Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-11
SOUTHEAST BODIES
ASK BETTERMENTS
Six Associations, Charging
Section Is Sighted, for
s1o,ooo,oo0 Program.

Declaring the Southeast section has
been grossly sighted by city and
Federal officials. delegates Of six
cltlzens associations representing the
zo'oOo residents living south and east
or the Anacostia River adopted 81
hve-year development program esti-
mated to cost at least S10,0000 zoe. 1t
was drawn at meeting at the home
or DR.. George c. Havenner, member
or the Citizens Advisory Council and
president OF the Anacostia Citizens
Association. and was approved by
oeleeates of the Anacostia, Congress
Heights, Randle Highlands, East
washington Heights, Benning and
keniIWorth associa lions.
The six associations have pledged
themselves to a united campaign to
get approval by District Commits
! sioners, the Bureau of the Budget
and Congress of a long list of de-
veiopments they declared to be vital
TO public health. safety and progress.
Street Lights Taken Away"
| In discussing the sighting" of the
| southeast section. DR.. Edward T..
| Rlchardson. president Of the Congress
helghts Association, and a member
| OF the Federation of Citizens Asso-
cations, declared: I'VE had street
nights in my section 10 years ago.
put they took them away and put
them on Connecticut avenue" All
OF the improvements asked were de
| clared TO be major" ones.
The delegates prepared to combat
Efforts to stablish a colored bathing
beach In hnacostia Park A clause
III the pending budget bill would
| MAKE this selection possible Dr. Ha-
Venner declared. He pointed out that
| the site is far from the center of
| the colored population of the District
The proposed improvements for the
southeast section include Il junior
| nigh school, fire protection. a new
! police precinct, "A reservoir purcha Sc
| or parks, installation of modern sew
ers and large paving projects.
A number of the projects urged are
| provided for in the estimates for 1927
now being considered by Congress.
Ground for Reservoir.
| Purchase OF ground for a reservoir
! south or the Anacostia River vas held
| to be vitality urgent because Of the
| great potential fire hazard.
| The association asked that trunk
| sewer be laid from Bradbury Heights
| through Oxon Run to the Potomac
| River below AleXa ndria. system
| which. Il was said. could serve Brad
| bury Heights, Taylor subdivision. Con.
gress Heights, Barry Farm subdivi.
| sion and Deanwood.
Completion of the East Anacostia
! tnterceptor to the District line also
| was asked. The proposed junior high
school should be located SO Is TO serve
all OF the six southeast communities
the delegates agreed. Other pro icct :
include:
Paving Minnesota avenue. Eight
zenith street - PennSyivania avenue
southeast, this avenue being the ONLY
connecting thcrouGhfare between the
southeast and the north beast sections
OF the District south and east OF the
Anacostia River.
Road work-Stra Ghtcning and paw.
ing In part, of Wentworth avenue
from BenninG TO the District line: paw
Ing of Suitland road from Alabama
avenue 70 the DiStric. line which is
the only road leading TO ,he Cedar
fiin GemeterI: paving OF Alabama
aVenu" from Congress Heights 10
PENNSYLVANIA avenue southeast. Ma.
Tor road from Minnesota avenue 10
Good Hope road.
Electric lfchtS--fiood Hope road from
Nichols avenue to the top % Good
Hope hill, most travelled road leading
10 southern Maryland from the Dis.