The Washington herald., 1911-01-19
VIGOROUS APPEAL
FOR GREATER CITY
BrOOkland Citizens Sound
Slogan at Banquet.
MAJOR JUDS0N OPTIMISTIC
Promises Great Reduction in Dis
trict Debt During Next Few Years.
Representative Gardner, Henry b..
F. Macfarland, ind Gen. Harries
Also Make Addresses.

Figures telling Of the prosperous con-
dftions Of the District gave rise to Wig
orous appeals for a greater Washington
and a greater Brookland, last night at
the banquet of the Brookland Citizens
Association in the Ebbitt House, cele-
brating the extension of the City and
Suburban Railroad into the heart of the
town.
Speaking for the Commissioners. Maj
w. b. Judson declared that in the last
twelve years. while the population has
increased only about % per cent the
revenues for the District have more than
doubled, representing s6249. .6o9.7S in 1910,
and in 1872 it is estimated that they viii.
be considerably in excess of 100000.
with less tax rate upon property in
the District than obtains in any other
city of similar size in the United States
Maj. Judson declared, our debt is being
paid off with great rapidity. On June 81.
1912. 1t is estimated that the bonded debt
will be but $3.50. 090 while the floating
debt owed by the District to the govern
ment will be but 81. $50. 900. Thus the debt
of the District proper. consisting of one
half the bonded debt and the whole Of
the floating debt. will be less than S. ooo,-
900 on June 81, 1872; whereas for 1910 it
was over sS.ooO.0o0.
Il think that We have surmounted the
difficulties which have prevented the
rapid carrying forward of public improve
ments within the District essential to the
creation of a proper Capital city and
that Immediately ahead of us great things
lie.
For Debt in Twelve Years.
Il believe the bill for permanent i'm
provement and for extinguishing the
debt will pass at this session of Con-
greSS. We may next etaointaoinaahd
gress. We may expect as the result of
next twelve years We will practically
extinguiSR the debt, while at the same
time accomplishing such great works as
the connection of Potomac Park with
Rock Creek Park by means of a beauti-
1ul parkway, the reclamation of Ana
costa Flats, and the conversion of them
INTO magnificent water 'front.' and
other important improvements
Maj. JudSon also expressed his desire
To see Congress pass the bill which is
designed to afford the people of par
ticular streets and localities opportuni-
ty to dedicate to the public easement
by virtue of which the public may con-
troll the construction of privately
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John McPhaul. president of the as
soclation. who acted as toastmaster,
introduced Representative Washington
Gardner. OF Michigan. whom he lauded
as the Districts friend. Representative
Gardner declared that the debt of the
city is going to be paid.
Perfect City Soon.
THE time will come when this city will
have abundant resources, and will face
the world without owing it dollar. as
well as being the most perfect city in
the world"
AS an aid toward this end, he urged
the association to take for its slogan.
Lookout for Brookland.'
Others who spoke of the welfare Of thA
community and urged Brookland citizens
to take up a progressive standard were
Rev. T. j. Shahan, rector Of the Catholic
University of America who spoke of the
development of the community.
Former Commissioner H. B. F Mac
farland spoke in great praise of the as
sociation and its work for the betterment
of Washington.
Gen George n. Harris. vice president of
the Washington Electric Railway, de-
clared that the City and Suburban line
would extend itself in the future Just a
little ahead of the growth of Brook
land. and then, in a humorous vein, took
up the problem of what a corporation
had on its hands. He declared that if
Brookland would raise 1900 inhabitants
he would see to it that the company made
some dividends. For a better schedule