Evening star., 1921-04-12
URGE THE REPEAL
Of BORLAND LAW
Piney Branch Citizens Pro-
test Charge on Home Own
erS for Street Work.

Determined effort on the part OF the
Piney Branch Citizens Association I'd
have Congress repeal the Borland
amendment requiring abutting property
owners to pay one-half Of the street i'm
provements was embodied in a resolu-
ton adopted by the organization at a
meeting held in the Iowa Avenue Meth
odist Church last night
Referring TO the resolution. Edgar r.
Henderson. president OF the body, said
the association believes the system
works an unjust hardship on property
owners in the newer sections of the city
and is a detriment rather than benefit
to the improvement Of Washington
Delegates from the organization TO
the Federation of Citizens Associa tions
were instructed to Cooperate with dele
gates from other associations to repeal
the law
Sees Improved Police Service.
X. l.. Hackenberger. chairman of the
committee on police and fire protection.
reported marked Improvement in police
service for the vicinity, stating that
three additional patrolmen had been
added to the neighborhood He ridi-
culed the alleged differences between
the police and detective bureaus. and
attributed such allegations to propa-
ganda of office seekers.
Requests for several street i'm
provements We're made by the COM
mittee in charge. and better light
ing facilities for the District were
advocated, by the organization.
]. Walter Thompson reported that
efforts were being made by the en-
| tertainment committee to have hit
ting celebration in the community
on the Fourth of July.
After paying tribute to the ability
nf ics low 10
reporting for the committee on law
and legislation. said that the asso-
citation deemed it inadvisable to in
dorse any one candidate for the po-
sition of municipal judge Of the Dis
trict. the body favoring the best
possible material. regardless of sex.
After considerable discussion re-
garding the overlapping of buildings
on others in the row in the 1000
block on 1ith street and at 18th
| was referred to the committee on
law and legislation. with instructions
| to use means for the prevention OF
similar cases in the future.
| Prizes for summer Gardening.
| On the recomme ndation of J. c. Nc
| Doweli. the association voted $40 in
prizes to be awarded to school chill
dren and Boy Scouts for a summer
campaign of gardening and lawn
preservation.
! 1t was further recommended that
the association cooperate with the
Columbia Heights Citizens Associa
| ton requesting the erection of a
| school at 18th street and Spring road.
/ A communication from the Wild
| Flower Preservation Association of
| America regarding the collecting and
! selling of wild flowers was referred to
| the committee on parks and gardens.
| Endorsement of the proposed plan of
/ the Georgetown Citizens Association
to erect a home for the feeble -minde ed
children of the District was unani-
mously passed.
A request to the Commissioners that
| a public playground be established a:
! the east end of the hospital tract in
| the vicinity was voted.
! ]. Lynn Yeagle spoke on preserving
/ the historical spots in Washin eton.
and at the conclusion of the business
session A. E. Dsmaray gave a motion
picture lecture on the national parks
of the United States.
New members admitted to the or
ganization last night included Frank
lC Austernahl, George l.. Skirm. Mr.
and Mrs. J. III. La Mon, l. j. Pyle, Fred
B. Campbell and H. T. Miller.