Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-22
zON|NG CHANGES
III HIT BY CITIZENS
Petworth Scores Commission
for Authorizing Apartments
in Restricted Block.

/. Action of the Zoning Commission
IN schanging the coming of the BLOCK
hounded by Randolph, Quincy anC
Eighth streets and New Hampshire
avenue. to permit the erection oi
apartment houses was severely criti
eized at a meeting of the Petworth
Citizens Association. in Joppa Lodge
Hall. Georgia avenue and Cpshur
street, last night Gilbert l. Jackson
secretary of the association, stated
that the petition Of one or two prop
erty holders on the block Tor the
change was "railroaded" through IN
face of "A petition against any change
signed by majority of the property
owners in the square affected.
Mr.. jackson intimated that the de-
cision of the commission had cut
and-dried aspect" while James q. IA
den, president of the Federation OF
Citizens Associations. declared: The
decision has done more to shake my
faith in the Zoning commission than
any action 1t has taken since | nave
become affiliated With the fedora
ton" The secretary was directed
to communicate with the commission,
voicinr the associations disappoint-
nlent and regret at the summary &C
ton.
Resolutions presented by Mr.. Iaden
and adopted reaffirm the ASSOCIATION S
action favoring the election of Com
nlissioners by the people of the Dls-
4rict Comics of the resolution will be
sent to President Coolidge. the FEEDER
alton of Citizens Associations and to
Representative Frank r. Reid, who
has presented bill in the House pro
nosine that the Board of Commission
ers be composed of five members.
Suggestion to Federation.
Charles I. Stengle. chairman of the
committee on laws and legislation. re-
porting on traffic. recommended that
the federation make a survey ana
study of traffic regulations ana con-
ditions and suggest improvements 10
the traffic director. Mr.. Stengle oe-
clared that too much attention is PAID
to minor infractions and not enough
to fragrant violations of the traHlc
code. His report was adopted.
A petition from residents of the
1900 block of Seventh street, deplorlng
the condition of the street. was re1er-
red to the committee on streets to De
taken up with the Commissioners. III
was pointed out in the recent building
operations the water mains were lald
in unsettled ground, of inferior mate
rial and not sufficiently deep, resulting
in half a dozen breaks in the main due
to the heavy traffic over the thorough
fare.
Resolutions were adopted requesting
President Coolidge to reappolnt En-
gineer Commissioner j. Franklin Bel
at the expiration of his term In the
near future. Commissioner Bell was
commended for the courteous consid-
Grafton he has given to all requests
for civic improvements and for the
efficient management of his office. IL
was voted to appropriate SIS toward
the Christmas celebration in the JOB
Barnard School, Fourth and Decatur
streets.
New Members Enrolled.
New members were elected as fol.
lows: Herman Rosenbaum. l.. Sond-
heimer, Fred c. Cornwell William
Speer, A. L. Madden. L. F. Burchell,
Charles j. Rittenhouse, Mrs. Hazel 3.
Phillips, William ]. Wicklin, James {.
Roy, Jacob HorowjtZ, r. S. Richard
son, Nathan Tabor, Charles Morten,
Bernard Trupp, Harry kurtz, George
W. Rue, Nathan Berchanko. George
s. Cullen, Fl. E.. Hunt, James w. Kel-
ley, A. r. Hales. John E. Malloy, Gary
r. Walters, Mrs. John A. Fogle, Lee
L. Kendig, Hyman Mink, Margaret
E. Sexton, George G. Veily, Miss Mary
Baurman, Louis F. Beck, Anon c.
Myers. E. +. Lewis. Thomas Row. c.
A. Linthicum, Charles II. Helms, John
F. Kelley. Frederick A Raulin, r. n.
Tatum. Patrick Mccarthy, George x.
Doonis, Maj III. L. Twaddle. William
D. Bateman, Samuel Malakoff, J. A.
Brunette, R. Edlovitch, ]. c. Howard.
Gordon c. France. Mrs. Lilley NJ.
France, Paul Street, w. j. Hughes,
Burnett Simon. John l.. Shaffer, w.
Virgil Bean, W. F. Harlow, Edgar A,
Smith. J. p. Collins. J. w. Tyler, w.
B. Montgomery, DIR. w. H. Wise, Will
liam NJ. Wharton, Frank Sherman,
J.W. Rodkey, Sam A. Singman, r. L.
Houser, A. G.. Anderson. John j.
Deane, James NJ. Frayne, Fl. K. Esel-
horst, L. J. Hults, DIR. F. Y. Dom,
Miss Bessie p. Howlette, Mrs. Mary
A. Dewey, G. c. Champion, George De-
lasey, w. A. kemper, E. II. Silver, 0.
X. Shepherd.
Walter H. Gejsel, w. w. Dordell,
Val. J. Isemann, Enoch NJ. Woodward,
William Nehn, Arthur c. Smith, VIII
liam X. Coakley, Fred May. Jesse G.
Baggett, II. A. Olive, Margaret
Krause, Archie III. Particle, c. c. Nc