The Washington times., 1919-10-25
Joining of Two Citizens Asso.
Citations Advocated to As
sure More Power.

A merger OF the Brightwood and
the Brightwood Park Citizens As
sociations probably will be the out
come of a meeting of the latter held
last night at Van Horn Hall, Long
fellow street and Georgia avenue. A
committee of five members was ap-
pointed to confer with a similar
committee from the Brightwood as
sociation.
L. F. Randolph. secretary of the
Brightwood Association, who offered
merger resolution in that organiza-
tion, stated that he felt that there
were already too many citizens as
sociations. and that this fact caused
I divided interest. He highly favored
forming one large powerful associa-
tion.
There are members in the
Brightwood ] Association, 90 per
cent of the Ition OF the park
and the merG ,ould give a total
strength OF 40 mbers.
Many BelonI TO Two Groups.
Capt. Edward T. Elliott, resident
Of Brightwood Park since 1896 and
a member of the old Brightwood Cit
liens Association said: al think that
the best thing the Brightwood Park
Citizens Association can do is to af-
filiate with the old Brightwood AS
sociation.
The fact that many members be-
long to both organizations already
was pointed out as a strong argument
in favor of the merger
The committee appointed consists
OF NJ. J. White, William d. Wilson,
Homer Smith. George Crawford, and
William H. Labofsh. This commit
tee will meet with the Brightwood
association committee ednesday
night to discuss plans for the merger
Frank ]. Metcalf. chairman of the
committee on schools, reported that
a larger school building was needed
in Brfghtwood Park. He said that
as the present building only contained
six grades. IL was necessary for
pupils in the higher grades to go to
the Brightwood school, which was al
ready crowded.
Secretary William d. Wilson was in
structed to communicate with Post
master Merritt Q. Chance regarding a
new postoffice station for Brightwood
Park. AT present the nearest station
is in Brightvood, which occasions in
conveniences to the park residents.
A resolution was adopted asking
the Public Utilities Commission to
rant transfers In four directions at
c intersection of the Washington
'ilway and Electric Company line
Georgia avenue and the Washing
and Maryland line, now operated
by the Capital Traction Company on
kennedy street
Some Must Pay = Cents
II was pointed out that under pres
ent conditions IL was necessary for
citizens who were compelled to use
the two lines to pay two fares and
that when the cent fare law went
/ into effect November /. this would
mean % cents a day to the citizen
who had to use the two lines in going
\ to and from work.
The attention of the Public Utilities
Il Commission was called to the danger
Gus condition OF the rails and road
bed on the Washington Railway and
Electric line on Georgia avenue above
Petworth and to the excessive rate
OF speed at which the cars are oper-
ated in the vicinity, especially south
bound cars which are on the down
hill grade.
The condition Of the streets in
Brightwood Park was criticized Sc
verely. 1t was stated that practically
all of the streets were a menace to
travel and that they were a disgrace
to the city.
William D. Wilson stated that Ili-
| nois avenue between Jefferson and
Ingraham streets, recently torn up
for the laying OF water mains, had
never been repaired and that II was
flooded with every rain and as there
were no sidewalks 1t was practically
| impossible