Evening star., 1922-07-20

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tion, and that It was not suitable foI
residential purposes.
Protest Changing Zone.
The proposal to change North Capt
tol street. between Claiming and
Bryant street from a residential to q
first commercial classification aroused
a storm of protest from more than a
score of persons attending the hear
ing.
The opposition centered Its attack
upon the possibilities OF depreciating
property value in resideptial lines N
case the change was made. The point
was made by President Charles n.
Mayors of the North Washington cru
zens' Association that change OF the
classification would bring in its wake
string of "knick- -knack stores and
Chinese laundries." which ultimately
would send the residents of the sec
tion out of the neighborhood. -
The original reason for consideration
Of this item was petition for 9 orug
store on the corner of North Capitol
cording to witnesses, was circulated
by two women through the neighbor-
hood while their husbands were At
work. Testimony averred that II was
not understood that the granting OF
drug store for the corner would mean
the change in classification for that
zone.
Woman's Remarks Applauded.
Mrs. Conlon of 2407 North Capitol
street drew enthusiastic applause from
spectators when she presented hsS ar
gument
hod h0IfS'
notice of this condition." said she. my
husband is at work now and the hus-
bands of these other ladies' (pointing
! to half dozen spectators) also are at
work and could not get of. That Is
| why we are here. And we want ito
protest against any change in the zon-
ing regulations which would result IN
an injury to the fine residential Sec
tfon we have there now"
DR.. Clarence True Wilson, secre-
tary of the board of temperance. ap-
peared in behalf of petitioners wish
ing to change height regulations al
the northeast corner of 1st street ann
Maryland avenue northeast in order
to allow. a seventy-one-foot structure
of five stories to be erected as the
Methodist building.
The height regulation at present
stipulates tt&t fifty-fve feet be the
| maximum. Originally the plan. he
said, was to have the building six
stories. or eighty-five feet in height.
In order, however, that the new
building might conform in architecture
to the Senate office building nearby and
| the National Woman's Party home
on the opposite corner, it had been
decided to make the structure one of
five stories, or seventy-one feet in
height. He pointed out that money
had been raised for this building.
which is to be of marble throughout
and that the Methodist churches in
all parts of she country Gad raised
the money by displaying pictures OF
completion. There was no opposition
Other Cases Considered.
Among other cases considered at
the meeting today were the changing
of the regulations from residential
l to second commercial on the north
side of Church street between 14th
and 18th streets, which was protested
by colored residents of that square;
the change of classification from
residential to second commercial OF
P street between Sd and 4th streets.
and a chlnge of classification along
the same lines as the aforesaid for
Maple and Carroll streets, Takoma
Park.
Change of height regulations for a
lot at 18th and H streets was re-
quested by Elisha Hanson. represent
ing the owners of the Otis building
there, in order to allow the building
of an addition to the height of 110
feet. The present building is that
height, but regulations for that
vicinity are eighty-flve feet.