The Washington herald., 1921-10-23
COLUNBIA HEIGHTS CITIZENS ASSOCIATION BOASTS MEMBERSH
School, Playground and
Library Asked for Heights
Recommendation Submitted to Commission
ers Call Also for Series of Street ,s,
improvements. si.sjtK
IMPROVEMENTS.

record q number Of times fayoring
the erection Of q graded school
building In the location mentioned.
A monster petition. signed b. q ma
jority OF the residents of North
Columbia Heights. and praying for
the erection Of such q building. was
nled with the school Authorities.
the Commissioners and both Houses
OF Congress-
1T 10 understood that the school
authc<tties are very fayorsbly ais
posed 70 the erection Of such .
school building: In fact, IL can be
definitely stated that along with all
others who are Informed on the
subject. they have long felt Its
urgent need II 10 explained that
sanction for this PROPOSED building
has been due 20 the 'fact that the
needs Of other localities had been
deemed more urgent II Il thought,
however. that this fall the time will
be ripe for the earnest and serious
consideration Of the erection Of q
new building In the site noted
This association again heartily In
dorses the erection Of the proposed
school building.
Play orsusAs-
Recommendation 10 made for the
purchase OF what 10 known as the
Lehman tract for an athletic field
and play ground purposes.
The Lehman tract IN designated
as Parcel % over IS. and IL owned
By Miss Isabel Lehman. residing
In Washington. D. c. The tract IL
of irregular shape. being 747.Sl
feet on Fourteenth street, on east
side; as4.3s feet on the west side;
1854 feet on the north, and APP
proximately 1.S7o feet on tLs Four
teenth street road side; or. 2S5,4TS
square feet in contents. A fair val
uation has been submitted as SIS
to $500 per square foot
The need OF q play ground in this
section il universally recognized
indeed, the welfare of the young
people demands Il as . necessity.
For q number of years q sma, /
tract Of privately owned land on
Park road, Just east Of Fourteenth
street, through the courtesy Of It's
owner. indeed . public Senefactot,
has been gratuitously loaned foT
play ground purposes. This propery
has been withdrawn from public
use. thus leaving a very large area
entirely without q play ground. The
Lehman tract q geographically
well situated. and because Of the
rapidly advancing prices Of real
estate In this section, It's purchase
at an early date wou.i seem to be
both practical and economical.
streets.
street conditions within the
boundary lines Of this association
call for early attention.
I'VE urgently recommend the ex-
tenson OF Girard street from FIJI
teenth to Sixteenth street; the ex-
tension of Fairmont street from
University place to Sixteenth street;
the extension of Clifton street from
its present ending at an alley west
of University place to Fifteenth
street; the elimination OF the very
dangerous corner at Fifteenth and
Euclid street
TN extending the streets as above
indicated, provision would be MADE
for other traffic between Sixteenth
street and the territory Immediately
east, which will greatly relieve
traffic now passing over Florida
avenue and Columbia road, which is
becoming more and more congesteo.
I'VE believe that with the open
ing Of the streets mentioned, II
may be feasible to close Fuller
street between Fifteenth and Six
teenth street
The elimination Of the dangerou,
curve Of Columbia road near Fiji