The Washington times., 1913-08-29
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.


ANAcOSTIA, D. c., AUGUST g.
Citizens of Anacostia and Randle
Highlands, believe today that better
things are IN store for their sections
In the way of civic betterment follow
ing the tour of Commissioners Newman
and Siddons. who made their first visit
to the suburban district about Anacos-
tia and Randle Highlands, and who
viewed and in some instances. inspected
closely situations pointed out TO them
as needing the attention Of the munich
pal authorities.
They were accompanied by Capt Mark
Brooke, assistant to the Engineer Com
missioner, and a party of citizens from
Randle Highlands and Anacostia. Resi-
dents here say It is the first tour under
such circumstances ever made by Dis
trict Commissioners.
The start was made from the Munic-
ipai building at $3.50 O'Clock, and It
was s o'clock before the tour was end
ed. Two automobiles carried the party.
Robert +. Bradbury, c. A. Barker, r
B. NcKinnie. and George V. Blakeney
represented the Randle Highlands C.ti-
zens' Association Charles r. Burr,
president, and Maurice Otterback, chair
man of the committee on highways
were representatives of the Anacostia
d. Citizens Association.
Inspection was first made of the
Randle Highlands territory. The need
of grading and filling along Pennsyl-
vania avenue to the District line was
explained, the sites of old Forts Davis
and Dupont, selected for parks, but
where there has been a delay in the
work. were viewed and the opening of
Twenty-fifth street was discussed, the
Commissioners examining the ground
themselves. They were taken on the
Marlboro pike to show the handsome
road in contrast TO the District high
ways
Good Hope and East Washington
Heights were next visited, and then
Anacostia came in for an inspection.
The need of an underground trolley
system was talked over. as was the i'm
provement of the causeway of the Ana
costa bridge, south side; the fact that.
Anacostia has but two paved streets
was discussed, the town Flower garden,
at Nichols avenue and Z street was
viewed and praised by the Commission
ers. The street car facilities and plans
for extensions were gone over. They
toured through the residential section
and street improvements were urged.
Mrs. Cassandra Linger. wife of
Henry A. Linger, ST.. died this morn
ing at / O'Clock after a long Illness.
She was sixty-nine years old. Mrs.
1inger had lived in Anacostia thirty
fve years, all of the time at the
residence in which she died, 1905
Good Hope road, She had been mar
ried forty-nine years
Mrs. Linger is survived by her hus-
band, business man here in earlier
years, who acquired extensive real
foe lz.ll ,N.wt,a zl-F
three daughters and five sons. The
family is pioneer one here. Mrs.
Linger was connected for many years
with the Anacostia Methodist Episcopal
Church Funeral arrangements will be
announced later. ... s-l
Although the Public Improvement AS
ISOLATION of Congress Heights will pre-
pare maps, booklets and data concern
ing the valley of Oxon creek, which the
Organization desires to have purchased
by the District for park. equal in at
tractiveness TO Rock Creek Park, there
will be no move made at this time other
than the submission to the Commits
sioners of an item providing for an ap-
propriation to make a survey of the
region Gustave Bender. the chairman
gf the committee on legislation, has
fhis matter in hand
HeedfW OF the protests from Congress
Aelents last year that the olltng and
sanding Of the roads in that section
was performed too late In the season,
resulting in conditions unfavorable 10
traffic, the District is having the work
done this year before the arrival of wet
weather. The work has been started N
Nichols avenue
Announcement has been rrade of the
awards to the successful contestants in
the program of athletic sports on the
Marshall Hall grounds at the excursion
given by St Teresa's parish. The fifty
yard dash for boys was won by d. Her
bert, who was presented with a base
ball glove. The fifty-yard race for girls
was won by little Agnes Breen. niece
or Mrs. James Dixon. of Anacostia the
child receiving camera There wat a
1n0-yard dash for men. which was won
by Julian Cox. who received q PEN
knife The winner Of the fifty-yard
race for young women was Miss
Blanche Mundell, the prize being a