Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-19
MOVEMENT TO RESTRICT
POWER OF FEDERATION
Resolution Adopted by Ia.
k0ma Park Citizens ASSo-
citation.

AT last evenings meeting of the Ia
koma Park Citizens Association in the
Takoma Public Library, Secretary Gore
presented resolution, which was
adopted. instructing the delegate to the
Federation of Citizens Associations to
bring before that organization the SUBJ
ject of amending the constitution and
bylaws SO that no matter may be in
PRODUCED except by a delegate duly
instructed in writing by his own as
ISOLATION. and that such matters when
so introduced if they relate to the
District at large, as provided in the
constitution, become automatically re-
ferred to the citizens associations for
consideration; discussion and final ac-
ton not to be had until such oppor-
tunity on the part of the citizens as
sociations has been given, and that
such matters introduced at a meeting
as new business shall become the un-
finished business at the next regular
meeting.
Electric Railway Service.
DR.. w. w. Stockberger reported the
result of a conference between rep
resentatives of the joint committee of
the association and officials of the
Washington Railway and Electric
| Company. with a view to diminishing
the running time between Takoma
Park. BrightwoOd, Petworth and other
subdivisions and the heart of the city.
Three remedies were offered by which
time could be saved, viz: Stationing an
additional man at the pillow pit at
fishing some of the stops at small
streets between blocks and equipping
the cars with air brakes. In the first
instance the company stated that it
would not be feasible to work two
pits at one time: in the second instance,
the law required that certain stops be
made and the company had no author
ity to abolish any stopping points and
relative to the air brake question it
was stated that the company is look
ing forward to equipping it's cars on
the BrightwOod division. the same as
the cars on the Anacostia line.
1t was also announced that the COM
pany contemplated the purchase of one
hundred open cars for summer use, fifty
of which were to be put in service on the
Glen Echo line and the remainder to be
divided up among the other lines of the
city. Takoma Park will probably receive
its quota.
Universal Transfers Deficit.
Dr. ]. A. LIE Clerc moved to appropriate
SO to help remove the deficit shown by
the report of the executive committee of
the citizens conference on universal
transfers.
President James w. Dyre called w. A.
Orton to the chair and spoke against the
appropriation. saying that the conference
had gone beyond what it was organized
to do, and had incurred unwarranted ex-
penses, which it had no right to call upon
the various associations to meet.
The motion was lost, and it was finally
suggested by C. w. Paff1ow that the prop
osition be referred to a committee, which
was done.
The restoration of the lamps on Piney
Branch road between Butternut street
and Georgia avenue was requested of the
Commissioners.
The Commissioners informed the asso-
citation that it was deemed inadviSable
to improve Piney Branch road from But
ternut street to Blair road until it is
widened to fifty feet at least, also that
the widening must be done either by dedi-
cation or through an act of Congress
The extension of Dahlia street from its
terminus to Georgia avenue the Commits
siOners Informed the association would
require special act of Congress. They
believed that there is not sufficient public
interest in the matter to justify them in
recommending to Congress such action
The association commended the effort
being carried on by the Housekeepers'
Alliance to induce the bakers to wrap
their bread before delivering it.