The Washington times., 1922-10-19
STREET REPAIR
IN CKEACHA9
HIT BY CITIZENS
Suggest Agriculture Depart
ment Take Over Work.
Committee to Protest.

TT is about time the paving @,
the streets Of the District and con
straction OF all other road worh
was taken from the Jurisdiction o.
the District Commissioners ana
placed IN the hands OF the Bureau
OF Public Roads OF the Department
VI Agriculture" declared Col. p.
NJ Anderson, second vice president
vi the Chevy Chase Cltlzens Asso.
ciation at its meeting last night
IN the Elizabeth V. Brown school.
The Assistant Chief OF the Bur.
eau OF Public Roads will. be very
gao to take over the street work
OF the District" Colonel Anderson
continued. Money is being appro.
prialed and being spent in such 4
way that the citizens do not get
the full benefit.
Vigorous protests were made by
members Of the association against
the indifference and neglect of the
lstrlct Commissioners in regard
70 paving of Connecticut avenue
ana repairs thereto, repairs to
5road Branch road and Chevy
Cnase Drive. Colonel Anderson
criticized the repairs that have been
made to Broad Branch road, de-
clarIng that improper material was
used and that the first big rain
washed the work out. He also
said that in the construction Of
CheVy Chase Drive, an eighteen.
inch pipe line was used without
any joints, part Of which was built
on filed ground.
Some Declared Dangerous.
The new curbing next the street
car track in the new paving at
cleveland Park was declared to be
dangerous piece OF construction
In that 1t made the street SO mar
row that only one automobile could
pass another at one time, or one
parked near the sidewalk curb.
Large trucks would have real diff.
nculty In passing each other II
was pointed out.
A strong protest was lodged
against the Comm. .ssioners office for
the condition Of the sidewalks on
either side Of Connecticut avenue,
near Keokuk street. The holes in
the sidewalk have been there since
July. and they are declared to be
menace to school children who are
compelled to pass them.
Ihll lnCO
them or be hit by passing automo }.
biles when they are compelled to
walk In the street. 1t was point toll
out that the police must surely have
reported the condition to the Com.
missioners office since a feeble ef.
fort has been made TO rope the holes
off with a "shoRstring."
A committee of three was appoint
ed by resolut on to present the pro-
tests voiced in last nights meeting
to the Commissioners. II no sat
isfaction is obtained from the Com
missioners. the committee Is author
ized and directed to formulate plans
and make recommendations as TO
what legislation will be advisable
that will bring results. The commit.
tee,consists of Fred s. Lincoln, pres
ident OF the organizatior: Col. ?. n.
Anderson, second vice pTes. dent, and
Ralph Gibbons.
Thanks For More Police.
The association voted $25 for the
use of the citizens joint committee in
it's work Of investigation and report
on the $4,000, 900 n the treasury TO
the credit Of the District. 1t also IN
dorsed the proposed safety first week:
A vote of thanks was extended
TO the District Commissioners TOT
the establishment of immature
nolice station-a small booth-at the
corner of Nick nley and Connecticut
avenue. Even this small unit at;
fords protection to the citizens on
that section. 1t Is believed.
The secretary was directed to ad'
dress n communication to George
r, Bowerman, public librarian, to
ascertain why the Chevy Chase
library was not included In the
list Of recommendation for main
tenance funds in his annual report.
The circulation of the library has
been trubled, and according to its
librarian, there are more books dig
tributed from this branch than
from any other. even those Of fif'
teen years existence.
Four were added to the member
shin rolls: Harry Taylor, J. r.
Campbell, Carl c. Mueller and j
D. Ashby.