Evening star., 1923-11-24
ASKS EXTENSION
OF 14TH STREET
Brightytood Association Also
Suggests Abolition of Street
Car Skip Stops.

! The extension of 14th street
through Walter Reed Hospital to the
| District line and other suburban
streets. a safety address. discussion
of married women as public school
| teachers, abolishment of street car
| skip stops and the appointment of
chairmen of standing committees for
the ensuing year were features Of
the Brightwood Citizens Association
| at a meeting held last night in the
Masonic Temple at Brightwood.
| Charles w. Ray presided. with Will
| liam l.. Wilson as secretary.
Charles c. Lancaster presented a
| resolution recommending to the Dis
! trict Commissioners and to the Sixty
widening of 14th street to the Dis
! tr.ct line. This is one OF the bills
1 left over from the last session of
| Congress. A similar resolution was
adopted providing for the extension
Madison to Butternut streets. II
| was pointed out that homes could be
constructed until the streets were
! opened and paved.
Would Abolish Skip Stops.
The abolition of skip stops on the
various street railway lines of the
District was recommended in a reso-
ution presented by William NICK.
CLAYTON and unanimously adopted.
The association indorSed Senator
CouZens of Michigan as member of
the Senate District committee.
IL. ID. Landgraf urged changing the
automobile license law in order that
it would not be necessary for a car
owner to purchase a new set of tags
when new car was bought after the
first of the year.
The association also recommended
that the zoning law be so changed as
TO prevent the erection in zones
set aside for detached homes OF three
family houses. known as community
houses
G. Wilbur Sharpe of the Washing
ton Safety Council addressed the
members of the association urging
! that they put safety on a selfish basis
He said that last year 1O4,S6l auto
mobile licenses had been issued in
the District and that the automobile
was factor to be seriously consid-
ered from the standpoint of safety.
he pointed out that the streets of the
National Capital were so broad that
they were causing more trouble than
IN other cities where they were not
quite so broad
Urges Better Lighting Facilities.
The speaker told of the necessity
OF setter lighting facilities on some
OF the thoroughfares He pointed
out that Georgia avenue and 18th
street We're two arteries that should
be better provided in this respect
with the present artistic lamps on
10Th street they were practically cb-
scured by the trees He said there
bers of the traffic force He urged a
survey of traffic conditions by COM
petent people who know Mr..
Sharpe said that during the past two
years 81 adults and 46 children were
! Killed by motor vehicles, as against
Il adults and l child by street rail
ways of the District The poster
proposition, he said. had been adopted
IN twenty eight cities in the campaipn
| to save lives.
| Names Committee Chafrmen.
President Ray announced, the fol-
| lowing chairmen of committees:
Streets, alleys and pavements-
George Francis Williams.
Law and legislation-Judge Charles
| W. Russell.
| Fire and police-Charles H. Neely.
| Public utilfties-William Nick. Clay
| Lights aid lighting-L. F. Gravatte.
| TaXatfon and assessment-Charles
Calvert Lancaster.
Public health-Dr. George B. Hell
necke.
! Post office-A. ~ Wilson.
Public schools, No. Wv. L. Evans.
Public schools. No. Mrs. H. Par
| sons.
Publicity and entertainment-John
! G. Proctor.
! Membership, No. Elmer Johnson.
Membership, No. 2-Homer Smith.
| PARKS and parking-William H.
! Norris.
| Walter Reed Hospital-Rev. Frank
| X. Bischoff.
! Battle Ground cemetery-Charles ".
Ray
There was a brief discussion of the
| employment of married women as
| school teachers and President Raw
| directed that report be presented
\ at the December meeting
| The following were elected to men,
bership in the association: Melville
! Il. Jones, w. A. Trotter, p. W. Baxter
| and Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Studdiford.