The Washington times., 1915-03-17
.PETWORTH MAY GET
Gross TOWN LINES
Commissioner Kutz Discusses
Considerations Affecting, Or
der for Service.

If jitney bus line from the end OF
the Mt Plea SAINT car line to Petworth
is literally patronized and made pay
ing proposition. a cross-town street car
line connecting these two points Is GER
tain.
This assurance was given members OF
the Petworth Citizens Association ana
the womens Club of Petwortb by En-
gineer Commissioner kutz. OF the fuo-
lie Utilities Commission, at the recep-
ton to the District Commissioners last
night in the NJ. IL. Church, Elghth anu
Shepherd streets northwest.
Commissioner Kutz outlined the lni-
provements the Commissioners nope 10
supply the Petworth people, re1errihs
to the request of the Women Club
for cross-town line as being under
consideration. ,
Commissioner Kutz urged Petworth
residents to abolish the closed oack
fence, to discourage fencing In the
parking strip in front of yards, and to
continue efforts otherwise to beautlfy
the community.
Oppose Fine System.
Commissioner Brownlow urged the
Petworth associations to o'protest against
the present fine system of raising money
Tor the police and firepen's pension
fund He said his efforts would be
Congress an appropriation sufficient to
pay retiring policemen and firemen the
pension they deserve.
The speaker expressed pleasure Mt
the passage of the law permitting the
use of school buildings for social centers,
citing the largely attended meeting in
the church building. which recently was
acquired by the District Government
for school purposes, as an example of
the usefulness of the new law.
Mrs. Ellis Logan, president OF the
District Federation of Women's Clubs,
paid tribute to the efforts of the Pet
worth Womens club for its efforts IN
civic work and in contributing to char
tiles.
An informal reception followed, dur
ing which the commissioners ana Mrs
Logan were presented to all present
President G. J. James was assisted in
receiving by Mrs. Charles V. sullivan
Mrs. w. l.. Gutilius. Mrs. r: r: Adanis'
Mrs. T.. 7. Craig and Mrs. T. {. Eiomil-
Ter. L. f. Colladay. president of the
Federation of Citizens Associations, ana
J. g. McGrath, president of the Park
View Citizens Association. attended
Amend BY Laws.
During the brief business session that
preceded the reception, articles to the
constitution and bylaws were amended:
the executive committee instructed the
committee on legislature to cooperate
with the civic bodies IN furnishing data
to the half -and-half investigating COM
mittec and the officers were authoriZed
to consider the advisability OF holdinS
q rose show in the spring and OF select
ing i chairman for the annual 1ourth
Of July celebration
Criticism of the method of the District
government in repairing concrete side
walks was made by +. A. Fernald
chairman of the committee on streets
and sidewalks, who declared the use OF
0ushed stone made it necessary Tor
property owners to ''shovel up their
sidewalk after each rain
Report On Car Lines.
Th. report of the committee on trans
portation indorsing a Crosstown car line.
but naming a route. different from that
sought by the Womcn's Club. was de-
ferred until the neXtR meeting for aC-
ton. The report favored a line starting
at Sixteenth and Park road thence with
Park road to New Hampshire avenue
sastW ardly in the avenue and ROCK
Creek Church road to Eagle Gate, of
the Soldiers Home. To avoid double
track system. because of the narrow
ness of the streets. the committee Sug-
gcsted that the return line be the pres
ent tpShur street and Georgia avenue
route to New Hampshire avenue, thence
southwest in New Hampshire avenue to
Monroe, and in Monroe street to the end
of the Mount Pleasant car line. The
committee recommended that transfers
be granted on all interseC ting lines and
cars that cross the prOpOSCU line.