Evening star., 1925-12-05
CH|LLUM HEIGHTS .
WANTS NEW SEWER
Citizens Association Urges
Changes in Plan to Elect
School Board Members.

Installation of a trunk line sewer
system to extend from Thirteenth and
Shepherd streets, through the Chillum
Heights section, is to be requested OF
the Commissioners, according 10 res"-
lutions adopted by the ChilIum Height
Citizens Association, at meeting in
the Woodburn School. Blair and Riggs
the health of the community is endar.
gered through the lack of sewer facili
ties, only a small part of Chilluu
Heights being thus provided for.
Endorsement. in principle only, was
voted to the Gasque bill providing for
the direct election of School BOARD
members. a committee report on h"
measure voiced objection TO the clauses
relating to qualifications Of voters, and
the manner OF dividing ND the city
into voting districts. 1t vas desired
that the bill be changed To permit
residents 10 vote who arc able to-
qualify under only one Of the pToz
visions instead of two, as proposedf
and that all the white schools he
grouped under two districts for el"c-
tion purposes, and the cOlored schools
to be grouped in one district. This. y.
was pointed out, is necessary if the
present ratio of white and colored rep
resentation on the board is 10 be main
tained.
Faded Flag Shown.
The school board was criticised 70"
the quality of American flags issued
for the outside adornment of school
buildings. Proper respect for the
national emblem cannot be expected
it was said when in a month 5 cN-
posure to the elements the red has
| run to the white and at a distance
appears to be all red" The flag OF
| the Woodburn School was brought
| into the meeting for inspection.
! The Washington Railway and
| Electric Co. will be requested TO eX-
| tend it's bus lines from Randolph
| street and Rock Creek Church road
| through Blair road TO Takoma Park
| Request Will be made for a red light
| 10 be placed on the fire alarm boN
al Blair and Riggs roads. It was
| decided to urge the Commissioners
| TO provide cinder walks in several
sections of Chillum Heights, espe-
| cially along Concord avenue. which
was characterized as sea OF mud
Committees Named.
| President Finis D. Morris announced
| the following committee appointments,
which the association approved:
! Membership-Iohn p. Hopkins,
chairman; Margaret Sisson. Wi!ber
| Griffiths and Charles Miller.
! Lights-Edwin T. Dick. chairman,
| p B. Collier A. Ward Beall and Mrs.
| Bette Gilpin.
i Publicity-John c. Ahearn. chair
man; Mrs. w. II. Brown. Mrs. T. D.
Morris and c. J. Unger.
| PubliCity-John {. Aheearn, chair
man; Lester Sisson and Mr.. Cnger.
! Sewers. water and public health
| II. J. Overman, chairman: Charles
! w. Sirul, Miss Augusta Thompson
and L. b. Mcintyre.
| Fire and police protection-Lewis
| T. Miller. chairman; Frank JOY, John
| c. Unger and Brent Wilson.
| Public utilities and parks-George J..
Grove. chairman; John Meilleljohn, y.
| w. Cline and Thomas W. JOY.
! Streets and sidewalks-W p. King.
| chairman; W. J. Hoover, Charles y.
] Langley, Mr.. Overman and Mr.. Mel
/ keljohn.
Zoning NJ. Joy, chairman;
! Mr. Overman.
| chairman: Mr.. MARVEL and Mr.. Cline.
Delegates to the Public School As
| sociation-Miss Alice Murphy and Mr..
| T. NJ JOY.
| Executive comittee-The honorary
| president and all of the elective Off
/ GERS.
New members elected were Mr.. and
! Mrs. Gilbert and Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
! ber Griffiths. President Morris pre-
sided.