The Washington times., 1914-10-07
PLEDGED
ONFOURTEENTHST.
{ commissioners Promise Up-to-
Date System as Soon as
Money Is Available.

An up-to-date lighting system is to be
stalled on upper Fourteenth street
1t the meeting of the Columbia
lights Citizens Association. last night
st. Stephens Hall. J. Clinton Hiatt.
airman of the special lighting COM
ttee which Cast spring conducted
\ rorous campaign for new lights in
ourteenth street. read a letter from the
] lstrict Commi ssioners, in which they
ated the new lights are to be installed
g. soon as the necessary appropriation
Can be obtained from Congress.
Lights Are Pledged
The letter from the Commissioners TO
Er Hiatt follows:
With reference to that portion of the
solution of the Columbia Heights Citi-
: ms Association, making recommended
Ions of improvements desired by IL, re-
J ting to the installation of the latest
improved electric lighting system on
J ourteenth street, from Florida avenue
10 Spring road northwest the Commits
siOners beg to inform you that this sec
ION of Fourteenth street is on the list
- streets on which it is planned to in
> al lHe lIlpIONtu lnCdHOeSCenl system
|. lights, and that when ii will be
acEed for improvement depends on the
funds appropriated by Congress"
Members of the association were loud
IL their praise of the work done by the
,ummittee, under the direction OF Mr..
Ilatt, it being pointed out that there
As nothing which Columbia Heights
eded so much as new lights on upper
} 9urteenth street, now one of the i'm
J 5rtant business thoroughfares of the
city.
Fairgrounds Urged.
Purchase of the playground site in
hcnyon street. near Fourteenth. by the
! strict was recommended in a resulu-
1 IN introduced by DIR. Benjamin +.
= obs. chairman OF the committee Of
'reation and adopted by the accosia-
: n. DR.. Gibbs also urged the install
lion OF a public swimming pool in
e mCst central location that the Com
ISsIoIers find il feasible to recon-
.vrnd in the northwest section. Public
Se6ali diamonds and tennis courts
.!. also needed in the Columbia
shts section, DIR. Gibbs said
strong Endorsement of the plan to
D.. Ne the Washington Railway ard
--,eCtric Company extend its tracks in
Ourteenth street. between Pennsyl-
Nania avenue and F street, to facilitate
-ansportation of employees of the vari-
IS government departments VINO are
Used 10 use the so-called Bureau line,
" AS given in a report made by II. J.
ark. chairman of the committee on
s.nlic utilities. Should such extension
o. the lines not be made. the report
recommended issuing of transfers at
=" at Fourteenth and Pennsylvania
.. enue. and vice versa, in order that
ssatrons of these lines could walk the
one short block from f street 10
lor1ra 1N=
TO ride several blocks out of their way, |
as under the present transfer arrange |
Aents.
Ask Better Car Service.
William H. Saunders. president of the |
association. appointed Mr.. Clark. P. =.
eating. and c. 7. Clagett a special |
oommittee to attend the hearing on Oc-
0Oer 26 on the proposed extension of
ne line before the Public Utilities Com
MISSION. and also to wait upon the rail-
ay company and urge the extension of
Us tracks.
In resolution introduced by
Ol. Charles c. Lancaster, the
'eed fer widening Spring road
rom Georgia avenue to Fourteenth
rect and opening Spring road
rect, was recommended. The resolu-
,.on was referred TO the committee on
';7eets for report at the November
Meeting.
Announcement of the award of prizes
or the best kept lawns in Columbia
lights during the past summer was
.lade by the committee on parks and |
wns as follows: First prize. SO, Will |
J I'm H. Michael 2Si2 Thirteenth street; |
Second prize. IS. Edward E. Vigt. 1898 |
ilarvard street: third prize, s., c. W. |
ing. jr., 1913 Monroe street
Tha residents of Washington took |
lore interest in civic matters than resi- |
ents of cities where they had suffrage |
as the statement made to members |
- the association by Congressman |
ampbell of Kansas, who spoke on !
Washington. the Capital city" Wash
lgtonians. said Mr.. Campbell, should |
appreciate living in such a community,
specially because of the settled con-
1.tLons here as regards the form of |
government
Crticises Borland Law.
Speaking on the so-called Borland |
amendment to the District appropria- |
Ion bill, calling upon property owners |
- defray half the expenses of street |
nprovements Mr.. Campbell said it was
Justice for the residents of the Dis /
-ict TO have such Law forced upon
en-. II violated the half-and-halr /,
rinciple OF the organic act, he said, :
nd was unfair to al! residents of the
apital, as we'll as property owners