Evening star., 1909-09-04

citation has forwarded TO the District
Commissioners recommendations and sug-
gestions for improvements In the section
over which the association exercises
jurisdiction. The report is signed by the
following: Louis p Shoemaker, president
OF the Brightwood Citizens Association:
Wilton J. Lambert. chairman OF execu-
tive committee: Jacob Xander. W. Nc
Kay Clayton, Francis S. Williams. Charles
r. Newman, John Saul. William Ramsey.
Charles W. Ray, Thomas Blagden, Col.
Ben w. Holman. DR.. g. B. Heinecke.
Horace $. Jones, C. c. Lancaster and
William w. Mathewson.
The substance OF the report follows:
List Of Streets.
'First-To regulate the Blair road be-
tween Georgia avenue and the District
line to it's full width of thirty-three feet,
and macadamize the same. $4,000.
''Second-To grade. regulate and macad-
amize Colorado avenue from Blagden ave-
nue. to Madison street, 5000.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. have heretofore been
passed by our association which have re-
minded you of the dangerously narrow
condition of the old Piney Branch road.
which is identical with Colorado avenue
between the points named. From the
terminus of the 14th street car line to
Madison street, in Whitecroft, is a very
short distance, but hundreds of pedes-
trians are forced into a very narrow space.
and automobiles, wagons and carriages go
to and fro by the hundreds. and We are
prepared to say that perhaps no more
dangerous place to the lives Of our people
can be found in the District of Columbia,
and we urgently again request your I'M
mediate attention to these facts in the In
terest of the safety of the people.
"Thfrd-Widen and regulate Military
road from Georgia avenue to Rock
Creek Park, $4,000.
''Note-This is an important entrance
to Rock Creek Park, and Is frequented
by a great many people in automobiles
and carriages. There has been no pro-
vision made for pedestrians. and they
are forced into the middle of a very
narrow roadway, and great danger 70
life and limb is occasioned by the con-
dition which exists with reference
thereto.
''Fourth-Grade and regulate Long,
fellow street from. Georgia avenue to
Rock Creek Park, $4,000.
'Fifth-Continue the work OF grading
and regulating 18th street north to the
District line. S50.000.
''Note-We urge in consideration OF
the fact that, the Brightwood Citizens
Association secured the dedication Of ale
most all Of the land necessary for 16th
street from Piney branch road north To
the District line some four or five years
ago this street should be graded and
regulated, so that it can be used by the
general public. Now that the develop
ment and improvement OF the National
Capital city, which this committee. rep
resenting the Brightwood Citizens As
Sociation, and the association itself pre-
dicted several years ago. would follow
the opening Of 14th and 18th streets, We
respectfully urge the Commissioners to
take up as matter Of duty in the In
terest of the general public. as we'll rs
in the interest of this locality, the fur
ther extension OF 14th street to the Dis
trict line, or at least as far as the Mill
tary road, and the opening of 18th
street from Spring street north ut least
as far as Madison street.
Work on Sewers.
"First. To continue the work Of .
trunk sewer to drain the territory west
Of Georgia avenue, $4,000.
Second. To continue the Piney Branch
sewer from Emerson street to Decatur
street, in the Saul subdivision. $4,000.
Third. That adequate sewerage facil-
tiles should be provided in the White
croft subdivision, on Madison street west
OF 18th street, and on Colorado avenue
or Piney Branch road.
Mote. We recommend that the Com
missionerS should consider the improve
ment of collateral or service sewers to
drain into the new trunk sewer west of
Georgia avenue, particularly to accom-
modate 4 great deal of property which Is
in the limits Of old Brightwood, and to
enable many people who have built
houses and are residing therein on the
old 14th street or Piney Branch road,
Military road and in other locations to
observe sanitary laws and regulations.
Public Schools.
THAT an eight-room schoolhouse
should be provided in the Saul Subdiyi-
sion. $4,000.
''Note-In this connection We urge that
footway or pavement be provided for
the accommodation of the children who
attend the Brightwood School. or
course, we are mindful of the fact that
Brightwood avenue all the way to the
District line should be provided with
pedestrians can walk. At the present
time men. women and children are
forced at the risk of their lives into the
center of IA much-frequented avenue, be-
merly Brightwood avenue. is the only
thoroughfare leading to the District line
to the north OF the city.
"Electrict Lights-Rittenhouse street
from Georgia avenue east to the Blair
road, $1,000.
police Department-Subpolice station
for Brightwood. $1,000.
Notwithstanding all the I'm
and the great increase of
population affecting this section of the
District. caused by the opening of streets.
the increased value OF property, the
building of hundreds OF houses, all OF
which are occupied. we have never been
able to get a subpolice station at Bright
wood. We reiterate our request that an
of $4,000 should be made
for the subpolice station in Brightwood.
Parks and Fairgrounds.
I'VE recommend that a small plot OF
land should be acquired somewhere be-
tween Brightwood and Takoma Park as
and for a local park and playground.
I'VE request that the land recently ac-
auired along Piney branch between Rock
Creek Park and 10Th street should be so
improved as to make it available for
pedestrians and for the driving public,
and that Il connection Herewith should
be made between 14th and 10th streets.
Rock Creek Park.-We repeat our for
mer request that. in the interest OF the
general public, the Commissioners should
urge that Rock Creek Park be made
larly in view of the fact that ii cost our
taxpayers more than 81. 100000 almost
twenty years ago. and as il has thus
far been improved only by a few dam
gerously narrow roads and has never a.
yet been made properly accessible to the
general public, We beg to call your at
tention to the wording OF the act estab-
fishing the park. which provides that
it shall be a pleasure ground for the
benefit of the people of the United
States and also to the fact that the
taxpayers of the District of Columbia
half the cost OF this great
pleasure ground.