Evening star., 1915-06-10
NEEDS Of ANAC0S1|A
OUTLINED AT MEETING
Citizens Association Considers I'm
provements at Last Session of
the Season.

A list of desired Improvements in
Anacostia, to be forwarded to the Dis
trict Commissioners with the recon-
mendation that they be included in
the estimates to be sent to Congress,
was the principal business considered
at the last meeting of the season OF
the Anacostia Citizens Association last
night, President Maurice Otterback
presiding.
The association made an appropria-
tion to the fund of the Federation of
. A Associations to assist in compiling the
fiscal data to be submitted to the joint
committee of Congress.
The improvements desired include
the grading and improving of Mount
View place: laying of granolithic side
walks on both sides of Good Hope road
from Nichols avenue to 18th street:
construction of sewer from 18th and s
streets to the large interceptor at the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks:
improvement of Shannon place from w
to L street: Improvement of U street
from Shannon place to Nichols avenue; +;
placing a gutter on the east side OF
Chester street south of w street: I'M
provement of 11th street from Penn
sylvania avenue to the bridge, in order
to give an improved highway direct
into the suburb from the tcfty, and
Strengthening and widening of Good
Hope road from 18th street eastward.
Want Road Strengthened.
The last named improvement Is de-
sired in order lnat a railroad might
be extended along this road.
1t was reported that every time the
Commissioners were approached on
the subject of extending a railroad
along this highway they always stated
that this road would have to be
Strengthened before such road could
be extended.
1t was also reported that practically
all of the property owners interested
had consented to donate sufficient prop
erty to permit the work to be done
President Otterback was empowered
to appoint a committee of ten to ar
range for public celebration to be
held upon the completion of the i'm
provement to Nichols avenue and the
placing of the railway power under
ground. 1t is intended to make this
celebration the largest ever held in the
suburb. and also to extend Its influence
to the city in the way Of boosting Ana
costa. Many plans have been sug-
gested for accomplishing this, and the
committee will begin its work at once.
School Improvement Secured.
1t was reported that the board of edu-
cation had decided to make the as
sembly hall at the Ketcham School
available for use this summer. so that
it could be used when the school term
begins in September. For years the as
sociation has been endeavoring to Sc
cure this improvement.
A letter was read from Col. W. w
Harts. superintendent OF public build
ings and grounds. concerning the large
wall at the south end of Logan Park
to the effect that his office had finally
agreed to heed the complaint of the
association and to remove a portion of
this wall
A request will be made that the pools
Of water which form in the reclaimed
area of the fats adjacent to the ap-
proach to the bridge be covered regu-
larly with oil in order that the breed
ing of mosquitoes might be prevented
William Fl. Acton was admitted to
membership in the association.