Evening star., 1921-12-29
WOULD IMPROVE
STREET LIGHTING
Mid-City Citizens Urged to
Back Plan for Better
mert.

The Mid-City Citizens Association at
Its regular monthly meeting last night
in the Thomson School adopted unani-
mously resolution directing attention
to the fact that many of the thorough
fares of the National Capital are SO
poorly illuminated as to warrant imme-
diate action and pledging the support
of the association to the District Com
mfssioners in their efforts to have the
House committee on appropriations pro-
vide Improvement.
That part of the resolution calling at
f"ntion TO the necessity for immediate
Improvement in street lighting said:
''WhcreaS. many of the streets and thor
oughfareS of the District of Columbia
are so poorly and inSuiticiently lighted
as to warrant immediate action. direct
ing particular attention TO the miserable
condition of it in certain sections OF our
own territory and to the assurances
given our committee by the former En-
gineer Commissioner that 14th street
north of Thomas Circle would receive
immediate relief.
Therefore. be it resolved. by the Mid
City Citizens Association n meeting as
Sembled that we do most heartily ap-
prove and indorse the item of SJ0.00G in
the District budget and pledge our sup
port and corporation to the honorable
board of Commissioners to provide bet
ter lights for this city"
Fathered Plnn for Betterment.
Prior to the adoption of the resoiu-
tion A I. Driscoll. president of the
association. spoke earnestly in advo-
cacy of better lighting for Washing
ton. He said with much pride that
this Mid-City Association has the
distinction of being father of the
plan for an improved system of street
lighting in the District. and referred
to improvem made during the
past few years on sections of K street
and on 9TH street.
The association last night adopted
also a resolution petitioning the Com
misSionerS to have placed on the
chains for the protection of pedes-
triana at a point described as espe-
cially dangerous
The committee on streets. alleys
and parks reported that it had been
informed by Commissioner Oyster
that the police department. is not in
position at this time to place a
traffic officer at 11th street and Penn
sylvania avenue. but that he had noti-
fled the commander of that precinct
to direct the policemen on that beat"
to give particular attention to the
crossing in question. especially dur
ing the rush" hours.
1t was announced that the request
of the association for the use of the
auditorium of the Central High
School three days during the second
week in January for the production
of a play, the proceeds of which
are to go to the school Fairgrounds,
had been granted.
Tells of school Plans.
President Driscoll told of the joint
meeting in the Franklin School De-
cember 8. when various city and
community representatives met with
the school authorities and discussed
the program for betterment of the
local school system. Following his
remarks the meeting voted an in
dorsement of the program as adopted
and pledged its support to aid in its
adoption by Congress.
G.. r. Hall reported that the Fed
GRAFTON of Citizens Associations will
not admit to it's membership the re-
Gently organized Iowa Circle Citizens
Association unless the latter confines
it's boundaries to Florida avenue on
the north, p street on the south, 9Th
street on the east and 10th street on
the west
night to membership: w. A. Frailey.
Miss X. w. Noel. r. S. Lewis. Mrs.
Alexander Cato, Miss Helen B. Ray,
Hughes Fl. Hanger. Albert T.. Wagner,
Charles a. Stott. L. Fl. Powell, NJ. NJ
Marcus Miss Florence Lewis. DR.. D.
0. Leetcll. +. !. Oter. H. Zirkin. N. T.
Edmundson. John Lamb. John c. Dol
Barnhard. Joseph Hutchinson, Miss
Della Nettles, DR.. II. u. Norton. T.
Sheahin. j. c. Campbell. p Il. Mar
tin. John Irwin. Mrs. Arthur f.. Bur
CESS. Miss Nina Burgess and Miss
Alice Burgess.