The Washington times., 1904-10-23
WANT ELIMINATION
OF GRADE CROSSING
Steam Car Tracks On Bunker Hill Road
a Menace to Life and Limb.

Members Of the several committees Of
the Brookiand Citizens Association are
exerting their efforts toward obtaining
the most needed improvements Tor that
delightful suburban town. located three
miles from the heart OF the city. where
q large number OF Government employees
and persons employed by private cor
poratious reside.
Congress win convene in a little more
than g month, and II IS purposed 20 use
influence and acquaintance with mem
hers 10 good advantage.
IL has long been. conceded that the
entrance 10 BrOokland is not as pretty
or safe as &c would be II the railroad
was elevated above the roadway. and
since this was admitted President Kin
nan and the other members OF The as
ISOLATION have been working hard TO
procure an appropriation for the i'm
provemenJ OF the entrance to the town.
IL now looks as II their hopes would De
realized, aud If their dream does come
true real estate in BrOOkland wiz go
like hot cakes on a cold day and the
population increase greatly.
Fughtens Away Residents.
il IS said that many persons looking
for homes outside the city have visited
BroOklaud. but because they would be
compelled 10 cross the railroad al the
risk OF their lives twice or more often
each day they decided 20 purchase land
elsewhere. BrOOkland lost citizens
thereby and property owners lost mon
ey All this is attributed TO the railroad
crossing.
Twenty-three thousand dollars Is all
that Is needed in order to grade Bunker
HM Road, which leads 10 BroOkIand,
from the Catholic University down to
Eighth Street, Brookland, and then TO
Fort. Street on the other side Of the
railroad. The members Of the assoCia-
tion say they feel confident that Con-
gress viii appropriate the money and
point with pride 10 the fact that every
thing that BrOokland asked for has been
given
The following changes have been made
iu the names Of the streets in Brook
land. Queen Street. changed TO Ninth:
Wallace. 10 Tenth, Duncan. TO Twelfth;
Burns. TO Thirteenth. and Argyle, 70
Fourteenth Street.
AT the next meeting OF the assCcia-
ton which win be held the first week
Iu November, the car accident al Fourth
ana N Streets on last Monday viii be
discussed. A number OF persons on the
car lived in South Brookland, and use
the big green cars. Those who live In
BrOoklaud proper ride on the yellow cars
which stop on Bunker Hin Road, near
Seventh Street
Will Put Up a Fight.
The BroOklauders viii make a stub
born night 10 have the railroad company
put in a new switch and curve at the
corner where the accident occurred.
Many residents Of the town have visited
the scene of the catastrophe and aver
that the new switch should have been
put in many months ago. The car
company recently pur in q new switch
near the Catholic Uu' -arsity on the yell
low car line and better time can be
made than before.
Some building is going Ou iu Brook
land and the population is growing
larger This means that more policemen
viii Doe asked for, and the citizens AS
ISOLATION members are eudeaVOrinE 10
have q substatiou established ia Brook
land instead or having The policemen d,
their reserve duty in the engine house.