Evening star., 1921-10-22
BR00KLAND WANTS
BETTER WHITE Way
Citizens DepIore Street Con.
ditions, 0ne-Way Cars and
Traffic Rules.

Brookland has its own white way
and it wants the thoroughfare inn
proved for three blocks.
This was proposed by c. p. Judge
of 1921 Quincy street northeast last
night before the Brookland Citizens
Association. meeting in the Brook
land Masonic Temple. 18th and Mon
roe streets northeast.
He spoke on the conditions of the
roadway of 18th street northeast be-
tween Otis street and to the end of
the street car line.
It's the main street of our town
or. rather. of our northeastern sec
ton of the city," he said. why. it's
our own white way Along 1t are
the drug stores, the post Office. our
principal merchandising establish
ments and other centers of activity.
And almost half of its length is in
terrible condition. In some of the
ruts the automobiles have to be put
into second gear to climb out. We
should think about the Improvement
of our thoroughfare and see if some
action cannot be taken"
The association referred the matter
to its public utilities committee for
action and report.
One-Man Cars scored.
The one-man street cars came in
for harsh words at the meeting. Sug-
gestions that they detracted from
property value by bearing the sign
Brookland downtown were made
during addresses from the floor. A
resolution. which announced that the
ears now being operated to Brook
land are of such construction that
their appearance on the downtown
streets of Washington are calculated
10 give the ordinary observer a poor
opinion of the character of the suburb
which it does not deserve" was adopt
ed. The resolution protested against
alleged discrimination of the street
car company in giving Brookland "the
lions share" of the one-man cars.
The resolution stated:
The cars, known as the one-man
type. now being operated to Brook
land in large numbers. are much less
comfortable than the other types for
merly routed there. and this
small, unsightly looking type of car
is often uncomfortably crowded. due
10 the schedule on which they are
operated. The larger and more COM
Portable types of cars, operated to
North Capitol street and Michigan
avenue appear to be run on a
far less crowded. We appeal for a
more equitable distribution of cars of
the type formerly operated to this
suburb
Referred to Committee.
Another resolution presented by
Charles Swinburne, sanctioned by the
Brookland Council of Catholic Men
and the authorities of the Catholic
University, was along the same line.
This was referred with the other
resolution to committee of five for
combination of the two and presenta-
tion to the Public Utilities CoI:mis-
sion. The committee named is w. S.
Ayers, Charles Swinburn, Lee r.
Wilson. Arthur Lansdale and Ernest
Crandall.
On the plea that the newly
promulgated parking regulations for
automobiles in the downtown section
would prove of inestimable value to
operations of automobile thieves,
since owners must park at distance
of several squares from their destina-
tion to avoid breaking the regula-
tions, a resolution was adopted which
placed the association on record as
advocating THAT the Commissioners
of the District of Columbia be petit
toned to reconsider and rescind this
rcPulatiOn'