The Washington herald., 1911-10-02
Streets, Lights, Sewers, and
Schools Are Needed.
PETITION TO COMMISSIONERS
Citizens Northwest Suburban As
ISOLATION Points Out Public Inn
provements Imperative in Ten
nallytown-Asks that Estimates
BE Included in Budget.

town are asked by the Citizens North
west Suburban Association in a petition
| filed Saturday with the Commissioners.
Col. C. c. Lancaster, president of the
association, has drawn up an extended
report on the needs of citizens in that
section, and asks. in behalf of the asso-
citation. that appropriations for them be
| included in the annual budget Of the
! District for the fiscal year ending June
! 80, 1918.
| Construction of suburban streets and
! country roads to the cost of more than
! 100000 forms big item in the needs.
| The petitioners also ask that school
conditions be improved by the erection
of a modern building to replace the
present Tennallytown structure, which
| they pronounce unfit for use, and a
disgrace to the public schools of
/ Washington"
Needs Pointed Out.
The petition, after stating that the
sphere Of influence" of the association
ambraces the territory north of the city
! limits and west of Rock Creek Park to
! the District line, presents estimates rec
commended for public improvements and
/ appropriations necessary to complete the
same.
OH DendH OF all the taxpayers ana
| residents represented by this associa-
| tion.' says the president, I'VE earnestly
! request that you will give these esti-
mates and recommendations your care
! full and favorable examination, and in
/ clude them in your annual estimates 10
| Congress for appropriations for expenses
! Of the District OF Columbia for the fis.
cal year ending June 80, 1873
Massachusetts, avenue from Nebraska
Western Hn
/ improve; $4,000.
Fessenden street from Wisconsin ave-
nue. to River road, grade and improve
! ST, 800.
AlbemarIe street from Connecticut
avenue to Linnean avenue. grade and
! improve; 5000.
Rittenhouse street from Broad Branch
road to Daniel road, grade and improve;
$4,000.
Davenport street from Wisconsin ave
nue. to Thirty-eighth street, grade and
improve; 5000.
Garrison street from Wisconsin ave-
nue. to Belt road, grade and improve;
5000
Harrison street, from Wisconsin avenue
to Belt road, grade and improve; 5000
Chesapeake street, from Wisconsin ave-
nue. to River road, grade and improve;
S3, 600.
Reno road. from Fessenden street to
Chesapeake street, grade and improve;
5000.
Forty-first street, grade and improve
$3.50.
Tilden street. from Twenty-ninth TO
Rock Creek Park, grade and improve;
$4,000
Forty-frst street, from Wisconsin ave
nue to Keokuk street, grade and i'm
prove; $4,000.
Unanimous Recomme n datiOn.
The public necessity for the grading
and improvement of the above suburban
streets is unanimously recommended by
our taxpayers and residents" asys the
petition. Our association has carefully
investigated these streets and earnestly
advocates the appropriations necessary
10 put these highways in proper condi-
ton for travel and home-building. Own
ers of property adjoining these streets
are heavily taxed, and it is a great bur
graded and improved, when they can
build and receive some revenue with
which to pay these excessive and op-
pressive. taxes"
Suburban Sewers.
For suburban service sewers west Of
Rock Creek and north of the city, $500
For continuing the extension of the
Rock Creek main intercepter from P
street to Military road. $4,000
Electric lights-Forty-six in Foxhal or
Ridge road. from Reservoir street to New
ark street, and Nebraska avenue to Wis
consin avenue. Twenty-nine in Broad
Branch road, from Military road to Rit-
tenhouse street. Eleven in Military road,
from Gates road to Broad Branch road
Eight in Wisconsin avenue from Tunlaw
road to Massachusetts avenue. Fourteen
in Wisconsin avenue, from Newark street
to Pierce Mill road.
Removed Against Protest.
These los electric lights were removed
last September by order of the engineer
commissioner without consultation with
and against the earnest protest of this
association. The taxpayers and resi-
dents of the entire northwest suburban
section were unanimously opposed tn the
removal of these lights, as clearly shown
by the public and written objections on
file.
association at its monthly meeting June
2. 1911, reaffirming its former protests and
urgently requesting the restoration of
these lights, and this resolution was
promptly transmitted to your board. and
is now on file in the proper ONCE but
this association has not been informed Of
any action thereon by your Office.
We again present this important mat
ter to your consideration for some affirm
ative action
New Ights-Six in Albemarle street,
from Connecticut avenue to Linnean ave-
nue.; five in Thirtieth street, from Abe
marie street to Military road: eight in
Fessenden street. from Belt road to River
road; fve in Chesapeake street. from
Forty-first street to Grant road.
Public schools-For removing old st. |
AIMS Church now used temporarily as
manual training, cooking. and sewing |
school in connection with Tenley school. |
and for the construction of a six-room |
manual training school building on the |
old church site, $4,000.
''DIsgrace to Schools"
"A few years ago the District authori- |
ties purchased the old St AIMS church. |
adjoining the Tenley public school. and |
It has since been used temporarily for a |
manual training, cooking. and sewing |
school. This building is an old frame |
house, poorly constructed. and was never
for q school for any purpose. |
It has no modern facilities for the pupils, !
and Is a disgrace to the public schools of |
Our association has fire.
quently condemned 1t IN public meetings
and has appealed to the school board to !
tear 1t down as an unsightly spot in the
village Of Tennallytown. The main pub
lie school building is an old structure,
antiquated in appearance, and too small |
to accommodate the increasing attend