Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-27
NEEDS OF BR|GHTW0OD
Suggestions by Committee of
Citizens Association.
COPY TO COMMISSIONERS
Municipal Authorities Asked to Make
Improvements.
PRESIDENT SH0EMAKER's VIEWS
Unites With Tenleytown Organization
In Requesting Appropriation for
Sewers-Street Car Service.
COPY TO COMMISSIONERS
PRESIDENT sH0EMAKER's VIEWS

At the last meeting Of the executive com
mittee Of the Brightwood Citizens Associ
alton, a number of important recommends
lions were submitted by Mr.. Louis P. Shoe
maker, chairman Of the committee and
| president Of the association. pertaining tc
| improvements needed in THAI section. A
copy of the report was ordered sent to the
| District Commissioners. 1t will also BE-
presented at the next meeting of the Bright.
| wood Citizens Association.
The report. which received the unanimous
| approval of the committe Is as follows:
| "Sewers-We heartily unite with the Ten
| leytoWn Citizens Association in a recon-
mendation for the appropriation of 5000
| Tor sewer on the west side OF Rock creek
from the Piney branch sewer north to the
| military road into the section west of Rock
creek and the vicinity of Tenleytown, also
| the section east Of Rock creek and west of
| brlghtWood avenue and we particularly urge
branch Of this sewer should be extended
northeast on the Military road to Bright
| wood avenue and thence with Brentwood
| avenue to the District line This sewer
| might be regarded as a service sewer east
| OF Rock creek. for which we ask the sum or
$25.OOO.'
Opening Of 18th Street.
Streets-As the opening Of 14th street thus
1ar TO Its intersection with Piney Branch
road for which our association has SO long
| contended, clearly indicates the improvement
OF private character which necessarily
follows public Improvement, we therefore
urge that 14th street shall be further
opened graded and regulated to the Dis
olee mhe. SO that the electric car tracks
can be laid thereon, and thus develop a
section OF territory now utterly deprived Of
all street facilities, believing, as we do. that
nothing can be done in this section Of the
District which would be of such public and
private benefit as the opening of this street
to the District line and the operation OF
electric cars thereon.
We also recommend that as all the land
has been acquired for the purpose of 10Th
street to the District line largely through
the effort and influence OF the members of
our organization, this important street
should be graded and regulated without
further delay from the Piney Branch north
to the district line.
We ask that Park avenue. which ex-
tends from the intersection of Brentwood
avenue and the District line west to the
northern portion of Rock Creek Park. be
macadamized.
That Blair road, from Takoma Park
north to Its intersection with The District
line. be widened to it's full width of thirty
three feet and macadamized. A number of
fine improvements, consisting of desirable
homes, have been established on this road
recently, and it is provided with sewer
water and gas. We feel that it ought to be
regulated and macadamiZed, at least for
this short distance
Land Should Be Acquired.
THAT the land necessary for Umatilla
street should be acquired, or that some
other street should be opened leading from
Brightwood avenue across to Takoma
Park. Great need has for years existed
for such thoroughfare
THAT Rittenhouse street from Bright
wood avenue east to the Blair road should
be macadamized, now that the land has
been acquired for this street and it has
been graded.
Third. Considering the large number Of
houses that have been built during the last
two three years and the great increase
in population in the vicinity Of Bright
wood, and realizing the fact Of the extern
sion of 14th street and the car (electric)
line thereon, will Immediately greatly aug
ment this population, we ask that a police
station be established at Brightwood For
the purchase of land and construction of
the building we recommend the appropria-
ton of $4,000. At the present time the
police who are stationed at Brightwood are
not provided with adequate protection. and
there is no place where those unfortunate
to~be arrested could be kept at the present
time. But for the fact that the Bright
wood station has been so orderly and so
few arrests have been made q station
iiouSc WOulu undoubtedly nave been aDSO-
lutely necessary several years ago, as they
have been found necessary in other Sec
lions of the District of Columbia Great
credit. of course, is due to our law-abiding
creasing population that one should now
be provided.
For Public Park.
Fourth. While land can be acquired at
reasonable price we recommend that a
suitable Mot Of land he Tow,
lie park somewhere along the line of
Brightwood avenue, and that the existing
roads of Rock Creek Park, which are dan
gerously narrow, should be widened and
lighted with electricity. For the adequate
Improvement Of Rock Creek Park we
recommend the appropriation Of the sum
or S1OOOO, believing the improvement of
this park to be of great advantage to the
entire District of Columbia.
:, fifth. With the construction Of pub
lie school in Brightwood park, for which
an appropriation has been secured, with
the Brightwood school and new and en-
larged Takoma school, We feel that our
section is at the present time well proyid-
ed with school facilities We deplore. how
ever, the fact that Mr.. Joseph R. Keene
who has for the past thirty years or longer
supervised the schools of this section in
manner should have been removed with
out cause and without hearing, from his
position, which, we believe him to he a G
capaple OF ming now as he has been In |
the past. Therefore, We direct that a fol- |
lowing resolution shall be forwarded to Mr. |
keene, to the school board and to the nress
setting forth that the association learned |
with deep regret that Mr.. Joseph R. Keene. |
supervising principal of the seventh divi. |
sion, has been deprived of his position |
without even an opportunity having been
given him to be heard. and In view of the |
long. faithful and efficient service rendered !
by Mr.. keene, the association feels that |
such action Is disrespectful and uncalled |
for, and that such treatment shonId Of
nave been accorded worthy citizen of our |
community and also faithful oficiai.
As to Car Service.
Gear Seryice.-Sixth-We have repeatedly
the Brightwood Railway Com
pany to run through cars up Brightwood |
avenue and to the District line We have
always believed and are quite confident
that the transfer system |