Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-15
CONGRESS HEIGHTS CITES
NEEDED improvements
Schedule of Street Work to Be Sub
mitted District Heads, Accord
ing to Request.

The Public Improvement Association
Of Congress Heights compiled its list
Of street improvements in accordance
with the request of the Commission
ers at a meeting last evening in the
town hall on Alabama avenue south
east. The list will be sent to the Com
missioners. 1t will include the i'm
provement of 9TH street. from Nichols
avenue to Alabama avenue; 8th street,
from Portland street to Alabama ave-
nue.; Philadelphia street, from Nichols
avenue to Sth street: Portland street,
from Nichols avenue to Sth street;
Raleigh place. from Nichols. avenue to
9TH street; Nichols avenue, from High
View place to Upsal street; 5th street,
from Savannah to Trenton street; High
View place, from Brothers place to Ra-
leigh place; Sterling street, from Mich
OILS avenue to Raleigh place; Raleigh
place, from High View place to Ster-
ling street. The legislative commit
tee of this association will meet to-
morrow night at Gustave Bender's
nome to arrange this list, and will
also consider at that time including
the laying of sidewalk around the
public school. which has just been
completely remodeled.
An effort is to be made to have re-
moved the high stone fence which sur
rounds the grounds of the Government
Hospital for the Insane along Nichols
avenue. 1t was pointed out last even
ing that the present high solid fence
prevents the public from viewing the
beauty of the grounds, and also be-
cause the manner in which the in
mates are now controlled makes it
unnecessary. II was also stated that
the property values in Congress
Heights would be enhanced by it's re-
moval 1t is the desire of the associa-
ton to do away with the general i'm
preston that this is a penal institu-
ton.
1t was reported that residents OF
Raleigh street had asked for a granO-
iithic sidewalk last March, and that
nothing had been done as yet toward
placing this walk. The authorities
will be asked. to look into the matter.
Railroad Company Replies to Plant.
A letter was read from the street rail-
road company in reply to the associa-
ions complaint about failure of the
Ear crews to designate properly the
-oute which car would take when it
eft the Heights, to the effect that con-
1uctors had been instructed to see that
he proper sign was displayed and also
inform passengers as they boarded the
=
auctors received instructions before
they reached Congress Heights. and
there was no reason why confusion
should result.
The following committees were named
Cor the ensuing year:
observation-disclosures Bender, chair
man; W. w. Price, A. L. Mckay, J. E.
williams, L. D. Weeks aud E. J. Steb-
bins. Water and sewers-L- d. Weeks,
chairman: W. p. Ballard and Harry
Schultz. Street, highways and parks
A. E. Mckay. chairman. Francis Wah-
Ter and Ernest Admire. Police and
ire-Edward Blaine, chairman, John
waiks-Victor Boyer. chairman; Rev.
Merritt Earl and c. J. P. Weber. En-
tertainment-J. E. William. chairman;
6. +. Purdy and Philip b. Magruder.
Schools-Charles F. Purdy, chairman;
Warner W. Wright and c. l. Miller.
Lishts-H. L. Wineland, chairman. W.
Wayiand and j. ]. Pepper. Railroads
w. p. Ballard, chairman: Gustave Ben
der and Edward Blaine.