Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08
FOR SUBURBAN SECTION
IMPROVEMENTS REQUESTED BY
BRIGHTWooD CITIZENS.
Executive Committee of the Asso-
citation Addresses a Commune
cation to the Commissioners.

AT recent meeting Of the executive
committee of the Brightwood Citizens
ASSOCIATION the annual report of the COM
m1ttee was prepared and a copy ordered
sent to the District Commissioners. The
meeting was attended by Louis P. Shoe
maker. chairman; Thomas Blagden Col.
Benjamin Holman, John Saul, Judge
Charles w. Russell, Wilton j. Lambert, c.
c. Lancaster. William Ramsey and Au-
gust Burgcorf
Inc following suggestions as to I'M
proVements IT the Brightwood section
were adopted and have been transmitted
by President Shoemaker to the Commits
sioners with the hope of securing their
favorable considerations:
We beg to invite your attention to the
large number of houses which have been
built; to the 14th street cars, which are
now running almost to Brightwood, and
10 the various private improvements,
winch have been made by reason of the
opening or extending of 18th and 10th
streets thus convincing you of the truth
or the contention made by us few years
ago, which was to the effect that this
section was circumscribed and limited in
us development because of the absence
or these public improvements. Hereto
lore we stated that il these streets were
extended private development would fol-
low, demand for real estate would exist
ana real estate values would be increased:
thus an advantage would accrue to land
owners, and great benefit to the govern
ment of the District of Columbia by rea-
son OF increased revenue.
Extension Of Streets.
We therefore feel ENCOURAGED and I'M
hesitatingfy suggest to you the import
ance OF further extending 14th and 10th
streets to the District line. We also
direct your attention to the opening of
18th street and respectfully ask you to
recommend to Congress an appropriation
or $l5O,OO0 for grading, regulating and
matchmaking 18th street, which was.
practically speaking, dedicated north of
Piney branch, free from expense to the
government, number of years ago, and
we ask you to consider In behalf of the
interests of these people who gave away
their property the business and fairness
OF their desire that this street shall be
opened. We also direct your attention
to the fact that these landowners are not
alone interested. but that 10th and 14th
streets are needed by the general public.
Ihere Is not today in the District of Co.
Iump,a single direct thoroughfare or
boulevard free from car lines that can
be used by the pleasure driving public and
by those who have automobiles.
Inc inadequate street car service on
Dii6hI "oou avenue mas been constantly
brought to your attention, without any
relief being afforded the travelling public,
AS 1t appears the Commissioners have alb
solutely no supervision over this corpora
ton, 1t becomes then, indeed, very i'm
portant that you should recommend to
Congress the extension of 14th street to
the District line so that the tracks of the
Capital Traction road can be laid thereon.
Opening 18th Street.
We ask that $4,000 be appropriated for
the opening of 18th street, and call your
attention to the fact that a committee of
our association has in its posse ssion a
paper signed by large number of prop
erty owners dedicating more than 60 per
cent Of the land along the line of this
street to the public, providing it could be
graded and regulated
We ask that Colorado avenue be graded
and regulated from Blagden Mill road
north as far as 1ngraham street. This ave-
nue. upon the street extension plan is
identical with the old 18th street road and
simply contemplates the widening of this
roadway.
We ask that an appropriation of s25, 900
be made to open Arkansas avenue from
10th street to Brightwood avenue.
We ask that an appropriation of s.. 900
should be made to macadamize Ritten-
house street. which Is now being graded
from Brightwood avenue to the Blair
road.
We ask that Longfellow street from
Brightwood avenue to Rock Creek Park
should be opened.
We beg to call your attention to the fact
that the roads in Rock Creek Park are
dangerously narrow. The travel there is
very great. and considering the thousands
of carriages and automobiles which fire.
quent these roads constantly we respect
fully suggest that they should be widened.
and that all of them should be lighted
with electricity.
Station House Needed.
We ask that an appropriation of 5000
be made for q station house at Bright
wood. At the present time officers have
to stand around in the road In all kinds of
weather and there is no suitable place to
retain any one who may be arrested for
violating the law until some suitable dis
position can be made of such persons
We are reminded that the amount ap-
propriated for the improving Of Rock
Creek Park every year by Congress is in
adequate, and we respectfully suggest
that you ask for at least $4,000, for the
purpose of widening the existing road
ways and making new roadways in the
park
We invite your attention again, as we
have heretofore. to the important matter
of sewerage. At the present time there
exists no sewerage facilities for the ter
ritory west of Brightwood avenue and be-
tween that avenue and Rock Creek Park
For Service Sewer.
We therefore. respectfully renew our
former request for the appropriation of
$4,000 for the construction in part of a
service sewer along the east side of Rock
creek to the Military road. on the Military
road to 10th street. on 10th street to
Wabash avenue. and on Wabash avenue
in its direction to the District line.
We ask that an appropriation Of 5000
be made for the construction Of a sewer
on Blagden avenue from Rock creek to
10th street.
That an appropriation of So, 600 be made
for the enlargement in part of the exist
Ing Brightwood and Takoma Park sewer
extending mostly along Piney branch.
With reference to this last sewer we beg
to call your attention to the fact that
the entire slope of country east Of Bright
wood avenue must necessarily drain into
what Is known as the Takoma sewer or
some enlargement thereof.