The Washington herald., 1907-11-09

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PEELED the committees of Congress 10 cut
down the recommendation Of the Com
missioners from year to year, depriving
the District of many needed improve
ments. has caused an increase in taxa
ton. and has retarded the improvement
and development OF the city"
The resolution also calls the attention
of Congress 10 the inadequate sewerage
facilities east OF Rock Creek and north
of Florida avenue.
other Resolutions Adopted.
A resolution offered by George S. VIII
son requesting the Washington Gaslight
Company to extend the gas main north
from Butternut street, in Brightwooc
avenue. TO the District line, was adopted
To iaform the Commissioners of the
necessity Of a larger number of lights in
Brightwood avenue was the sum and sub
stance of resolution offered by f. c,
Moreland. which was adopted.
c. c. Lancaster offered resolution "a
request the Secretary of the Treasury e
indorse in their entirety the recommended
tons made by the Commissioners for i'm
provements in this city for the year com
menclng June 90. 1895. The resolution was
adopted.
Suggestions as 70 improvements were
made by the executive committee to tho
District Commissioners as follows:
To extend Fourteenth and Sixteenth
streets TO the District line. as it is i'm
possible for Washington to grow as il
should until the government opens streets
and makes such other improvements as
have been needed for years; 20 oper
Thirteenth street; to recommend TO Con.
gress an appropriation Of $l50.OO0 fol
grading. regulating. and macadamizing
sixteenth street, as there is not to-day
in the District a single direct thorough
fare or boulevard free from car lines thar
can be used by the pleasure-driving pub
lie and by those who have automobiles
sixteenth street would furnish an admir-
able opportunity" 10 recommend 10 Con
| gress the extension of Fourteenth stree
/ 70 the District line. so that the tracks o.
the Capital Traction Company can be laio
thereon. In this connection, the TepOr
says,
The inadequate street car service which
has always been imposed upon the trav
cling public by the corporation having
charter right 10 use Brightwo0d avenu
has been constantly brought to your at
tention, without any relief being afforde'
the public"
ApproprfatiOns Asked For.
For the opening Of Thirteenth street
$4,000 is asked. and il is also demanded
that Colorado avenue be graded and regu
lated from Blagden Mil road. north. a
far as Ingram street. 1t is furthe
stated:
I'VE ask that an appropriation Of $500
be made 10 open Arkansas avenue from
! Sixteenth street to Brightwood avenue
an appropriation Of 5000 should be mad
20 macadamize Rittenhouse street. from
Brightwood avenue 10 the Blair road; W
( ask that Longfellcw street. from Bright
wood avenue to Rock Greek, be opened
The widening Of the roads IN Rocl
Creek Park is suggested. They are re
ported TO be dangerously narrow. and'a al
should be lighted with ELECTRICITY. it {
said.
An appropriation of $500 is asked 10
a station house at BrightwoOd. and IN
amount OF $4,000 is requested for tn
improving Of Rock Creek Park. and 70
the widening Of roadways and MAXIM
new ones.
] For the construction in part OF a serv
ice sewer along the east side % Roc
Creek 10 the Military road. on the Mill
tary road 20 Sixteenth street. on Six
teenth street TO Wabash avenue, and OF
/ Wabash avenue in its direction TO tn
| District line. $500 is needed. and III
sum Of 5000 Is asked for the cOnstructio
OF a sewer on Blagden avenue, froI
Rock Creek to Sixteenth street
The sum OF $500 is demanded for n
enlargement in part OF the eXistin
Brightwood and TaSoma Park sewe
extending mostly along Piney Branch.
Capt. Forney. a member of the Coas
Survey. was admitted as a member of th
association. a communication from III
members OF the East Washington Height
Citizens Association was read. in whic
they ask the Commissioners TO provid
shelter for outside dealers at the cit
markets. \
Louis ,. Shoemaker. the president {
the association. occupied the chair, an
John G. Keene. secretary. also was pre-!
ent Others present were Senator Ga
linger, Justice Gould, Justice Bundy. NJ
Todd. secretary Of the Columbia II igh'
Citizens Association; A n. Condr;
William Nick Clayton. John Saul. NJ
Cady, ]. l. Atchison. John COnnOr, G.
4 Lancaster. Thomas Blagden. Col. Benjs
min Holman. Charles W. Russell. Wilto
J. Lambert. William Ramsay, and Augu!
Burgdorff.
Refreshments were served.