The Washington herald., 1919-06-23

quentiy appealed In vain. include a
public comfort station on Wisconsin
avenue Just south Of NJ street; an
underground electric system for ov-
erhead railway wires In certain To-
cahties; new roadway on K street
along the waterfront: relief from
street car congestion at certain hours
in the vicinity OF Thirty-sixth and NJ
streets: a system of incandescent
electric lights dixie those on Six
teenth street, along Wisconsin ave-
nue. from r to Grace streets, on N
street from Rock Creek Bridge to
Thirty-sixth street. on Q street from
Q street bridge to Thirty-hfth street.
on r street from the cemetery to
Thirty-fifth street. on Thirty-fifth
street from Wisconsin avenue to
Prospect street; better garbage and
trash collections and the trimming
of the trees on D and p streets.
Appeals for the foregoing hav-
ing been in vain, citizens have
concluded that their section Is be-
ing woefully discriminated against
else there is official neglect which
should be corrected. Under the pres.
ent form OF government many Of
them say there is no appeal from the
action of the authorities. and that
present conditions west OF Rock
Creek form a convincing argument
for a change from the. present form
Of government to suffrage.
That they have a right to be heard.
business men point to the commercial
activities along K or Water street.
which has. they aver. more tonnage
than any street in the District or
Columbia. Yet" said President
Bowles. 'it is the meanest paved
street in the District. and is almost
unfit for traffic OF any kind. Along
this street are located the big busi-
ness and manufacturing concerns
the District OF Columbia paper fac
tory, the Wilkins-Rogers Milling
Company. the Columbia Sand and
Gravel Company. of which Joseph
Bradley Is president. the Smoot Sand
and Gravel Company. ice manu-
factories, etc. Just one of these con-
Germs paid into the Golfers of the
government in excess profit tax the
sum of $4,000 Such contributors to
the wealth OF the nation have a full
right to demand fair treatment at
the hands of the authorities.
John F. Killeen. local Democratic
leader and longtime business man
Of Georgetown: whose offices are at
1916 Wisconsin avenue, in speaking or
vast interests along Water street,
said that nine-tenths of the material
used In making concrete comes to
Georgetown by boat and Is unloaded
on the waterfront. The concrete
manufacturers. according to Mr.. Kill
leen. are disseminating the use of
pulverized stone in making concrete,
and are using instead as a substitute
sand and gravel from the Potomac
and its tributaries. and the substitutes
are better than the stone.
Mr.. Killeen also called attention
to the various means OF transporta-
ton possessed by Georgetown. AT
Rosslyn. across the Acqueduct Bridge.
are freight depots of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad and practically all the
Southern railways. On K or Water
street. Georgetown, are freight cars
of all the important trunk lines that
come to the very doors of the fac
tories and business places over the
Chevy Chase. Then there is the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the
extensive riverfront.
Rock Creek should be arched
over as was planned about thirty
years ago." Mr.. Killeen said, and
then the Lincoln Memorial High
way or the Washington Boulevard
could be extended over 1t. to the
great advantage of the entire Dis
trict. Either this or there should
be a bridge across the creek at the
intersection of every street"
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