Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-03

ment on East Capitol street, and asked
that the Commissioners see that It is re-
surfaced or repaired The condition Of
the pavement, It was stated, Is such that
only resurfacing can put 1t In anything
Hike good condition. The report also con-
tanned q recommendation that 18th street
southeast between Pennsylvania avenue
and K street be macadamized. In another
report the committee charged favorftism IN
the expenditure of money appropriated Tor
the improvement Of the county. The re-
port showed that during the past years
Congress had appropriated N.2a3 40 Tor
such work and that only sZ7A.Io or II
had been spent east OF North Capitol s.reet,
while the area and population. the report
states, Is more than 80 per cent.
In view Of the conditions stated. the as
ISOLATION resolved that It records herewith
of this indefensfble, discriminating policy,
and begs to express the hope that the Com.
missioners of the District OF Columbia wiz
give their earnest attention to this protest,
and that in their future Recommendations
to Congress the appropriations will be faariy
apportioned according to area ana popu,a
ton, with an increased allotment 70 .ne
county east, so as to eQualize the dl souIse.
ments, and thus atone for the injustice
of the past toward the county east.
improvements Needed.
whereas certain avenues IN the Guy
"Whereas, certain avenues IN the ci'y'
on which attractive residences have oeeh
erected, or are in course OF erectioh' winch
avenues are more particularly mentioned In
the report of the chairman OF the eon,in,. ~
tee on streets and avenues, dated Marcn =
1S05 are greatly in need OF Improvement
and whereas these improvements nave pesn
recommended by this association ouIlns .ne
past four years to the hono Sp,sa asthnnt
relief. with the exception OF the pavhs "
South Carolina avenue between I'tn o az
nth streets and Massachusetts aHenuS
between 18th and iAth streets approp''o'eN
for by the last Congress: Al, ,sso-
.aThereforel be It resolved. That TINS asso
citation begs leave again to call Ine al.en ~
tion of the Commissioners OF the Dise,,e t,'I.
Columbia to tho Recommendations Oh this
associatfon. Inasmuch as numerous prlvase
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS have been made on georgia
avenue. the COMMITTEE again recomHe,H1u .I,
that avenue (to/be> paved rom IN O,aced
at the head of the list for improvements IN
the southeast section, in the report 0, tns
committee on streets and avenues. uI
March %. 1905. when report VIZ isO6.
by the association May 4, DecemDef - i'oo'
February and, October 4, ISoo.
Committees Suggestions.
The committee recommended improve
ments to be made in East washington aS
follows:
For grading and regulating-Georgia ave-
nue. from Sth to 18th street; Kentucky ave-
nue bridge; South Carolina avenue from
18th to 18th street; Massachusetts avenue
from Lincoln Park to 10th street; Tennes-
see avenue, from to 18th street. Particu.
lar attention was called to the necessity OF
the Improvement of Georgia, KENTUCKY ana
Tennessee avenues; E street between loth
and 18th streets, northeast.
For paving-E street from 10Th to l9tn
street southeast. The paving OF Z street
is very important and much needed, as sacn
improvement will give a continuous me
roadway from the western secton OF tne
city to the Congressional cemetery. b street
between 18th and 18th streets southeast.
The improvements in question, the COM
mittee says. will give the citizens OF WASH
inston thoroughfares to all parts OF tne
city The same recommendation were made
in previous reports OF TINS commttee,
which recommendations were aoopteo py
the association. and copy OF same trans.
mitted to the honorable Commissioners OF
the District Of Columbia for consideration.
Proposed New Railroad.
Gen. s. g. Yoder. who is Interested IN
the proposed Washington. Spa Spring and
Gretta railroad. said he desired to thank
the association for what 1t had done IN
the matter of getting favorable action upon
the tbill which permits the road to enter
the District. He thought the success OF
the bill was largely due to the Efforts OF
the members of the association.
: II also desire to say" said Gen. Yoder.
that ff you want our company to build
the cross town line for you get the neces-
sary legislation and we will give bond as
a guarantee that the road will be built
within ninety days.!
eff permission to build such a line could
he given by this association" said Presi-
dent Smith, 81 assure you it would be
granted. and would be only too glad to
be the first one to ride upon the cars"
Members of the association were glad
to learn that, although work upon the
proposed road has not yet been begun. the
company Is at work getting the right of
way through the property from Berwyn to
the District line. From the District line
the road will reach 18th and H streets
northeast by way of the Bladensburg road.
Thanks to Major Biddle.
Mr.. w. Mosby Williams offered a resolu-