Evening star., 1914-09-24
HOLDS FALL MEETING !.
At BR|GHTW0OD PARK
Citizens Association Discusses q
Number of Matters of Local
Civic Interest.
Opposition to Borland Amendment
to the District Heads.

Opposition to the Borland amend
ment to the District bill, requiring
property owners to pay one-half of the
cost of street paving; criticism of the
postal authorities for removing letter
boxes of long standing; approval of
the Kahn bill. permitting uniformed
firemen and policemen to ride free on
the street railways of the District;
proposal for a four-room addition to
the Brightwood Park public school; a
recommendation for the extension of
the service Of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company to the new bu-
reau of engraving and printing, and
the annual election of officers for the
ensuing year were features last night
of the fall meeting Of the Brightwood
Park Citizens Association.
The election of officers resulted as
follows: President, Homer Smith; vice
president, Thomas ]. Fitzpatrick: secre-
tary, s. NJ. Falconer, jr.; treasurer, A.
w. Fel4a; delegate to Federation Of
Citizens Associations, William NICK.
With the exception of the new vice
president, all of the old officers were
unanimously reelected. ]. ]. King
was elected to membership in the or
ganization.
Terming the Borland amendment to
the District bill as half bait'' and "un-
fair" legislation, william Mex Clay
ton, former president of the associa-
tion. introduced resolution which
would materially affect the situation In
Brightwood Park, especially In view OF
the list Of thoroughfares submitted to
the District Commissioners for macad-
amizing prior to the passage of the
Borland amendment. The improve
from 8th street east: Kennedy street,
from sth street east: Illinois avenue
and 9Th street, from 1ngraham to Ham
iIton streets; 7th street. from Shepherd
road to Jefferson street; 5th street.
from Jefferson street to Longfellow
street, and Illinois avenue from Ken
nedy to Longfellow streets.
Calls Borland Amendment Unfair.
His resolution, which was unani-
mously adopted, provided that I'VE be-
lieve the so-called Borland amendment
unjust and unfair in its terms to the
taxpayers of the District of Columbia
and that we ask the board of District
Commissioners to secure its repeal. II
repeal is impossible, then. we recon-
mend that no pavements be constructed
under the Borland amendment until
consent of at least two-thirds Of the
property owners affected has been Sc
cured" If the streets submitted to the
Commissioners come under the Bor-
land act then the association Will re-
quest their withdrawal and no i'm
provements will be requested. The
resolution as adopted will be sent to
the Federation of Citizens Associations
and 1t will be urged to take action.
The association will urge the public
utilities commission 70 giant a permit
for the extension of the service of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany south on 14th street to the new
bureau of engraving and printing for
| instead of having the cars turn at
14th and B streets. as at present.
The bill introduced by Representative
Kahn of California, allowing, the fire.
when in uniform to ride free on the
street railway lines of the District. was
favorably indorsed by the association.
and its passage urged on the next Dis
| ba sent to the chairmen Of the House
and Senate District committees.
Protest Over Mail Box Removals.
The removal of a large number Of
letter boxes in the suburb brought
| out protests from a number of resi-
dents of the park. o. B. Penicks pre-
sented a resolution against the re-
moval Of the box at 7th and Long
fellow streets. where it has been for
the past ten years. Other boxes, it
| was reported. had also beent removed
| in other sections. E. J. Ayers. chair
| man. of the postal committee, recent
| ly addressed a letter to the city post
| master calling attention to the fact
| that the residents of the park have
been seriously embarrassed by the
lack of proper mail facilities for out
going mail due to the removal of a
number of letter boxes. He said that
with the removal of the boxes it is
necessary to walk from five to seven
blocks to post a letter. The residents
| living in the suburban districts or
rIaal districts elsewhere have the mail
delivered to their door. it was claimed.
| and it is only necessary to deposit
| their mail in the boxes at the same
| point where collection Is made, while
| here in the National Capital it is
necessary to walk long distances in
order to enjoy the mail facilities
| which should be afforded the residents
| of these sections. Mr.. Ayers stated
| that up to the time Of the meeting last
| night he had not received a reply to
| his communication.
| Frank ]. Metcalf was directed to see
the president Of the board Of educa-
ton and present a resolution adopted
by the association urging a four-room
| addition to the Brightwood Park
school, and also request that the
grounds be improved and a suitable
fence erected.