The Washington times., 1905-01-11
URGE EXTENSION
OF THOROUGH ARE
Churcllman Want Massa-
chusetts Avenue Opened.
OTHER SIDE OF ROCK CREEK
Arguments Based on Needs of Cathe-
dral and Methodist Schools
Now Building
OTHER SIDE OF ROCK CREEK

IF yeu grant US the improvement of
will mean more to the American Uni
contributed to our fund $50 0o0.'
So spoke Bishop MeCabe to the Dis
trict Commissioners yesterday after
noon in appealing for the opening, i'm
provement, and matchmaking of Mas
sachusetts Avenue from Wisconsin Ave
nue. to Boundary Avenue and OF the lat
ter street to Chevy Chase Circle.
More than sixty property owners and
influential men Of Washington filed the
District board room at the hearing
granted for this project Besides in
dividual property owners, all of whom
were in favor of the proposed improve
ments, there were Representatives of the
Cathedral Foundation. which has al
ready selected a site and begun build
ing Episcopal church schools on the
site at Massachusetts and Wisconsin
Avenues.
Some of Those Present.
Besides Bishop McCabe there were
other representatives, chief among
whom was DR.. W. L. Davidson. secre-
tary Of the school. of the Methodist
Episcopal church, which is planning the
great postgraduate university of that
denomination to be erected on the site
already chosen in the extreme north
western part of the city.
The Commissioners listened to the ar
gnments of B. f. Leighton, the chief
spokesman for the party. and other gen.
tlemen and then took the matter under
advisement.
Bishop McCabe declared the bill pro-
viding for the condemnation of the nee
essary land had been given the biggest
backing of any bill ever presented to
Congress. He said his church held
100000 communicates, besides 5000 0ot
more belonging to churches akin to the
Methodist denomination and &, co., coo 9th
er adherents, not members of the de-
nomination, but closely interested In
Methodisn,, all of whom are supporting
the movement for an American univer-
sity. He said there were 1S4 institutions
OF learning under Methodist Episcopal
control and 80 more III kindred churches.
and it IS for the graduates of these
schools thai a postgraduate school is
Planned in Washington
He argued that the macadamizing OF
arouse more enthusiasm and would aid
wonderfully in obtaining contributions
forNhe construction OF buildings and the
endowment OF the institution.
The Property Involved.
The promoters own pinety-three acres.
said the bishop. clear down to China.
without dollars debt" One building
has already been finished and the cor
nerstone for the Mckinley Memorial
building mas been laid Bids were open
ed for the construction of this building
yesterday afternoon ard work on the
slperstructtre viii begin at once.
ITO be sure said the eminent d.
vine, we need $4,000 and we've only
slo2, 0O09 now, but that's enough in sight
AZ one time Wen get the rest,
DR.. Davidson felt convinced he had
lost a number of contributions toward
the institution by having to drive pros
pective contributors by the present
roundabout route. which is one mile
longer than the proposed direct thor
oughfare would he. He said that Con-
gress had spent sos. 900 on the Wiscon-
SIN Avenue Bridge, and he did not be-
neye the legislators meant that Mas
sachusetts Avenue should stop at that
point.
Glover Gives Ten Acres.
Charles c. Glover, who has dedicated
ten acres of his land for the street
spoke briefly in support of the bill. The
American University has dedicated
three acres Of its land, and the Ca
thedral Foundation has also contributed
The bill provides for an appropriation
of $4,000 for Massachusetts Avenue
and coo for Boundary Avenue I,
was stated that at least 50 per cent of
the necessary land had already been
offered for dedication, and that SO O0
would suffice for the condemnation of
the remaining land.
Besides the need OF easy access 10
the site of the American University, the
Cathedral Foundation is anxious to go
ahead with its proposed improvements
some of which depend on the improve
ment OF Massac husetts Avenue. Con
struction on the Boys, School has al
ready commenced. Commissioner Mac
farland yesterday read the letter from
Bishop Satterlee, part of which was
published in The Times, Sunday, urging
the improvement.