Evening star., 1925-02-26
CITIZENS PROTEST
TAX FOR SHR|NES
Rhode Island Avenue Group
Hits Levy on D. c. for
National Memorials.

Assessment OF taxes against Dis
trict citizens for any part of the cost
of construction and maintenance of
memorials erected on Government
land was protested by the Rhode
Island Avenue Citizens Association,
meeting in the Sherwood Presby
terian Church. Woodbridge, last night
The proposal to have District citizens
hear part of the cost of the Lincoln
Memorial Bridge was cited as unrea-
soma Bile.
Efforts will be made to obtain a
number of civic improvements for the
territory covered by the association
including the paving of kearney and
Monroe streets between Eighteenth
and Twentieth streets. planting of
trees on both sides of Rhode Island
avenue from Thirteenth street to the
District line and on kearney street
from Eighteenth to Twentieth streets
erection of a fire house in the vicinity
of Seventeenth street and Rhode
Island avenue, establishment of
police call box at Seventeenth and
Bryant streets, placing of a number of
trash receptacles in the main business
section and the extension of free de-
livery of express packa ges.
Lighting Change Sought.
Change in street lighting from gas
to electric will be urged and the ex-
tension of sewer and water mains to
the Saratoga Heights section will be
requested. The aJones Sunday closing
bill was opposed, it being the sense
of the meeting that there are suf-
hcient laws at present, if properly
enforced, to bring about any needed
change with respect to Sabbath OBJ
serVance. Twenty new names were
added to the membership rolls. S. S.
Symons was elected treasurer and
Charles Allen was elected chairman
of the new z1ning committee. Presi-
dent Chester r. Smith announced the
following committee appointments:
Streets and sidewalks-T. j. Lew
ellyn, chairman; Robert Z. Scammal,
p. A. Mertz, Edward J. Mudd, L. NJ
Green, Oscar d. Weed. George T
Hammer. r. w. Harding, X. p. Arm
strong, B. F. Edwards, w. H. Dunn
w. 9; Tidler. J. NJ. Foster and Pres
ton +. Miller.
egislation-William S. Torbert
chairman; William NJ. Collins, Clayton
c. Marsh, c. J. Brumbaugh, Austin T.
Cusack, A. J. Leck. T. NJ. Baldwin. jr.;
Frank T. Horner. John F. Miller, jr:
Fred A. Woods, c. r. Allen and Lloyd
Maxwell.
Schools-Ira B. Nutter. chairman;
NJ. c. Wilson. r. H. Ellsworth. +. G.
Sievers, T S. Mallon, Mrs. w. NJ Col
Inns, Mrs. J. w. Byler.. Mrs T p
Speake. Mrs. May E. Belfeld and Rob
ert Vier
Sewers and water-R. l.. Ross.
chairman; John H. Buckingham, r. Z.
Winchester. F. NJ. Coward. Frank E.
Langdon and Kenneth Vieth
mbership-Clayton c. Marsh.
chairman; H l. Meader, H. c. Bau-
inert, NJ. F. Sabin. Jerry Smith, Z. R.
Pierce, r. o. Jennings, G. S Dodge
NJ. E. Kruger, S. D. Carroll and ]. H.
Hausenfiuck.
Health and sanitation-Mrs e. r.
Kalmbach, chairman; James Silver.
DR.. C. w. Cuthbertson, DR. c. ].
Bovine, William J. Seelye. Mrs. A. F.
Sievers and Mrs S. NJ. Jollffe.
Press-Louis y. La France, chair
man; ]. NJ. Borders. C. S. Dodge and
J. A. Paddleford.
Fire and police-B. F. Edwards.
chairman; w. Q. Tidler, w. NJ Collins,
Charles Williams, John Robb, r. A.
Bolen, Barney Harris and T. ]. Lew
ellyn.
Lights and mails-Oscar F. Ellis,
chairman; j. F. Garland. L. l. Hays
p. a. Mertz, w. E. Bolen, ]. A. Hen
dirk, Oscar Lylard and j. D. Burns
Public utilities-k. P. Armstrong.
chairman; A. T. Cusack. J. W. Byler
B. Harris, ]. P. Benfer. T. NJ. Baldwin
jr. Howard Webster, French Morgan
and Myers Hand.
Meetings-Albert H. Eugelbrecht,
chairman; Mrs. r. ]. Haskell, Mrs
Jessie Cowles, Mrs. Walter H. Nc
Guire, H. NJ Foss, Miss Christine Lev
in, Carl Engel, James Kesecker and
A. Fl. Howell.
Lawns gardens and parks-Dr. r.
J. Haskell Conrad NJ. Chanev, 7. p
Schumacher. Hugh D. Miser. V r.
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George l.. Lee, F. T. Horner, r. c.
Goodheart, A. H. Engelbrecht H. |.
Meader, r. A. Bolen. Q. F. Ellis, A. r.
Houch. NJ. E. Kruger, Fred c. Christ.