Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-07
| NORTHWEST CITIZENS
MEETING OF SUBURBAN AssocIA-
TON LAST EVENING.

The Citizens Northwest Suburban Assoc
citation. at a meeting last evening in Ma
sonic Hall. Tenleytown. considered several
matters regarded as of local and general
importance The president. Mr.. Charles c.
Lancaster. stated that. despite strenuous
efforts. he had been unable 60 secure a
hearing before the subcommittee of the ap-
preparations committee having In charge the
preparation OF the District appropriation
Dill This caused q general discussion the
main burden of complaint being that OBJ
portunity was denied the citizens of Ten
ieytown and its environments to voice be-
fore the appropriations committee the ur-
gent need of the community for service
sewer facilities. no sewer draining the Ten
leytown section have yet ever been started
Mr.. Louis +. Shoemaker presented the
port of the executive committee of the as
socfation, in which the course of the Com
misstoners with reference to the District
school question was strongly upheld
Mr.. Jones offered a resolution approving
the reappointment of Mr.. Henry b. F.
mcfarland as District Commissioner This
resolution, which was unanimously adopted,
evoked many expressions of opinion COM
mandatory of Mr.. mcfarland and of his
patriotic and public spirited conception and
practice of the duties OF his office.
DR.. A. M. Ray introduced a resolution
formally relterating the demand of Tenley
town fer the starting of Its sewer system
Mr.. Galen l.. TAFT presented a resolution re-
citing the pre-emnency of Massachusetts,
avenue as residence boulevard OF the
capital and requesting the Commissioners
to strongly advocate the prompt extension
OF the avenue to the District line and TO
favor legislation In the case of the 18th
street such as would restrict the building
of stores ana apartment houses upon the
line of the thoroughfare.
Rock Creek Park Addition.
The matter of business which provoked
the greatest interest and precipitated a gen
eral debate was the question Of the pro-
posed enlargement OF Rock Creek Park by
the purchase of 100 acres of land along the
line or Massachusetts avenue DIR. Chap
pei. Mr.. Shoemaker and others expressed
an apprehension lest the proposed purchase
should stand In the way of the satisfaction
of the best needs of the section by tho
starting of the Tenleytown sewer and other
improvements.
Mr.. Lancaster and Mr.. Galen L. Taft
the secretary of the association. defended
the park proposition. basng their approval
upon broad grounds of municipal policy
Mr. TAFT expressing the hope and belief
| that at no distant day the suggestion OF
building a new, magnificent and pala.iai
| White House upon the commanding emf
hence opposite the Naval Observatory end
overlooking Massachusetts avenue and the
| city might receive official sanction an ade-
quate portion OF the park In such case to
| be set apart for that purpose and the pres
| ent White House to be used for exc .uttve
| offices and as an historical memorial build
| ing. The association finally unanimously
| approved of the park project. those in
| clined to opposition securing an amendment
| which stated that while the association
| heartily favors measures like the tne pro-
posed for the benefit of all of the people OF
! the District. yet the association trusts that
| the local needs of the northwest section and
| Of Tenleytown In the way of the starting
of its sewer will not be lost sight of. but
| will receive immediate recognition.
| Gen. King, a former representative IN
| Congress from Louisiana, was introduced
| as a guest of a association and delivered
an address. in the course of which he re-
| ferred to the bill providing that inspectors
| shall have the right to order the tearing
| down of insauitary buildings by arbitrary
| administrative decree and without due
| process of law and provision for condemna-
| ton and compensation.