Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-07
LOCAL men PREFERRED
Columbia Heights Association
Demands Home Rule.
E. HILTON JACKSON'S VIEWS
Commissioners Requested to Establish
Alleys Where Needed.
PLEA MADE FOR STREET REPAIRS
Grading Of Garfield Hospital Grounds
Also Desired - Address by
President Bundy.
flea MADE FOR STREET REPAIRS


strong protest against appointing men
not residents of the District of Columbia
to the local bench was made last evening
at the regular monthly meeting of the
Columbia Heights Citizens Association,
held in the parlors of the Savoy, 14th and
Girard streets northwest.
Mr.. E. Hilton Jackson presented a reso-
luton embodying his ideas and said in
support of it's adoption:
Il do not attempt to criticise the ju-
dietary, but after ten years of practice
before the local bar, know it is impossi-
ble for an outside man to reach the highest
efficiency upon the local bench until after
at least fifteen years of service. He is best
qualified to pass upon matters when he has
an intimate knowledge of the local condi-
tions
BY reason of this lack of chance to rise
IN the law, young men Of the District of
Columbia 60 In large numbers-yes IN
droVes-to the states where they will have
an opportunity to advance by hard work
About one year ago I took accession to
say the same thing here while we had
as our guest distinguished jurist from
North Carolina, who had been elevated to
the bench and he agreed with me later, in
a conversation, that some years were re-
quired upon the bench for one to become
thoroughly familiar with local conditions
When Mr.. Jackson closed Mr.. E.. B.
Stocking spoke in opposition to the >reso-
luton. Later the resolution was adopted
The meeting was presided over by the
president. Judge Charles s. Bundy, who, at
the opening, gave brief resume of the
work that has been done by the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association. He closed
with plea to the members to do all in
nyxyny To tnnr
that more good can be done.
Judge Bundy also reported for the special
committee having in charge the distribution
Of the three prizes offered for the best-kept
lawns in Columbia Heights.
The report was signed by Charles s. Bum
dy, Richard Sylvester and w. F. Hart and
reported the award of the prizes as follows;
MT. George Summers, 2549 Nth street
prietor Of the Roanoke apartment house,
1348 Euclid street northwest, second prize,
and 8. A. Reeves. 2S22 Sherman avenue
northwest, third prize.
Need Of Alleys.
Mr.. w. B. Todd introduced resolution
reciting as the sense of the association that
the District Commissioners should be in
formed of the hardships incident to further
delay in providing a through alley for each
block not yet so provided, and requesting
that, in some systematic way, the Commits
needed alleys on their own initiative.
Speaking in support of the motion. which
was later passed, Mr.. Todd said:
Many a block in Columbia Heights and
adjacent territory is yet without a through
alley-the same being necessary among other
things to facilitate the work of the fire de-
partment, to keep the garbage wagons off
the main streets during collections and to
furnish locations for telephone poles.''
He then said that the lack of alley ia
cilities in the territory is due, in the first
place. to the fact that the need of them
was not apparent in the original plan of
Columbia Heights, which contemplated
villa sites; and, in the second place. to the
failure Of the authorities promptly to take
outlets for the several blocks as soon as the
villa-site plan was abandoned and enter
prising capital began to erect continuous
rows of city residences
In conclusion he said: 1.-THE opening or
extending Of any alley upon which prompt
action is demanded because of active build
ing operations should not be neglected
merely for the reason that a request for it
has not been made by the property owners
to the extent of majority, there being the
conflicting interests of some, the indiffer-
ence Of others, and probably the opposition
of owners of vacant ground; but such open
ing or extending should be initiated by the
government, whose action, being for the gen.
eral good, would be respected by all parties;
all those considerations seeming to be con-
templated in the alley law of 1905, which
upon their own initiative"
Condition of Euclid Street.
A resolution presented by Mr.. George Sim
mons which asked the Commissioners to
give attention to the condition of Euclid
street between 18th and 18th streets north
west was adopted. Mr.. Simmons in pre-
senting the resolution said the cutters of the
street were not in good condition, and that
the curbstone was out of line. In many
n1acpS he said the roadway washed
away.
Secretary Todd read letters from the Com
missioners and from Arthur s. Brown rela
tive to the enforcement Of the building line
laws.
Judge Bundy near the close of the meet
ing introduced resolution calling upon the
Commissioners to grade the Garfield Hos
pital grounds so as to allow sidewalk to
be made along 18th street, northwest in
front of the hospital The resolution was
adopted after Judge Bundy had made a
short address In support of the measure.
In the course of his address he said:
by act of Congress-. approved June y.
1902, there was appropriated for Garfield
Memorial Hospital the sum of $4,000 to be
missioners of the District of Columbia for
the purchase of land known as the 'Schnei-
der tract extending the grounds of that
hospital to the line Of 18th street. which
land so purchased being graded by the
Schneider heirs to an elevation satisfactory
to the trustees Of said Garfield Hospital
Charge Of Neglect.
1.-THE appropriation was long since paid
over to the Schneider heirs with the knowl-
edge and consent Of the trustees of Gar
field Hospital and reservation made out
of the appropriation for the purpose of
grading the land. which is now, or should
be, available for that use.
1.-The grading has been wholly neglected.
and in consequence of such neglect glacier
of mud and soft clay has been and is con-
tinually sliding into 18th street from the
high bank so left ungraded preventing the
laying of any sidewalk on the street, and
obstructing the roSdway."
Officers Of Southern Relief Society.
At meeting of the Southern Relief So
ciety at the New Willard last evening 1t