Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-08
WANT LIGHTS RESTORED
CITIZENS ENTER A PROTEST
AGAINST THEIR REMOVAL.
Declare Darkness Has Made Danger
Gus Travel on Roads in
the Suburbs.


Brookland and University Heights in
the Brookland town hall last night Wig
orous protest was made against the re-
moval Of the lights on Sargent road.
Bunker Hill road and Queens Chapel
road. The lights were ordered removed
by the District Commissioners. who gave
as their reason for the removal that the
traffic on these roads was not heavy
during the night.
A resolution protesting against the ac-
ton OF the Commissioners was adopted
by the meeting, and DR.. r. w. Frisch-
korn was elected a delegate to represent
the citizens at the hearing on the sub
ject, which will be given by the Com
missioners tomorrow
The resolution, which was drawn up
by Gen. Green Clay Goodlae. DR.. Frisch-
korn. c. p. Judge. W. T. Shane and
George Dreyer, was as follows:
Text of the Resolution.
1--WE. the citizens Of Brookland. Uni
versity Heights and vicinity. in mass
meeting assembled. protest against the
removal OF lights on Sargent. Bunker
Hill and Queens Chapel roads. as
a great injustice to the people who re-
side along these roadways, the removal
OF which Is serious menace to life and
limb OF those people who use these
roads as an outlet for wagons carry
ing farm products and other traffic. We
earnestly petition your early attention
to this matter. and. having done So.
we rely upon your sense Of justice to
restore the lights OF which we have
been SO deprived"
missioners that the traffic on the roads
from which the lights have been re-
moved Is light at night a statement
was made by a Brookland citizen to
day night and 8 o'clock Wednesday
morning twenty-eight vehicles passed
over these roads This was corroborat-
ed by A. Mullany, gateman Of the B.
and 0. railroad at the Bunker Hill road
crossing.
Point Dangers Of Roads.
Those who spoke during the meeting
were Gen. Green Clay Goodloe, DR..
Frichkorn. J. L. Sherwood Joseph Phil
ipps, Lewis Strechfuss. Charles Heit-
muller. George J. Dreyer, John H. Plum
ger, w. T. Shane. c. P. Judge. David H.
Oertley, Joseph p. Burg and John Eich-
man. They declared that the conditions
OF these roads are very dangerous In
places the roads are too narrow for two
teams to pass and there are three I'M
protected bridges. The farms along these
roads are heavily taxed and the lights
are the chief improvements given the
owners.
Two petitions to the Commissioners
were submitted to the meeting, one by
residents and owners of property on Sar-
gent road and the other by residents of
University Heights and vicinity. The Pc
titions set forth that the lights have been
maintained during the last five years,
that they have given security to the resi-
dents from accidents and hold-ups; that
the amount Of taxes paid by the property
holders along the roads justifies continu-
ing the lights.
Signers Of Petition.
The petition Of the citizens living along
Sargent road is signed by Joseph Phil
lips. William Miller, George w. King.
John Eichman, Fred Eichman. William
L. Dreyer. George ]. Dreyer. Albert c.
Berger. Henry Stello; Charles Heitmuller.
Louis T. Muller. p. w. Frischkorn, will
The petition of the citizens of Cniver-
sity Heights and vicinity is signed by
John H. Pfuger. the Klen's Sons,
CHARLES nrnvss w SHssDh Phillips
er. Louis Streckfuss, William T.
Dreyer. Henry Stello, John Eichman,
Fred Efchman. Peter II. Garlein, Gen.
Green Clay Goodloe, Bette Beck Good
iOc, JeT0 JOHuSOH, oalOHle i. Johnson,
Bette III. Johnson. William Miller, Fred
Riser. Louis f. Louder, Charles G. Heit-
muller. Elizabeth A. Strecifuss, Anna
Streckfuss, j. l.. Sherwood, David H.
Oertley. A. j. Doeing, Maria F. Howe,
Catherine Lay Howe. Franklin T. Howe
Jr.; Louis T. Miller. w. T. Shane. Joseph
p. Burg. F. p. Yenny, William McClos-
key and c. r. Judge.
Northwestern Citizens Protest.
The Citizens Northwestern Suburban
observation-disclosures c. Lancaster, presi-
dent at a meeting OF its executive COM
mittee last evening registered a vigorous
protest against the action of the District
Commissioners In ordering many of the
street electric lights to be cut out in the
northwestern suburbs.
1t was argued that the action taken by
the Commissioners was not only a ref1ec-
ton upon their predecessors in Office but
worked a hardship upon the citizens who
are opposed to 1t but were not consulted
at all before il was taken. II is con-
tended the lights are badly needed in the
districts from which they have been eIimi-
mated, and a resolution to that effect &C.
cured unanimous adoption.