The Washington times., 1912-09-12
ANACOSTIANS ASK
EXTENSION OF LINE
Citizens Association Proposes to Endeavor to Have Cap
ital Traction Company Garry Service into Suburb
In Order to Improve Conditions.

Finally the vexations matter was placed
with President Burr for such action as
he deems wise.
That Logan Park Is about to be Inn
pep prepared d" by % Col. W. G. Langfitt, engi-
neer officer in charge of buildings and
grounds was the pleasing news an
nounced by Maurice. Otterback. The
plans show an artistic and handsome
scheme of Identification, Mr.. Otterback
said.
The reading Of the report of the execu-
tive committee committed the associa-
tion to urge for inclusion By the Com-
missioners In their forthcoming budget
for the District to Congress the follow
ing items of local interest: The paving
and widening of Nichols avenue; the
erection of arc lights therein; the plac-
ing underground Of the trolley wires Of
Company between the new bridge and
Talburtt street, to be undertaken Yin
connection with the improving of the
highway.
Want Underground Wires.
President Burr stated he will form
with Maurice Otterback a citizens COM
mittee to call upon Colonel J.udson, En-
gineer Commissioner. in q few days to
urge him to order the railway company
to install its wires underground. The
fill on the southern side of the Ana
costa bridge has settled entirely It
was said, and there is no reason why
the work cannot be done. as the law
provides for Its contamination when II
Is held by the Commissioners that the
ground Is In proper condition.
business in the city have changed their
attitude toward Anacostia, having be-
gun system OF house to house collec-
tion and delivery, following the fight
fhfa sarxytCe hpfnrp the Intarqfafa (Nnnf-
merce Commission. was described by
President Burr. The citizens heard the
report with evidences of extreme graft
fication. 1t was stated that the sys-
tenn Is now in force, having been made
effective last Monday.
Cem.At Sidewalks.
Cement sidewalks are to be laid on
w street, between Nichols avenue and
Railroad avenue. and on the south
side Of Good Hope road, between Min
nesota avenue and Seventeenth street.
Other improvements asked for bv the
association of the kind named will, the
Commissioners reported. be listed soon.
These include granolithic sidewalks on
the south side of Good Hope road from
on both sides of Nichols avenue from v
to w street; on the south side of w
street from Fourteenth to Fifteenth
street.
On mOtlon or Mr. OtterOdCk tne Som-
missioners were asked to have the new
type of iron tree box furnished in Ana
costa when trees are planted hereafter.
Charles Graf complained that the syca-
more trees in Minnesota avenue are of
a poor variety. He recommended that
no more be planted.
Citizens admitted to membership were
Frederick Fletcher, Joseph w. Specht
James A. Severn. and Edgar r. Balder-
ston.
Sacretarv Albert Il Reck presented
his resignation, rendered on account OF
press Of business in other directions. II
was accepted with regret. The position
was held open until the October meet
ing of the association.
As the filing in by the District cas-,
OF the Anacostia bridge Is proceeding
rapidly. Maurice Otterback suggested
that the Commissioners be asked to
extend the big sewer at that point to
the bulkhead lines, as Is being done
with other sewers west Of the bridge
This will be requested from the mu-
nicipal authorities. Satisfactory prog.
ress on the reclamation Of the Anacos.
tia fats west of the bridge was noted
by Mr.. Otterback.