Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-03
ASK BETTER SERVICE
Two Citizens Associations
Criticise Car Company.
WANT THROUGH COACHES
Park View and Northwest 0rganiza--
tons Meet.
SUGGEST MANY IMPROVEMENTS
Urge That Street Be Graded and
Lighted-List of the Rec
concentrations.
WANT THROUGH COACHES
SUGGEST MANY IMPROVEMENTS

At the fall meeting of the Park View
Citizens Association last evening. in
Whitney Avenue Memorial Christian
Church resolution was adopted indoors
ing the action of the joint committee
representing the Takoma Park. Bright
wood. Brightwood Park, Petworth and
Park View Citizens Associations in advo-
eating to the District electric railway
commission through car service on the
BrightwOod line. The resolution was pre-
sented by Rev. w. F. Smith.
The report of the last meeting of the
Webb. one of the delegates from the as
ISOLATION. after which he spoke of the
railway situation. A petition. he said,
is being prepared for presentation to the
District railway commission. and in ad-
dition arguments will be advanced at
the hearing Monday afternoon by repre-
sentatives of the various associations in
favor Of through service. He urged a
large attendance at the hearing.
From Heart of the City.
G. H. Russell addressed the meeting and
suggested that the petition read through
service from the heart of the city to the
District line instead of from those
points to the heart of the city. In pre-
senting the resolution Rev. DR.. Smith
said he would be willing to present a
resolution every time he had to wait for
a car on the Brightwood line" The re-
port of the committee was adopted and
the resolution passed unanimously.
Secretary Sidney H. Cooper reported
that during the summer recess a large
number of members had been added to
the charter roll. which was closed last
night, making the total 123 members
He also reported the financial affairs in
excellent shape. =
DIR. A. B. Crane vice president of the
association. presented report from the
executive committee, which was approved.
Want Streets Improved.
The association has submitted the fol-
lowing list of streets to the District
Commissioners. requesting that they be
graded and improved.
- Newton place from Warder street to
Park place; Warder street from Manor
place to Rock Creek Church road: War
to north line of Newton street. Warder
street from south line of Luray place to
south line of Kenyon street: i>enyon
street from Warder street to Georgia ave-
nue.; Lamont arrest from Warder street
to Park place.
The association was informed by Eec-
trical Engineer Allen that fire alarm
box will be installed at the corner of
Park road and Warder street at an early
date, and that others will follow later
when funds were available.
Arthur L. Webb reported progress In
connection with an Improvement in ex-
press facilities, saying that representa-
tive of one of the express companies had
made favorable report to headquarters
in the matter.
Relative to the request of the associa-
ton for gas lamps on Warder street be-
tween Lamont and Kenyon streets. the
association has been informed that the
matter will be considered by the District
electrical department.
The need of a school building for the
Park View section was discussed, it being
shown that there are 2G4 children attend
ing schools as follows: Petworth, 30;
Monroe. 1871; Hubbard. 4 private and
other schools. 80. The board of education
will be urged to include in the next an
nual estimates to Congress an apprOpria-
ton for a suitable site and building, pref
erably on Warder street. south of Park
road.
letter was read by the secretary from
Henry J. Schraudwer of 5000 Brightwood
avenue suggesting that the first step to
be taken by the association in the rail-
way matter should be to compel the
Brightwood line to put all it's wires un-
foreground, concluding that if such were
done that there would be better chance
for through service.
Through Cars From Tenleytown.
Street car service on Wisconsin avenue
to Rockville was criticised at the first
fall meeting of the Citizens Northwest
Suburban Association last evening in
Masonic Hall, Tenleytown. After several
addresses a committee Of five was ap-
pointed to appear before the railway
commission next Monday and ask that
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company be compelled to run through
q p 70 ha ho, -
city. Charles c. Lancaster. who pre-
sided. announced the following as the
committee: Messrs. Albert E. Shoemaker
/. E. Shoemaker. A. B. Onwake, c. c.
Lancaster and F. 0. Mcknew.
A list of street. sewer and electric light
ing improvements desired in the section
was submitted and by means of a plat
of the section, explained to the members
of the association. The list was incor-
porated in the report of the executive
committee.
Estimates for Improvements.
1t includes the following estimates to
be submitted to the Commissioners for
the fiscal year 1910:
Trunk and service sewers: For the con-
structiOn of lateral service sewers in the
northwest suburbs, S1O0, 900; for extend
ing trunk sewer along the west side OF
Rock Creek and Broad Branch road from
r street to Military road at cost OF
$27S,OOO. $4,000
Grading and maca damizing Massachu-
sets avenue from Wisconsin avenue to
the District line, $4,000; grading Able
marie street from Connecticut avenue to
Broad Branch road $40 O0O grading Abe
marie street from Grant road to Murdoch
Mill road. $4,000: regulating Broad
Branch road. 5000: widening and regu-
lating Rock Creek Ford road. $1,000; ma
cadamizing Chappell road, $500: grad
ing and matchmaking Davenport street
from :SSth street to 41st street, 5000
grading and macadamizing Fessenden
street from Belt road to River road
$1,000: matchmaking River road, $1,000
| matchmaking Rittenhouse street from
Utah avenue to District line. $4,000; ma
cadamiZing Wisconsin avenue from Eli
cot street to District line. $1,000: ma
cadamizing Grant road from Connecti-
cult avenue to Albemarle street, $4,000
| macadamizing Nebraska avenue. Tough.
boro road. to Wisconsin avenue. 5000
macadamiZing Western avenue from Mas
sachusetts avenue to Rock Creek Park
$4,000.
For the erection of electric lights from
| Connecticut avenue to Both street and
| from Both street to Grant road, 500; In
| Chesapeake street, from Belt to Grant
road, $500: in Chappell road. 5000; in Ne.
| vada avenue, from Broad Branch road tC
District line, 500: in Fessenden street
! from Wisconsin avenue TO River road
500; in Brandywine street. from Muir
| dock Mill road to 10th street. 500.
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