The Washington herald., 1908-04-11
ADVICE TO CITIZENS
Senator Burkett Addresses
BrightwOOd Association.
DEMANDS A BEAUTIFUL CITY
Suggests that the People COnfine
Themselves 10 the Essential Needs
in the Preparation OF Bills 10 Con-
gress-IFOn Out the Things that
Are Absolutely Necessary.

I "Only bother about the essential needs
In getting up the bills relating to Dis
trlct of Columbia Improvements, and do
not send unimportant bills up to Con-
gress and food the committee rooms with
them. Iron out the things that are abso-
lutely essential, and let as have them.
File the bills for Improvements down to
the bone"
This was Senator Elmer ]. Burketts S
advice TO the Brightwood Citizens Asso-
citation last night at the Brightwood
Hotel
As the guest of the evening, Senator
Burkett, of Nebraska, spoke on the i'm
provement of Washington, and said
Every member OF Congress takes pride
in the city of Washington, and every
American citizen has the same feeling.
Visitors from Nebraska and all the States
come here every day, and are just as
proud of the Capital of the Union as the
citizens of the District Of Columbia
Every one is anxious 10 see Washington
made beautiful Every member Of Con-
gress is concerned in Washington. but
every member Of Congress has his head
and his hands full looking after the peo-
pie at home
Would Iron Them Out.
Things aren't ironed out enough. It
is not possible for the Committee on the
District Of Columbia to consider every
bill put up TO it, I never thought it ad-
visable to adopt resolutions to get Con-
gress To permit the District Of Columbia
20 borrow money. If you get an in
debtedness on the District. your property
viii be valuable as long as your property
is not subject TO conhscation. Whenever
taxes are too high. it amounts to con-
hscation. Bonded Indebtedness is a mort
gage on your real estate.
we are going 10 have the most beauti-
ful, best, and most handsome Capital in
all the world here in Washington. Con-
gress has been cutting down expenses.
and has saved money. and has made the
Commissioners more careful | am i'm
favor Of extending streets Opening up
the suburbs makes people and makes
room.
Improve Car Line.
'One thing that should be done is 10
have conditions in the street car line at
Seventh street and Florida avenue reme-
died. 50 that persons coming and going
into Washington viii not have to be
dumped into the street 10 wait for a car.
I would pound hard on that and make
Congress cure it. The nonessential things
get 10 Us. and the essential things are
lost We must have things done I'D IN
packages. We do spend good deal or
time on the Philippine question, but we
have the Philippines on cur hands, like
We have the District of Columbia on our
hands. and we have to take care of them.
Every man on the District of Columbia
Committee has his heart and interest in
Louis p. Shoemaker president, In reply
10 Senator Burkett's remarks, said reso-
lutions have been passed and adopted
by the association for the last FIVE years
on the subject Of the Florida avenue and
Seventh street caF exchange, and these
resolutions have been sent 10 Congress. /
Not member Of the association has had |
an opportunity 10 appear before the com
mittee TO urge the needed improvements, |
Air. Shoemaker asserted.
DR.. MattheWsOE, after being elected a /
member of the association. presented a /
resolution providing for the grading or /
Colorado avenue. and the widening Of /
Piney Branch road, from Blagden avenue /
north 10 Madison street. in WhitecrOft. |
\ resolution was presented by john A |
Saul and passed, petltioning the Com /
nissiOneTs to help them obtain through /
service on the Florida avenue and Sew /
snth street exchange. II. S. Jones intro /
luced a resolution which was also passed, /
the committees of Congress
.or a long-term loan from the proceeds /
If which greater improvements could be
made