public school, and the Importance
Of connecting the sewers on Oak avenue
at the District line, with the sewerage sys-
tenn of Takoma Park, Maryland. were fea-
lures of the regular monthly meeting OF the
Takoma Park Citizens Association, which
was held last night in Takoma Hall. The
meeting was called to order shortly after
O'Clock by President B. T. Galloway. In the
absence of the regular secretary Mr.. HOW
ard Fisk kept the minutes.
A resolution which was passed at recent
meeting of the Northeast Washington Citi-
zens' Association was read by the secre-
tary. Endorsement was requested OF the
resolution providing that the former legis-
ington Gas Light Company to furnish gas
OF twenty-fve-candie power. instead OF
twenty-five. as at the present time. The
matter was referred to the committee on
water and lights for report.
The matter of connecting the sewer on
the District side with the sewerage system
in Maryland where the District line crosses
Oak avenue resulted in a lively discussion.
The town council several months ago COM
promised with the District officials by the
District paying $50 for making the neces-
sary connections and $100 per year for the
privilege of using the pipes of the town in
CARRYING OIL the WASTE wdtcF. he HcCts-
sary funds could not be obtained from Con-
gress for this purpose. and the sewer faciii-
ties. it is claimed. are as bad today as
formerly. DR.. Bennett called the attention
of the meeting to this state of affairs, and
asked the assistance Of the associa ton in
providing a remedy.
Mayor kinnear gave a brief outline of
the conditions and of the several confer
enceS with the District officials. He spoke
of the offer of the Takoma officials. and
said If the matter was again taken up he
would assist the residents in securing the
Improvement. which he regards essential
from health standpoint He said the
residents and officials on the Maryland
side were anxious to have the sewers
connected as those on the District side. and
concluded by expressing desire that the
matter be presented to the District Commits
si0ners again at an early date.
Mr.. James X. Depue suggested that a
lump sum be requested from Congress to
pay for making the necessary connections
and reimbursing the town of Taloma
Park. Md.
The discussion closed with the adoption
of resolution appointing a special COM
mittee to take the necessary steps to pre-
sent the matter to the District Commits
sioners. with the request that they give it
favorable action at an early date
Following the passage of this resolution
q similar one was adopted. to be forwarded
TO the town council of Takorna Park re-
qcesting that body to reconsider the matter
and to reduce the present amount of cost
and have the sewer connected. President
Galloway will announce the names of the
committee in few days
Mrs. Terfnger and Dr. and Mrs Prescott
were elected to membership in the asSocia-
ton.
School Affairs.
NJ A. +. Woods, chairman of the COM
mittee on schools. stated that he had hoped
to announce the date of the opening of the
Takoma public school building, which is be-
ing enlarged from four-room to an eight
room building. He had felt certain, he said
that by January 20 at least four of the
rooms could be occupied, but from the pres
ent outlook it did not look as though the
school would be ready for occupancy for
some time to come. The school officials were
in duandary as to the date of opening.
and even those connected with remOdeling
the building Were unable to set any date.
TIE obstruction in the way at the present
time, which will delay the opening of the
building, he continued is due to the lack of
facilities for heating the entire building in
q comfortable manner, especially during the
cold weather. The present plant is entirely.
inadequate to do this, and yet it is the plan
of the District officials to use the same
plant which was used for heating the four
rooms to heat the eight rooms. When the
plant was first installed it was the desire
that q hot water or steam heat system be
installed. The matter was referred to the
Engineer Commissioner of the District, who
stated that the plant was capable of heating
an eight-room building. The idea worked
out very well. he said theoretically. but
when it was given practical test it did not
come up to the figures. He suggested that
a hot water or steam heat plant be installed.
and that the necessary funds be requested
from the District Commissioners out of the
available balance of the appropriation with
which the present improvements are being
made
A resolution to this effect was adopted.
g l,o await an q
requested to call a meeting of the school
committee and present the matter to the
District Commissioners for immediate
action
Street Car Accommodations.
In response to a query by President
Galloway a member of the committee ON
railroads responded with the remark that
I'VE have something here you call rail-
road and something here you call cars"
This remark caused a slight outbreak of
applause. whereupon the speaker concluded
his remarks by stating that the service to-
day is the poorest since the old Brightwood
line was in operation.
Mayor Kinnear spoke of the recent meet
ing of the joint associations at Petworth,
and the action taken at that meeting which
was printed in The Star at the time He
said the present proposition was to run
through cars to the city. the same as all of
the other suburbs around Washington, with
a thfrty-minute schedule, to Takoma Park,
District line and Forest Glen, with adj
ditional "trippers' mornings and evenings.
and to run the shuttle car at Richmond
street Petworth. through to the city. thus
relieving the congested condition of the
road, which is apparent every day. He
said he had recently been informed by Of
ficials of the Washington Traction Com
pany that 1t was the intention to erect
waiting station at the terminus of the
9th street line. But this is just what we
do not want" he added. I'VE have walt
ing enough. 1t is better car service and
more cars, and not waiting stations. we
want If they had the cars there would
be no waiting