Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-21
REASSERT OPPOSITION
TO HIGH SCHOOL SITE
East Washington Citizens Hope to
Have Institution Located on
Reservation Is.
Discusses Need of Street
improvements and Suggests New
Crosstown Street Railway.

Members of the East Washington Citi-
zens' Association have not abandoned
| their fight against the erection of the new
Eastern High School on the site pur-
chased. They cling to the hope that they
will be able to defeat the plan of the
board of education and have the building
located on reservation 1.-THE site of the
jail and other government institutions.
At a meeting of the association held
in Donohues Hall last night Capt. w. M.
Potter discussed the school site PROPOSE
ton. Attention was called to the fact
that Congress has not provided for the
closing of the streets to make the pur-
chased site available, and Capt. Potter
suggested that fight against closing the
streets may result in the repeal of the
bill and the placing of the building where
it properly belongs-on reservation 10.
Needed Street Improvements.
Capt. Potter, who>is chairman of the
committee on streets and avenues, pre-
sented a report of the committee con-
tanning the street Improvements the
committee would like to have inserted
in the District budget that will be sub
mitted to Congress at the next session.
The report contained an expression OF
thanks for what the Commissioners
did last year and called attention to
much needed improvements.
Particular attention is called to the
north side of Pennsylvania avenue
from 18th street to Commodore Barney
Circle and Potomac avenue from 11tn
street to 18th street, an avenue that is
used by many persons employed in the
navy yard. 1t is stated in the report
| that portions of the avenue are with
| out shade trees or sidewalks and are
poorly lighted.
| Other streets included in the report
are 18th street southeast. from Penn
sylvania avenue to f street, Kentucky
avenue, from Commodore Barney Circle
to E street, 18th street from Commo-
dore Barney Circle to E street and 18th
street southeast from G street to K
street. Attention is called to the ne
cessity for widening portions OF nth
Of the granite block pavement from the
vicinity of the Tyler School building
and Wilson Memorial Church.
Dr. Emmons said that when heavy
trucks are passing those structures it
is necessary to suspend exercises. Inc
report was adopted.
School Without Fairgrounds.
Discussing the conditions in the vicin-
ity of the Tyler building, DR.. Emmons
called attention to the fact that the
school is without playground of any
kind. Several appeals have been made
for the purchase of ground to be used
for such purposes, he stated, but with
out success, and on his motion the as
ISOLATION voted a request for the pur-
, chase of ground to be used by the chill
dren attending that school and for the
purchase of other tracts heretofore
recommended for DlavRrOun0S in the
southeast section.
Dr. Emmons asked the association to
adopt a resolution calling upon the Off
Ger in charge of the public buildings
and grounds for his aid in effecting the
removal of the tracks of the Capital
Traction company from the parking on
Pennsylvania avenue southeast from
I'd street to Anacostia river.
THE roadway on each side of the
| parking is ample for car tracks and
all vehicular traffic he said, land with
the tracks SO placed and the parkway
| beautified that thoroughfare would be
one of the prettiest avenues in the
world
! Capt Potter said that Col. Harris, who
is in charge Of the public buildings
and grounds. had suggested the posi-
bility of such change as DR.. Emmons
asked in his resolution.
DIR. Emmons said he knew that the
chairman of one of the more important
committees of Congress has a resolu-
tion to offer at the next session of Con-
gress which will provide for the re-
moval of the car tracks and improve
| ment of the parkway.
On motion of Samuel W. Curriden the
resolution was referred to the execu-
| tive committee.
Crosstown Car Line Wanted.
| Mr.. Curriden. Capt. Potter and DR..
Emmons participated in discussion of
the question of getting a cross-town
electric car line in East Washington.
Seventeenth and 18th streets were sug-
gested, and Mr.. Curriden thought 18th
street might be determined upon be-
cause of the benefit it would be to chill
dren at the new Eastern High School
| 1t was suggested that the line might be
| extended from 8th and + streets north
east.
On motion of DIR. Emmons the asso-
| citation voted to ask the board of edu-
| cation as to the proba BILE cost of
| books to be supplied pupils in the sew
eral high schools
Il know of a number of children who
| have been unable to attend high
school because they were unable to
purchase books said DR.. Emmons,
| land if it is right to supply free books
to the graded schools, why is it not
| right to supply them to high school
pupils?"
Capt. Potter reported what had been
done to defeat the effort to abolish
reservation 81, "one of the few parks
| in the southeast section he stated He
expressed himself as being satisfied that
the park will be retained.
John H. Adriaans suggested the advis-
ability of appointing a committee to at
tend the sessions of the committee on
fiscal relations between the federal and
District governments. His motion was
| referred to the executive committee.
| l.