Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-19
TAX PLAN OPPOSED
C.. C. Lancaster Attacks
George Report to Congress.
CLASSED AS EXPERIMENT
Brightwood Association Discusses
Proposed System-Urges Electric
Line Extension.
CLASSED AS EXPERIMENT

Opposition was expressed last night at
the fall meeting of the Brightwood Citi-
zens Association. held in Brightwood
Hotel. to the report of Representative
Henry George. jr., of New York on the
assessment and taxation of real estate in
the District.
Charles c. Lancaster was the principal
speaker. At the conclusion of his re-
marks a resolution was adopted opposing
the true tax bill and appointing a COM
mittee of five members to investigate and
report at the next meeting Of the associa-
ton. Mr.. Lancaster accused Representa-.
tive George of coming down here from
New York to experiment with the Dis
trict on the tax question. He said he was
opposed to any such radical confiscation
of private property. He stated further
that Representative George informed him
he would introduce and seek to have
passed at the next session of Congress
bill embOdying the facts contained in his
report. The speaker said that it would
prOba bly, be introduced in Congress with
in a few days after converting. Other
speakers on the subject were William
Ramsay and George Francis Williams.
Railway Extension Desired.
The extension of the existing street
railway line from it's present terminus at
the Soldiers Home. along Blair road to
North Capitol street and thence along
North Capitol street to Peabody street
was urged in a resolution presented by
William E. Fowler and adopted by the
association. This is to afford street car
facilities to residents in the vicinity of
the Masonic and Eastern Star Home and
Chillum, Md, and along Blair and Riggs
roads.
The association will repeat its effort to
secure a police station for Brightwood
and vicinity, to be located at or near the
intersection of Georgia avenue and Mill
tary road. to cost about $4,000.
An endeavor will be made to arrange
BrightwoOd division of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company run
out Georgia avenue. one half Of them
turning into Takoma Park and the others
terminating at the District line, instead
of leaving Georgia avenue at the Sol
diers Home junction, as at present This
refers to the 9th street line only. The
association believes that this arrange
ment is the only solution to relieve the
crowded conditions on the line.
The need of sidewalks along Georgia
avenue. in Brightwood was discussed
and Charles C. Lancaster was appointed
chairman OF a committee to confer with
the various property owners and arrange
for this Improvement.
New members We're elected as follows:
william Z. Fowler, 7. j. Morgan, David
\. Rust, C.. Calvert Lancaster, George
W. {. Lancaster and Frederick Beck.
Electric Lights for Highways.
The Commissioners will be requested to
replace the electric lights removed dur
ing the past year upon certain long es-
tablished and considerably travelled high
ways in the Brightwood section
The report of the executive committee
was presented by Louis Il. Shoemaker
chairman, and approved by the associa-
ton. The report was the annual esti-
mates submitted to the District Commits
sioners for improvements in that section.
Resolutions of regret at the illness of
r. H. warner, an honorary member of
the association. and expressing the hope
of his early recovery We're unanimously
adopted at the meeting.
The evening closed with an address by
Prof. Monroe. dean of the George Wash
ingtOn University. on Washington as
an Educational Center" He spoke OF
Washington as Offering the best oppor-
tunity to put on the finishing touches In
education. These advantages were espe-
clalIy offered to girls account of the
social life in the National Capital. He
spoke OF the machinery of the govern
ment and the opportunities offered to
witness it in daily operation. all of which
tends To culture. He referred to the vast
amount Of teaching being done here say
ing there Were - universities and col
leges. 161 public schools and 1873 private
institutions. The attendance in the high
schools was 500 and in the graded
schools 51,S30. making "A total of 1000.
Washington. he continued is particu-
larry a public school city and has long
had a reputation for good public schools.
buffet luncheon was served