Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-17
NEEDSOF SECTIONS
LISTED BY CITIZENS
Associations File With Com
missioners Statements of
improvements Desired.
FOR USE IN PREPARATION
OF DISTRICT ESTIMATES
Street Repairs, Additional School
Facilities, Acquisition of Parks
and Other Interests Named.

Citizens associations of the district are
making general response to the Commits
sioners invitation that they submit recon-
mendations for the improvements most
desired in the sections which they repre-
sent.
AS fast as the recommendations are re-
ceived they are recorded in a concrete
tabulation, which will be laid before the
Commissioners when they begin prepara-
ton Of the Districts annual estimates
about the middle of September
List of Recommendations.
Following are some of the more impor-
tant recommendations urged by civic
bodies during the last few days:
Southwest Civic Association-G) New
roadway on School street southwest; (2)
opening of Half street from K to l.; 90
continuation of lighting system and
asphalt roadway from Virginia avenue to
N street southwest; % macadam road
way on I'd street from K street to N
and other improvements on Cardoza play
grounds
Brookland Citizens Association-1)
Improvement of following streets:
Thirteenth from Rhode Island avenue
to Newton northeast; Lawrence from
18th to 18th northeast. 8th from Kear-
ney to Monroe northeast, 9th from
Kearney to Monroe northeast 10TH
from Irving to Jackson northeast.
Wants Addition to School Building.
Connecticut Avenue Citizens Assicia-
tion-O Eight-room addition to
Chevy Chase School, (2) new bridge
on Calvert street across Rock creek,
CD new bridge on Connecticut avenue
across Klingle Ford road. 90 extension
of Albemarle street to Rock Creek
Park, 60 continuation OF sidewalk on
street and Pierce Mill road, (6) widen
ing of Newark street at it's junction
with Connecticut avenue. 60 grading
and resurfacing of Legation, Living
ston, Morrison and Mckinley streets
between Connecticut avenue and Belt
road; (s) resurfacing Keokuk street
and extending same, co surfacing
Jocelyn street east Of Connecticut ave-
nue., QO) paving 9th street between
Cathedral avenue and Woodley road
1D paving Woodley road between
9th street and Connecticut avenue
I2) surfacing saith street from New
ark street to Woodley road. UO sur
facing 35th street from Newark street
Klingle Ford road from Rock creek to
Macomb street and from the bridge at
Connecticut avenue to Cathedral ave-
nue., G5) opening 3sth street from
Northampton street to Chevy Chase
Circle, 16) opening Northampton
street from 39th street to Connecticut
avenue.
ChilIum Castle Heights and Wood
purn Citizens Association-QDOpen
and improvement Of following streets:
Longfellow to Concord avenue, and
Concord avenue to Kennedy street,
then Kennedy street from Concord ave-
nue. to Blair road; New Hampshire ave-
nue. from it's present terminus north of
Grant Circle to the District line; CD
construction of trunk line sewer from
Eastern Star Masonic Home along east
side of Baltimore and Ohio railroad to
connect with nearest trunk line sewer
now laid: go widening of Concord ave-
nue. between North Capitol street and
Blair road; 90 abandonment Of Shop
herd road from Concord avenue and LIST
place, running around in a semi-circle
to Rock Creek Church road: go COM
pletion of resurfacing Of Riggs road
from where the work was abandoned
east Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
to Blair road.
Civic Center Facilities Desired.
Rhode Island Avenue Suburban Citi-