Evening star., 1923-04-14
BACKNORTHEAST
SECTION PROJECTS
Citizens Association Votes to
Submit List of ID Improve
ments to Commissions.

a large number of recommendations
for improvement Of the northeast sec
tion of the city was approved by the
Northeast Washington Citizens AS
sociation at meeting held at the
new Masonic Temple, 9Th and F
streets northeast, last night. The as
sociation will submit list of four
teen projects to the Commissioners,
with the hope of having them in
ciuded in the estimates for the 1925
District appropriations.
The chief items in the list consist
or the recommendation Of an appro-
priation for the purchase of the Pat
eerson tract for a park, the building
OF branch library in the northeast,
the building and location of a. bath
ing beach near the new Eastern High
school and the appropriation for the
purchase of playground site in the
central part of the northeast section.
Outlines Program.
The program, as it will be submit
ted, provides for. the following items
In addition to those mentioned:
An appropriation for n plant for the
disposal OF refuse and the city's
Is a nuisance, may be removed from
Northeast Washington and the CITY.
An appropriation for the removal of
the public comfort station located at
Ioth street and Maryland avenue
northeast to a more suitable location
In the Immediate vicinity.
An appropriation for the paving of
streets approaching the new Eastern
hiSh school. viz: a street northeas
from from 10th TO 18th streets. street
ana 18th street from 3 street north
east 10 street southeast
An appropriation to compIete the
grading of New York avenue ana II
ensburg road.
An appropriation for the improve-
ment of West Virginia avenue from
flor1da avenue to New York ayenue
An appropriation for the instalia-
tion of modern electric street lamps
on III street northeast to 18th street,
An appropriation for the instaIla-
tlon OF modern electric street lamps
on MASSACHUSETTS avenue, east from
stanton Park.
An appropriation for the purcha sc
or vacant ground adjacent to the Lud-
| low School.
That the annual appropriation for
reclamation of the Anacostia flats be
| materially increased. so as 10 insure
| the completion of the project at an
early date, and that the appropriation
De maze available Tor continuing the
project above Benning bridge.
Urges High Water Pressure.
| The lack of proper equipment in
the District fire department was de-
| plored by DIR. i. D. Walter. chair
ms' of the associations fire com
mi tee. DR.. Walter said that instead
of providing separate corps of
properly trained mechanics to repair
the broken pieces of apparatus. fire
men were detailed from the various
! companies to work at the repair
shops.
DIR. Walter praised the men of the
department, but said that Fire Chief
Watson told him that If there hap
pened to be another Knickerbocke er
| disaster in the District and a large
| fire were to break out at the same
time the whole city would be in
danger.
1T is only the wide streets of the
T! city that save it," he declared. DR.
Starr Parsons, president of the Thom-
as Circle Citizens Association, urged
| higher water pressure as necessary
| to the safety of those who resided
or were employed in high buildings.
A committee of three was appoint
ed to wait on the directors of Casual
~ Hospital to submit plans for the
formation of q club to raise the
necessary money for the erection of
! a new building for the hospital The
committee consists of Louis B. Dig
gins, chairman, DR.. Starr Parsons and
Bruce l.. Casten.
Evan II. Tucker, president of the
association, presided.