Evening star., 1915-01-12
DISCUSS At MEETING
ASSOCIATION BOUNDS
Piney Branch Citizens Refer Sug-
gestion Of Maj. Kutz to
Federation.

Fixing the boundaries Of citizens as.
sociations to correct the existing over.
tapping territory in patchwork-quilt
fashion is the work Of the Federation
Of Citizens Associations, according te
the consensus of opinion expressed last
night at the meeting Of the Piney
Branch Citizens Association, held II
the Iowa Avenue. Methodist Episcopal
Church. For that reason the associ.
alton deferred any action along that
line in accordance with the suggestion
Of Maj. Kutz, Engineer Commissioner
until after the federation has had a
chance to act.
President Chamberlain called the at
tention Of the association to the arti-
Gle in The Star last night outlining
Maj. Kutz's view, and pointed particu-
larly to the paragraph declaring that
the territories Of the Piney Branch and
Brightwood citizens associations over
Tapped.
For Correction of All Boundaries.
He declared that that seemed to be
the only place where a correction OF
boundaries was needed. and he pre-
sumed that matter could be amicably
adjusted with the Brightwood associ-
alton.
A suggestion that came from the
floor, that a committee of the Piney
Branch association be selected to con-
fer with the Brightwood association
regarding the matter. was Withdrawn
when it was suggested that the fed
Grafton might soon take action regard
ing the matter.
The general opinion. as expressed by
the members, seemed to be that better
work could be done and more accom-
plished If the boundaries OF all asso-
Citations could be corrected SO that the
overlapping, as suggested by Maj. kutz
would be obliterated.
Sheds Needed at Station Entrance.
The real need of sheds at the Union
station to protect from the elements
persons going to and from the street
cars to the station was expressed in
a resolution introduced by John F.
Robb and unanimously passed. 1t was
referred to the Federation of Citizens
with the request that that
organization have other citizens as
sociations take similar action. 1t was
also suggested that the station author
tiles and the street railway officials be
approached on the matter.
A letter from the Capital Traction
Company through the public utilities
commission was read declaring that
all of the principal streets were called
out by the conductors of the 14th street
cars, but that the company did not
deem it feasible to announce all streets
The association last fall wrote to the
public utilities commission asking that
the roads be requested to have their
car employees call out the streets.
Library Branch to Open.
President Chamberlain announced that
a branch of the Takoma branch Of the
Public Library will be opened in the
j. r. West School the first Tuesday in
February, with 400 volumes of stand
ard fiction, which number would be
increased with the demand. The library
will be open every Tuesday from to
o'clock.
The annual election. of officers re-
suited as follows: President, John A
Chamberlain; vice president, Alton p
Hastings, retiring secretary; secretary
Newton l.. Collamer; treasurer, Amos
Tyree (re-elected); members of the ex-
ecutive committee for two years
Charles P. McCurdy, retiring president
and Dr. Lewis J. Battle; delegate to
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions, Edwin S. Clarkson; alternate,
John +. Robb.
The following were elected to men,
bership in the association: ]. M. Hall
Dr. Stewart johnson and A. Fay.