Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-08
ADJOURNS UNTIL next FALL
ACTION BY NORTHWEST SUBUR-
BAN ASSOCIATION.
Adoption of Resolutions-Con
ton Of neutrality-suspicious. for
Engineer Commissioner.

The final meeting, prior to the summer
vacation, Of the Citizens Northwest SUBJ
urban Association was held last evening at
$50 o'clock in Masonic Hall, Tenleytown.
Mr.. Charles c. Lancaster presided. I'VE
are standing together as one man for the
good of this section" he said, in calling
the meeting to order, land during the past
year our work has shown that we are all
bending our efforts in the direction Of the
good of the District of Columbia as we'll
as our section
The speaker referred to the money the
Commissioners have spent on the north
west suburban section during the year,
mentioning particularly the $4,000 appro-
priated for the improvement of Massachu-
sets avenue. He also declared that every
man in the section should attend the meet
ings of the association and evince an inter-
est in its work.
Mr.. Louis p. Shoemaker introduced a res
olution relative to the condemnation of
land in the District and declared that the
Commissioners should stand up for the
rights of the people.
Substance of Resolution.
The resolution set forth that Congress
in 1878 made compact with the District
of Columbia whereby it agreed to pay half
the cost of all authorized expenditures, and
Congress has repeatedly departed, failed
and neglected to keep faith with the people
of the District of Columbia by complying
with the compact that today the United
States is justly indebted to the District Of
Columbia in the sum of several hundred
thousands of dollars; and as Congress at
every session is authorizing condemnation
proceedings which involve the taking of
private property for public use in order to
make the capital city all that 1T ought to be
for the benefit of the people Of the United
States. and by such legislation it is not
Columbia to pay all the cost these
extensive improvements and thus vio-
lating the compact Of 1873 continu-
ously, but is creating continually
District of Columbia by reason of spe-
cial assessment of alleged and supposed
benefits, which are fast becoming a burden
| beyond the abilities of the people to endure,
and in some cases is operating confis-
cation of private property under the guise
of taxation and a taking of private proper
ty for the public use without just compen-
sation" 1t was resolved that we respect
fully request that the amount due the Dis
trict of Columbia by reason of the departure
from the compact Of 1873 be ascertatned by
our Commissioners and that this infQrma-
ton be impaired to Congress, and that every
effort should be made to secure the payment
thereof: and that Congress should be re-
spectfully requested in the future not to
make or direct the making OF any public
improvements in the District of Columbia
without appropria ting half the amount from
the United States treasury"
Mis. S. McComas Hawken moved that
Prof. W. B. Ireland, principal of the Ten
leytown School, be thanked for the good
he has done the young men of the section
in the establishing of a club where they
can be entertained and instructed in Diff
ferent studies.
New Organization Endorsed.
Mr.. Louis P. Shoemaker proposed that,
as the Chamber of Commerce has been
organized in the District of Columbia by
the Business Mems Association and the
Jobbers and Shippers Association uniting
for this purpose to promote, as one of the
chief features of development of the COM
merce of the District of Columbia, the en-
enlargement of manufactures in order
| that increased capital and labor may be
brought to the District and open up op-
portunities not only for our home investors
but for our young men to secure profita able
employment at home, and we believe that
this object can be attained by united effort
on the part of our business community,
especially as we have many available
sites for manufactures along the banks of
the Potomac and the Eastern branch, which
would in no way interfere or retard the
development of the residential part Of
Washington, we cordially indorse the or
ganiZation of the Chamber of Commerce
and appeal to all of our llow-citzens who
are taxpayers and interested in the
mercial development Of the national CAPT.
| tai to give this organization their support"
DR.. A. M. Ray. chairman of the COM
mittee on sanitation, in speaking relative
| to streets of the section, made a recon-
| mendation, which was adopted, as follows
LAS Albemare street has been opened
| and dedicated from Broad Branch road to
| Grant road and from Wisconsin avenue to
| Murdoch Mill road, and the street has
not been dedicated or condemned from
| Grant road to Wisconsin avenue. which is
absolutely necessary in order that this i'm
portant thoroughfare shall be available
| to the public, not only in the suburbs. but
| to the taxpayers of the city, who will use
| this street as the most important line of
| travel to and from the park on Wisconsin
and Connecticut avenues, We unanimously
| recommend that law be passed at the
next Congress to open the street from