Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-29
HIGH SCHOOL HOPE
REv|VEDBY REPORT
lexington Citizens Told Of
Expected Appropriations for
Site-R. R. Merger Urged.


summation of the plan of the North
Capitol and lexington Citizens AS
ISOLATION for high school in the ter
ritory of the association was report
ed by President Selden NJ. Ely at a
meeting of the association last night
at. the Emery School. Mr.. Ely. re-
porting for T. w. Stanton, chairman
Of the associations school committee.
who was not present at the meeting,
told the association an estimate Of
10000 has been Incorporated in the
1921 District budget for the purchase
of ground for the high school east of
Lincoln road and north of street
The suggested site includes twenty
five acres and would cost approx
mately 100000. he said.
At the same time another eSu-
mate of 100000 has been asked for
on the site. Mr.. Ely said. he had
sounded the sentiment of the asso-
citation and had found that the ma
iofity of the members favored hisn
school and not Junior high schooi-
This was brought forward by u h >.
williams, who said ne was not inter
ested in Junior high school for nus
children, but in a school to when
they could go for the four-year high
school course.
Merger OF Railways Urged.
Merger of the two street railway
companies of the District was urged
in resolution proposed by James l.
Feeney and approved by IT., the asS hensd
income of the two roads is Is per cent
on their valuation and that one road
earns about per cent and the
other 10.
William f.. Wise, chairman OF the
that. he had talked with Capt. Head
ley of the police department sarding
crosswalks for pedestrians at TruN-
ton Circle and hoped soon to SEE the
walks laid. 49,
Lights and conspicuous marking on
the car-loading platforms in the
downtown sections were suggested IN
a. resolution adopted. and the secre-
,ary was instructed TO request the
Public Utilities Commission to mark
the loading platforms in some way
more adequate than is done HI pres
emit
Mr.. Wise was appointed chairman
eli {, special comm;tte TO arrange for
d celebration january rs in honor OF
the twenty fifth anniversary OF the
founding OF the association.
Committees AnnOunced.
President Ely announced tive follow
ing commit
lExecuiive-Selden NJ Ely, chairman.
c. a. Bowman. q. Z. S. Williams, T.
Homer Hall. f. W. Morcock, William
l. iieTSoh, D.. w. morgan, H. Z. carter
and Leon F. Cooper.
Membership - X. C. Carter. chair
man; Charles f. Hartman, Frank n.
Jarvis, H. s. Meekham and William J.
Tobin.
Public utilities-william c. Hender-
son chairman: 3. K. Gibson, Mrs. Rose
Houch;r rs. Roe Fulkerson. +. &. Gardi-
ner. Charles d. Sager, Sylvan Witt
genstein, Miss Katherine HALEY and
seop +. Cooper. :; 49,
Press-asL. S. Haipenny. chairman:
A d. Spang9er. Charles T. Kern, Jere-
NJ. Barr. Miss Edith HALEY and Mrs,
Ella N. Wallace
Streets. sidewalks and 1igfts-C. A.
Bowman. chairman: George A.@Car-
ney. Charles Gersdorf.- W. L. RomfEs
R. A Menefee. NJ. r. Pollock. j. Boyd
Dexter and J. T. 'TablerF
Sewers and water-H 81 Meekham,
chairman: H. J. Redfeld. F. B. McGiv-
ern. Grant Bruce. H. r. Eberly, D. n.
Bowen. Albert. La Adler. August A.
Breuninger and LII Gilbert
Fire and police protection-william
z. Wise. chairman: c. J. orem. F. R.
S<e6ens, A. L Burd, J. W. Loveless.
F. n. Bumpus. 3. N. Mitchell, Charles
II. Paige and J. C. Weldon.
Schools and schoolhousee-r. W.
Stanton. chairman; Martin 6elem.
Rev. Charles E. Fultz. Mrs. 8. H. Fal-
coner. Mrs. r. K. Thompson, George
n. Phoebus, William H. Cornfsh,
James H. Solt and +. c. Barr.
Parks and parking-Wfiliam +.
Pierson, chairman; c. e. Roberts.
Thomas NJ Medferd, Robert W. Park
ef, s. n Falconer. Walter Allen, Alex.
Ramsay, J. A. Scannell and s.. Laup-
heimer.
Mail facilities-Ezra StierwaIt.
chairman. James l.. Feeney, w. T.
Foster, Rev D. NJ. Brown, H. A. Her
furth, W. T. Stormont. Rev. H., E.
Brundage. j. A. Farrell and Edward
c. Moyland.
Public health-Dr James L. ARM
strong, chairman: S. NJ McNett.> DIR.
C. E. Ferguson. DR.. W. L. Munger.
Dale c. Sheriff. Earle X. Richardson.
S. H. Latch, DIR. r: A.. Mazzei and DIR.
Boyd R. Read
Taxation and federal relations
Darrell Grain. chairman; Joseph Cob
lents. George p. Killian, Herman E.
Blau. William F. Thompson, J. S.
Jones, John r. weyrich. F. NJ. New
kirk and Richard ]. Taggart.
Public safety-G. A. Lyon, chair
man: Mrs s. NJ. Marlborough. David
Goldsmith, J. 7. Mathews, William T.
Pierson, James L. Feeney, Horatio S.
Harris, J. r. Hardie and Miss Mae
r. Marsden.
Food distribution and conservation
Especial cemmittee)-C- A. Bowman.
chairman: j. W. Morgan: 8. NJ. Nc
Nett, John Hartung, S. Laupheimer.
Mss Isabel A. Myth and Mrs. B. c.
Nugent-
Adjustment of boundaries Especial
coTnmittee G. Henderson,
chairman; Selden NJ. Ely and Martin