Evening star., 1923-01-09
P|NEY BRANCH FOR
TRAFFIC CHANGES
Citizens Body Indorses Rec
concentrations of Board of
Trade Subcommittee.
ASKS FOR IMPROVEMENTS
More Motorized Fire Equipment
and Change in Tubercular Hos
pital Site Are Asked.

Endorsement of the recommendations
contained In the report of the SUBJ
committee on traffic of the public
order committee OF the Washington
board OF Trade. as contained in an
article appearing in The Star OF Jam
oary D, was voiced by the. Piney
Branch Citizens Association at a
meeting at the Iowa Avenue M E.
Church last night
Win the exception of the SUBJ
committees recommendation for the
asLnoya1 OF the safety islands at 18th
CURED in all the suggestions CON
sained In the report of the subcom-
Hitttee: THESE recommendation 1rr-e
the widening of streets In the con-
ges1ed parts Of the city. a variable
speed limit. a gasoline tax pIan To
bring about reciprocity betweeO
maryland and the District, mora one
way streets, betterment in the isSu-
ing OF permits to drivers, a change
ston 81 the he,ia% ia% recurring a fifteen-foot
ing OF rear lights by street cars. TO-
setner with other changes.
"A copy OF the resolution, TO which
Is Is attached the article appearing in
me ne star, was ordered sent to the
commissioners and the Washinrfon
board OF Trade.
improvements Asked.
a number OF resolutions petitioned
the committee on appropriations of
the Senate to include in the District
or Columbia appropriations bill items
TL rSLt out by the House committee.
Fhese resolutions referred to the nro-
vision for additional motorized eoiIin-
nent Tor the District fire department.
Whicn' declared Edgar B. Henderson.
rs keeping forty horses doing moth
.hs because 1T Is the only reserve
Hre department has should ary
OF tne motor equipment get out OF
oroer. The purchase of a part OF
Plney Branch Valley tract betwaen
18TH and 10th streets for a part o5
the District park system, as incIud-
eu IN tine estimates of the District
commissioners, and the two items in
the school estimates providing for
the purchase of a school site near
upper 18th street for sixteen-roon
ouildlng and the building of an ex-
tensioIe eIght-room building on the
site, were also asked of the Senate
committee on appropriations.
Letters of appreciation 10 the Com
missloners for their work in desie-
mating f4th street above Kennedy as
one or the streets on which they
tenn. and for their decision to nave
18th street from Spring road to
shepherd street and from Hamilton
to Longfellow streets, were ordered.
The association is continuing its
hght against placing the Tubercular
Hospital within It's boundaries and
urges the erection of the new McKin-
ley Manual Training High School and
Business High School. on the Cpshur
street tract. C. r.. Thompson, chair
man OF the associations school COM
mfttee, pointed out that he thought
tnat Mount Weather, near Bluemont,
Va, where the government owns
lands and buildings, would be a suita-
school. 80
The. association has had printed
an eight-page pamphlet. entitled
Save $350,000 to the Washington
Schoel-Building Program by Locating
the New Mckinley Manual Training
high School and Business High School
on the Cpshur Street Tract, Now
owned by the District of Columbia"
In the pamphlet is slip which reads:
The Piney Branch Citizens Asso-
ciation appeals to each of its mem
speedy, economical and efficient To-
cation and construction Of new man
uaI training and business high
schools to use every means at their
command in furtherance OF the
project outlined herein. Bring IL TO
the personal attention of senators
and representatives and discuss IN
with members of local organizations
and citizens generally"
Four new members were eiected.
as follows: Albert FusseIi, Henry
3. Simmons. Mrs. B. s. Reynolds ana
Martha Strayer.