The Washington times., 1910-06-08
CONGRESS HEIGHTS
CITIZENS ARE ACTIVE
Model Suburb Planned for
1915, and Committee on
improvements Named.
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU,
ANACOSTIA. d. c. lime s

ANACDo4A la u. - JUNE J.
The motto Congress Heights. 1916"
was adopted by the Public Improvement
Association Of that place at a meeting
held last evening as indicative Of a
model suburb in that year, toward
which end it is proposed 20 direct ali
the efforts of the organization hence
forth. and in an Increased measure.
Following a review Of what other
cities in the country are doing toward
the adoption of some comprehensive
plan Of enlargement within a specified
time, which was set forth by Chairman
w. ". Price. the association voted to
name it's officers as a committee TO act
upon the larger projects Of town i'm
TrOvements. 10 be known as the ''19l5
committee"
Chairman Price sketched the develop
ment Of the town as the association
hopes 70 witness it by the year 1915,
and among the plans he mentioned that
must be completed by that time are
the following:
A public library, the macadamiZing Of
all the principal streets, the extension
and the tracking Of the street
car line, the extension Of the gas mains,
and the installation Of water and sewer
systems.
New Library in Sight.
In speaking OF the public library. Mr..
Price referred 70 the assurance that ne
had received from Andrew Carnegie Of
placing a fund at the disposal Of the
people Of Congress Heights for a branch
public library, probably on the same
conditions as in the case Of the TakOma
Park library.
The determination was also reached
at the meeting Of the association TO as
sist the Interior Department in getting
an Appropriation for a suitable iron fence
10 be built along Nichols avenue 'front.'
ing the buildings Of the Government
Hoepital for the Insane
GuStave Bender recited the numerous
efforts that have been made 10 obtain
an appropriation Of $l4.00 for this work.
The item has again been stricken out
Of the sundry civil bill, he reported, but
as the Dill will soon be under amend
ment in the Senate he proposed to en-
deaVor to have the item inserted on the
floor Those who advocated taking such
action were Edward J. NCWCOmb. a. z.
Mckay. and +. 5. ChrismOnd.
II was voted TO place the matter in
the charge Of the legislative committee,
with instructions TO present photographs
OF the present fence and do anything
possible 10 have the Senate INCORPORATE
a sum in the bill for the construction
OF the new fence.
Mail Facilities Increased.
Edward J. Newconb reported that in
creased mail facilities are now in oper-
alton Superintendent Of City Delivery
HayCoCk and Assistant Superintendent
Clark had visited the town yesterday. he
stated. and had gone over the various
routes. with the result that the city de-
livery is 70 be extended at once along
Sterling and Raleigh streets so as to
include about twenty-five more families
who at present have been compelled 10
call at the post office for their mail.
Gustave Bender referred to the appro-
priatiOn just made by Congress Of $4,000
for the extension OF the water mains to
Congress Heights. which work viii ulti-
mately cost S106,O0O, he reported, the bal
ance to be paid by the District out Of
the water revenues. Mr.. Bender adj
vocated calling upon the District Com
missioners TO map out the route and be-
gin the work within a short time. and
this the association decided to do.
A Z. Mckay called attention to the
necessity Of putting gravel on Sixth
street. which was referred to the proper
committee.
J. a. SmithsOn. Who was named to
take up the question of requesting an
immediate appropriation for the opening
Of Fourth street thrcJgh the farm OF
the Government ~ ylum TO Washington
Highlands, report & that II had been de-
cided by his committee 10 recommend
no action until the next session Of Con-
greSs.
A letter was read from Capt ". T.
Anderson, commanding the Eleventh
precinct, stating that the disorder COM
planned of about the streets would re-
ceive the attention Of the police officers
on duty there.
The Fairgrounds committee was in
StruCted 10 ascertain from the Board
Of Education whether Il is the intention
70 keep open during the summer the
recreation place provided for the chill
dren Of Congress Heights on the public
ion