The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-08
NORTHEAST CITIZENS
ACTIVE TWELVE YEARS
One of Oldest Associations Still Energetic and Wachfu
Particularly Interested in New Union Station

signed by over 400 owners OF property
which would be affected by the closing
of F Street. requesting that that street
be diverted and kept open. BY dItcc-
ton Of a resolution a committee was
appointed TO wait upon the Commits
sicners and present the petition and
mike an earnest appeal for the preser-
walton of this important street.
A hearing was granted by the Com
Inissioners and the committee made a
vigorous and impressive presentation OF
the case. They promised to give the
subject careful consideration. but have
not yet reached a conclusion
The association also recommended
that the new street which is to extend
along the west side of the terminal
snculd not be less than eighty feet il
width. instead of not less than forty
feet, as provided by the act This
recommendation is stin under consld-
Grafton by the Commissioners and the
officials of the railroad company. and 1t
Is believed will be adopted.
Watching Street Improvements.
The question of street improvements
is enc that always claims a large
amount of consideration and effort by
the association. Numerous streets have
been improved and repaired at the H.
quest of the association during the past
year and through the representation.
or the committee on legislation. made 10
the Senate Committee on Appropria-
lions. the amount allotted to this sec
ton for street improvements has been
increased.
About six months ago the attention
OF the association was called TO the
fact that in the Improvement of +
Street. from Fourth to Seventh Streets,
the roadway was being reduced from
thirty-five feet to thirty feet. A reso-
luton was adopted protesting against
the reduction OF the width of the road
way of any Of the streets in this sec
ton. which resolution was presen, I'd to
the Commissioners at a hearing. and
was sustained by forcible arguments
made by members Of a committee which
was appointed for that purpose
The result was that although curbs
have been taken up and reset. and catch
basins had been removed with view to
reducing the width of the roadway.
the Commissioners directed that the
roadway be preserved at its full width.
and il is believed that the policy OF
reducing the width OF roadways has
been changed and that the width of
the roadway on such streets as may be
improved in the future will not be re-
duced.
More Railway Service.
The necessity for additional transpor-
tation. facilities and better service and
accommodations has long been appar-
ent to the citizens of this section APP
peals have been made to the officials
Of the street railway companies to make
extensions of their lines and 70 make
further improvements in their service
and accommodations.
These appeals having failed to produce
satisfactory results the association has
given its unanimous Endorsement to
bill which has been introduced in Con-
gress providing for the extension OF the
Great Falls and Old Dominion Railway
which bill provides for lines running
both north and south and east and west
through this section and also provides
for the exchange of free transfers with
all the existing lines which 1t may cross,
which would be very advanta geous to
the residents OF this section, as II would
afford them access 10 existing lines
which do not now enter this section.
While the association gave TO this bill
It's hearty Endorsement and support. 1t
recommended that the north and south
line should extend all the way from NJ
Street south TO Florida Avenue north.
and that an additional east and west
extension be made north of II Street.
The committee on legislation presented
the recommendations of the association
10 the Senate Committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia at Il public hearing,
which committee reported the bill favor
ably TO the Senate, after having amend
ed 1t according to the recommendations
Of the association. The provision, how
ever, requiring free transfers was