The Washington herald., 1922-12-30
Better STREETS AID
PLEDGED by s0L0Ns
Representatives Write Board
of Trade Promising They
Will Make Inspection
HAVE ONLY ONE OPPONENT
Cramtor Rejects Invitation to
Tour City, Declaring Time
Is Filled Up.

| fleoSlnB cooperation In the
Board Of Trades attempt to i'm.
prove Washington streets and sig
nifyfng their desire to inspect per.
sonally those in need Of immediate
attention. numerous members of
Congress have communicated with
the streets and avenues committee
Of the board.
In accepting the invitation of
George c. Shinn, chairman of the
committee, to tour the city, with a
view toward learning the Capitals
paving needs. Representative Ben
tamin X. Focht, chairman Of the
District Committee. wrote: II as
sure you 1t will be a source Of
much pleasure to join you and
other frienos in making an in
spection of the streets of the
District OF Columbia. I am heartily
with you In every endeavor to &C.
complish Improvements In the Dis
trict."
LOWERY PROMISES AID.
| An expression Of opinion, which
may be considered a guide to that
OF many members of the House. was
made by Representative B. G. Low.
rey Of Mississippi. He said:
have said many times publicly
and privately that Washington
ought to be kept in fashion befit-
Ing Its situation as Capital of the
Nation. To that end Congress
ought to appropriate literally, but
1t ought to appropriate wisely also.
making certain that the money II
taxes from the whole nation to ex-
pend In one locality is well ex.
pended.
IL seems to me the average
member Of Congress is willing and
anxious to support measures for
tne District that are really needed" ="
Stahoing out prominently and
alone in the mass of communica
uons Shlnn has received. the only
one lacking even the slightest ex.
J preston Of friendly feeling IL the
| note from Representative Louis c,
Cramton. chairman OF the subcom.
mlttee on appropriations. who re-
Gently denied the Citizens Commit
reads:
SAYS HE HASN'T TIME.
| nave your letter of December
zz, with reference to inspection of
streets and avenues by members of
the Board Of Trade. As 1 stated to
the representatives of the committee
VINO called upon me. my engage
ments are such that it will be i'm.
possible for me to make this in.
spection In the company Of your
committee"
Representatives Ben johnson, w.
B. oliver. Frank Murphy, z. T. Kin.
naly and Walter McGee are among
those who have addressed Mr.. Shinn
within the last few days.
A committee was appointed to ask
the House Appropriations Committee
to divert money intended for Ger.
tain streets to others, which are
nothing better than mudholes. ="
Georgia avenue, near Walter Reed
Hospital, Is cited as an example OF
waste" It being declared to be in
boring thoroughfares. minus. surfac-
ing. are left out in the cold
WOULD STOP CUTTING.
The District Commissioners were
urged to adopt a regulation for.
bidding cutting up Of new streets
for various kinds OF connections.
Members said property holders often
wait until the street is completely
laid before they start putting in
improvements.
The committee has decided to CO.
onerate with every citizens asso-
citation in Washington in an effort
to obtain street improvements, and
has already received a large num-
ber of letters from the civic organ.
izations.
A subcommittee on new streets
recommended immediate repair
and in some cases the surfacing OF
the following streets: Upshur, be.
tween Second and Fourth: Varnum
between Second and Fourth: Web
ster, from Second to Rock Greek
Church Road: Third, from Upshur
to Webster: Ingraham, from
Georgia avenue to Fourteenth
Seventh. from Varnum to Web
ster; jefferson, from Georgia ave
nue. to Fourteenth: Thirteenth
from Hamilton to Kennedy;
Eighteenth, southeast, between
East Capitol and A street; H. be
tween Sixteenth and Seventeenth
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