The Washington times., 1913-04-09
CITIZENS STAND ON
PARKS IS APPROVED
RandIe Highlands Association
Encouraged by Support of
Federated Bodies.

Encouragement is felt in Randle
g Highlands over the support given by
the Federated Citizens Association to
the protest of the Randle Highlands
Citizens Association concerning the al
legged discrimination on the part or
Congress against the southeastern
suburbs in the method of acquiring old
Forts Davis and Dupont for public
parks as compared with the plan OF
obtaining for a park site the kocA
Creek valley region.
In the former cases the District dp-
preparation bill provided for the assess
ment of the adjacent property for Jene-
nts derived, when the condemHa ion
proceedings are instituted. and IN the
latter cne the appropriation was made
on the half-and-half N-inciple.
4. b. Mckinney, delegate to the Fed
Grated Citizens Association, reported
the Endorsement of that body on the
stand taken by the Randle Highlands
Association, which is trying to have the
legislation 1t charges to be discrimina-
tory, repealed.
The Commissioners, in a letter read
at last nights meeting of the associa-
tion In Randle Highlands. declared they
methods employed. They pointed out
that the current District appropria-
tion act stipulates that the requirement
OF sites for public parks shall be ef-
tected on the assessment basis. They
ing recommendation and will continue
10 be. The Commissioners stated they
have not changed their reconImenda-
uors because Congress made an. eX-
ception in the case of the Rock Greek
valley section.
A letter from President Wilson's sec
retary conveyed the information that
the Endorsement of the Randle High
lands Association of William Mel.
Clayton for District Commissioner viii
be given careful consideration. Sec
retary Reichard called attention to the
fact that the associations resolution.
sent to the White House, named also
Capt. James F. Oyster.
The association indicated that II will
take part in the "clean city movement
by entering protest with the Street
Cleaning Department over the waste
paper nuisance. Robert T. Bradbury
accstia fats has been littering the high
ways in the town. Annoyance was
caueed by another report from Mr..
Bradbury that a street In Randle High
lands has been dug up to get gravel
with which to improve a street in An
acostia. 1t was decided to lodge q
protest over this also.
President s. E. Snyder thought the
association ought to try to have
white man named as recorder of deeds.
The president thought 1t is time the
policy of going out from the city and
naming a colored man for the office
ought to be ended. This brought on
some discussion OF the lin Grow"
law. which the association has not In
dorsed. After some discussion members
agreed to drop both subjects. declaring
they had no place in the association.
The Commissioners informed the as
sociation that the cost of condemning
land for the opening of Twenty-fifth
street from Q street to Pennsylvania
avenue and of White place. bills for.
which failed at the last session of Con-
gress, Will be 900. the improvements
to be assessed as benefits against ad-
joining property The Commissioners
announced that they will institute
condemnation proceedings unless asked
to do so by majority of the property
owners interested. On motion of J. +.
Coryell a committee Of three was
named to circulate a petition among
the land owners concerned, asking that
condemnation proceedings be ordered.
: The association has before II promo
sition to apply the recall to its commit
tee chairman P. B. Mckinney submit
ted amendments to the constitution.
which will be voted on at the next
meeting. 1t is provided among other
things that chairman of a committee
who fails to make a report on two sue
cessive occasions shall be recalled by
the association. There was no doubt
last night about the adoption Of this
amendment.
James NJ Brooks. chairman Of the COM
mittee on lights, reported localities
where gas lamps are needed. asked for
cfnder, walks in certain places, and
urged that the sycamore trees in Mime
sofa avenue be taken away and oak
trees substituted. The recommenda-
tions Of his committee viii be sent to
the Commissioners Captain Schley, AS
efstRnt Engineer Commissioner. wrote
toisay that lamps have Been erected at
Twenty-thfrd and Q streets and at
Twenty third and r. streets. These will
be sufficient for the amount of travel
there at night. he stated.
DETERMINATION TO go ahead with the
fight AGAINST the express companies for
house-to-house deliveries and collections
was reported by p. B. Mckinney. who
cited specific, instances where refusals
have been made to deliver packages
sent to Randle Highlands residents |
Secretary Reichard was instructed TO
begin proceedings with the Interstate |
Commerce Commission TO compel the |
companies TO make the deliveries and
collections.