The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-03
ASKS NEW BRIDGES
FOR THE DISTRICT
John L. Weaver Advocates Cam
paign in Speech Before Real
| Estate Brokers.

The construction OF adequate bridges
60 replace alleged unsafe structures that
now span streams within the District
the duplication of the present water
supply plant, protection of the park
system by proper drainage facilities
and the elimination of pest holes by
the drainage and Identification of the
swanlps and low-lands lying between
Highway bridge and Alexandria and
along the Anacostia river were objects
Included in the constructive program
which members of the Real Estate
Brokers' Association were last night
urged to endeavor to obtain for Wash
ingfon by John L. Weaver. president OF
the organization. Mr.. Weaver was
speaking at a dinner given in honor OF
Thomas Shallcross. jr., president of the
National Association of Real Estate
Exchanges at the Commercial Club.
Chief Justice ]. Harry Covington, of
the District Supreme Court, having
placed the calling of the real estate
broker at the head of vocations, since,
he remarked. Il is so closely linked
with the ownership of land which is the
basic foundation of civilization, called
upon real estate men 10 place their bust
ness on as high a standard of ethics as
those which guide the physician or the
lawyer.
Mr.. Shallcross. the guest of honor,
impressed upon his auditors the oppor-
tunity thai is now presented for bring
ing clearly before the public the ad-
vantages of real estate investments.
a. s. Taylor, former president of the
association, iwelt upon the part played
by the real estate broker asa national
constructor.
While :he majority of the addresses
were in n lighter vein, Mr.. Weaver
spoke in serious strain. insisting that
the members of the association owed 1t
10 this city to lay aside their own inter
esfs AMI affairs sufficiently long to &C
tie community.
IN touching on tho question of bridges.
he referred 10 .he AqucdUct bridge, in
Georgetown: the Caivect street tri'ige
oScr Rock creek, the Pennsylvania ave-
nua bridge over the AnacoSua- and the
iron structure Oh Connecticut avenue
that spans Eling;e Ford road. The Dis
int authorities have shown apprehcn-
sica Nv limiting traffic on these bridges.
AIR. Weaver sGiu that as proper pro-
lection to the citizens new struCtG. es
Should at once be demanded.
Turning then TO the SUbje2t Of pOllu-
ton of the park streams, Mr.. Weaver
declared that such a condition could be
prevented Only D9 Stopping lle Sf"d6S
from the Maryland villages located in
The watersheds. This. he proposed,
should be done by the extension of the
Washington drainage system, through
The acquisition of land in the Maryland
valleys, IL necessary, and the granting
Or the use of the District sewage system
20 Maryland villages.
Had army engineers been sent to this
city TO conduct such campaigns as have
been carried on in Panama, Havana, or
Manila, the speaker said that their first
',oncern would have been the climina-
ton of undrained sections lying directly
before the city's threshold. In propos-
ing the duplication of the city's water
plant, Mr. Weaver said that the present
system was composed of many weak
links the breaking of any Of which
would cripple the District and expose
The Capital to dire loss.
John P. Story, jr., was toastmaster
Among the other speakers presented by
him were Glenn Brown and S. s
thorpe.