Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-03
EFFORTS TO EXPAND
East Washington Citizens AS
ISOLATION Will Grow.
CARDS TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Elimination Of Grade Crossings Dis
cussed at Meeting.
STREETS, AVENUES AND ALLEYS
Mention Of Improvements Needed
Suggestions by Committee-Pro-
posed New Railroad.
CARDS TO BE DISTRIBUTED
STREETS, AVENUES AND ALLEYS

Strenuous efforts are being made to in
crease the membership OF the East Wash
ington Citizens Association. Mr.. Adolph
Van Reuth, chairman Of the committee in
charge Of the matter,-was present at
meeting of the association last evening
at Donnelly's Hall, and he expressed the
belief that he will be able to increase the
membership Of the association by
the time the first fall meeting Is held. He
also explained that the cards which con-
tain an appeal to residents Of East Wash
ington to become members Of the associa-
ton are to be distributed to practically all
male residents Of the northeast and south
east sections. Mr.. Van Reuth said he IA
vored monthly meetings Of the association.
thinking 1T is difficult to keep up interest
In the work unless meetings are held at
regular intervals. Several references were
made to the failure of the Commissioners
to lay Sidewalks and curbing on Georgia
avenue between 18th and 18th streets, Mr..
Van Reuth asking that this improvement
be made special by the association. AS
the square IN question was mentioned in
the regular schedule, the association de-
clined to make 1t matter for special
communication.
Mr.. Thomas w. Smith, president of the
cation that had been received from the
Commissioners relative to the matter of
the elimination of grade crossings
Large sums of money are being spent in
eliminated" Mr.. Smith stated, land large
sums of money are to be paid to the rail-
road companies when the work has been
completed.
crossings are to be eliminated" said the
president, contains the best news we
have received in a long while. 1t is not
that Georgia avenue has not been i'm
al thA Fny1U % sv-.o 49,
oughfare has caused no deaths, but the
failure to eliminate the grade crossings
has caused fatalities
Letter From Commissioners.
President Smith said that there are still
a few grade crossings in the city, several
OF them being in the southeast section.
He read the communication from the Com
missioners, which is as follows:
I'm response to your recent communica-
ton relative to the abolition of grade
crossings in the southeast section of the
city, the Commissioners direct me to In
form You that under the various acts of
Congress regarding the elimination Of grade
crossings the present grade crossings are
required to be removed within sixty days
from February q. 190s-that is, by April
%, 1908Land that it Is their intention to see
that the law Is fully complied with before
any payment Is made to the railroad COM
pany under the terms of the act.
las to the navy yard switch. to which
you refer. the Commissioners understand
that this will be abandoned at the same
time as the other surface tracks unless
there is further legislation FROM Congress
extending the time -
Mr.. Smith said the valuable irforma ton
contained in the letter had been obtained
through the efforts of Mr.. Jesse Adkins,
chairman of the railroad committee of the
association. and, speaking for the asso-
citation, he said, he desired to thank Mr..
Adkins for what he had accomplished.
Streets, Avenues and Alleys.
Mr.. A. Girouard, chairman of the COM
mittee on streets. avenues and alleys, SUBJ
mitted several reports to the association.
In one the committee called attention to the
miserable condition of the asphalt pave