Evening star., 1914-10-13
THE NEW LAW.
FOR PAVING OF STREETS
Northeast Association Declines to
Recommend Improvement of
Thoroughfares.
Arbitration of international Dis
putes Favored-Evan n. Tucker
Again Elected President.

Evan H. tucker, preS1uent OF tne
Northeast Washington Citizens AssQ-
citation, has started upon his twenty
first year as head of that organization,
having been reelected at the annual
meeting held last night in Northeast
Temple. Other officers who served last
year were reelected as follows: DR.. L.
D. Walter. first vice president; DIR.
Starr Parsons, second vice president:
Roscoe Jenkins. secretary; w. G. Lang.
financial secretary; A. H. F. Holster.
treasurer. and W.. j.. Frizzell. w. S.
Bransom, J. NJ. Wood and Prof. Perci-
val Hall, members of the executive
committee.
President Tucker took the floor and
presented a resolution bearing upon
the question of the war that is in
progress on the other side of the ocean.
Text of the Resolution.
The resolution, he stated, was pre-
pared by himself and expresses his
views. 1t provides:
First-That we deplore the terrible
war. in which several of the most
highly civilized and enlightened nations
of the world are now engaged.
Second-That We earnestly pray for
the speedy conclusion of said war, and
recommend that the government of the
United States exert it's influence and
employ every effort to accomplish that
end.
of universal peace and advocate the ad-
Justment OF all disputed interna tional
questions by arbitration
Fourth-That we recommend that an
as soon as eXpedient after the conclu-
sion of the present conflict; that this
government shall exert it's influence in
the interest of such a conference and
shall earnestly endeavor to secure the
agreement of all nations to limit their
armament, and to. submit all disputed
international questions to arbitration.
Fifth-That copy of these resolu-
tions be forwarded to the President of
the United States.
A. H. F. Holster, who was marooned
in Hanover, Germany, was one of sew
eral persons who seconded President
fuckers peace resolution, which was
passed.
Referring to the request of the Com
missioners for information relative to
improvements needed in the northeast
section. President Tucker said he sent
a response which embodied the report
of the committee on streets, avenues
and alleys.
Objections to Present Law.
The report and resolutions of the
committee recite that "a certain bill
was passed by the present Congress
putting the cost of paving half of the
streets on the abutting property own
ers. This, in all cases. would be a
great hardship to our people. and in
the majority Of cases would mean
confiscation of their homes We are
much less able to pay for such work
| than those in the northwest, notwith-
standing they have been favored all
these years. and now only4 per cent of
their streets are unpaved.'
The committee urged that the asso-
clatton refrain from recommending the
paving of any streets, unless requested
to do so in writing and by petition of
two-thirds of the property holders on
any street under the existing law.
In conclusion. the committee recon
mended that ANY previous list of
streets to be paved, in the hands of
the Commissioners, recommended by
this association, be withdrawn, and
that We most earnestly request the
honorable Commissioners of the Dis
trict OF Columbia to refrain from paw
ing any more streets in the northea st
section unless requested to do So
improvements Listed.
President fuckers letter to the Com
missioners was read, asking improve
ments as follows:
"First-A new building for the Eastern
High School, to accommodate all
courses now taught in other high
schools in the District. and of sufficient
size for present and future needs In
view of the pressing need for this
building the committee recommends
that an appropriation of a sufacient
| amount to complete and equip the pro-
! posed building be asked for.
"Second-A site for a new building
| for the graded schools in the sixth
| division.
"'Third-The purchase of the Patter-
son tract for public park. provided
| benefits on owners of adjacent prop
erty. This association is positively and
| unalterably opposed to the assessment
of benefits in this case for the follow
| ing reasons:
Large sums of money have been ex-
| pended in the purchase of land for
| public parks, in other sections of this
| District, out of the general fund. to
which all the owners of property in
this section have contributed by the
| has been expended for such purposes
! in this section; the assessment for
! benefits in this case would. therefore
be gross discrimination against the
| owners of property in thiS section, and
would be inequita BILE and unjust.
| "As the said tract is bounded on the
east by the grounds of Gallaudet Col
lege, on which no assessments for
| BENEFITS could be imposed, and on the
| west and north by the property of the
railroad companies. which would not
be benefited to any extent whatever by
the establishment of the proposed park
| the entire assessment for benefits
would be imposed upon the owners OF
property adjacent. to the. short southe m
| boundary of the tract along Florida
avenue, which would be manifestly
! "FourthAThe erection of public
convenience station. in the vicinity OF
18th and H streets northeast