Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11
ON CONGRESS HEIGHTS
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION DIS
CUSSEs NEEDS OF SUBURBS

At meeting Of the Congress Heights
Citizens Association last evening Gustave
Bender, chairman of the committee on pub
lie schools, reported upon the satisfactory
condition Of the Congress Heights buildings
prior to the opening of the new school
term He emphasized the necessity of hav-
ing a new piano in the main school, how
ever. as the instrument in service there
which was furnished by the association
several years ago. Is worn out. Mr.. Bender
referred to the inconvenience to which
patrons Of the Congress Heights street car
line are subjected by having to wait for
the cars without shelter as the association
has as yet been unable to secure a site
upon winch to erect a suitable waiting sta
ton. Secretary William NJ Sirich was au-
thorized to explain the situation to the
board Of education and request that the
ASSOCIATION be granted the of thirty
feet of the eastern section of the public
SCHOOL reservation which to build a
waiting room. In this connection there
was presented a communication from H
w. Fuller. the general manager of the
washington Railway and Electric Com
pany. who wrote that the request of the
citizens for car at the terminus of the
congress Heights line for service as wait
ing room had been considered, but the rail-
road company is compelled to decline as
the practice is not regarded as de-
sirable one. Il am sure you will agree"
stated the general manager, that the cars
on the Congress Heights line move with
commendable regularity and that the head
way Is not over long. and. further that the
increased Roadway morning and evening
has resulted in a better distribution of the
traffic during what we call the rush
hours.
Increase in Police Force
There was discussion as 10 the necessity
for increased police protection in and
q nd hn sub, ,-t>r
was read from the office of the District
Commissioners in response to the request of
the organization that patrol box be erect
ed on Livingston road near the District line
and that an additional mounted policeman
be assigned to the Anacost.a force for duty
at Congress Heights. in which it was stated
that 1t Is impOSS e to increase the police
force in the Congress Heights district until
the department Is allowed an increase of
men: also that it - impossible to erect a
patrol box on the Livingston road owing
to limited funds President Emmons de-
clared that the District and industrial es-
adjustments now located near Congress
Heights require that more patrolmen be
supplied If the community is to be properly
saieguarded He condemned tn. policy
VIII CHI. he said. Is followed in the suburb
of Withdrawing one of the local patrolmen
for duty in other villages when the fore.
is not up to the standard number. This. he
stated. was done for period of three weeks
at the Heights recently. Mr.. Bender urged
that the Commissioners be requested to
review the situation again.
TIL secretary was Instructed to ask the
Commissioners to also reconsider their de-
els on regarding new patrol box.
1t being reported by a number of citizens
present that a pond of water has been al
lowed to remain on lots near private dwell
ingS on Nichols avenue, Notwithstanding
several protests to the police and health
departments, it was voted to refer the mat
ter specially to Commissioner West Mr.
Butterfield recommended that the Commits
sioners be asked to inc ude in their est
mates to Congress an item for the grading
laying of curb and sidewalks on Brothers
place, saying 1t can thus be made OF
the most attractive streets in the town.
President Emmons stated that the assoc.a-
ton has filed with the Commissioners its
requests for improv e:nents to be cons dered
when the District budget is being made up.
notably with reference 10 the extension of
the water and sewer systems