Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-14
SITE FOR EASTERN HIGH
SUBJECT FOR STATEMENT
President of East Washington Cit.
zens' Association Outlines Posi-
ton of That Body.
DR.. Charles E. Emmons Advocates
Use Of Reservation IS for School.
Explains Opposition.

LIZ. CnarieS e. EmmOns, president OF
the East Washington Citizens Asso-
citation. today made public a statement
outlining the position of the association
In connection with the purchase of a
site for the proposed new Eastern High
school. The statement follows the re-
cent rejection by the District Commits
sioners Of the findings of the condem-
nation jury of award appointed to ap-
praise the value Of a site favored BY
the board of education.
DR. Emmons advocates the use of res
ervation IS, on which formerly stood
various penal and charitable institu-
tons. His statement Is as follows:
speaking for the association, 1t has
no part in the contention now between
the board of District Commissioners
and the jury of award regarding the
valuation of the four squares recently
sought to be procured by condemnation
High School. AS far as possible the ef-
forts of this association have been in
opposition to the purchase of any addi-
slonal land as site for this school
long needed-ths. in the belief that on
the removal from reservation 10 of
some of the buildings thereon there
would not only be ample ground-at
ieast forty acres-but also several
buildings of great value to the pro
posed educational institution
Why Appropriation Was Opposed.
Having the use of this reservation 10
IN view. 1t opposed the making of any
appropriation for the purchase of a
site, and when the appropriation was
made its representatives appeared be-
fore the board of education and plead
ed with that board to go no further in
the matter of purchase of ground, but
to delay action until the next session
OF Congress-. when needed AUTHORITY
could be secured for the besinnine Of
work OF construction on reservation IL.
Later. when the board of educa ton
refused to comply with the appeal to
II OF our association and urged the
lumbia to purchase the four SQUARES
now rejected. our association made a
IKE appeal with little result to the
board OF District Of Columbia Com.
missioners. The proceedings of con-
domination by jury followed and the
rejection of the findings Of this iury
now attract attention.
This association has always aided
In the effort to secure for the eastern
section of the city the needed new
high school, but deemed it the part of
wisdom to delay action in the matter
OF a site until all the powers in con-
troll OF District matters should work
in cooperation.
Associations Aim for Years.
TT has labored for many years for
the removal from reservation 10 of
all the penal, and other like public in
situations thereon and this with graft
flying success. From this have been
taken the workhouse. the almshouse.
the old mems home and the tubercu-
losis patients, and a large share of
those in the jail transferred to Deco
guam.
Our association has believed that in
telligent and full cooperation between
all the powers in control of District of
Columbia matters would result in the
early removal of the few obstacles re-
entire reservation for educational pur-
poses. and to this end our association
has asked the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia before the COM
pletion of their estimates for the next
fiscal year to give a public hearing to
all the interests to be affected-includ-
ing the board Of education. the board
of charities, District of Columbia rep
resentatives of the Department of JUS
tice and such citizens associations as
the board Of Commissioners may invite
Engineers Views Invited.
,, ut has been suggested that the engi-
neer in charge of the improvements OF
| the Anacostia flats might come and
submit what is contemplated by this
Office. At this hearing the matter car
be fairly viewed from all its many and
varied angles.
All these years this eastern section
has suffered from the blight caused by
the needless retention on reservation
10 of penal and other like institutions
thereon, and our association now hopes
that the proceedings of this issue will
serve to impress upon the various pow
ers in control Of District of Columbia
matters the need of giving this section
the consideration so long denied 1t.
THE reclamation of the flats along
the Eastern branch Is fast making a
wonderful change in the eastern Sec
ton of the city. We believe the Com
missioners took the action they did for
the best interests of our section"