Evening star., 1914-02-05
CITIZENS TO MEET;
WILL URGE ACTION
Men Interested in the Repair
ing of 9TH Street Hope
full of Success.
WILL PRESENT PETITIONS
TO HOUSE COMMITTEE
Efforts Are Being Made to Get the
Support of Civic Bodies for
the Movement.

Plans were completed today for a
big mass meeting of persons interested
in the repaving of eth street north
west The meeting is to be held Satur
day night at the Carroll Institute Hall
and A J. Driscoll. president of the Mid
city Citizens Association. is TO pre-
side. The men back of the movement
expect II to be largely attended and to
result in decisive action.
1t was announced this afternoon by
Joseph Berberich. NJ. Frank Rupert
and Milton Goldsmith. comprising the
publicity committee of the Mid-city
Citizens Association. that the petit
tions asking Congress for the repav-
ing of the street have been signed by
every property holder along both sides
Florida avenue.
The petitions will be presented to the
House District committee. probably to-
morrow. with request that the Item
for the repaving of the street be re
stored to the District appropriation
bill. Men in charge of the movement
said today that they are willing TO
plead with the committee and do every
thing legal and proper.
In Hearty Accord.
Efforts are now being made to get
the active support of the Board or
Trade, Chamber of Commerce. Retail
Merchants Association and other or
ganjzations for the movement It is
said that all members OF these organi-
cations are heartily in accord with the
suggestion and are willing to go on
record to that effect at any time.
| Because 7th street is one of the main
arteries of business into the city from
| Maryland, the men interested in the
rloirrf they have the
| port of many business men in all sec
tions of the city, regardless of whether
they are particularly interested In 9Th
street or not.
The Star is in receipt of numerous
letters relative to the need of repaving
now subject of a protest to the appro-
priations committee of the Senate
against the dropping from the District
bill of an item to this end, and express
ors in behalf of the much-needed i'm
provement Two of these letters are
| herewith printed, the others being of
similar tenor:
Present Paving Sorry Sight.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Your recent editorial on the question o.
an improved pavement for 9Th street
northwest was most timely and very
commcndable- The need of this improve
ment is very apparent, for 1th street
northwest, paved as it is with the ancient
Belgian blocks. which have long ago out
lived their usefulness, presents "A sorry
sight indeed.
While taxes increased upon prop
critics on this street, the merchants SUI
fer loss due to the poor paving, in that
traffic is being regularly diverted TO the
better paved streets running parallel.
We greatly regret that the House has
stricken the item providing for the
paving Of this street with asphalt from
the list of estimates as prepared by the
Commissioners. and We hope in con
servative manner to impress upon the
committees of the House and Senate the
great Importance and need of the inn
provements and that the item providing
for the paving of eth street will be placed
back in the appropriation bill
A. j. DRISCOLL.
President Mid-City Citizens ASSN.