Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-02
JOINT committee MEETS
ORGANIZATION OF CITIZENS AS
ISOLATION DELEGATES.
Officers Chosen and Rules Adopted.
Central Body to Act in
Emergencies.

4 meeting of the temporary joint COM
mittee of the Takoma Park, Brightwood.
Brightwood Park and Petworth citizens
associations was held last evening at 5
O'Clock at the residence OF Mr. w. r.
Matkrile. Bright wood avenue and Nichol-
son street. for the purpose of forming a
permanent association and the election
Of officers.
The meeting was presided over by Chair
man James W. Dyre of. the Takoma Park
association. with w. x. Mackrille Of the
Brightwood association serving as sec
rotary. The following delegates were
present: DR.. c. O. Townsend. II. 3. Shaw
and James w. Dyre, Takoma Park Citi-
zens. Association; W. RI. Mackrille and
Charles w. Ray. Brightwood Citizens AS
ISOLATION; William Nick. Clayton and f..
]. Ayers Brightwood Park Citizens AS
ISOLATION and D. J. Particle. Petworth
Citizens Association
After forming permanent organization
officers were elected as follows: Chairman
James w. Dyre Takoma Park: vice chair
man. William Nick. Clayton; secretary.
w. r. Mackrille. Brightwood. and treas
urer. ID. j. Particle. Petworth.
The permanent organization adopted the
same rules and regulations as were in
vogue in the former organization. 1t was
decided to request the parent association
to vest power in the delegates to vote on
all questions or to authorize the executive
committee or officers of the parent asso-
Citations to grant the necessary power to
the delegates to take action in urgent
cases.
Public Utility Commission.
The joint committee also decided to rec
ommends to their respective associations
that immediate action be taken urging
the House District committee to report
favorably on the bill introduced by Chair
man Smith providing for a public utilities
commission. This measure calls for
commission of three members at a salary
of $500 a year each They are to be
appointed by the President. and are au-
thorized to make rules and regulations
and to issue orders for the government
of public service corporations in the Dis
trict of Columbia
At the request of those present Chair
pan Dyre was delegated to confer with
ofhclals of the Baltimore and Washington
Transit Company relative to the bills
pending before Congress for the extension
OF its line into the District. Objection
was made to the construction of a line on
Madison street, Brightwood Park and sew
eral other thoroughfares. Efforts will
De made to secure new route il posi-
Ole, at an early date in order that the
bill can be passed by the House this SEES
sion and the road built In order to af-
ford railway facilities to that section of
the District which is at the present time
without connections to the city
The delegates to the joint committee
representing the different associations are
as follows: H. B. Shaw. ]. W. Dyre Dr.
c. o. Townsend. Takoma Park Citizens
Association: d. J. Partello Robert D.
Howell. w. l.. Gutelius. Petworth Citi-
zens' Associations; William Mex CLAYTON.
E. J. Ayers, F. J. Metcalf Brightwood
Park Citizens Association. and w r.
Mackrille. Charles W. Ray and T. F.
Roach. Brightwood Citizens Association.