Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-09
WESTINGHOUSE
Senator GaIIinger at Meeting
of BrightWood Citizens.
SPEAKS OF DISTRICT NEEDS
Favors Bond Issue or Loan for Big
Improvements.
VIEWS OF JUSTICE GOULD
Addresses by Officers and Other
Guest-Adoption of Resolutions.
Street Cars and Jail.

Senator Gallinger OF New Hampshire
was a guest and the principal speaker at
the fall meeting OF the Brightwood titi-
GEMS Association last evening in the ban
quet room of the Brlghtwood Hotel. The
other guests were Justice Ashley Nj.
Gould, c. S. Bundy, president, and w b.
Todd, secretary of the Columbia Heights
Citizens Association: c. c. Lancaster,
president of the Citizens Northwest
Suburban Association: A. M. Condra.
president, and William NICK. Clayton,
wee president of the Brghtwood Park
Citizens Association; Barry Buckley,
George A. Armes. Or. H. L. E. Johnson
and DR.. ]. Preston Miller. The meeting
was called to order by President Louis
p Shoemaker. with Secretary John g..
keene and w. .. Ray, treasurer. dis
charging their respective duties.
The report of the executive committee. a
copy of which was sent to the District
Commissioners suggesting improvements
In the Br.ghtwood section. was read by
the secretary and approved by the asso-
citation.
Managing Financial Affairs.
Vice President Wilton J. Lambert ad-
dress the association and introduced a
resolution again directing attention to the
public opinion that it is desired that Con-
gress pursue different course in manag-
ing the financial affairs of the District OF
Columbia by segre2ating current and ordi-
nary expenses to be incurred annually FOR
the maintenance and support of the gov
eminent of the District from extraordi-
nary and unusual expenses. needed, OF
course at the present time, but to a
greater extent for the benefit OF future
generations. Current expenses, 1t was
explained should be paid for from current
revenues, and the larger and unusual i'm
provements from the proceeds of long
term loan, so that the recommendation
OF the Commissioners can be accepted by
Congress as they have been presented
without being curtailed, thus enabling the
Commissioners to make such needed i'm
provements as are necessary not only In
the ordinary course of business of the
year, but such other larger Improvements
as are necessary not only now, but for the
future.
The speaker concluded by saying that
the committees Of Congress should be adj
vised OF the fact That current revenues
are more than sufficient for current ex-
penses without any increase in taxation,
and that 1t Is the unanimous desire of the
people of the District to have their mu-
nicipal affairs financed as municipal af-
fairs are financed in other jurisdictions;
that the practice enforced by Congress
of using current revenues for large and
extraordinary improvements has COMPEL
ed the committees of Congress to cut
down the recommendations of the Com
missioners from year to year depriving
the District OF many needed improve
merits and caused an increase of taxation.
for which there has been no necessity
whatever, and that this practice of Con-
gress has retarded and to a great extent
prevented the Improvement and develop
ment of the District
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
Approval Of Recommendations.
The association Endorsed a resolution
presented by c. 6. Lancaster, requesting
the Secretary OF the Treasury to approve
the recommendations Of the District Com
mtssioners, in their entirety, for the year
1908 for improvements in the District.
Irregular lighting of the electric lamps
on Brightwood avenue was mentioned by
E. C Moreland and the Commissioners
will be requested to give the matter at
tention.
George s. Wilson presented a resolution
requesting the Washington Gas Light
Company to extend it's mains north from
Butternut street, on Brentwood avenue,
to the District line.
At the conclusion of the regular bust
D.
address welcoming Senator Gailinger,
chairman of the Senate District commit
tee Mr.. Shoemaker said every member
Of Congress should have a patriotic feel
ing for the capital city of the nation,
and an acquaintance with its interests
would encourage liberal action on their
part with reference to such assistance
as the nation ought to render. SO that
Washington may be improved along ma
tional lines and become not only a
~i1 % ~ H,,A
mtration OF the world. He concluded by
calling attention to the promise made
by Congress in 1878. but not fully COM
piled with to pay half the expenses of
the District
Vast Amount Of Work.
Senator Gallinger often referred to as
the mayor of Warrington spoke Of the
large volume OF business before the Sen
ate District committee each year. and
the tremendous task 1t Is to administer
the affairs of that committee. There
were less bills, he said, in the state Of
New Hampshire than were before the
District committee last year. He COM
pared the work of one committee for
the District work with thirty-six commit
tees in New Hampshire. On one occa-
sion. the Senator said, he had been told
that he a target for the citizens OF
Washington, which amounted to moth
ing to his constituents at home.
However," he continued Il am led
to feel that any man who does what he
can for the growth of the national cap
ital and sees the improvements realized
feels that he has been greatly rewarded
for what he has done.
He should feel proud of the fact that
he has done a small part IN the devel-
opment of the capital OF the nation"
In that connection the speaker called
attention to the new Sc nate and House OF
Repre- sentetives office buildings, the new
municipal building. the new National MI
scum. the new Department of Agricultural
building and also the new Union station,
adding that the future of Washington Is
assured, and the most beautiful capital In
the world will be reality in due time.
In sp aking Of segregating current ex-
penses from extraordinary improvements
Senator Gallinger explained that he went
or record several years ago in favor OF
the proposition, and he expressed the
| hope that the policy that now prevails
Will be chang TO bond issue or loan
| from the United States to the District for
| d long term. Commenting on the sanitary
| conditions in the District. he said that il
| he had his way the health of the District
| would b" safeguard d by proper sewers
1 He pledged himself to carry the wishes
/ of the people Of the Brightwood section
as far as possible, as well as those OF
| other sections of the city.
Extension of Streets.
! Referring to extension OF streets Sena.
| Tor GalInger said he did not understand
why 14th street was not extended before
and why 18th and 10Th streets are not
extended to the District line In speaking