Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-15
CONGRESS- HEIGHTS SEWERS
ALL OF THE LAND NEEDED HAS
BEEN DEDICATED.
It IL Hoped That the Water System
Will Be Extended With TIE
Coming Year.

+ Tbs extension Of tie water AID sewer
age systems 70 Congress Heights e be-
iieE1d to be matter of but d short
tine Gus:ave Bender. WHO IL tho chair
man % the committee Of IN: Congress
Heights Citizens Assoc;a -io;., presented
20 the: association at i'r meeting Tuesday
night letter from, tn" engineer office or
the District. accompanied by map and
f the sr'eciaca iicas o: tEs sewer extension,
and announced that the Commissioner ara
now making al estimate, which will b
submitted to Congress. providing FOR the
: tCr. al!atio.. OF water main. as far as Con-
gTess Heights. The amour regarded as
necessary - S7S.HO. The letter from the
enginscr office said that practically ali
/, the ground ne .ded for tn. construction
! Is expected that the contrac: for the
work vii! be swaritd In few days.
/ Work is to he finished six months after
Il Ia begun. Sewers viii be constructed
| in the following streets:
, In Philadelphia street between Sth street
md Nichols avenue, in Nichols avenu
between Philadelphia stree, and yTac,a *
place, il Brothers place between Waclarh
and Trcntoil places. in Hamilton road be
! tween 9th street and \icho,$ averit:.a In
Nichols avenVa, In 18th SIR g: between ga
vanrai stree: AMI Nichols arerI"
. +. f. Eut. -:'flc!d. The p:~,sicen, OF the
association. c0mpiirn :nted Chairman BEN
der o., his work for the sewer improve
| ment. o. a. Eminors. the secretary
| moved that commtte, be apo utad to
! draft resolutions for presentation to Mr..
Bender. O. a. Emmons. Victor Boyer
and Matthew Bailey were appointed tn
II ..I,Sers Of this committee.
| Secretary Emmons reported having sant
| to the otIlcia g OF the Congress Heights
electric In. reC.iest for cleaner ard
larger cars. The schedule now maintained
Is very satisfactory.
i Mr.. Bender said that the request FOR a
piano for the Congress Heights building
! will not be considered by the board OF
education until late In this month. Local
school afairs were sat Sfactory.
, The Distric: Commissioners have in
formed the association tia. consid sra ton
!, will follow their recommendations for two
electric iis;?is on Shannon street and the
ear Y beginning OF work ON the stat ON
| house In Aracostia.
! A committee. consisting OF Gus ave
| Bender. William Stivers and E. F. Knott,
| was appointed to cooperate with citizens
| OF Anacostia for separate police pre-
| cinct TO include the county district across
| the Eas- ern branch.
President Eutteriield reported a marked
! Improvement in Esther place. Several
large, trees have been removed and grad
| ing has been done. The wood OF I'll age
! trees. probably hundreds of years old. was
gwen away. OUT II might nave been SOl0.
helping to pay. for the cost Of the i'm
/; provement.
| 1t was decided 20 ask the Commission
ers to improve Brothers place, n.ccssi-
| tating the removal OF some trees. and
| to point out to the District authorities
! the possibilities with reference to the sale
! OF the wood.
! DR.. J. NJ. Parker said the health OF the
town was good. Mr.. Bender commended
| the educational atures of the recent
! tuberculosis congress.