Evening star., 1924-03-04
WILL FILE PROTEST
AGAINST APARTMENT
Dupont Circle Citizens Oppose
Erection of Building on
Massachusetts Avenue.

The Dupont Circle Citizens Asso-
citation planned today to file with the
zoning commission protest against
what they understand is the plan Of
the F. H. Smith Company Of this
the southwest corner of 21st street
and Massachusetts, avenue.
A petition has been prepared and
signed by many property holders in
the vicinity protesting against the
erection of tenement" in the vicinity
and appealing to the commission to
take action against 1t.
Basing it's authority on the legal
point that the commission would have
authority, If protest be filed before
an application for building is present.
ed; to hear the protestors. the petition
height of said building for apartment
and tenement use from ninety feet to
less height, SO as to make imprac-
ticable the construction of a tenement
house at such a point"
Causes Spirited Debate.
The petition to the coming commits
sion ssn.. was signed at a meeting of the
association yesterday afternoon at
Rauscher's, where the subject caused
spirited debate.
Not voice was raised In defense
of the proposed building. many writ
ten protests were read by the secre-
tary, and several persons joined in
the discussion. claiming that such an
apartment house would have the at
mosphere of a tenement" would at
tract a lower class. and would lower
the quality Of the community.
Among the protests presented was
one which declared "desecration" of
such a neighborhood was very unde-
s1rable: 1t would attract the ele-
ment that would do their washing in
hrn nv,@ IL
dows with milk bottles" said the
objector.
Another declared the tenement"
dweliers would probably all have au-
tomobiles, which would be parked all
around In such fashion that "our fair
avenue would be marred and. con-
gested." The association appointed a
coming committee, Maj. William
Bowie, chairman.
The association elected Rear Ad-
mirai Joseph Strauss, U. S. NJ, as
president to succeed the late Brig.
Gen. NJ. M. Macomb. To fill the va
cancy In the office of third vice presi-
gent, the association elected Brig.
1eh' Y. +. Iownsley. U. S. A, retired.
Protest School Tests.
Snowden Ashford reported for the
committee on education that protest
cation against the legality of con-
Quoting psychological tests in the
Force school, payment for which was
asked of the parents of pupils. A
resolution by the committee had been
presented to. the federation of citi-
zens association. unanimously adopt
ed, and sent to the board of education
Mr.. Ashford said. Such extra pay
ment to teachers Is expressly for
hidden In the law, it was pointed out.
No criticism was made of the merits
of the tests.
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins reported
that some progress had been made in
cleaning up Washington alleys, but
that the campaign was not progress
sing as rapidly as it should. Snow
den Ashford, for this committee on
alleys and housing, reported that a
site of land had been located where
the price was not now prohibitive,
and where many houses might be con-
structed to house alley dwellers.
Newly elected members Of the as
Sociation are Mrs. Charles Shepard,
and Mrs. Gladys Emig Doing.