Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-22
ENGINE HOUSE SIT E
KENILwoRTH CITIZENS PROTEST
AT SPECIAL MEETING.

'sI have talked with Chief Belt. and he
saws that the site he has selected for the
chemical engine companye house, all things
being considered. is the best for the entire
neighborhood, including Kenilworth, Ben
ming and Deanwood, and that he would
not choose otherwise. no matter how the
appropriation was worded.
LAS he must be responsible 1 cannot set
aside his Judgment in the matter.
The foregoing message, received by Al
len w. Mallery, president of the kenilworth
Citizens Association, from Commissioner
Macfarland, was read at special meeting
of the association last evening. Several
members expressed themselves as being
greatly surprised that such a communi-
cation should have been written. 1t was
stated that Chief Belt had selected a site
in Bennfng, while the members of the as
ISOLATION thought the site should be at
point where the villages of Benning,
Deanwood and Kenilworth would secure
equal protection from the apparatus. The
site agreed upon by the residents of Ken
liworth, 1t was stated, was near Watts
branch not far from Benning race track
Mr. Mallery and others discussed the
question of fire protection for the territory
east of the Eastern branch and, it was
stated, the Kenilworth Citizens Assocfa-
ton was the only organization to take an
interest in the matter until after the pas
sage of the bill by the House of Represent
atives. Then, it was added others dis
played activity and in the end succeeded
in inducing the District authorities to give
them the benefit of the labor of the asso-
citation and residents of Kenilworth gen.
orally.
More Entitled Than Others.
President Mallery said that Kenilworth
had shown greater advancement than the
other sections during the past few years,
one hundred houses having been erected
there. In view of the larger property in
terests and increased values he thought,
the people of Kenilworth are more entitled
to the fire protection than are those of
other nearby places.
During these times when people In off,
cfai life are talking about the muck rake
and square DEAL the president of the as
ISOLATION remarked, the people of Kenil-
worth wish some Of the square deal would
come to them in the matter of the Dis
trlct Commissioners determining upon
site for the engine house
The association adopted a resolution,
offered by Mr.. VCrhees, directing a COM
nittee of the association to call upon the
District Commissioners and Congress to
press the claim of the association for rec
ognltIon in the matter of selecting the site
President Mallery offered a resolution in
the form of a bill which provides for the
extension of P street, and suggested that
While the Improvement is being made the
people might get rid of a dangerous grade
crossing.
Extension of P Street.
The proposed bill was read to the asso-
ciation as follows:
And the Commissioners of the District
of Columbia are hereby authorized and d.
rected TO add to the permanent system of
highway plans proposed extension of p
street. as now laid out in Kenilworth, said
extension to be from present terminus of
said + street direct to the proposed lines
OF Minnesota avenue, as shown on said
plans, and said Commissioners are further
authorized and directed to extend said p
street from 44th street to Anacostia road In
conformity to said plans, and authority is
hereby given to condemn the land neces-
sary for said extension in accordance with
sections 4s3 to 491 of the code of the Dis
trict of Columbia
The members of the association were told
OF the proposed improvements, and ii was
said that property owners in that vicinity
were perfectly willing to donate land for
the purpose. 1t was decided to ascertain
the cost of an overhead structure at the
crossing and then have a committee of the
association wait upon the committees of
Congress and the Commissioners and ask
for the improvements.