Evening star., 1915-05-18
PETITION IN INTEREST
OF RAILWAY COMPANY
Takoma Park Association Asks Favor
for Washington and Mary
land Line.

The Takoma Park Citizens Associa- :
tion last night adopted resolution
petitioning the public utilities corpora
tion of the District to rescind the
order which requires the Washington
and Maryland Railway Company to
Change its present form of service on
it's line between Takoma Park and
14th and Kennedy streets northwest.
1t was pointed out that unless the COM
pany Is permitted to continue to oper-
ate on a grounded circuit it would
prove a hardship on the company.
James W. Dyre. in speaking of the
railway company, said that it had
shown during the past five months a
disposition to serve the residents of
Takoma Park. who had been greatly
benefited by the operation of the line.
Assurances have been given that the
road would be improved and the best
possible service given as the company
grows.
School Garden Work.
H. c. Gore reported that the COM
mittee on school garden work had been
actively engaged of late. About forty
school children attended a meeting last
week The committee expects to pre-
sent a report before the board of edu-
cation tomorrow. The members of the
association devoting time to this Work
include Messrs. Hendricks, SkeelA
Shoemaker, Lille. Scrivener, Simmons,
Gore and Mai. Fletcher.
Ii was announced by II. l.. Thornton
that the work of grading and improv-
ing 4th street between Aspen and But
ternut streets will shortly be COM
menced. 1t is also expected that side
walks will be part of the improvements
10 be made by the District June i fs
the date scheduled for the work to
commence.
A report of the last meeting of the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations was pre-
scented by DR.. D. n. Shoemaker. The as
sociation voted an appropriation to assist
in the collection of data concerning the
District Of Columbia to be presented to
Congress at the next session.
Discussion of Increased Taxation.
Increased taxation was brought to the
attention of the meeting by Prof. c. o.
Townsend, who stated that his taxes had
been doubled last year and again this
year He thought that there ought to be
some equitable solution of the matter. He
considered the increases unjust.
The meeting concluded with remarks by
Prof. W. A Orton on the Identification
of the grounds of the Takorna Park Ii
Homer Skeels. which was displayed AT
the meeting, was the highest form known
10 landscape artists both for summer and
winter Identification. Evergreens should
be used exclusively. nc said. and the plans
" adopted and carried out would consti-
tute an exampl. which would help in
beauttfying MAN. Oi the homes in Takoma
Park A large 'glnber Of plants would
be required. sonIe = which would be quite
expensive. He suggested that a compeet-
rta tv, rFAr
TO secure the best possible figure on the
plants to be used
At tho conclusion of his remarks a reso-
luton was adopted by the association In
dorstns and approving the plans arranged
by the Department OF Agriculture for
beauufying the grounds Of the library. as
prepared by Mr.. Skeels The COMMITTEES
In charge Of the work is composed of e. V,
crittenden. L. NJ. Mooers, T.. b. Linton
and Prof W A Orton