Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-16
BRIGHTWO0D CITIZENS
FALL MEETING OF ASSOCIATIONS
HELD.

zens' Association was held Friday night at
o'clock in Brightwood Hotel. The meet
Ing was called to order by President VIII
ton ]. Lambert, with Secretary John o..
keene recording the minutes. Col =. D.
Townsend. president of the Mt. Pleasant
Citizens Association, introduced reso-
luton, which was adopted, expressing
vote of thanks to the Commissioners OF the
District for the stand they have taken In
connection with the preservation Of loth
street as a boulevard for. residential pur-
poses only, and the protection of 1t against
the encroachments of business houses ane
unsfghtly structures. The resolution con-
Guided with the announcement that 1t Is
destined to become, with proper care ana
development, the most magnificent DOule-
ward in this city, IL not in the world "A
resolution was presented by Mr.. c. Lam
caster recommending to the Commissioners,
and through them to Congress, an appro-
Iriation for the opening and grading %
Nicholson street from Brightwood avenue
to 9th street and of Madison street from
9th street to Sd street, or Blair road. The
extension of Madison street is considered an
important highway for travel from Bright
wood avenue to Blair road, and the near
est direct road for the people from the
eastern part Of the District to Bright
wood avenue.
Justice of Peace System.
The present system OF having certain
cases tried by ten justices of the peace,
each having separate and distinct office,
in different parts of the District, according
to a resolution offered by Mr.. Lancaster
last night, is not only burdensome and dila-
tory, but, even with the experiment of pay
ing the justices only two thirds of their SAL
aries, need1essly expensive, even If the crea-
ton of a municipal court would remedy
these evils. The resolution passed by the
association provides that the association is
in favor of the repeal of the law creating
the office and the enactment of a law es-
tablshing a municipal court and appeals
to the citizens of the District to use their
efforts before the present session of Con-
gress in securing this desired legislation.
The necessity for extending the gas main
from Una tilla street north to the District
line was the substance of a resolution pre-
scented by Mr.. A. E. Mclaughlin and
adopted.
The lighting of Brightwood avenue was
discussed at some length, and resulted in
the presentation of a resolution by Mr.. B.
f. SAUL requesting the Brightwood Rail-
road Company to unite with the association
in its efforts for securing the lighting of
this avenue north of the Soldiers Home
road with electricity, and also the opening
of 18th. 14th and 10th streets for the ben
eft of the travelling public. This action
was taken by the association in view of the
large number of accidents which have re-
Gently occurred on Brightwood avenue. re-
sulting from the contact of electric cars
with passing vehicles, causing the destruc-
ton of human life and the killing of sew
eral horses and the demolishing of a num-
Der of vehicles.
Under the subject of railroading, Mr.
Louis P. Shoemaker reported to the asso-
citation that while the travel upon the
Brightwood railway has greatly increased
in the last year, and that the transfer sys-
tenn at present in vogue at 7th street and
Florida avenue is operating alike against
10 Int Of ha fIor IL
way company, he believed that while the
travel upon the road has increased, it
would have been to much greater extent
augmented if the people had not been
Obliged to transfer from the city cars to
the Brfghtwood avenue line He concluded
his remarks by presenting a resolution re-
questing the officers of the Brightwood
Railway Company to abandon the transfer
system at Florida avenue and that through
cars be run from the District line down 9th
street to Pennsylvania avenue. The reso-
luton was adopted.
Executive Committee Report.
The business of the meeting concluded
with the presentation of the annual report
of the executive committee of the associa-
ton. The report was presented by Mr.
Louis P. Shoemaker, chairman of the COM
mittee. The other members of the commit
tee were as follows: John Saul, A. E. Nc
Laughlin. George Fields Jacob Xander, w.
]. Lambert, John G.. Keene, c. c. Lancas-
ter, Charles w. Ray and Thomas BIagden
After reviewing the work of the committee
various requests are made of the District
Commissioners.
In connection with Rock Creek Park, an
appropriation is asked of 100000 to widen
the existing roadways.
The committee is also Of the opinion that
the roads of the park should be lighted by
electricity.
The report as presented was adopted
Resolutions were adopted commencing
the reappointment of Commissioner H. l..
West and c. s. Bundy as justice of the
peace.