Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-12
HILLSDALE IMPROVEMENTS.
Citizens Emphasize Needs of the Sc,

MUCOUS PAdoIZc 4NCcuS VI Inc Dec
tion-Committees Named
The Hillsdale Citizens Association, which
met Wednesday evening in the Bethlehem
Baptist Church on Nichols avenue, devoted
its session to the consideration of the best
means to bring about an improvement to
the streets of the suburb which at one
time was known as Barry Farm and where
1t has developed, many of the highways at
present utilized streets have never been
dedicated to the District. AS the questions
at issue are of general Importance to the
5000 people living in the community the
attendance was large
A. L. Craig, the chairman of the commit
tee on streets and highways made report of
recent conference between a delegation
from the association and District Commits
sioners Macfarland and Biddle regarding a
resolution passed by the associa ton request
ing that the Commissioners ask for an
appropriation of S500OO for improvements
to the streets of fIillsdale. The chairman
stated the Commissioners had informed the
representatives of the association that as
the streets had never been dedicated to the
District it was not possible to enter into any
legislation looking to their Improvement
until such action had been taken. The
Commissioners We're Informed that the cti-
ZenS of HllSdale residing within the limits
of the section in which the status of the
streets is uncertain have already taken
steps to donate the ground now occupied by
these avenues to the District for the pur-
pose of having them definitely laid out as
public thoroughfares.
Chairman Craig further reported having
called at the Office of the surveyor for the
District where he had ascertaned that data
had been gathered during the summer
months by the officials there in regard to
Barry Farm and autographs made of the
same showing all the various holdings of
property and the dimensions of the same
file was told, it was stated that plats for
signature and donation by the property
holders of the disputed streets in Barry
Farm will be finished early in November
Chairman Craig urged that the citizens
agree to donate or dedicate additional land
beyond that already taken up with the street
fronting their respective residences, in or
der that sufficient ground might be given to
permit of sidewalks being laid. This plan
met apparently with the approval of the
majority of those present.
Among the speakers were Ivory Brown, c.
E. Howard. Mark Mckenzie William II
Underdue. j. r. Howard and J. Waters 1t
was decided to name committees to visit
the property owners affected and ascertain
what amount of ground each will be will
ing to dedicate to the District for streets
and sidewalks.
Chairmen of committees. one for each
street. were designated as follows: Stan
ton avenue, c. e. Howard; Sheridan ave-
nue., Matthew Taylor; Elvon avenue, Jo-
seph Scott; Bowen avenue, William H.
Underdue; Douglass avenue. Beverly
Neale; Sumner avenue. James Waters;
Howard avenue James Smoot; Stevens ave-
nue., c. II. Parker. The committee of the
association appearing before the Commits
sioners and asking for the appropriation re-
ferred to was composed of J. B. Anderson,
e M. Hewlett, j. F. Smoot, Matthew Taylor
and r. U. Wilkinson.